ele , ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁widely ▁held ▁belief ▁that ▁fl ats ▁were ▁not ▁fit ▁for ▁a ▁home ▁and ▁high - dens ity ▁living ▁was ▁still ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁crow ded ▁workers ▁ten ements ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁attempts ▁to ▁ban ▁fl ats ▁out right ▁by ▁some ▁local ▁govern ments ▁in ▁NS W ▁and ▁Victoria ▁and ▁the ▁different ▁laws ▁introduced ▁by ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁states ▁begin ▁to ▁create ▁differ ing ▁languages ▁of ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁cities , ▁with ▁Melbourne ’ s ▁str ic ter ▁laws ▁creating ▁a ▁unique ▁character ▁of ▁apart ments ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Melbourne ▁a partment ▁buildings ▁were ▁very ▁rarely ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁store ys , ▁ie . ▁‘ walk ▁ups ’ ▁without ▁lif ts , ▁and ▁usually ▁set ▁back ▁from ▁boundaries ▁with ▁sometimes ▁large ▁front ▁gard ens , ▁unlike ▁their ▁sometimes ▁larger ▁scale ▁Sydney ▁counter parts . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁development ▁allowed ▁the ▁inner ▁south ▁and ▁eastern ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁where ▁a partment ▁development ▁concentr ated , ▁around ▁St ▁K ilda , ▁El wood ▁and ▁South ▁Y ar ra , ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁sub urban ▁image . ▁Un like ▁Sydney , ▁only ▁one ▁h ig hr ise ▁block ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁C BD ▁itself . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁against ▁this ▁back drop ▁that ▁Law son ▁constructed ▁his ▁B ever ley ▁Hills ▁blocks , ▁which , ▁at ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁seven ▁store ys ▁high , ▁caused ▁a ▁stir ▁amongst ▁nearby ▁residents . ▁Law son ’ s ▁future ▁work