CA happened to see a discreet For Sale sign across the road, so on Sat, after dropping Beth off at Chinese class, we went to have a look.
More pictures here.
The agent quoted us $400-$450K. It's a double storey, 4 bed 2 bath house on a 917 sq m block, which is huge when you consider that new house-and-land packages market houses on plots as small as 300 sq m these days.
CA and I stood in the backyard looking out over Derrimut Road and thought: you could easily fit in 3 townhouses or units if you wanted to maximize the block.
On our way back, we popped in on our old estate in Werribee.
There used to be this corner vacant plot across from our unit where the owners would come by once in a while to mow the grass, and we wanted to see what had become of it. (Note: if you're a land owner, you're expected to maintain your block even when it's not yet built on, and not just leave it to get overgrown by weeds).
In its place now are two units - one along each arm of the 'L' shape - and built so compactly that the walls go right up to the neighbour's Colourbond fence. Each unit has its own garage and driveway, which is great for rental purposes. Except for the front garden (which hasn't been landscaped), it's all house. Very contemporary, very practical and totally reflective of today's lifestyle.
No time to mow grass, so let's get rid of the backyard and have more indoor living space.
2 comments:
the land area is really huge. Nice for an elaborate garden if you are into that sort of thing. :)
That's a big block for this area. Nice if you have plans for it; kids would definitely enjoy it. New lots don't come in this size.
We used to live in Werribee too; now in Tarneit.
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