From Soap to Salvage

The co-creator of TV series The Block hopes its latest venture will set an example for other developers building tiny, “unliveable” apartments.

Executive producer Julian Cress said this season’s imposing task – a low-density conversion of a derelict art deco building in Port Melbourne – set a standard in an emerging residential area.

The rapid construction of compact, investor-targeted apartments across Melbourne has sparked a size matters debate in the property market.