Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 21, 2009 7:14 am We have fallen in love with the Eden Brae Windsor and Wisdom Manhattan floorplans and are looking to build in Sydney. What I'd like to know is which suburbs other people are building these size houses in so that the house is appropriate for the neighbourhood (we are new to Sydney). We like the Upper Northern suburbs along the railway lines, but are open minded at this point. Thanks, Michele Re: Which suburb to build Eden Brae Windsor or Wisdom Manhattan? 2Jul 21, 2009 7:43 am Since you're new to Sydney, you should really hit realestate.com.au, punch in the amount you think you will spending ( land + house) & see what suburbs get thrown up. That's atleast a starting point to see what areas you can afford. Then make sure the property/street is 10 minutes walking distance to the nearest train station. Remember in real estate it's not - house, house, house - but location, location,location. But that's just my 2c worth. Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Which suburb to build Eden Brae Windsor or Wisdom Manhattan? 3Jul 21, 2009 9:04 pm Hi Michelle, We are building the Wisdom Manhattan in West Pennant Hills. We chose that area because we wanted a nice leafy established suburb - and West Pennant Hills suited us. Our block is over 1000m (the suburb has traditionally large blocks) and borders the state forest. We were also tossing up between Eden Brae Windsor and Wisdom Manhattan. We chose Wisdom as we thought the floor plan was more practical (we would never use a formal dining etc). We soon expanded the floor plan to 51sq. The bedrooms have been expanded - as have the Kitchen and Home Theatre. We also added a 3rd Garage. Since we have such a large block we are adding a 9x4m pool with water feature leading out from the Alfresco area. We are not walking distance to a train station - but are around 3-4min drive to Beecroft or Pennant Hills train station. There is a bus right outside our street which goes to Beecroft. We love the area and cannot wait for our house to finish! The Northern Suburbs I think would suit either house nicely - as long as the facade was done in good taste. Kind regards, hills_builder Re: Which suburb to build Eden Brae Windsor or Wisdom Manhattan? 4Jul 21, 2009 11:55 pm Thank you both. I was worried that West Pennant Hills was too far out, but from what you say, it seems quite close to transport etc. We are also leaning towards the Manhattan due to the practical living areas. So many designs seem to have the formal living and dining area which we'll never use. I like the massive butlers pantry in the Manhattan I built with EB back on 2009. Check out this thread on this forum. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12911&p=154061#p154061 I can't speak for recent expericience however, we had no… 1 24056 Hi, guys! If you've built with Wisdom Homes, would you mind sharing images of your front facades once they're all rendered? I'm considering signing up with them for a wide… 0 15090 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 19457 |