Buyers after a slice of the high life and access to a popular school zone have changed the fabric of a Bentleigh project.

More than half the 28 homes sold at DealCorp’s MCKN apartment complex on Jasper Road so far have been to families or those planning for kids. As a result, just prior to starting construction, the developer elected to raise the number of top-floor apartments from four to five.

This made them more affordable for families, rather than leaving them for downsizers cashing out of a house.