A 244-apartment development beside Lake Ginninderra is drawing buyers from across the country to Belconnen, with its wellness-focused amenity and Fender Katsalidis architecture setting it apart from existing ACT stock.
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A new residential development in Canberra's Belconnen district is drawing inquiries from buyers across the country, with its combination of architectural credentials and lifestyle amenity positioning it as one of the more unusual offerings to come to the ACT market.
The Lawson is a 244-apartment project in the suburb of Lawson, occupying a site beside Lake Ginninderra. It was designed by Fender Katsalidis — the firm behind Australia 108 in Melbourne and the National Portrait Gallery extension in Canberra — with interiors by Bond Theory and construction by Kuatro, which has 17 years of residential experience and 25 completed projects.
The centrepiece of the development is Club Lawson, a residents-only wellness and lifestyle facility that includes a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, infrared sauna, gym, yoga studio, meditation rooms, a residents lounge, co-working space, private dining room, whisky bar and BBQ terrace. It is a level of amenity not previously available in ACT apartment stock.
The project is structured across four stages — Haven, Solace, Serenity and Drift — with 244 residences in total. Two and three-bedroom apartments in the current Haven release are priced from under $500,000 to over $1.2 million. All apartments are fully electric, NABERS-rated and built to Green Star design principles.
The Belconnen precinct combines proximity to Westfield Belconnen, the University of Canberra and Calvary Hospital with direct access to the Lake Ginninderra foreshore. Canberra's rental vacancy rate has held below 1.5 per cent through most of 2025 and into 2026, with the Belconnen area benefiting from consistent demand from the UC campus catchment.
Sales are managed by Gaurav Pahwa of Apartment Collective (ACT licence 18404442), a Canberra-based specialist in off the plan apartment transactions who previously held roles at Geocon Group. Pahwa said buyer interest since Haven opened had included a notable component from Sydney and Melbourne, which he attributed to the yield differential and the relative scarcity of comparable product in the ACT.
Inquiries: the-lawson.com or Apartment Collective on 1800 311 975.
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