Buyers seeking a "luxurious" tree change option may find just that in a Coledale property.
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Sitting on 10,000sqm, 'Treehaus', is located at 39 Morrison Avenue.
The house sits within an Illawarra Escarpment Blackbutt Forest, with land to the south available to clear.
Owner Kieran Jones purchased the land in mid-2016.
He soon set about building "an environmentally-friendly dwelling that blended into the Illawarra landscape".
"I think that was achieved, as it's really low impact," he told the Mercury.
Construction of the five-bedroom, two-bathroom house was completed in March 2018.
Mr Jones said there were a series of features of the home he enjoyed.
"The facade is an aluminium cladding called Stryum, which is a non-combustible, recyclable, stylish (material)," he said.
"I also like how the home sits into the landscape; the elevated positioning of the house within the Illawarra Blackbutt Forest."
Mr Jones said the 'Treehaus' name was derived from the home being suspended "quite a few metres" into the forest.
"The name is because it's effectively a tree house when you're inside, as you're amongst the trees there... And it's a luxurious tree house at that."
Selling agent, Trever Molenaar from Molenaar + McNeice said there was currently no price guide available for the property.
However, he noted that the sale price was likely to be in the $2 million range.
Something buyers can come across when looking at Illawarra properties on the market, particularly in the northern suburbs, is environmental zoning.
The aim of 'E3 - Environmental Management' zoning in the Wollongong LGA is to protect, manage and restore areas with special ecological, scientific, cultural or aesthetic values.
It also aims to provide for a range of development that does not have an adverse effect on those values.
Mr Jones said his home's construction ultimately presented some unique challenges, due to the block's E3 zoning.
Mr Jones said these challenges were primarily "dealing with ecological impacts, a flora and fauna assessment, arborists and geo-technical constraints".
"You have to get an ecologist, effectively an environmental scientist, to assess the land," he said.
"Then you have to put together a design that has very little to no impact on the land, the trees and the native habitat that live in that plot.
"It is challenging getting a home approved in E3 zoning, but it presents opportunities to work with the land and the environment, as opposed to against it."
In this instance, Mr Jones said a second dwelling was permissible under the Wollongong LEP.
Also, 'tiny homes' and moveable dwellings can be utilised on the land.
Mr Jones said with this project completed, he now wanted to sell 'Treehaus' to "someone that can make good use of it".
He also said he planned to stay in the area.