Increasing concerns about rising power prices has driven stunning demand for a new townhouse development at Kenmore, where a range of sustainability features are helping create a model for future development in and around Brisbane.

Treetops at Kenmore a joint venture by Metro Property Development and City Development Limited (CDL) has sold and settled more than $107million of new townhouses this year with buyers flocking to take advantage of a range of built-in environmental innovations. The project consists of 96 town homes with the first stage now settled and stages 2 and 3 to be completed by August and November.

Metro Property Development General Manager – Sales & Marketing Peter Hobbs said the project had sold  92 townhouses to date with just four remaining. The remaining townhouses at the project are priced from $1.299million.

“Buyers are becoming far more conscious about the running costs of a new property and they want to know that they aren’t going to be stung with a big power bill shortly after moving in,” he said.

“Including things like solar panels and charging stations is far more efficient when you do it as part of the initial build process and when you scale across multiple homes you can really drive down the costs and increase the return on investment for owners.

“The types of environmental and sustainability features we have included are quickly going from a nice to have, to an absolute must-have.”

The environmental and sustainability features ate Treetops include:

Solar Power

All homes at Treetops Kenmore incorporate a 6.6KW solar PV system to reduce power from the grid.

EV Charging Station

Residents can save and money by charging their electric vehicle at home with every townhouse coming with a charging station, allowing the owner to charge their car overnight.

Energy Efficient Appliances & Inclusions

All homes include eco-friendly and sustainable appliances from ILVI. Carpets are 100% with low VOC and all lights are LED providing an energy efficient solution throughout the home.

Sustainable Building Materials

Each townhouse utilises thoughtfully selected a range of sustainable building materials including Boral “Envirocrete”, below-zero-carbon Weathertex cladding and Hebel wall systems.

Environmental green Zone

The project includes an extensive 3,100sqm Environmental Green Zone along Moggill Road to block heat and pollution from the road with 100 mature native trees, 300 new shrubs and more than 7,000 ground cover plants.

Green Spine

In addition to the Environmental Green Zone, the project includes a 2,800 sqm central spine with residents’’ facility including swimming pool, yoga lawn, sun lounges and BBQ facilities.  

Mr Hobbs said the energy efficiency features of Treetops would also support future value enhancement for buyers.