Two Melbourne developers are pushing on with their prime apartment development site on one of Broadbeach's best streets.

<a href="/developers/little-projects-co">Little Projects</a>, in a joint venture with fellow Melbourne-based developer R.Corp, has gone back to the drawing board for their luxury apartment tower&nbsp;at 118 Old Burleigh Road, on the corner of Australia Avenue.

Since being knocked back by the Gold Coast City Council for their <a href="/news/qld/first-look-exclusive-little-projects-set-for-third-broadbeach-apartment-development-with-r-corp-joint-venture">initial 30-level plans by DKO</a> in early 2023 which would have seen 33 apartments delivered, Little Projects and R.Corp have been working with council and have now officially submitted new plans by Plus Architecture.

They will be still targeting the high-end buyer in the building that was initially dubbed <a href="/new-apartments/enclave-by-graya-118-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach">One Australia</a>.

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The tower will now be seven levels smaller and will home just 20 full-floor apartments, each with four bedrooms, 274 sqm of internal living space and a 20 sqm balcony. The only exception will be a two-level penthouse with 530 sqm of indoor and outdoor space. It will have four bedrooms and a private rooftop terrace with a pool, firepit area, outdoor kitchen and alfresco space.

The resident amenity will sit on the first level and will comprise a swimming pool with accompanying day beds, a gym with a sauna, and a work from home space off the entry lobby.

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The project will have three levels of basement with parking for 29 cars.

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The 690 sqm site was bought through development site amalgamation specialists GV Property Group, who got the eight owners of the two-storey walk-up, around 40 years old, to band together the sell the prime site.&nbsp;

GV&nbsp;had over eight offers for the site from both local and interstate developers when it sold in 2022.

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One Australia will be R.Corp's first venture in the Gold Coast. Little Projects has previously developed in <a href="/new-apartments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a>, having significant success with Signature, their higher density development on Elizabeth Avenue.

Little Projects, led by Leighton Pyke, also had a site at 20 Mary Avenue in Broadbeach, where they had planned a luxury tower before recently offloading the site.

Joel Robinson

First look: Little Projects redesign Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach apartment tower

Melbourne developer Ross Pelligra is set to take on one of his largest projects to date, lodging plans for a huge multi-stage precinct in Melbourne's growing Fishermans Bend precinct.

Having worked extensively with the Fishermans Bend Precinct and the City of Melbourne over the last 18 months, development manager&nbsp;<a href="/developers/citinova">Citinova</a> has proposed a four-tower development that will bring over 1000 apartments to the chronically undersupplied Melbourne market.

One of the towers will be dedicated build-to-sell, while there will be more build-to-sell apartments in tower two that will also home 200 hotel rooms and extensive amenity.

Tower three will be a commercial office tower, that may be suit a co-working provider, and tower four will be build-to-rent apartments. All the towers will be linked by a podium that will feature&nbsp;vibrant laneways with an arts and culture hub, retail tenancies and an urban grocer.

The five-stage project will also include an unencumbered 3,075 sqm public open space.

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The 1.77-hectare site at&nbsp;99-109 Lorimer Street, Australia's flagship Subaru dealership at the gateway to Fishermans Bend, was secured in 2021.

Since then the stakeholders have been in planning mode, commissioning&nbsp;Architectus to put the designs together for the towers which will be connected by a raised podium. The main residential tower will have 452 apartments and tower two, shared with the hotel, will have 244.

Citinova Director Nathan Minicozzi said since the proposal was submitted, they've received positive feedback from the council.

"There are considerably more stakeholders for precincts of this size and scale," Minicozzi says.

"You're not just going to council and submitting plans for a new development. Before you get to that stage you've spent 12 months working with the Fishermans Bend Taskforce, the DELWP, and the City of Melbourne Council, as well as their design team, to work out best practices and what will be the best project for the site."

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Minicozzi says there's a lot of front-end work with these types of developments, but that allows designs to evolve and consistent feedback to be given throughout the process.

"It's almost like a pre-lodgement meeting where you're squaring off any concerns before submission, which should translate into a better proposal, a higher quality project, and a speedier approval process."

Landscape architect Mala Studio has been part of the design, as have planning consultants Tract.

The development will connect to the Yarra River and expand on Melbourne’s “Green Spine” with landscaped pedestrian and cycling links, creating a new neighbourhood green hub for Lorimer Street.

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Architectus says the project has been designed as a "cohesive 'family' of towers."

