Highett Common: Bayside's most amenity-rich masterplanned community
Sunkin Property Group is bringing one of the most facility-laden developments Bayside has ever seen at Highett Common, its recently launched masterplanned development in the heart of Highett.
Sprawling across a 9.3-hectare block, Highett Common will feature diverse, architecturally designed apartments and townhomes that will soon be home to more than 1000 residents—overlooking views across a new conservation reserve and parkland.
So far just Park House, the first apartment building in the masterplan, and a collection of townhouses, have been released to the market, to great success. Over 50 per cent of the one, two and three-bedroom apartments in Park House have been snapped up.
Making sure residents have significant amenity when they move into Park House in mid to late 2025, part of the first stage will incorporate numerous health and wellbeing facilties.
Carefully curated resident amenities offer a daily resort living experience on the southern end. Lounging, entertaining, fitness, and well-being spaces seamlessly blend in with the landscaped outdoors.
Wide glass doors open to sun-drenched decks around an outdoor pool. After work, residents can clear their minds on the treadmill while enjoying green views or find their zen with a yoga session.
These amenities are located near the Southern Common's conservation park and trails.
Meanwhile, residents can host celebrations with family and friends in a private dining room and expansive indoor and outdoor lounge areas.
Residents can dip in the indoor lap pool or exercise the body and the mind in the fully-equipped gym and wellness area for meditation, yoga, and group fitness throughout the year.
These amenities are across the Northern Common's park, playground, and BBQ area.
The development also incorporates dedicated spaces for work and study, workshops, and community meetings at the new public Highett Library.
Homeowners will have access to a platform enabling them to connect with neighbours via an innovative community app. This app allows residents to book amenities, receive project updates and alerts, join social clubs, sign up for fitness and wellness activities, and access local business services.
Designed by ClarkeHopkinsClarke, the Highett Common precinct aims to become Victoria's first medium-density, Net Zero Carbon community and the most significant development outside Melbourne’s CBD to shift to all-electric.
The precinct will feature biophilic-designed homes targeting high NatHERs ratings through various environmentally conscious initiatives, including solar panels for energy generation, smart car charging capability, recycled rainwater for irrigation, sustainably sourced timber and steel, and many more energy efficiency features.
The precinct also sets a precedent for being a walkable community to reduce emissions, encourage physical activity, and minimise the need for vehicle travel.
Highett Common has been carefully planned with connectivity at its core, with numerous destinations accessible by a stroll, jog, drive, or ultra-convenient access to public transport.
The project will reserve four hectares of land for greenery, with three hectares for a conservation area and one hectare for public parkland.
The design of the open spaces has been inspired by the nature already on the site, says Tract senior principal landscape architect Mariano Lopez.
“Our design approach is to ensure that the landscape architectural treatment responds to the site conditions and context, that is respectful of the place and provides a meaningful site response.”
Highett Common is situated 20 kilometres from Melbourne's CBD. It is just a two-minute walk from Highett station, while the Highett Shopping Centre, with a Woolworths supermarket and specialty shops, is conveniently located next door.
