Supermarket giant Woolworths has achieved a significant milestone in its plans for a mixed-use retail and residential development in <a href="/new-apartments/rose-bay-nsw-2029">Rose Bay</a>.

They've secure a Gateway Determination for their prime 1,561 sqm site on the corner of Old South Head Road and Albemarle Road, where they intend on developing a two-level Woolworths underneath 13 owner-occupier, luxury apartments designed by&nbsp;<a href="/architects/pbd-architects">PBD Architects</a>.

The apartments have been designed to ensure privacy for nearby homes, incorporating a landscaped 'pocket park' and setbacks on the upper floors.&nbsp;

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The <a href="/new-apartments/sydney-nsw">Sydney</a> Eastern City Planning Panel acknowledged the strategic and site-specific merit of the proposal in November 2023, leading to a recommendation and later on the issuance of Gateway Determination from the Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure in February 2024.

This determination signifies a green light for the project to progress to public exhibition.

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Undertaken in consultation with the community and Council, Woolworths Property's proposal aligns with the goals outlined in Woollahra Council’s Development Control Plan 2015, specifically targeting the Rose Bay South Mixed Use Centre as a 'Key Corner Gateway' site.&nbsp;

Currently, the site is home to a Caltex Service Station.

The Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel acknowledged the strategic and site-specific merit of the proposal in November 2023

Staff Writer

Woolworths take big step forward for shoptop Rose Bay development

National apartment developer GURNER™ has submitted revised plans for its $800 million Barangaroo apartment development.

The plans – a modification to the existing approved scheme – will be mostly focused on the internal design to deliver a high-end vision aimed at owner-occupiers, including more three-bedroom residences, a reduction in apartments from 125 to 91, and an increased focus on health and wellness amenities and resident services akin to the best hotels in the world.

The revised scheme will take all the learnings from GURNER™'s Saint Moritz and Hawksburn Place, both of which set a new benchmark for high-end living in Melbourne, and bring it to the Sydney market at the landmark harbour site.

The new vision includes a strong focus on high-end amenity and service, more of which will be revealed closer to launch in mid-2025.

The crown jewel of the new scheme will be an opulent 400 sqm, double-level penthouse that will afford unrivalled views across Sydney Harbour.

At the ground floor, 189 Kent Street will feature a new restaurant and bar, and large lobbies for residents. This will come with further resident-focused services like a concierge, butler, prestige car share, and on-site health and wellness practitioners.

Most of the three and four-bedroom residences will be full-floor apartments of circa 250 sqm, with private lift access and outdoor terraces, affording panoramic views of the CBD skyline and across Sydney Harbour.

The building is designed by FJC Studio, which won an international design competition to lead the architecture.

Tim Gurner called the Kent Street site "one of Australia's most important sites."

"We are very focused on bringing our signature high-end residences to the location, where owners can live their ultimate life with unsurpassed views of the harbour.

“We get many enquiries from Sydney residents wanting us to bring the prestige, amenity and service of Saint Moritz to Sydney, and that is exactly what we will be doing.

“The building is now fully focused on owner-occupiers, with large two, three and four-bedroom options that are almost all full-floor residences, with direct access lifts, incredible views and very high security."

Gurner said they know the&nbsp;appetite is there for larger floorplans, particularly if they’re full-level, for wealthy downsizers and right-sizers, high net-worth individuals and international buyers, who are flooding back into the Australian market.

Tim Gurner called the Kent Street site "one of Australia's most important sites."

Joel Robinson

Gurner revises luxury Barangaroo apartment tower plans

Builder developer DASCO has secured one of the most anticipated developments in Sydney's inner east.

The <a href="/builders/dasco-australia">iCIRT-rated builder</a> has secured a 1.7-hectare site at <a href="/new-apartments/danks-st-district-903-921-bourke-street-waterloo-nsw-2017">903-921 Bourke Street</a>, a former industrial site on the corner of Bourke, McEvoy and Young streets, which was sold with development approval for Young Street Village, a new mixed-use precinct with 376 apartments and retail and commercial spaces.

DASCO&nbsp;General Manager Michel Najjar said the company is acutely aware of the city’s chronic housing shortage.

"This is an opportunity to deliver a landmark lifestyle community that benefits from the highly desirable Redfern and Surry Hills villages that will be extremely popular with owner-occupiers, investors and tenants.”

The plans had been submitted by the Melbourne-based developer Dahua Group in early 2022, with approval from the City of Sydney Council coming just over a year ago.

The six buildings, four of which will be new and two heritage-listed buildings which will be restored, will be focused around a central plaza with retail space and new parks.

