Glen Huntly apartment development offers room to move inside and out

Glen Huntly is a suburb on the rise in both liveability rankings and apartment development but still offers a much more affordable option for buyers than its pricier neighbours of Malvern East and Caulfield.

A new 30-apartment development named Huntly on a leafy residential section of Neerim Road, only 10 kilometres from the city centre, has larger-than-average abodes with generously sized outdoor entertaining areas.

“Huntly offers purchasers an affordable opportunity to get their foot in the door in this prized suburb”, says selling agent David Howard of Castran Gilbert. “It is very rare to find two-bedroom apartments with car parking for under $500,000 in the area.”

The location will suit a broad demographic of buyers with the shops and cafes of Glen Huntly Road close by and Caulfield Racecourse, Glen Huntly Park and Monash University within strolling distance.

Most buyers so far have come from the local area and surrounding suburbs and are a mix of owner-occupiers and investors.

There’s no shortage of public transport options from this site with bus routes 623 and 624 on the Neerim Road doorstep, tram route 67 only 300 metres away on Glen Huntly Road and a 400-metre walk to Glen Huntly train station.

Inside, Huntly’s three-level building with an angular facade and brick detail, apartment interiors will be a design salute to Scandinavian minimalism with natural colour hues and wide floor-to-ceiling windows. Kitchens come with Bosch appliances. The basement car park is accessed by lift.

At a glance

• Huntly, 143-147 Neerim Road, Glen Huntly
• Architect: Perkins Architects
• Developer: Eye Q Construction
• Number of apartments: 30 total. Three one-bedroom; 25 two-bedroom (20 with two bathrooms); two three-bedroom 
• Internal sizes: One-bedroom apartments 57.5-59.5 square metres; two bedrooms 60-85.6sq m; three bedrooms 100sq m approximately
• External areas: Balconies 8-29.2; courtyards 30.8-97.1
• Prices: One bedroom $450,000-$460,000; two bedrooms $495,000-$625,000; three bedrooms $785,000-$805,000 
• Car parking: Basement. All apartments have car space and storage
• Display suite: 143-147 Neerim Road, Glen Huntly. Open Sat-Sun 2pm-4pm
• Completion estimate: End of 2017
• Selling agent: Castran Gilbert, phone David Howard 0407 766 320

Upgrading in the neighbourhood

Visualising a new apartment from floor plans can be daunting for many off-the-plan buyers but Vanessa Hoppe has become quite an expert after buying her first apartment two years ago at Glen Huntly.

Although happy with her current abode, she has kept her eye on new developments in the area hoping to find an affordable larger apartment with a good layout.

A spacious two-bedroom residence at the Huntly development on Neerim Road less than a kilometre away fitted the bill perfectly.

Currently in training for a half-marathon, Hoppe enjoys running in nearby Caulfield Park and Glen Huntly’s easy access to her work in the city with public transport options of both trams and trains.

“I love being close to Caulfield Park and being close to the train station and the trams is extremely convenient and I feel like it’s a nice safe area,” she says.

Hoppe has negotiated a few design changes with the developer including the addition of more storage and an extension to the laundry.

She was also attracted to the development’s residential feel and boutique size. “Thirty (apartments) would be my max and that’s what this development is,” she says.