CEO Nathan Cockerill said 75% of the 116 oversized apartments over nine storeys had been sold at the official opening of the first Ardency brand retirement village in Victoria (there are three in Sydney: Aroona in Yowie Bay, 24km south of Sydney's CBD, The Baytree in Greenwich, 7km northwest of the city centre, and Trebartha, Elizabeth Bay, 3km east of Sydney's CBD).
The remaining homes are selling at the rate of one every two weeks.
Ardency is Keyton's luxury brand with its location the key. Award-winning architects Bates Smart are behind Ardency Kennedy Place in Richmond, 3km from the CBD.
There is an uninterrupted view of the Melbourne city skyline from the rooftop of the retirement home, and at the weekend it was booked out by residents.
A two-bedroom apartment, with a floor size of 114sqm and a balcony of 27sqm. They are selling from $1.1 million.
With residents aged in their fifties to two people, aged in their nineties, Ardency Kennedy Place is a resort-style facility with a full-time concierge, a cafe and provedore, rooftop vegetable and herb garden, and a Wellness Centre with indoor heated swimming pool, gym, yoga and pilates studio.
Service fees range from $800 to $1200 a month, depending on size of apartment.
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