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There is no escape from light pollution unless you can afford to buy a bush block somewhere remote.
If you want to live in a strata where you could have a space suitable for a scope for lunar and planetary observing, yes such places do exist more by accident than design - look for apartment blocks where the roof is divided as private patios as part of the lot of the apartment underneath, usually sold as a penthouse.
There are also rooftop penthouses with huge outdoor patios easily big enough for a scope, I was kicking myself for not buying one when I had the chance a few years ago; the only thing stopping me was wondering WTF do I want with 350 square metres of pale tiled patio and the size of the apartment - bigger than I needed at the time.
I have seen some in Sydney over the years; an older penthouse is cheaper than a house on town plus a bush block IMHO.
The reason I mention this is because the only way you can have an area dark enough for a scope at night is for it to be on a private lot - all the body corporate common areas must be illuminated at night.
Nirvana might be a development in a mountain town that includes an observatory dome and facilities as part of the common property in lieu of tennis courts or pools, but I don't see that being a desirable thing in the eyes of a developer trying to sell the idea ...
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