MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Are you looking for state of the art student accommodation in Melbourne which is specially designed for international students?

Look no further, as a new building called The Switch, due to open in February, is now taking applications! And already 100 people have applied.

The innovative $79 million, 28 level building at 198 A�Beckett Street, near Central Station in the heart of Melbourne, re-designs student living in Victoria.

�Melbourne has a very strong student market and there is a huge demand for good quality accommodation with the return of international students after borders re-opened,� Switch co-founder, Craig Oliver, said.

"We have created spaces that will enable students to flourish in the domains they are passionate about: environmentalism, regeneration, inclusivity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

The brainchild of property management professionals Craig Oliver and David Cameron, The Switch puts a modern twist on student accommodation of the past.

The building - one of the first of its kind in Australia - houses 641 beds in a mixture of furnished private studios through to four bed shared apartments. The all-inclusive rent structure includes use of WiFi, utilities, laundry, common spaces and much more.

Some of the highlights of the new building include:

• A sophisticated design, with Gen Z at the core of everything. For instance, there is a social lounge with a fireplace on Level 11 as well as a private dining room where residents can entertain.
• Activation of common spaces by bringing the outside world in � there will be a caf� on the ground floor that opens into the building and the external laneway
• A performance theatre designed to facilitate pop up retailers and be activated by Melbourne�s young up and coming artists, performers and comedians.
• Meeting rooms, honesty kitchen, cinema, games area, external terraces.
• A sheltered rooftop with a DJ booth, ambient lighting and offering panoramic views of the Melbourne skyline.
• Staffed gym to host group fitness classes.
• Tech focussed: Podcast studio, mobile phone activated keys, access to the Sonder safety app, electronic parcel lockers, tech enabled bedheads, access to the Technogym wellness app and a paperless onboarding experience.

�We are offering a new type of residential experience for international students in Melbourne, which has already proved hugely popular our other properties in Adelaide and Perth and a concept that has really taken off across Europe,� Mr Oliver said.

Melbourne student Yuki Inoue, 19, (pictured) said she was already on the waiting list for the new building.

�It�s great,� she said. �I love all the amenities and shared spaces. It will be nice to live with other students."

Yuki, from Japan, is studying communications at RMIT University.

Contacts

For more information:

Web: https://www.switchliving.com.au/melbourne-victoria-markets/
Email: [email protected]