Source: Domain.com.au
Australian homebuyers, who previously had to choose between the excitement of the city and the tranquillity of the suburbs, are increasingly interested in neighbourhoods that combine the best of best worlds. They want to feel as connected to their neighbours as they are to the hustle and bustle of city life.
That’s why Yarra’s Edge, a waterfront village just two kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD, has proven so popular with the 3000 residents who call it home.
The carefully-planned Mirvac project, 18 years in the making, has transformed a 14.5-hecture strip of riverfront land into a friendly and thriving community of people with the best of Melbourne at their doorstep.
“I think people really want to be part of a vibrant community and that’s what attracts them to Yarra’s Edge,” says Elysa Anderson, Mirvac’s general manager of residential in Victoria.
“You can now live so close to the city, but you don’t have to give up that village-like atmosphere with high amenity, plenty of open space and mature trees.”
Situated across the Bolte Bridge from Melbourne’s CBD, Yarra’s Edge comprises seven completed residential apartment buildings, 100 waterfront homes and terrace houses, and the 149-berth Marina-YE. It has a supermarket, cafes, art gallery and restaurants as well as a forthcoming 1000-square-metre retail hub.
Yarra’s Edge also has 3.7 hectares of parkland, including the green heart of the community, Point Park, where residents can meet friends or spend time with family.
Anderson says the precinct has an unusually high rate of dog ownership among residents, who enjoy walking their dogs together along the promenade. There are fitness clubs and other neighbourhood groups that contribute to the community feel.
“It’s quite different to any other precinct in the Docklands,” Anderson says. “You’re living in a tranquil riverfront city with a north-facing aspect towards the CBD. Then you have this village-like atmosphere with cafes, restaurants and parkland.”
Anderson says the precinct’s emphasis on health and well-being distinguishes Yarra’s Edge from other developments. It’s not uncommon for residents to walk or ride their bikes along the river to work. The waterfront location also has a calming effect on people who want a break from the city.
“The precinct has been designed to maximise incidental exercise through walkability and community connectedness,” says Anderson. “We wanted to enable people to have a high level of health and well-being.”
Residents of Forge and Voyager also make use of the luxury health and fitness facility, The Wharf Club, which includes a pool, gym, steam room and a grass roof that leads from Wharf Landing park with views over the river.
Anderson says the variety of residential offerings has attracted a diverse group of residents.
“You can live in an apartment tower, terrace house or luxury waterfront home,” she says. “That range creates a diverse community. We have everyone from first-home buyers to downsizers to young families to professionals.”
Mirvac’s tallest tower at Yarra’s Edge to date, the 43-level Voyager building which is currently selling off the plan, offers exceptional amenity with the piece de resistance roof deck offering a roof-top garden, fire pit lounge, grand dining and kitchen that leads into a karaoke theatre room. The precinct, to be completed around 2030, also benefits from its proximity to the government-supported urban renewal projects at Fisherman’s Bend.
“Yarra’s Edge is going to be one of Australia’s most significant and successful regeneration projects,” says Anderson.
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