Vision apartment block planned for Third Ave Blacktown

BLACKTOWN is on its way to become the CBD of the northwest, joining the cities of Sydney and Parramatta, a leading real estate expert says.

Vision apartments will range from $450,000 to $795,000. plan in Blacktown CBD

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BLACKTOWN is on its way to become the CBD of the northwest, joining the cities of Sydney and Parramatta, a leading real estate expert says.

Colliers residential project marketing director David Chittenden says it’s “the next up and coming metro area”.

He believed the building of Vision — a 16-storey, 143-apartment block in Blacktown’s heart — heralded the start of a building boom the likes of which hadn’t been seen since Parramatta began its building boom. Vision is one of several recently announced across the CBD.

Vision will be a 16-storey development.

Rezoning apartment blocks across central Blacktown, solid road and rail links and the redevelopment of Blacktown Hospital support Mr Chittenden’s point.

“Blacktown is the next CBD of the western suburbs,’’ he said.

“It’s logical that Blacktown will follow Parramatta. The Blacktown local government area is one of the biggest in the country and also the centrepiece of the northwest growth corridor and there has been rezoning for apartment blocks.”

Vision will sit at 10-14 Third Ave and feature one-two and three-bedroom apartments from $450,000 to $795,000.

A selling device often used in Sydney’s affluent northern suburbs — but never before seen in the western suburbs — is a fully equipped and furnished two-bedroom display unit, now open on site.

Mr Chittenden believes the use of a display unit is a sign of things to come.

“It’s always been associated with prestige developments,’’ he said.

“It is an expense but the developers decided this building deserved it and already we are selling off the plan.”

Ruth Matos from builder CIR Construction — the company tasked with bringing Vision to life — said there were several drawcards of the building including a childcare centre for up to 150 children that would fill the void of a “limited number of existing childcare centres’’.

Mr Chittenden said infrastructure investment would make Blacktown more attractive.

“When I grew up in Marrickville it was not a good place,” Mr Chittenden said. “And when I was growing up, Parramatta was considered the far west.

“Look how it has all changed for those areas and I can see the same thing already happening with Blacktown. It’s going to be the CBD of the thriving northwest.”

Visit visionblacktown.com.au or call 1800 009 425.

BLACKTOWN’S SPROUTING SKYLINE

● Inspire: 181 units at Second Ave already started selling off the plan

● Altitude: 24 storeys, Second Ave, to be the tallest building west of Parramatta once complete in October 2017

● Belysa, also on Second Ave, will be a 19-storey complex once complete

● Land at 5-19 George St recently sold for 271-unit complex