YOU heard it right, Sydneysiders are being given the rare chance to purchase house and land packages in the inner suburbs.
Renowned architectural firm Alex Popov & Associates has designed 24 Paddington-style terraces as part of a four-phase vision to transform Victoria Park at Zetland.
Buyers will first be required to select their plots of land then enter into a contract to have their large three-storey terrace built. This form of purchase means buyers save around $100,000 compared to that of a completed house. The 190 sqm to 200 sqm packages will sell for between $1.07 million and $1.4 million.
Alex Popov & Associates’ project architect Brian Bass said the Garland Terraces take the finest features of a grand Paddington terrace and integrate principles of ecologically-sustainable design as a commitment to responsible living for the future.
Completion of terraces should coincide with the opening of two more stages of The Garland Quarter, a 24-hectare residential estate at the Sydney CBD-end.
Bordered by Wolseley Grove,
Phillip Bartlett, the visionary
behind the Garland Quarter, said surveys among Victoria Park residents have shown they want to enliven the neighbourhood, and The Garland Quarter will become a village within a village.
“By putting in 10 to 15 specialty shops we expect Victoria Park to become a destination, drawing people from surrounding suburbs in much the way that the
CB Richard Ellis Residential managing director David Milton said the Garland Quarter will continue the evolution of Victoria Park into a diverse, vibrant community.
“This is a lifestyle for today, and capital growth for tomorrow.
“I liken it to Darlinghurst without the congestion and the cost. It is just 5kms from the CBD and borders
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