The transformation of vacant land in Adelaide’s southern suburbs is rapidly taking shape, less than a year after work began to create hundreds of new homes.
Renewal SA is preparing for construction to begin on the first homes at Noarlunga within months, with roads and civil infrastructure for the first section of the 626-home community on track for completion by March.
National civil construction firm Winslow is leading the early delivery of infrastructure and roads after securing a multi-million-dollar, multistage tender for an accelerated program of works last year.
Momentum at Noarlunga continues today with the release of 12 house-and-land packages to market.
The two-storey townhouses will offer a mix of two- and three-bedroom options, with six built by Urban Concepts and six built by Harnest.
Forming half of a greater sales release known as the Wirra Release, meaning garden in Kaurna language, the homes will sit alongside one of Noarlunga’s many planned reserves.
Eight of the homes released to market today meet the criteria of affordable housing and are available through HomeSeekerSA.
The two- and three-bedroom affordable options are priced between $580,000 and $675,000, including shared equity through HomeStart.
The remaining market homes range from $690,000 to $700,000 and all include three bedrooms, with some including an additional study space.
Peter Gatsios, Renewal SA Executive Director of Residential Project Delivery and Assets, said progress at Noarlunga has been strong and matched by keen buyer interest.
“This time last year we were looking at big empty blocks of land in a prime location. Now we’re getting ready to build houses,” Mr Gatsios said.
“Unsurprisingly, demand for this development has been strong, and we expect it to continue through future releases.”
Registrations of interest opened in May last year, ahead of the first sales release in June, and the second in August.
More than 2,000 people enquired, and contracts have been signed for 37 of the 43 lots offered across those releases.
A further 10 house-and-land packages by Fairmont Homes were released in November, offering three-bedroom, two-bathroom single-storey residences from $715,000.
Mr Gatsios said momentum was expected to build further this year, with multiple sales releases planned alongside the opening of a nearby sales centre for the development.
The sales centre will be located on Beach Road at Port Noarlunga, managed by Taarnby Real Estate, and is expected to open early this year.
With the first residents expected to move in by the end of this year, Renewal SA will soon begin work on the first of several community open space projects.
The master plan dedicates at least 12.5% of the total area to open space and targets 25% overall tree canopy.
Landscaping plans for the first reserves, located in both the eastern and western parcels, are now being finalised.
Noarlunga is being delivered in partnership with the South Australian Housing Trust and will offer a mix of direct-to-market housing, affordable housing and social housing.
The project is targeting a minimum of 28% of homes as affordable and social housing.
The estate is close to the Onkaparinga River, P ort Noarlunga Beach, Colonnades Shopping Centre, Noarlunga TAFE, Noarlunga Hospital and the local railway station.
It spans two land parcels on either side of Lovelock Drive within the suburbs of Port Noarlunga and Noarlunga Downs, with completion targeted for 2031.