Converted Warehouses Showcase Industrial Chic
Sun Apartments (Brisbane)
This Fortitude Valley building was built in the 1930s to house the office and printing press for The Truth newspaper.
Built in the 1930s as the new home for The Truth newspaper, this Fortitude Valley building now houses one to three-bedroom apartments.
The Sun Apartments retain an Art Deco look.
This one-bedroom flat in the Sun Apartments is currently on the market.
Carton factory (Melbourne)
The McLaren & Co carton factory warehouse in Fitzroy has been turned into a series of apartments.
The former McLaren & Co carton factory is now an apartment building.
This one-bedroom warehouse apartment at the former McLaren & Co site is being sold via a private sale with an asking price of $799,000.
This Fitzroy warehouse apartment is now on the market.
Abbotsford mill (Melbourne)
This warehouse used to be the BYFAS silk mill building in Abbotsford and is now a residential complex. The business was established in the early 1900s and during WWII it made silk parachutes.
The BYFAS silk mill warehouse building in Abbotsford.
This spacious two-bedroom apartment with ample living space and high ceilings is currently on the market.
The large main living area has plenty of natural light flowing through.
Foy & Gibson complex (Melbourne)
This building was one of the factories which manufactured and stored goods for department store Foy & Gibson in Collingwood, Melbourne.
The industrial front of the Foy & Gibson building.
This two-bedroom apartment within the Foy & Gibson complex includes a balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows.
It is currently on the market with a guide price of $850,000 – $920,000.
The large open-plan kitchen and outdoor entertaining area.
Foy & Gibson machinery shop (Melbourne)
This former machine shop was once part of the Foy & Gibson manufacturing complex.
This warehouse was the machinery shop for Foy & Gibson.
This three-bedroom multi-level property is currently on the market with a guide price of $1-1.2 million.
This converted warehouse will go to auction in late August.
Camperdown (Sydney)
This former factory is now a five-bedroom property in Camperdown which features a courtyard garden, a pool and outdoor entertaining deck as well as vaulted ceilings in the main living area.
This former factory in Camperdown is now a home.
It is on the market with a guide price of $3.4 million.
A look at the impressive living area.
Art Deco stunner (Sydney)
Built in the late 1930s as an extension to the existing Demco Machinery Co warehouse, this Art Deco stunner has had several different uses over the years.
The Demco Machinery Co building has been turned into a residential complex.
The design of the current apartments uses industrial features such as the oversized sliders to move between different areas of the property.
This two-bedroom Redfern warehouse apartment is currently on the market with an asking price of $1.25 million.
A look at the sleek, modern design.
Paloma Apartments (Sydney)
The Paloma Apartments were created in 1996 on the site of an industrial warehouse which had been everything from a print works to a clothing factory and after WWI, it had been used as housing for returned soldiers.
The Chalmers Street warehouse has had a rich history and was once used as housing for returned soldiers.
This two-bedroom apartment within that building is currently on the market with a guide price of $1.1 million.
This converted warehouse will go to auction in late August.