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At a glance
- Project
- Gateway Braddon (“Gateway”), a residential precinct in Canberra, ACT
- Developer and builder
- Geocon. The developer states that it both develops and builds Gateway.
- Location
- Northbourne Avenue, on the doorstep of Braddon, moments from the Canberra city centre. The developer’s precinct plan shows the site framed by Northbourne Avenue, Wakefield Avenue and Lowanna Street.
- Transport
- Macarthur Avenue light rail stop at the door; about 6 minutes to Alinga Street in the city
- Buildings
- Four: Terrace, Vista, Summit and Outlook
- In the current sales books
- Summit (75 homes, ground to Level 8) and Vista (198 homes, ground to Level 13)
- Homes
- Across Gateway, the developer describes studios to three-bedroom homes plus live-work residences. Summit and Vista schedule one, two and three bedroom apartments and ten hybrid live-work units.
- Energy
- Fully electric building with EV charging infrastructure; minimum 6-star energy efficiency rating for all apartments
- Defects
- Two-year defect liability period offered by the developer (terms and conditions apply); 24-month maintenance period in the Inclusions List
- Construction status
- Not stated in the sales books. Ask us for the developer’s current timing.
The precinct
Gateway is planned as four architecturally distinct buildings that together form a connected residential village. Each building has its own lobby, with landscaped spaces and carefully planned circulation between them, a central village green at ground level and retail at street level. The developer’s aim is the amenity of a major precinct with the feel of a smaller neighbourhood.
Artist’s impression
The four buildings
- Summit
- Divided into East and West wings, each with its own entrance lobby. The Summit Roof Garden has elevated views across Civic, Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie to the Brindabellas.
- Vista
- On Northbourne Avenue, with views across Canberra’s established northern suburbs towards Black Mountain and the Brindabellas.
- Terrace
- Described by the developer as one of the last truly north-facing buildings on the Northbourne Avenue corridor. Home to the rooftop Sky Terrace.
- Outlook
- Fronts Lowanna Street and is closest to the pool, gym, sauna and business lounge, with easterly views to Mount Ainslie.
Summit and Vista in numbers
Counted from the unit schedules in the two sales books:
- Summit: 75 homes. 45 one bedroom (52–83 m² internal), 20 two bedroom (78–90 m²), 7 three bedroom (105–112 m²) and 3 hybrid live-work units.
- Vista: 198 homes. 135 one bedroom (44–67 m²), 56 two bedroom (70–99 m²) and 7 hybrid live-work units.
- Car parking: every home has at least one basement car park; the three-bedroom homes, the hybrid units and some two-bedroom homes have two. Each apartment has a lockable storage enclosure in the basement.
The hybrid live-work page lists all ten hybrid units with their areas.
Shared amenity
The sales books list a business lounge and library for co-working, a gym, a pool and sauna, rooftop gardens and a dedicated pet wash, plus the central village green.
Artist’s impression
Location
The developer places Gateway at the meeting point of four inner-city suburbs and the ceremonial entry to the National Capital, with light rail, cycle networks and walkable streets linking it to Braddon, the city centre, parklands, universities and employment precincts. Its location map gives these approximate times:
- Macarthur Avenue light rail stop: at the door
- Dickson Interchange: 2 minutes; Elouera Street: 3 minutes; Alinga Street (city): 6 minutes by light rail
- Parks and sporting grounds: 7 minutes’ walk
- Turner School: 5 minutes’ drive; Campbell High School and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School: 6 minutes’ drive
- University of Canberra, the Australian National Botanic Gardens and Canberra Airport: about 10 minutes’ drive
Places marked on the map nearby include the Lonsdale Street dining precinct, Haig Park and the Haig Park Markets, the Canberra Centre, Dickson shops, the Australian National University and UNSW Canberra City. The developer notes that construction of Light Rail Stage 2A, from Alinga Street to Commonwealth Park, has begun, and that a further extension to Woden (Stage 2B) is subject to planning, funding and approvals.
The developer
Geocon develops and builds Gateway. In its sales books it says it has been building in Canberra for 19 years, with 15 developments and more than 5,000 dwellings delivered, and that every Gateway buyer receives a two-year defect liability period rather than what it describes as the typical 90 days (terms and conditions apply; see the contract for sale).
These are the developer’s own statements. NextKey has not independently verified them.
Who runs this website
This website is operated by NextKey Property Strategists, Suite 186/52 Currumbin Creek Rd, Currumbin Waters QLD 4223. To ask about Gateway, contact Glenn Mayes on 0488 161 674 or glenn.m@nextkey.com.au, or Sean Lewis on 0494 822 912 or sean.l@nextkey.com.au.
Sources
- Geocon, Gateway Sales Book: Summit, dated 26 October 2026
- Geocon, Gateway Sales Book: Vista, dated 26 October 2026
- Geocon, Gateway Sales Book: Inclusions List, dated 26 October 2026
All images are artist’s impressions. Areas and layouts are indicative and subject to the contract for sale. General information only, not financial, legal or tax advice.