"Each building will still have a unique identity and scale-shaped by its use and siting," they said.

"Materials and textures will take inspiration from the precinct’s industrial and maritime origins.

"Staggered and oriented toward the site’s southern boundary, the towers will integrate seamlessly with the evolving Fishermans Bend skyline while minimising overshadowing to adjacent green spaces."

Citinova Director Nathan Minicozzi said since the proposal was submitted, they've received positive feedback from the council

First look exclusive: Citinova plot multi-tower development in Fishermans Bend

A new residential development is in the works for Brisbane's&nbsp;<a href="/new-apartments/chermside-qld-4032">Chermside</a>.

A private Sydney developer has lodged plans for a new 12-level apartment building at 8-12 Playfield Street, a 1890 sqm site on the fringe of Westfield Chermside.

There a currently a handful of houses on the four-site amalgamation that will make way for the new project.

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The development plan includes 62 apartments designed squarely for the owner-occupier. There will be 40 three-bedroom apartments, 20 four-bedrooms, and two five-bedroom penthouses.

The larger apartments have been incorporated to provide an alternative to families and professionals looking for detached or semi-detached housing, the planning documents note.

The project includes parking for 151 vehicles spread across three basement levels, 135 spaces allocated for residents and 16 for visitors.

Designed by <a href="/architects/ana-architects">Angelo Nicolosi &amp; Associates Architects</a>, the proposed apartment building includes an attractive pedestrian access point connecting directly to the proposed footpath on Playfield Street.&nbsp;

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The entryway is designed to be clear, defined, easily accessible, and complemented by generous landscaping, leading to the lobby, lifts, and the ground floor private wellness centre gym.&nbsp;

All apartments are designed for low-maintenance living, offering high-quality, house-sized units with ample private open spaces directly accessible from primary living areas—following the principles of subtropical design. This design approach aims to optimise natural elements such as sunlight, ventilation and breezes for future occupants.&nbsp;

Situated in Chermside's heart, the development offers proximity to key amenities such as the Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside Shopping Centre, recreational spaces, and public transport infrastructure.

Staff Writer

Sydney developer proposes new Chermside apartments

The Victorian Government's property developer, <a href="/developers/development-victoria">Development Victoria</a>, has revealed detailed plans to redevelop the <a href="/developments/ivanhoe-vic-3079">Ivanhoe</a> water tank site, and its looking for a development partner.

The 6,220 sqm site at 421 Upper Heidelberg Road, which includes a decommissioned Yarra Valley Water tank that has been inactive since 2004, sits near the Austin Hospital on the corner of Bell Street and Upper Heidelberg Road.

Around 275 apartments designed by Architectus are envisioned for the site, with a minimum of 10 per cent for affordable housing.

Development Victoria is working with Banyule City Council, the Ivanhoe community and other stakeholders on a Development Plan for the decommissioned Yarra Valley Water tank site. The Development Plan includes provision for up to 12 levels of housing that would suit several development outcomes, including build-to-sell, build-to-rent, retirement and aged care.

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Development Victoria's plan includes a new council par. kIn addition to housing, the plan emphasises the creation of flexible ground-level spaces capable of accommodating commercial uses and high-amenity communal areas, which will offer park vistas, integrated seating, shelters, barbecues, and gardens landscaped by <a href="/landscape-architect/tract-landscape-architects">Tract</a>.

Underground basement car parking will be provided for residents, alongside sustainable transport initiatives such as cycling facilities, car-share programs, and a suite of sustainable development features.&nbsp;

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An Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) Report prepared by <a href="/developers/hip-v-hype">Hip V. Hype</a> outlines key targets, including Green Star Buildings 5-star certification, 7.5-star average NatHERS rating, and 6.5-star minimum NatHERS rating for each apartment.

Over the coming months, the project will advance to the next phase which involves mitigating risks through demolition and site remediation.

Colliers’ Residential National Director, Jozef Dickinson, said partnership opportunities with esteemed sponsors like Development Victoria are exceedingly rare and we anticipate robust interest from capable developers to form part of this process.

"In an environment where discussion around housing supply has never been more prominent, it a great to see Development Victoria keen to get on with delivering a great vision for the site in an ideal&nbsp;location for housing, close to public transport, the Austin Hospital, quality schools and a thriving retail community,” Dickinson said.

Colliers’ Development Sites Executive, Philip Heberling, said that the asset is a key opportunity to implement a holistic response to sustainable development.

