Crown Ashfield aims to create an urban forest sanctuary

Crown Ashfield aims to create an urban forest sanctuary
Jonathan ChancellorApril 21, 2015

Crown Group has revealed details of its $88-million residential tower, Crown Ashfield with design by architects Turner.

Located on Liverpool Road, the nine-storey development comprises 79 boutique apartments, plus four retail spaces, resident and visitors’ car parking, grand lobby lounge, theatrette, piano room and rooftop communal facilities including a terrace and a recreational area with spectacular city views.

Sales are set to begin on 23 May with the luxury development due for completion in mid-2016.


 
Crown Group chief executive Iwan Sunito said Crown Ashfield will feature a forest interior concept along with the development’s internal atrium.

"The common areas will be bathed in natural light, lush greenery and first-class residents’ amenities," Sunito said.

Nicholas Turner, said Crown Ashfield’s design, took the metaphor of the tree to express the verticality of the facade screening and dramatic floating roof and also reference the natural, serene materials within the building.

“As one transitions from the street into the main foyer of the building, an unexpected experience of great surprise will be created through the revealing of an urban sanctuary; timber cladding, a reflection pool, planting all beneath a dynamic atrium space extending up to the roof," Turner said.

“Shafts of daylight will fill this foyer and an urban oasis is created."

There will be a residents’ lounge, piano room and theatrette.

Crown Group project sales manager Anthony Falas said there was a growing demand for high-end apartments in Ashfield.

Crown Group has not finalised pricing for the apartments, but Crown Group's Anthony Falas told The Australian Financial Review the company is looking at the starting mark of $700,000 for a one bedroom apartment.

"In my opinion, it's probably the most undervalued inner west suburb," Falas said.

Crown Group achieved an impressive $173 million in sales within four hours at the launch of Sydney by Crown in November, after reaching its $100 million sales target within two hours.

The revival of Sydney’s inner west location continues with CPM Realty’s marketing of the Ashfield Lumina, featuring apartments Located at 268–270 Liverpool Road.

Lumina (pictured below) is an eight storey boutique development offering buyers a selection of 61 apartments designed by Marchese Partners.

The Lumina has studio, one bedroom and one bedroom plus study apartments available, through CPM Realty’s Sam Elbanna.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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