{"id":32156,"date":"2020-05-14T08:04:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T22:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/villawood-set-to-release-waterhaven-mount-duneeds-top-shelf\/"},"modified":"2020-05-14T09:19:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T23:19:34","slug":"villawood-set-to-release-waterhaven-mount-duneeds-top-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/real-estate\/villawood-set-to-release-waterhaven-mount-duneeds-top-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"Villawood set to release Waterhaven, Mount Duneed\u2019s top shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Villawood Properties is about to launch the most premium land release yet at its award-winning Armstrong Mount Duneed, defying pandemic concerns elsewhere in the industry.<\/h3>\n

The developer is forging ahead confidently as others hunker down, with major new projects and civil construction launches across Geelong and Melbourne.
\nIts new 160-lot Waterhaven precinct release comes in tandem with a major 2500-lot launch at Sunbury\u2019s new Redstone project, civil works starting at Lara\u2019s 1100-lot Coridale, a new park build at its Wandana project above Highton and even more projects in the pipeline.
\nThe latest release reflects not only Villawood\u2019s positivity in the market and Geelong but the growing maturity of the masterplanned Armstrong community, which first hit the market late 2012.
\nWith more than 2000 of 2800 lots now sold and seven stages under construction \u2013 plus a third, 35-home Armstrong display village \u2013 the UDIA-lauded project is well advanced.
\nExisting features such as its signature Club Armstrong residents\u2019 hub, the much-feted Bunjil\u2019s Nest and other parks, sports grounds, school, open space, giant artworks \u2013 and shopping centres and community centre in train \u2013 mean it continues to draw strong buyer interest.
\nHayden Kelly and Sarah Lenaghan have been renting at Armstrong since moving from Queensland in 2018 before buying last week.
\nWith two rapidly-growing young children, they elected to buy regardless of the pandemic lockdown.
\nThey in fact saw positives in their move.
\n\u201cWe have built before so we had confidence in our decision during these times,\u201d Hayden said.
\n\u201cWe were confident in buying as we both work in health care so our jobs are relatively secure.
\n\u201cWe also thought that, coming out the other side of the pandemic, some builders would offer good deals.
\n\u201cAlso, with our land titling in 12 months, it brought us more time to keep saving for the build.
\n\u201cStamp duty exemptions, low deposits, competitive pricing and superior product helped as well.\u201d
\nVillawood executive director Rory Costelloe said buyer uncertainty due to Covid-19 was settling as initial wage and job concerns abated.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re finding a number of potential purchasers who were thinking of pulling out due to the quarantine are now more confident,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cMany had been afraid of losing jobs rather than out of work.\u201d
\nDavid Draper, managing director of Waterhaven\u2019s builder Draper\u2019s Civil Contracting<\/a>, said Villawood\u2019s design and amenity was especially telling during the Covid lockdown.
\n\u201cIts parks and gardens really drive home its value, in that people in isolation can still enjoy things you wouldn\u2019t find in poorer, older-style subdivision.
\n\u201cWith professional, quality developers, this really shines through and Armstrong is a prime location and a quality product.\u201d
\nDraper\u2019s employs 55 staff and contractors on Villawood projects and 150 across more than a dozen Geelong projects.
\nThe new Waterhaven precinct, to the south of Club Armstrong, will title in September, allowing for an early build start.
\nIt offers competitive features such as walking access to:<\/p>\n