Brisbane fringe turf farm transforming into prestige housing community
A former 89-hectare turf farm in Burbank, Queensland is being converted into eight separate six-hectare blocks of land aimed at prestige buyers called Araluen Estates.
The lots will be $2.5 million each, and they are set to go on sale before next Friday. There has already been significant pre-registration interest from buyers seeking absolute privacy, peace and quiet.
“The quality of life here is exceptional,” says owner Robert Greasley, who has lived on and managed the turf farm for the past 24 years.
“You are a million miles from mediocrity and just 20 kilometres from Brisbane CBD. The furthest house lot, within the estate, is over a kilometre from Ford Road. That makes for a private and very quiet environment with an abundance of wildlife.”
The turf farm produced the specialist Wintergreen Couch grass, which is used for golf courses, for 30 years, and Araluen Estates has the gently rolling topography of quality golf courses.
The majority of Araluen Estates will comprise natural environment, with multiple lakes, parklands and bush. It is in the Priest Gully wildlife corridor.
“The quality lifestyle within the development is magnificent. The lakes are within the body corporate and contain Australian bass and silver perch. There are also bush trails around the lakes, Priest Gully and through the nature reserves,” says Greasley.
The building envelopes for each estate are 5,000 square metres, and there are no building covenants.
Despite the seclusion, Araluen Estates is three kilometres from the outer-Brisbane suburb of Rochedale, which is growing rapidly and has amenities such as shops, schools and medical centres.
