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It’s a hop, skip and jump to the bustling life of the town centre, but step onto your balcony and you’re surveying a swathe of empty grassland, punctuated by the odd gum tree.If the ‘Bush Capital’ had an advertisement, this would be it.The <a href="https://zango.com.au/developments/nue-gungahlin-act-2912/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nue development coming to Gungahlin</a> in the ACT’s far north consists of 87 townhouses and 249 apartments - and they’re selling fast.<div>
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<a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/lj-hooker-project-marketing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LJ Hooker Project Marketing</a> real estate agent <a href="/agents/james-herbert/">James Herbert</a> says the buyers for Nue are diverse.“From a young person buying their first apartment to larger, more residential-style townhouses for families – it’s all here,” James says.“You usually find townhouses out in the suburbs, but to have them this close to the town centre, while still looking out over nature, is quite rare. People are responding to that.”So, what else is special about Nue?It’s the vision of award-winning local developer and builder Core Developments, who contracted architect Nathan Judd from Judd Studios to bring it to life.Nathan Judd is responsible for many of the apartment complexes along Lonsdale Street, Braddon, and he’s brought the same ‘car-less’ brief to Gungahlin’s town centre.<img alt="CORE11057_Nue-Gungahlin_IN09_Kitchen-960x640" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/CORE11057_Nue-Gungahlin_IN09_Kitchen-960x640.width-800.jpg" width="800">“Cars have their own spaces under the building so the outdoor area surrounding the actual apartments and townhouses is kept clear of cars,” James says.Not only is it more aesthetically pleasing, it&#x27;s also safer.“People can enjoy the landscaping and kids can play outside without the risks associated with cars driving by,&quot; James says.Nathan Judd also took inspiration from the pedestrian and bicycle-friendly streets of Los Angeles in the design of Nue.“The materials and the way the buildings are fanned out encourage residents to walk through the development, giving it the same sort of feel as you’d have in Venice Beach,” James says.<img alt="CORE11057_Nue-Gungahlin_IN03_Terrace-960x640" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/CORE11057_Nue-Gungahlin_IN03_Terrace-960x640.width-800.jpg" width="800">Nue is poised to release the Canvas Collection in the next couple of months.“This is a small, boutique building of only nine three- and four-bedroom apartments located on the corner of the block,” James says.“Buyers can sit down with the designers and builders and choose all of their own fixtures, fittings and colours. This is really different from normal off-the-plan developments where you’re really only left with two schemes to choose from.”According to James, Core Developments have deliberately tried to keep common areas to a minimum in a bid to keep body-corporate fees down. And there’s commercial space on the bottom floor for hospitality venues.<img alt="nue-gungahlin-act-2912-183-image-0-20220119004746707510-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/nue-gungahlin-act-2912-183-image-0-20220119004.width-800.jpg" width="800">“There&#x27;s an open-plan co-working space for residents, so they can enjoy working from home during the day and enjoy their apartment in the evening,&quot; he says.“But in general, the developer wanted to keep fees to a minimum, which we’re finding is really important among buyers at the moment.”To top it all off, there’s the location.“Residents can walk to the shops, grab a seat on the light rail, but also enjoy looking out over the Mulangarri Grasslands,” James says.<img alt="nue-gungahlin-act-2912-183-image-0-20220119004752888647-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/nue-gungahlin-act-2912-183-image-0-20220119004.width-800_FPEO9nX.jpg" width="800">One-bedroom apartments start at $480,000, one-bedroom plus study at $500,000, two-bedroom townhouses at $750,000 and three-bedroom townhouses at $880,000.All are available to buy off the plan now, with a five per cent deposit. Construction on Nue will start in September 2022, with completion set for about two years from then.For more information about <a href="https://coredev.com.au/projects/nue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nue</a>, contact James Herbert on 0400 853 501.Article originally written and published by <a href="https://the-riotact.com/the-magic-of-canberra-is-captured-in-this-nue-gungahlin-development/593591" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The RiotAct</a>.

The Nue development inspired by the people-friendly streets of Los Angeles

Buyers have swooped on apartments in Zapari’s proposed development on Woden’s western edge opposite Westfield shopping centre, breaking six sales records.Zapari plans to build a 16-storey, L-shaped, 273-unit apartment building with nearly 500 square metres of ground-floor retail on the 2,570 square metre site bordered by Melrose Drive to the west, Brewer Street to the south, and Corina Street to the east (Blocks 4, 5, and 7 Section 12).Zapari says the <a href="https://zango.com.au/developments/the-shard-phillip-act-2606/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shard</a> development, designed by Cox Architecture, will reinvigorate what has become a tired and degraded part of the Town Centre.<img alt="Shard-2.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Shard-3.width-800.jpg" width="800">Marketing agent LJ Hooker said 150 dwellings had sold in three months of pre-sales to be Canberra’s fastest-selling development in recent times.Records were broken in off-the-plan sales of one, two, three, four and five-bedroom apartments, while two penthouse purchases sales doubled previous records.A four-bedroom penthouse sold for $2.275 million and a five-bedroom for $2.817 million to a Canberra downsizer and a local family, smashing the previous Woden record of $1.145 million.A four-bedroom apartment sold for $1.4 million, a three-bedroom for $915,000 and a two-bedroom for $765,000, all to Canberra downsizers.A Canberra first home-owner paid $517,000 for a one-bedroom apartment.<img alt="Shard-5.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Shard-5.width-800.jpg" width="800">LJ Hooker Projects General Manager <a href="/agents/andrew-ligdopoulos-3/">Andrew Ligdopoulos</a> said location, quality and floor size had drawn strong interest, especially from downsizers.“While this may seem high to some, the size and quality of the penthouses on offer has never been seen in Woden before and previously, you would have to look in the City or Inner South to find a similar offering,” he said.“These two larger penthouses with 280 square metres of living space sold well beyond what is typically seen in Woden.“These prices and quality are on par with penthouses found in the City; however, The Shard residences are larger and therefore buyers are getting more out of their investment.”<img alt="Shard-4.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Shard-4.width-800.jpg" width="800">Mr Ligdopoulos said more than 90 per cent of the buyers were local residents looking for quality.“Many buyers now put quality above price on their apartment shopping list, particularly owner-occupiers, so we are seeing buyers drawn to the level of inclusion unheard of in Woden,” he said.“And then there is location, with The Shard literally on the doorstep of Westfield Woden. It is the only new residential building which passes the shopping trolley test, where you can truly walk to your apartment carrying your groceries.”Mr Ligdopoulos said the price records and rapid sales meant The Shard had led the way for Woden to pivot into more premium apartment offerings, proving the appetite is there.<img alt="Shard-2.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Shard-2.width-800.jpg" width="800">Zapari last month revised the development on advice from the National Capital Design Review Panel, also dropping a central atrium after being told it was not appropriate for the building.View the full listing with the listed agent for <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/the-shard-32-corinna-street-phillip-act-2606-44355/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shard, Phillip</a> on zango.⁠Article was originally written and published by <a href="https://the-riotact.com/zaparis-shard-shatters-woden-sales-records/501724" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The RiotAct.</a>

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The Nue development inspired by the people-friendly streets of Los Angeles

Zapari’s Shard shatters Woden sales records