iPads come with latest Roseville residential development
The Chinese developers Longton Group and Chiwayland have joined forces to develop a $200 million apartment project in Sydney's Roseville.
Their 220-apartment project The Uptown will be built on 1.37-hectares at 1-31 Victoria Street, opposite Roseville College.
It is a two minute walk from Roseville Railway Station.
Longton is known for two futuristic developments at Mascot, Futra and Avantra, which have pioneered such technological breakthroughs as MyiButler and iCommunity.
But Chiwayland is new to Australia, with both companies having a good relationship in China.
The Uptown will have six buildings in individual garden settings designed by architect Brent Marvin of MD+A.
“We’ve provided deep landscaped setbacks from the street and retained the concept of private gardens for each apartment,” said Mr Marvin. “As well as the large apartment balconies we’ve set aside resident-only areas for socialising.”
Apartment interiors by Archer + Wright will have stonework, broadloom carpet and wide-plank timber floorboards.
Each apartment comes with an iPad that can control the lighting, blinds, television and surround sound system. The iPad is also loaded with Longton’s patentedMyiButler app, a concierge system for ordering goods and services.
Another feature of The Uptown will be Longton’s social media platform, iCommunity, which allows neighbourhood information and residents’ messages to be displayed on interactive, electronic noticeboards in the lobbies of each building.
The multi-stage development is releasing 61 apartments in May, comprising:
- one-bedroom units (50sqm) from $698,000
- one-bedroom units plus study (61-70sqm) from $785,000
- two-bedrooms (70-85sqm) from $990,000 and
- three-bedrooms (97-104sqm) from $1,290,000
All apartments have one or two security car spaces and lock-up storage rooms.