Mentone Mews is a $13.25 million purpose-built Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) development at 154 Balcombe Road, Mentone. Build permit is expected imminently, and trades are lined up to start. The new renders reveal what SDA looks like when it is designed with — not around — high physical support residents.
SDA is a design brief, not a building type
The NDIS SDA Design Standard covers four categories of housing: Improved Liveability, Fully Accessible, Robust and High Physical Support. Each carries different structural, ceiling-hoist, doorway and bathroom requirements. The category shapes the entire building — bearing walls, ceiling load capacity, bathroom widths, corridor turning circles, lift specifications.
Mentone Mews is specified for high physical support residents. That means every doorway, every bathroom, every accessible-height finish has been dimensioned around actual clinical requirements — reviewed with providers and disability accommodation clinicians before construction documentation was finalised.
What’s inside the new renders
- Purpose-built lift access to all levels
- Fully accessible bathrooms with ceiling-hoist-ready structure
- Accessible-height finishes throughout kitchen and bathroom
- Wider corridors and doorways sized for high-support use
- Considered material palette — quiet, durable, warm
Timeline and status
Foundation and structural design are locked. Build permit is expected imminently. Trades are lined up to start immediately on permit issue. Residents and providers can register interest for occupancy discussions through the Nexus Care team.
Designed with providers and clinicians. Not around them.
Contact
For SDA enquiries — occupancy, provider partnerships, or investment through the Nexus Wealth Fund — contact the Nexus Care team at info@nexusdevelopments.com.au.
Nexus Developments — Melbourne multi-sector property development.
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