Top 4 open homes to inspect in Canberra this weekend for downsizers

As your life evolves, so too do your living needs. Each milestone calls for new beginnings and with that comes putting down new roots and making sure your home, sweet home suits the stage of life you’re in.

Do you recall repainting your bedroom walls throughout school, flying the coop of mum and dad’s, and experiencing the wild but wonderful world of share-housing? Then buying your first apartment the size of a shoebox, onto a house hunt with a yard for the kids to roam free, later seeing them grow up and go through the same property cycle? What’s next for you?

For many, the next chapter is downsizing and in this week’s top pick of homes for sale, we shine a light on the properties fit for any downsizer. So scroll on, it’s time to downsize your home and upsize your life.

Campbell

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This stylish townhouse in the Sage development is one of just three homes in the complex and a high-end architectural masterpiece where every detail creates the ultimate expression of luxury.

Crisp white interiors, an efficient layout and thoughtful touches will make coming home to the prestigious leafy suburb of Campbell a delight, including custom joinery with soft-close drawers and cupboards, floor-to-ceiling feature tiles and under-floor heating in the bathrooms, and a quaint study nook.

Designed by DNA Architects with interiors created by Capezio Copeland, the home features open-plan living that’s complemented by its north-facing orientation, double-glazed windows and doors, a rear yard and multiple generous outdoor terraces.

There’s also secure double parking in the basement. It sports a premium location, opposite Campbell Primary School with elevated views to Mount Ainslie.

Price guide: $1.65 million +

Private sale

Agent: 3 Property Group, Paul Hamilton 0400 550 805

Barton

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If you went through a checklist of must-have apartment inclusions, this penthouse would have them all, and more.

You won’t believe the incredible feeling this expansive floor plan offers, most noticeable when standing in the gourmet kitchen with its 4.4-metre granite benchtop or on the wraparound balcony.

Often apartments are small in size but this home has an expansive floorplan with room to entertain the whole family and more, while also offering enough segregation for some solo peace and quiet.

The single-level apartment is located just moments away from some of the best bars and restaurants the city has to offer at the Kingston Foreshore. It’s also only within a short walk to Lake Burley Griffin and a few minutes’ drive to landmark institutions including the Australian War Memorial and the National Portrait Gallery.

Price guide: $1.3 million +

Private sale

Agent: Independent Our Team, Mark Larmer 0403 215 246

Nicholls

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A four-bedroom single-level, free-standing townhouse is a rare offering to come onto the market. Plus, the big difference in this home compared to all the others in The Gardens complex is that the kitchen has been fully renovated with no expense spared.

The formal lounge room features a beautiful bay window capturing the morning sun and leafy streetscape.

Entertaining will be made easy at this property with the covered pergola, spacious yard surrounded by mature gum trees and easy-care gardens.

Should you need to make a trip to the grocery store, it’s only a short drive to Gungahlin Marketplace. The peaceful surroundings make 14/21 Temperley Street the ideal home for any downsizer, with nothing left to do except arrange the removalists and move in.

Price guide: $700,000 +

Private sale

Agent: Edge Sam Buchanan, Sam Buchanan 0402 838 949

Phillip

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The apartment at 301/45 Furzer Street is situated within Doma Group’s Alexander & Albemarle buildings. This development saw the reinvention of the former Department of Health Buildings, adjacent to the Westfield Woden.

Rather than simply demolishing the buildings to make way for a new build, they have been repurposed to offer a refreshed perspective on apartment living, one that values renewal and regeneration over waste.

The warehouse-style living area features soaring concrete ceilings and exposed pipework, complemented by blond timber floorboards and soothing shades of white across the walls, benchtops and cupboard doors.

For downsizers, there’s obvious appeal in single-level, low-maintenance living. But most attractive at all is the convenience of the location. It’s literally footsteps to everything you might need from shops and restaurants to public transport and health care services.

Price guide: $520,000 +

Private Sale

Agent: home.byholly, Sally Strang 0410 626 731