“The Development Plan aims to effectively integrate occupant-focused spaces, reductions in life-cycle carbon emissions, improved resource efficiency, and enhanced natural systems consistent with climate resilient principles," Heberling said.

“The project prioritises sustainable outcomes to realise a high-performing project that benefits people, place and planet."

Development Victoria seek partner for Ivanhoe Water Tank Site redevelopment

New apartment plans have been lodged for a $67 million shop-top apartment development in Rouse Hill.

The project, on a 12,000 sqm site at&nbsp;87 Cudgegong Road, involves the amalgamation of three super lots where a private developer&nbsp;is planning two five-level buildings designed by&nbsp;<a href="/architects/srh-architecture">SRH Architecture</a>.

The three lots will be carved up, with building one positioned on 3,719 sqm fronting a new road to be delivered by the NSW Government, and lot two spanning 5,002 sqm. Lot three, at just over 3,000 sqm, will be given back to the Blacktown Council to form a public reserve.<img alt="Rouse Hill proposal - apartment front" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="cc4c1569-0931-40c5-bad9-86d5941a1a22" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/87%20CUDGEGONG%20ROAD%2C%20ROUSE%20HILL%20-%20Front.png?VersionId=OvhZSx42lZaosypPRzgSwkFGzBwJoWFW" />

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The building on the smaller lot will have 84 apartments with 101 parking spaces, while the larger lot will have 92 apartments across five levels.

The 176 apartments will sit above three commercial tenancies and an 85-place childcare facility, as well as 288 car parking spaces across both buildings. There will be nearly 60 per cent two-bed apartments and around 30 per cent one-beds, with the rest three-bedrooms.

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First look: $67 million shoptop apartment development in Rouse Hill proposed

Diversified investment group and property developer Salter Brothers is set for its first development play in the Queensland capital.

While they own and operate a handful of retreats across the Gold Coast and outer Brisbane through their Spicers Retreats brand which they acquired in late 2022, their new project, exclusively revealed by Apartments.com.au, is their first within the City of Brisbane.

Salter Brothers, who is based in Melbourne but has several hotels and commercial assets nationally, is seeking to demolish the Mercure Brisbane Garden City Hotel in Upper Mount Gravatt and develop a new 17-level apartment building at 18 Macgregor Street, Upper Mount Gravatt.

They've had Bates Smart, who has worked more in Sydney and Melbourne since it was founded in the mid-1850s, create the plans for the mixed-use building that will have 101 apartments above a four-level podium. That will home a 90-space childcare centre and parking for 107 cars.

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The residential apartments will start from level six and run through to level 17. The apartments are expressed as "gently undulating petals," Bates Smart wrote in their submission to the Brisbane City Council.

"The tower form and floorplate have been inspired by the native indigenous Tea Tree Flower and Wallum Banksia, two species of flora endemic to the region. This resulted in each apartment being expressed as an individual 'petal' with a curved edge, spatially and visually separated from the apartment adjacent."

There will be eight apartments per floor, six two-beds and two three-bedders. Living rooms and balconies are oriented to achieve maximum amenity through view outlook and solar access.

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A rooftop communal terrace will span the entirety of level 18. It's been conceived as an extension of the nearby Toohey Forest Park which is known for its ecological significance and native flora and fauna. The rooftop will have&nbsp; a pool, mineral spa, and a landscaped seating area oriented to the north where they enjoy primary view outlook towards Mount Gravatt.

A resident gym and separate amenity room are located east and west of the core, while to the south there will be a landscaped barbecue area.

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Bates Smart said&nbsp;Mount Gravatt was known by the local Turrbal and Jagera Peoples as 'kaggur-madul', meaning the 'Place of the Echidna', or 'Where Echidnas Rest'.

They said they when they designed the external shading system, they took inspiration from the delicate fine grain repetition of echidna spikes and their use in traditional indigenous jewellery making, where the quills were dried, treated with emu oil, and then assembled into beautiful strings of necklaces which express a strong linear repetition that enhances the legibility of curved surfaces they adorn.

The 5,356 sqm site is ideally located a five-minute walk from Garden City Westfield, one of Brisbane's largest shopping centres.

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Down in its native Melbourne, Salter is currently developing <a href="/new-apartments/candela-ivanhoe-40-upper-heidelberg-road-ivanhoe">Candela Ivanhoe</a>, 62 one, two three and four-bedroom apartments in Melbourne's north east.

The 5,356 sqm site is ideally located a five-minute walk from Garden City Westfield in Upper Mount Gravatt, one of Brisbane's largest shopping centres.

