Tendai Saurombe with her extended family – Claxton Saurombe, Levi Saurombe, Taps Saurombe, Eli Saurombe- and agent Nick Cowley, at the site of their Huntingfield home. Picture: South Property Group and Homes Tasmania
Tendai Saurombe has been waiting for land at Huntingfield to be released.
And she was quick to secure one of the first blocks in the long-awaited Kingborough housing development.
The stay-at-home mum said she sees Huntingfield as the perfect fit for her family.
“It’s a beautiful family-friendly neighbourhood, close to essential amenities and a short commute to the city,” Mrs Saurombe said.
The Saurombe family currently rent in Huntingfield, which will give them an up-close view of their homeownership dream coming to life.
“We often walk past our future home site. It will be nice to see it start to pop up next year,” she said.
“We had been eagerly waiting and hoping that we would get a package when they came out.
“We have been in the housing market for a little while, and it seems fairly competitive at the moment.”
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Flinders design by Podmatrix. Picture: Supplied
Huntingfield’s first lots launched last week with 33 available, ranging in size from 328sq m to 497sq m.
The Tasmanian Government partnered with seven Tasmanian builders to deliver these homes: Buildwise, Cunic Homes, Podmatrix, Ronald Young & Co, SJM Property Developments, Tassie Homes and Wilson Homes.
The remaining 170 lots in Stage 1 will become available in 2026 and will include a mix of land-only lots and house-and-land packages.
South Property Group principal Nick Cowley said his agency — selling packages for Podmatrix — received a dozen inquiries within the first hour of them hitting the market.
“One family completed all documentation that night and secured the JAWS Architects-designed Flinders home,” he said.
“Inquiries have been flooding in.”
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Wilson Homes Huntingfield streetscape. Picture: Supplied
Mr Cowley said the market’s response to the smaller than standard Torrens title lots had been received, in most cases, “very positively”.
He said the low maintenance required was appealing, perfect for the downsizer demographic or busy families.
“For people who have lived interstate, lot sizes such as at Huntingfield are still of generous proportions,” he said.
“I can see this initiative by Homes Tasmania and the Kingborough Council to continue across greater Hobart.
“It would allow for a much higher density of housing, which we are in desperate need of.”
Maria design by Podmatrix. Picture: Supplied
Wilson Homes chief executive Tim Ribbons said strong interest in Huntingfield has been building up for several months.
He said the concept for townhouse developments is something new for a lot of Tasmanian greenfield subdivisions.
“We strongly support the move from Homes Tasmania to include this in the Huntingfield development,” he said.
“It lowers the cost of the land and the build for the customer, creating a lower price point and this is fantastic news for new home build customers.”
The subdivision will include about 460 lots, delivered in multiple stages.
The average lot size will be 450sq m.
Homes Tasmania is implementing a Rehabilitation and Revegetation Plan that will see 8000 native plants planted across 12ha of the subdivision to extend and protect the natural habitat for local flora and fauna, including the endangered forty-spotted pardalote.
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