33 Mardo Drive, Witchcliffe

Leapfrog the bother of building and land on your feet with this rare opportunity to buy the first ever brand-new home to be listed for sale in the award-winning sustainable Witchcliffe Ecovillage community.

Finished just this month by acclaimed and trusted local builder, Tallwood Custom Homes, this versatile 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom light-filled home sits on a large 1,000sqm 'Family' lot in the established Cluster 2B strata. It occupies a sought-after location on the eastern edge of the Ecovillage, which is prized for good reason. It has a superb outlook directly east across the lot's 178sqm shared Exclusive Use Area (EUA) veggie patch and landscaped community garden to the 2B community meeting house and lawn / play area. It also takes in the expansive views of stunning 'Stingray' dam, the treed conservation areas and agricultural lots. From your kitchen window, the sight of the full moon rising over the dam will take your breath away.

Meeting all of the Ecovillage's sustainability requirements and more, this 8.4-star (out of 10) NatHERS rated house is the very definition of comfort, warmth, and efficiency. Passive solar designed and carbon negative, it's burnished concrete floors provide thermal mass in winter and radiate the warmth from all that sunshine, which pours in through the double-glazed windows and doors on the north side. A newly installed 5kW Fronius inverter with 15 panels (6.6kW) hasn't even seen its first summer yet where it will start producing abundant free energy by day. And at night, connection via the microgrid to the Cluster 2B shared 232kWh Tesla battery keeps the lights on.

Based on an Ecovillage 'Foxcliffe' design, the 131sqm floor plan (internal living area) was upgraded to include an ensuite and walk-in robe off the main bedroom, which also features a sliding glass door opening to the north. The spacious main bathroom is well-appointed and located conveniently between the two bedrooms with a separate toilet.

The open plan kitchen, living and dining area is an unfettered spacious room allowing you myriad options when it comes to arranging your furniture. A neutral colour palette with universal appeal is offset by a pop of joyful colour in the kitchen splashback tiles.

Adjoining the kitchen is the super versatile laundry / pantry / mud room with loads of storage, bench and wall space for coat hooks. An external door to the east-facing concrete alfresco area allows easy access to the washing line and EUA vegie patch.

This well-insulated home is timber frame construction clad in low maintenance Hardie Linea fibreboard, which is painted in soft beige with white trim and white double-glazed windows. Complemented by a lovely native garden that frames the front walkway, the resulting aesthetic is fresh clean lines, simple, natural and appealing.

Two Pioneer rainwater tanks totalling 75,000L are tucked neatly into the north-west corner allowing vehicle access down to the rear (east) of the block. This ample space has deliberately been left a blank slate on which the new owner can build a shed, house chickens, add lawn, trees and design their dream garden. It's plumbed ready for greywater with an in-ground builders' kit installed and, like all Ecovillage lots, has a separate dam water allocation supplied through the strata cluster for its productive EUA garden, which is part of the shared community garden.

SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES:
Passive solar design home 8.4-star NatHERS thermal efficiency rating Compliant with Liveable Housing Silver standard 100% solar power: 6.6 kW solar panels, 5 kW inverter, shared cluster-level Tesla Powerpack battery 75,000L rainwater tank, greywater ready, dam water for productive gardens Excellent cross-ventilation and natural light
PROPERTY FEATURES:
1,000 sqm Survey Strata (freehold) title lot + 178 sqm EUA (Exclusive Use Area – vegetable patch) in Cluster 2B of the Witchcliffe Ecovillage Brand new home, upgraded Ecovillage 'Foxcliffe' design, built by Tallwood Custom Homes Passive solar design, low maintenance timber cladding 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with quality finishes throughout Large, well-equipped kitchen with views to Stingray dam and a sunny, open plan living / dining area Double glazed windows and doors, and fans Vaulted east-facing timber verandah with concrete pad Ample room to build a double carport, shed/s, expansive garden and lawn or whatever your heart desires.
The Witchcliffe Ecovillage has to be experienced to be believed and is a conversation in itself. The listing agent for this property is the former marketing manager and future resident of the Ecovillage and can answer all your questions about life in this wonderful community. If you want to live in the Ecovillage (and so many people do), precious few opportunities exist to avoid the stress and long timeframes often associated with building. Hence, this superb, brand-new home will not stay on the market for long!

Contact Jo Thierfelder at The Agency on 0421 589 548 or email jot@theagency.com.au for more information and to schedule a viewing.

Disclaimer:
This information is provided for general information purposes only and is based on information provided by the Seller and may be subject to change. No warranty or representation is made as to its accuracy and interested parties should place no reliance on it and should make their own independent enquiries.