HB Land expands Ripley footprint with 372-lot Silva community

HB Land is adding another 372 homesites to the Ripley growth corridor with Silva, a 22-hectare community that broadens the developer's presence in the area while introducing a wide mix of lot sizes and more than 5,000 sqm of open green space.

About Silva, South Ripley

Located at 103-175 Bayliss Road in South Ripley, Silva will be delivered across eight stages, with homesites ranging from 225 sqm to around 740 sqm.

The project follows HB Land's nearby Bellevue Ripley and Sunnyvue Ripley communities, giving the developer a third major presence in a corridor that has become an increasingly important source of new housing across South East Queensland. Bellevue comprised 577 homesites and sold out ahead of schedule, while Sunnyvue entered the market earlier this year.

Rather than simply extending the same format, Silva has been planned around a broader spread of homesites and a stronger landscape framework.

Its name is drawn from the silver-leaved ironbark growing across the land, with tree-lined streets, green corridors and connected pedestrian paths forming part of the masterplan.

A central park of more than 5,000 sqm will include open lawns, play areas and shaded spaces, while pathways will link the different residential stages back to the community's green areas.

The first Lumera release includes homesites ranging from 263 sqm to 562 sqm, with pricing from $508,000. Across the full estate, the spread from compact 225 sqm lots through to sites of more than 700 sqm will allow for a considerably wider range of housing formats.

That mix is notable in a market where lot sizes have been trending smaller.

Silva is also entering the market at a later stage in South Ripley's development, with much of the surrounding amenity already in place.

Providence Town Centre is around three minutes from the site, while the wider area includes more than 20 schools, early learning and childcare centres, established parks and recreational facilities. Health and medical services are available within a 20-minute drive, with White Rock Conservation Area also nearby.

The project sits between Ipswich and Springfield, positioning it within reach of major employment areas and transport connections across Brisbane's western growth corridor.

Builders in Brisbane - Western Region

Brisbane’s western and south-western new home market includes a number of established builders, with different approaches to home design, construction and house and land packages.

Burbank Homes

Burbank has been building homes since 1983, growing from its origins in Melbourne's west into a national builder operating across Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT and South Australia. The company has operated in Queensland since 2012.

Burbank remains family owned and operated, founded by Eddie Sanfilippo and Eddie Puhar, and is backed by the wider Burbank Group, which spans land development, design, construction, finance and trade services. It offers a broad range of single and double-storey home designs suited to different budgets and block types. Burbank also offers house and land packages within the Silva estate in South Ripley.

Bold Living

Bold Living is a Queensland-owned, family-owned and locally operated builder that has been building homes across South East Queensland for 15 years, delivering more than 3,000 homes in that time. The builder offers house and land packages within the Silva estate in South Ripley.

Its single and double-storey designs can be customised to suit different budgets, lifestyles and block types, with homes tailored to first home buyers, growing families, downsizers, investors, acreage buyers and knockdown rebuild clients.

Bold Living builds under fixed-price contracts with fixed site costs and guaranteed build times, and each home carries a 25-year structural guarantee. Clients finalise their interior and exterior selections at Studio Bold, the builder's purpose-built 1,000-square-metre selections studio in North Lakes.

Coral Homes

Coral Homes has been operating since 1990 and has built more than 27,000 homes across Queensland and New South Wales, with Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast among its build regions.

The builder is known for fixed-price contracts, independent quality inspections at multiple stages of the build and a 50-year structural warranty on eligible homes. Its design range spans single storey, double storey, acreage and Classic Series homes, offering a mix of standard-inclusion homes and higher-end options.

Plantation Homes

Plantation Homes is part of the Henley Properties Group, founded in 1989 by Peter Hayes, Rob Bowen and John Harvey, and is backed by the Sumitomo Forestry Group. The group has delivered more than 60,000 homes across Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia under the Henley Homes, Plantation Homes and Edgewater Homes brands.

Plantation has built in Queensland since 1995, delivering more than 14,000 homes across South East Queensland, and has display homes in Brisbane, on the Gold Coast and on the Sunshine Coast. Its offering spans the Q Collection, Mainvue and Reserve design ranges, alongside house and land packages, acreage homes, knockdown rebuilds and completed move-in ready homes, with a focus on energy efficiency and a 50-year structural guarantee.

Hallmark Homes

Hallmark Homes is a family-owned residential builder based in South East Queensland, with more than 40 years in the industry and over 12,000 homes delivered.

The builder completes around 400 homes a year across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the Lockyer Valley and Redland Bay. Its design portfolio spans the efficient Luma range, the flexible Nest range for growing families and forever-home buyers, and the Eden acreage collection.

Hallmark positions itself around straightforward communication and value-driven pricing, backed by Builders Statutory Warranty cover and a 12-month maintenance period following handover.

Bottom line

Silva's arrival continues HB Land's investment in Ripley, but its broader lot mix and landscape-led masterplan give the project a distinct proposition from the developer's earlier communities in the area.

That housing mix comes as lot sizes across Ipswich continue to adjust in response to affordability and supply pressures. Median lot size across the market had shifted from 456 sqm to 353 sqm over the previous 12 months.

The first homesites in Silva's Lumera release have now entered the market, marking the beginning of the 372-lot community's staged delivery.