Born from necessity
to tackle the
housing challenge
from the ground up.
Ys Housing is focused on the design and delivery of high-quality affordable housing in Melbourne.
We create homes that improve the lives of residents and the community around - to shape a fairer, more vibrant city.
We believe in density done well, and work hard to deliver better architectural outcomes for the city. All our design and development is in-house, so we learn like a startup and deliver our craft like an old master.
Each of our projects are embedded with sustainability from the beginning, so our homes are enduring, beautiful to live in and low-cost to run.
Our goal: to support the delivery of one thousand new affordable homes by 2030.
Join us.
Leadership
Former COO at CoDev, Melbourne-based property development company focused on affordable housing
Entrepreneur in Residence at CivVic Labs, Victorian State Government
Former General Manager at Startmate, Australia’s leading startup accelerator
Principal at Quid, a natural language processing software startup based in San Francisco
Bachelor of Law (Honours) and Engineering (Civil) (Honours) from the University of Melbourne
Oscar McLennan
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Registered Architect ARBV
Former Architect & Urban Designer at ARM & BAU delivering award-winning cultural projects in Melbourne, along with public, cultural, multi-residential and master planning work in China.
Former lecturer & tutor at Monash University, Sustainable Design in Architecture
Master of Architecture from the University of Melbourne
Milly Gamlin
DESIGN DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER
Barrister at Law, Victoria
Board Member, Law Council of Australia
Chair, National Trust of Australia
Chair, FIA Australia
Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne, Masters of Law
Former legal advisor, Commonwealth Treasurer
MBA at Oxford University.
Lachlan Molesworth
DIRECTOR, LEGAL & GOVERNANCE
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Interested in joining the team? We’d love to hear from you. Explore the open roles below to apply.
Open Positions
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Shand Road, Reservoir · Under Construction
Edwardes Street, Reservoir · Launching 2024
George Street, Reservoir · Coming 2025