Kervale Ready to Break Ground on Brighton Townhouses

Boutique Melbourne developer Kervale has revealed plans for two townhouse projects in blue-ribbon Brighton.

Planned are Elema comprising 12 townhouses and Homage with six townhouses.

Approved for a site at 10 Rose Street, Brighton, 14m south of the Melbourne CBD, the three-storey Homage’s apartments will be three and four bedrooms, according to plans approved in October last year by the Bayside City Council.

Also included is a landscaped courtyard on the ground level of the U-shaped development and 24 parking spaces below ground.

The two-storey Elema, around the corner at 155-157 North Road, was approved in April 2024 and will also comprise wholly of three-bedroom apartments, with two carparking spaces per home.

Two of the residences will have private pools.

Plans show the townhouses in two rows of three with pedestrian and vehicle access between.

The listed cost of this project, according to the document, is about $6.7 million.

Both townhouse complexes are designed by MartinoLeah Architects.

Construction of Elema is slated to begin this quarter and Homage later in the year.

▲ A render of the Elema townhouse project approved, along with Homage (pictured top), for Kervale at Brighton.

MartinoLeah director Paul Martino said they wanted Elema “to draw inspiration from the earth, water, fire, and light”.

“Multi-functional screens provide privacy and climate regulation, while lush central courtyard gardens offer tranquil retreats inspired by nature.”

Kervale director Rob Moolman said the decision to develop two townhouse projects was based on a perceived gap in the market at Brighton.

“With Brighton oversupplied with apartments, we recognised the demand for secure, lock-and-leave lifestyles without compromising on space and customisation options,” he said.

“Townhouses also create an authentic, warm feel of community and connection that is not available in standalone homes or long, passage-lined apartments.”

Kervale, which develops greenfield sites as well as city housing, is no stranger to Brighton with its 10-apartment Mode de Vie under construction and its 22-apartment Essence completed in the suburb.

▲ Renders of the Elema development.