First look exclusive: Salter Brothers plot new Brisbane apartments

Contreras Earl Architecture is continuing to bring its architectural smarts to Brisbane on behalf of developer Vista Projects.

Having submitted <a href="/news/qld/first-look-architectural-apartments-set-for-st-lucia">plans for Vista in St Lucia late last year</a> for five striking apartments, the Gold Coast-based architecture firm has put together a design for their next project in the neighbouring <a href="/new-apartments/taringa-qld-4068">Taringa</a>.

The project, dubbed La Flor at&nbsp;128-130 Swann Road, will replace two single-level houses on 1,042 sqm.

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"The elevated site presents an opportunity to create a building of significance on a street of iconic character in the established inner-west suburb, a leafy locality with panoramic views towards the city," the Architecture Statement submitted to the Brisbane City Council by <a href="/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a> noted.

La Flor draws inspiration from nature, with its design metaphorically likened to the unfolding petals of a flower and translates into an architectural interplay between openness and enclosure.&nbsp;

The material palette, including coloured concrete, translucent glass, stone, and aluminium, further reinforces the concept of the building's petal form.

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"Creating a space of sanctuary in the suburban setting “La Flor” emanates sculptural presence, while also providing spaces of privacy and shadowy refuge from nature’s elements as well as from the street.

"This interplay of openness and enclosure amplifies the buildings’ honest character and feel creating a harmonious addition to the streetscape of Swann Road."

The six-level building will have eight three-bedroom apartments and a four-bedroom penthouse with its own private rooftop. The rest of the rooftop is reserved for resident amenity, comprising a resort-style pool, a sauna, extensive seating, barbecue spaces and sun lounges.

The design also takes the&nbsp;opportunity to use the undercroft area below the building with a unique wellness zone nestled amongst the gentle slope that includes an outdoor gym, outdoor yoga and entertainment areas distributed across different terraces immersed by lush landscape and vegetation.

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The architecture also incorporates cascading vegetation that complements the building's organic lines, strategically placed to enhance privacy internally and externally while fostering a stronger connection with the surrounding vegetation.

Contreras Earl has a long history on the Gold Coast. Led by Rafael&nbsp;Contreras and Monica Earl, the company has designed several buildings by Sunland including the luxury 272 Hedges Avenue in Mermaid Beach and 180 Marine Parade in Labrador.

First look: Contreras Earl pen new Taringa apartment project, La Flor

Harry Seidler's McMahons Point apartment development, Blues Point Tower, is one of the revered architects' most iconic projects.&nbsp;

It's in one of the best spots in the harbourside suburb, just off Blues Point Reserve on Blues Point Road.&nbsp;

They've got the advantage of extensive Harbour views, and residents have convenient access to the city via the McMahons Point ferry. But the tower also stands as a sign of the times in McMahons Point. Most of the apartment developments are decades old.&nbsp;It's been years since a new apartment project was developed.

Cue a new boutique project on a near 1,000 sqm site at 1 Warung Street, under 200 metres from Seidler's landmark.

Vince Squillace's&nbsp;Squillace Architects has put the plans together for seven owner-occupier apartments for a company tied to developer Theo Paradisis from Highbury Group.

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Squillace's Design Report said given the given the locality and context of the site, the unit mix, of six three-bedroom apartments and a four-bedroom penthouse, is appropriate for the local market. One and two-bedroom units are less appropriate for the site, they said.

"The proposed seven units responds to the planning controls imposed on the site, appropriately considers the local market demands and reduces what was previously an overdeveloped site which provided a higher number of units but poor amenity and an inferior product."

The current 1960s building homes 12 units, and there had been approval previously for a nine-unit development on the site.

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Squillace said given the&nbsp;existing building is a 1960's residential flat building, it has been identified as an uncharacteristic item within the McMahons Point South Heritage Conservation Area, which is primarily a&nbsp;mix of Victorian and Federation 1920’s and 1930’s housing mixed with some Interwar residential flat buildings.

They said the aim is to "create a high-quality contemporary apartment building that makes a positive contribution to this unique and world-class harbour foreshore site whilst maximising views, sunlight, the natural beauty of this environment and enhancing the lives of its occupants."

First look exclusive: McMahons Point to get rare new apartment development

Luxury apartment developments on the Palm Beach beachfront are continuing to stack up.

