Reaching New Heights: Celebrating the Topping Out of Parkhouse at Highett Common

Highett Common was a buzz with activity over the last few weeks, as we celebrated the official topping out of the precinct’s first building, Park House.

A significant step for development at Highett Common, the topping out ceremony marked the reaching of the highest point of construction and the completion of the project’s integral structure.

We invited project partners, collaborators and special guests to join us the celebrate the milestone, listen to speeches by our spokespeople and tour the site, with bespoke catering provided by local eatery, The Hellenic House Project.

Reaching New Heights

Park House is Highett Common’s first building to reach height completion, within a precinct that will be home to over 1,000 residences once completed. The milestone marks the next phase of construction and ensures that residents are one step closer to their new homes.

A ‘topping out’ is a centuries-old tradition with roots in Scandinavia. The practice stems from symbolic ceremonies of respecting the land that has been disturbed throughout the construction process. It is believed the practice will bring good fortune and prosperity to the future site and its residents.

The celebration also presented an opportunity to acknowledge the work and dedication put forth by the project team to reach this level of construction.

Highett Common is being brought to life by some of the most well-renowned leaders in the industry. Tract Consultants has been engaged as lead consultant to highlight the importance placed on integrating the development with its natural surroundings.

Working alongside them, the expert design team at Clarke Hopkins Clarke have designed indoor and outdoor spaces that pay homage to this naturalised focus. With these designs in hand, SK Construction is leading the charge in the current construction phase, ensuring that Highett Common will be delivered within expected timelines and to a high quality.

Other partners helping to bring the spaces to life include furniture partner, Coco Republic, and project manager, Gallagher Jeffs, who are playing important roles in this exciting new phase.

The Next Steps

We are also proud to appoint Delta Group as the head contractor for Highett Common’s next phase, tasked with creating the very first open greenspaces and parklands.. Landscape designers at Tract Consultants have curated a vision and masterplan that seamlessly integrates this parkland into the existing natural site, which the team at Delta will now help to realise.

Located on approximately 0.9 hectares, this first stage will see the public open spaces and community park adjacent to the Park House and North Lane brought to life.

These spaces will be home to open grassy lawns, as well as nature-inspired playgrounds and ensure that Highett Common’s first residents will have access to community amenities from their move-in day.

Activity and works are underway on-site with practical completion expected by May 2025. This will be followed by a council handover process in time for the move-in of the first Highett Common residents in 2025.

It’s an extremely important and exciting time for Highett Common and something that couldn’t be done without the dedication and hard work of the entire project team.

Learn more about Highett Common’s masterplan by clicking here and keep up to date with the latest news for more information.