developing our city The Warleigh BrighTon
Address \ 30-42 Warleigh Grove, Brighton Developer \ Cbus Property Architect \ SJB Architects Interior design \ SJB Interiors Landscaping \ Jack Merlo Design Sales \ Matt Bracken, 0402 098 888 Display \ 30 Warleigh Grove, Brighton Open \ Seven days by appointment Sales office \ 369 Bay Street, Brighton Open \ Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 11am-2pm or by appointment » www.thewarleighbrighton.com.au pricing guide
Luxe Two-bedroom $865,000 to $1.1 million two bathrooms, two cars Three-bedroom $1.35 million to $1.495 million Domaine One-bedroom, plus study $620,000 Two-bedroom $719,000 to $885,000 two bathrooms, two cars Three-bedroom $1.175 million to $1.25 million The Residences (only three left) Three-bedroom townhouse from $1.85 million sTandard feaTures l l l l l l l l l l
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Miele stainless-steel kitchen appliances Stone kitchen benchtops Timber veneer and 2pac joinery Stone vanities in Domaine Marble vanities in Luxe and The Residences Frameless glass shower screens Premium wool carpet in living and bedrooms Built-in wardrobes Separate or European laundry Timber decking to ground-floor courtyards and apartment balconies Low-maintenance soft landscaping to private courtyards Fully ducted reverse-cycle air-conditioning
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Tree-lined avenue Grand lobbies with visitor seating Lawns and gardens with tree-shaded daybeds Video intercom, basement storage and bike racks
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hen retiree Bev Hall relaxes on her spacious north-facing terrace overlooking Jack Merlo-designed gardens next summer, she’ll be thinking about holidays, not getting the lawns mown or ringing the plumber. Downsizing to a luxury apartment in the Warleigh Brighton will give her the freedom to live life to the full without the ties of home and garden maintenance. The Bay Street village and the North Brighton train station are a two-minute stroll around the corner and Hall is looking forward to a 15-minute train trip to the city. “One of the big changes in my demographic is that we are always busy. We’re out doing courses, meeting friends, going to events and travelling. We’re not sitting at home baking, waiting for people to visit. I don’t want to be at home all the time. I want the freedom to come and go. Selling a larger home also gives you the financial freedom to pursue your interests,” Hall says. Bev hall After raising five children and a career in private investment, Hall is making the most of life. Despite researching apartment developments for some time, she had found none that met her Bay Street village, where everyone is very friendly. I will have the strict criteria until she walked into the Warleigh’s sales office best of both worlds, living in a lovely quiet, residential street in Bay Street, Brighton, recently. around the corner from Bay Street and North Brighton “I come from the peninsula, so I wanted a bayside train station. I will have the time to do interesting things posTcode suburb and to be close to a train station to get into the without having to worry about the garden or even city quickly, without having to drive. The location had to putting the rubbish out. I can see myself still living here have a village atmosphere, and of course there had to be comfortably and safely when I am an old lady.” fabulous coffee close by. The Warleigh Brighton has 39 apartments in the Luxe “I wanted a north-facing apartment with quality building, 62 apartments in Domaine and seven luxury finishes and two bedrooms and two bathrooms, so family townhouses designed by SJB Architects, all with larger and friends can stay,” Hall said. floor plans and competitive price points. More than half of the The Warleigh ticked all of Hall’s criteria. When she saw the 9015-square metre site is dedicated to Jack Merlo-designed lawns quality of the Warleigh’s first completed apartment, she says and gardens and a tree-lined entrance avenue. The $100 million she knew this was where she had to buy. The offer of a 5 per cent development of the former North Brighton Croquet Club by deposit and being able to move in by Christmas this year sealed Cbus Property, backed by building and construction industry the deal. superannuation fund Cbus, is scheduled for completion “The apartments here are the best I have seen – they are later this year. spacious with timeless interiors and quality finishes. My guests Homes have double-glazing; video intercom, integrated will not only have their own en suite, they’ll also have a car park air-conditioning, Miele stainless-steel kitchen appliances, stone because my apartment has two car parks, not just one.” benchtops, and wool-blend carpets. Apartments have designated Hall says Bay Street is one of the few high streets that still has parking and secure basement storage and the townhouses have a village feel – where you can get to know the shopkeepers and double garages with internal access. \ LIZ MCLACHLAN become part of the village. lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au “I want to be part of a community and here that starts with the
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Bay Street’s boutiques, cafés, fresh food shops and cinemas are a stroll away, around the corner locaTion on Bay Street, and the North Brighton train station is just two minutes’ walk from The Warleigh Brighton. By car, the city is 11 kilometres away and a network of walking and cycling trails links the bay, the CBD and beyond. \