The Grove Weston sells 11 of 60 townhouses ahead of release

Eleven of the 60 townhouses at The Grove Weston have sold and seven more are reserved, developer Crispins Crispian said in a media release dated 15 October 2026. The 18 homes make up 30 per cent of the project, which sits beside Fetherston Gardens in Weston Creek, and the release says the sales came ahead of its public release last week.

The release credits buyer response to the project’s low density, private garden setting, wide floorplans and options for flexible living. For Canberra agents and builders, it is a data point on whether buyers will commit off the plan to townhouses in an established suburb, rather than to apartments or new greenfield estates.

Why it matters

Weston Creek is an established part of the ACT, and sites that can take a new medium-density project are rare. The Grove sits on a former Australian National University block between the former AFP site and Fetherston Gardens, a position Region Canberra described in June as increasingly hard to find in an older suburb.

Selling nearly a third of a scheme before it opens to the public suggests a pool of buyers already waiting. Region reported that the project had more than 150 registrations of interest before launch. The release does not say how many of the 18 homes are cash buyers, downsizers or owner-occupiers, so the demand is not yet broken down by buyer type.

The numbers

The release puts the project at 60 townhouses of two, three and four bedrooms on a 1.3 hectare site, with 11 sold and seven reserved. It names DNA Architects for the architecture and Fiona Lynch for interiors. Public documents describe a slightly larger scheme. Region Canberra reported 61 townhouses in eight blocks, from two to four bedrooms, designed by DNA Architects, on a 1.3 hectare block off Heysen Street, with 105 garage spaces and 12 visitor spaces. The development application listed a $16 million value for the proposal, according to Region.

The Territory’s planning record matters here too. Region reported that a lease variation was approved on 8 April 2026, changing the permitted use of the block from a scientific research establishment to multi-unit housing. A development application had been lodged, with public comment closing on 23 June. A decision on that application has not been reported, so the project should be treated as proposed until the ACT planning authority determines it. In the ACT, land is held on Crown lease rather than freehold, which is why the lease variation came first.

What’s next

The release does not give prices, settlement dates or a sales timetable. Three things are worth watching.

The first is the development application outcome, because pre-sales that run ahead of a planning decision carry risk for buyers if conditions change the design. The second is the price range, which the release did not state. The third is whether the pace of sales holds as the project moves from registered buyers to the open market.

We will update this story if the developer, its sales agent or the ACT planning record supplies further detail on approvals, pricing or settlement timing.