Arrive home from the riverside promenade: inside the Riverhomes at Collins Wharf

AT A GLANCE: 

• Developer: Lendlease
• Builder: Hickory
• Architect: Warren and Mahoney
• Address: 971 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC 3008
• Estimated Completion Date: March 2027

On the water’s edge of Melbourne’s most desirable street, you’ll find Collins Wharf. Lendlease has created something the Melbourne apartment market rarely offers, and the Riverhomes are the most considered expression of what that looks like.

Leave the bustle of Collins Street behind. Residents of the Riverhomes arrive home along the riverside promenade to a private sanctuary by the water’s edge: a house-sized residence with spectacular Yarra River outlooks and a private double-car garage of its own.

Now, you can see this offering for yourself.

“We’re offering a rare opportunity to view a fully completed and furnished Riverhome onsite at Collins Wharf, as part of the house-sized residences collection,” said Adam Williams, Lendlease's executive director of development, Victoria.

“Buyers will enjoy retreat-like living that is just moments from all the Melbourne has to offer, in this limited range of residences, with move-in available from early 2027.”

Quiet prestige by the water’s edge

If Kate Roach, principal at Warren and Mahoney, had to describe the Riverhomes in two words, “quiet prestige” comes to mind.

That sense of restraint begins with the site itself.

“Warren and Mahoney has taken a genuinely place-driven approach, reading the maritime history of the wharf, the prestige of Collins Street, and the dual water frontage,” said Adam.

“The interior and exterior building materials nod to both ideas - sleek metals for the maritime history, rich natural stones for the Collins Street refinement.”

Inside, the focus shifts to outlook and longevity. Set right on the river’s edge, the windows look straight onto the water, with light bouncing off its surface and filling the interiors with soft reflections.

With curated colour palettes, Kate says the mix of materials, textures, finishes, and joinery makes the homes feel even more connected to their positioning.

“We were very deliberate about designing something that feels classic rather than trend-led,” she said.

“Modern in its openness and light, but timeless in its restraint, it’s the kind of home that won’t date because it was never chasing a moment.”

The riverside promenade is your “front yard”

The Riverhomes don’t begin at a lobby. They begin at the Yarra River.

Residents arrive home via the riverside promenade, an approach that feels unhurried and removed from the city just moments away.

Inside, three- and four-bedroom layouts reach up to 265 sqm, with house-sized floorplans and open-plan living that emphasise spectacular water outlooks.

Direct access from the private double-car garage leads straight into the home, where an entertainer’s kitchen anchors the living space and the master bedroom includes a walk-in robe and a generous ensuite with a bathtub.

“These are homes built for entertaining as much as retreat - generous enough to gather friends and family, private enough to feel like a genuine sanctuary at the end of the day,” said Kate.

“Also fundamental to the design approach was the small rituals of home - where you’ll have your morning coffee, where you’ll cook, and where you’ll find a quiet moment.”

Those rituals are supported by finishes chosen with the same care as the architecture: natural stone benchtops, porcelain tiles, Italian-crafted cabinetry, integrated Gaggenau and Miele appliances, and a Zip Tap for boiling and chilled water.

Automated blinds in living and dining areas, fob building access, license plate recognition to building entry, remote to garages, video intercom, and keyless entry take care of the practical details.

Furnished, styled, and open now

The Riverhomes are now furnished and styled in partnership with Coco Republic - and two are open for inspection on site, right now.

“Furnished and styled by Coco Republic, buyers can now imagine how the spaces might live; they can feel it room by room, from the moment they walk in,” said Kate.

It means buyers can walk inside a completed home and see exactly what daily life at Collins Wharf looks like, rather than imagining it from a floorplan.

Residents are expected to move in early next year, with three- and four-bedroom floorplans available to secure.

The two Riverhomes open for inspection are available for viewing by appointment.

Click here to learn more or enquire about Collins Wharf.