Point Cook's 750-lot Saratoga development to launch this week

Point Cook's 750-lot Saratoga development to launch this week
Cassidy KnowltonOctober 2, 2011

The outer-Melbourne suburb of Point Cook is set for a new 750-lot development, and developer Wolfdene will release the first 25 in stage 1 Saturday, October 8 at 11am.

Lots in first release of the Saratoga development will range from 392 square metres to 579 square metres and will range in price from $235,000 to $295,000. Oliver Hume Real estate, which is marketing the land, is offering house-and-land packages, or buyers can choose their own builders and designs.

Saratoga aims to combat the notion that new suburbs and developments lack community with a luxury recreation centre designed by SJB architects. The centre will include a swimming pool, gym, wine bar, cafe and meeting spaces.

“Our aim at Saratoga is to create a modern form of private estate living, a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of city life. It’s a place where people can build their ideal home on one of the many quiet, leafy streets within a few short paces of their own vibrant community hub where they can socialise, exercise or enjoy a coffee,” says Wolfdene managing director Michael Goldthorp.

The entrance to the site is set to be marked by a sculptural feature designed by SJB and designed to include natural elements and the history of Point Cook, which was a pastoral holding dating back to the mid-19th century.

“We’ve created a gateway feature that combines an arrival experience with the sense of a journey as you make your way through the site,” says SJB director Tony Battersby. “The area is completely flat with no elevation, so we are looking at ways of creating a topography where previously there was none, altering the landscape to create unusual forms and incorporating pieces of urban art within a new landscape.”

Point Cook is 25 kilometres from Melbourne CBD, and its population is growing rapidly. Currently home to about 30,000 residents, the suburb is expected to have more than 40,000 by 2016 and 60,000 in 2025.

A display village with 40 different types of homes is expected to be finished in late 2012.

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