Recent content by sofman

Having recently bought and lived there temporarily . I have to say I think St Albans is also good but will need a few more years to be really good - Has good shopping strip, restaurants , train and they are getting rid of the level crossing with some decent council initiatives to improve the...

some approved apartment sites have finally hit the market and been sold recently looking forward to them going up and seeing how they fair. Looks like one bedders to start at $250K and 2 bedder $290 minimums from the enquiries I made.

yes the zones are done - the market has been very heated also - I ended up buying 1000 sqm block in high growth zone with 25 m frontage before it went a bit crazy - so far so good.

Hi All - can anyone please give me an idea of what to pay for heating a home - Trying to rent it out but no one likes the wood fire burner! It has solar installed so elec wont cost too much to run. 4 bedroom house in St Albans - Dont want to spend too much! :confused:

OK Update for anyone interested - Brimbank has endorsed the changes and sent them to the planning minister for approval. Maybe 2-3 months away now.:)

Thanks for that - I have read the Brimbank housing strategy doc but hadnt seen this one !

well ground floor will be parking - so will need the other 3 floors for living - basement would be too expensive- I dont think lifts are mandatory or necessary in this suburb as will not be a prestige build - moderate build quality.

well I bought it recently and have since found similar approved sites selling around the $1M mark which is around $60K per unit site - So looking financially OK right now- just crunching numbers now to see how much the approval process will cost. Thanks again for your replies.

Hi All - Was hoping that I could get some idea if there is a checklist somewhere for getting a 4 level unit site approved in Melbourne West ( st albans ). I m sure I saw something like this on this site but I can't locate it again. Just want to track costs and itemise them as much as possible...

Ok thanks for your replies - It is in St Albans VIC - The council seems very keen to get some apartments approved in the area as it is part of their development plans for the area - I have since spoken to some other agents and they have showed me a couple that recently sold as approved 4 level...

Hi All - I have had indication from council town planner that they would allow a 4 level apartment building on a block I just bought in st Albans subject to their approvals process - as there are really no apartments right now in St albans to base any past sales - My question is I am trying to...

I cant see how wrong you could go based on proximity to CBD, Infrastructure - It is a no brainer as the area is already got a much lower base start than the suburbs within the same distance to the city - It may be but ugly now but it wont stay that way - So if your patient and can hang in there...

strategy is medium to long term and after speaking to council they said a 4 level apartment block will require a larger frontage than the average block and have to be larger than 750 sqm as a guide - other blocks with 15M fronatge and decent size will most likely still be able to get 2-3...

yes some are mentioning it and interestingly they are asking too much in the market as approval still needs top be obtained- But some arent this is the type of property i was looking at ( below). It is in the substantial change zone almost 1000sqm - 25 meter frontage at around $440K - rent is...

I would like to get some opinions on this if possible please- I understand in around Feb 2014 the council will be rezoning land around St albans/sunshine/Albion into three zones - 1 substantial change ( 4 level, or muti town house dev/ 2 meduim change ( dual occ/ town houses ) and 3...