Why this luxury Hamptons-style Armstrong Creek home sold in seven days

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Peter Farago

Geelong Advertiser

The Hamptons style home at 73 Ambrosia Drive, Armstrong Creek, sold for $1.18m, the highest house sale in the suburb in two years.


This five-bedroom luxury Hamptons style home is the epitome of the type of property designed to stand out from the crowd in Armstrong Creek.

The two-storey house at 73 Ambrosia Drive sold in seven days on the market when three hopeful buyers made offers after the first open home.

It’s exactly the type of unique property, with features such as creekside position, big block and upgraded inclusions, that’s drawn plenty of interest now but will give the new owners the edge when it comes time to sell.

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McGrath, Armstrong Creek agent Sam Parsons said the six-month old house was packed with all the optional extras, which along with a premium creekside location was bound to draw a crowd.

The Hamptons style home at 73 Ambrosia Drive, Armstrong Creek, sold for $1.18m, the highest house sale in the suburb in two years.


The Hamptons style home at 73 Ambrosia Drive, Armstrong Creek, sold for $1.18m, the highest house sale in the suburb in two years.


The $1.18m sale price is the most expensive for a house in Armstrong Creek in two years.

“We had 13 groups through and three offers and it sold at the very first open home, after nine hours of negotiating over that night,” he said.

“This is one where the people who did it take the risk to do all the beautiful upgrades, the big quality home, all the right stuff,

“They’re the ones setting themselves apart from the competition because these homes are few and far between.

The Hamptons style home at 73 Ambrosia Drive, Armstrong Creek, sold for $1.18m, the highest house sale in the suburb in two years.


The Hamptons style home at 73 Ambrosia Drive, Armstrong Creek, sold for $1.18m, the highest house sale in the suburb in two years.


“This was only six months old, so a brand new Hamptons, white, crisp style, which is what people love.”

The house combines a crisp white weatherboard facade with black windows and an open-plan layout with zoned living areas.

There’s a timber staircase and engineered timber flooring, refrigerated cooling in five zones, double glazing and upgraded insulation, and two ovens and two dishwashers in the gourmet kitchen and butler’s pantry. Outside, 3m side access give allowance for boat or caravan storage.

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