 It was designed by the architect Sir Bernard Evans, who later became Lord Mayor of Melbourne (between 1959 and 1961), and was built by Prentice Builders.Sheridan Close is described as "a stylistic hybrid", combining a concave regency façade, Georgian proportioned windows and Art Deco influences, with serrated side elevations to ensure views of St Kilda Road.Designed in 1950, and completed in 1953, Sheridan Close was, at the time, Melbourne's biggest co-op flat block, completed at a cost of £500,000 and consisting of a 4-storey 78-unit complex.