The latest play is by Sydney-based developer Chanine Developments, who secured a large site across 1407 Gold Coast Highway and 402-404 The Esplanade through site amalgamation specialists GV Property Group.

Chanine, led by Marwan Chanine, has now lodged plans for a boutique eight-level building with 15 half-floor apartments and a massive five-bedroom penthouse.

Chanine said the vision&nbsp;is to bring the opulence of the Eastern Suburbs to Palm Beach, in both finishes and aesthetics."

"The team are consistently looking across the entire eastern seaboard, and we've always loved Queensland," Chanine said of their first project outside of New South Wales.

"We're not building anymore coastline, so there's always value on the water."

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Chanine had been working on securing the site for over a year. They're building the apartments on the 824 sqm The Esplanade site which has a 20 metre frontage. They will landbank the site fronting the Gold Coast Highway if a future development opportunity arises.

There will be 16 apartments in the building which has been designed by CDArchitects. The 15 three-bedroom apartments will sit beneath a massive 354 sqm, five-bedroom penthouse with its own&nbsp;rooftop pool, barbecue kitchen and alfresco space.

CDArchitects said the&nbsp;architectural concept draws inspiration from the dynamic interplay of shifting sands and ocean waves.

"Emulating the sinuous movements found in nature, the design manifests in a curvilinear facade that echoes the undulating contours of both sand dunes and waves."

They said the&nbsp;apartments themselves offer a superior level of luxury, boasting spacious interiors and uninterrupted sightlines to the beach and coastline.

"Far from imitating past architectural feats, the proposed building aspires to establish itself as an iconic landmark along the coastline, setting a new standard for design innovation and coastal living."

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There will be two basement levels with&nbsp;55 parking spaces and 18 bicycle spaces, as well as resident amenity on the ground floor in the form of a pool and spa.

GV Property Group's Luke Reaby&nbsp;says they're seeing an influx of developers coming back into the market following a slight lull in the market in 2023.

"Stock has dried up and record revenues are being achieved every week in the off the plan market," Reaby says, adding that the record revenue have assisted in beachside projects becoming more viable."

As for Palm Beach, where GV has sold seven sites in the last 18 months and their 17th in Palm Beach, Reaby says it's arguably one of the most demanded suburbs on the coast.

"Plenty of new development has and will continue to occur in and around Palm Beach which will result in a really vibrant neighbourhood."

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Chanine has around $1 billion worth of development in the pipeline across New South Wales and now Queensland.

Their main focus in Sydney is a 4,595 sqm site they have in Bellevue Hill where, subject to council approval, they'll be launching 36 three and four-bedroom apartments later this year.

The apartments will be spread across a trio of buildings at 186-192 Old South Head Road, on the corner of Banksia Road near where Bellevue Hill meets Bondi Beach.

Sydney developer eyes Palm Beach luxury apartments

It's taken less than five months for Roy Skaf's Macquarie York to secure approval for its upcoming absolute waterfront Surfers Paradise project.

<a href="/developers/macquarie-york">Macquarie York</a>, who have been behind Allure on Chevron Island, will develop a 17-level tower&nbsp;at 50 Sunset Boulevarde, a 1,057 sqm riverfront block on the Nerang River facing <a href="/developments/chevron-island-qld-4217">Chevron Island</a>'s Home of The Arts building.

Plus Architecture designed the building which will have 42 two and three-bedroom apartments and a three-level, four-bedroom penthouse.

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Each floor up to level 15 will accommodate just three apartments, varying in size from 96 to 129 sqm. The upper levels from 16 onwards will feature sub-penthouses and the crown jewel, a three-level, three-bedroom penthouse with exclusive amenities such as a private plunge pool, fire pit lounge area, and outdoor kitchenette.

Each unit will come with at least one car space.

Plus Architecture, led locally by Danny Juric, says the project has been "meticulously designed to seamlessly blend with its urban and natural surroundings, achieving a harmonious balance between the human-scale streetscape, riverscape, and the emerging skyline."

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The building's division into podium and tower forms, along with extensive landscaping, creates an inviting environment that softens its presence and integrates greenery throughout its height.

The tower's light-coloured concrete façade, horizontal articulation, and curved balconies draw inspiration from the Australian beach shack aesthetic, minimising visual impact and evoking the rippling surface of the nearby river.

Among the amenities planned for residents is a dedicated recreation level on the second floor boasting a swimming pool, lounge area, BBQ space, gym, sauna, steam room, and work-from-home office space complete with desks and a boardroom.&nbsp;

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