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Two buildings will flank Bourke Street, one being the tallest tower proposed. Described as a stepped tower with family-targeted terraces which address the park, the building will have 147 apartments across its 20 levels.

Next door will be a six-storey plaza building with 26 apartments, defined as "quirky" by&nbsp;<a href="/architects/bates-smart" target="">Bates Smart</a>&nbsp;and Richards and Spence, who worked in collaboration on the tower and the plaza.

"The quirky 6-storey plaza building defines the heritage square, with clear reference to the industrial brick buildings of the past," the design statement as part of the development submission noted.

There will be a further two buildings facing Young Street, designed by architect Fieldwork&nbsp;in collaboration with MHNDU. They will have a combined 202&nbsp;apartments, taking the total number of apartments across the precinct to 375 apartments.

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At the foot of the two Young St buildings will be fit-out for another cafe or restaurant.

Two heritage buildings in the centre of the site will be retained, the 1922 Pumping Station and the 1935 Valve House.

"The Pumphouse is a convergence of geology and water, tracks and narratives, indigenous and non-indigenous peoples and cultures across the site," further documentation noted.

"It sees the transformation of a disused water precinct into a rich, active mixed-use proposition - where water continues to play an important role in recasting the identity of the precinct.

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"At the heart of the proposal is a green oasis and oculus connection between a public ground plane, and a semi-public landscape terrace that serves the precincts residents.

"This oculus is designed to be populated on the ground plane with lively hospitality dining, and a visual connection back to the site’s heritage plaza."

DASCO's co-director, Daniel Nicolas, acknowledged the city’s housing crisis and the desperate need for a stronger pipeline of projects that will help alleviate rapidly increasing rents and provide a greater diversity of housing within the inner city.

“Research shows inner-city approvals have plummeted to record low levels in recent years and new project releases and completions have also stalled,” Nicolas said.

“All the metrics indicate there is a dire problem with low vacancy rates and soaring rents. Net overseas migration figures have returned to pre-COVID levels and the demand for quality residential living, particularly in this location, remains as high as ever from students, singles, couples and young families.

“With fewer development sites of this scale and calibre available in prime and prestigious locations, we see this as an essential opportunity for us to deliver an impressive legacy project.”

There were 2020 plans submitted by Dahua that would have seen higher density towers built, with 469 apartments across four buildings.

Exclusive: DASCO secure Waterloo mixed-use development from Dahua Group

Brisbane developer Pikos Group is backing up its recently launched Skye Residences in Kangaroo Point with another project in the affluent suburb.

They've been given the green light by the Brisbane City Council for Gaia, two 15-level buildings at <a href="/new-apartments/gaia-kangaroo-point-108-lambert-street-kangaroo-point">108 Lambert Street</a> which will home 215 apartments as well as creating a full acre of inner-city parklands in the process.

Pikos Group founder and Executive Director Pedro Pikos said the vision for Gaia has been a decade in the making and follows the amalgamation of eight individual lots to create 5,284 sqm of pure river frontage.&nbsp;

“The opportunity to amalgamate such a large riverfront site at Kangaroo Point is unrepeatable,” Pikos said.&nbsp;

“Gaia will transform this rare waterfront site into an inner-city sanctuary that embraces its incredible &nbsp;connectivity to the river and the city, delivering two residential towers and the city’s largest private parkland along a secluded pocket of the Brisbane River.”&nbsp;

Designed by <a href="/architects/dko-architecture">DKO Architecture</a>, Gaia is the second project in Pikos Group’s luxury riverfront property portfolio and follows <a href="/new-apartments/skye-residences-kangaroo-point-8-river-terrace-kangaroo-point">Skye by Pikos</a>, currently under construction at River Terrace,&nbsp;<a href="/developments/kangaroo-point-qld-4169">Kangaroo Point</a>.&nbsp;

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Pikos Group Chief Executive Officer Michelle Wooldridge said Gaia has been designed as a luxurious urban retreat designed to merge city living with riverside tranquillity.&nbsp;

“The name Gaia means ‘connected to earth,’ which perfectly encapsulates our vision for the site as a holistic residential and wellness precinct grounded in nature,” Wooldridge said.&nbsp;

“In revisiting the design to enhance its buildability, we uncovered the opportunity to open view corridors and create expansive green spaces.&nbsp;

“In doing so, we’ve created Brisbane’s largest private parkland community, with just shy of one acre of riverfront gardens and green spaces providing extensive amenity and connection to nature to all residents.&nbsp;

“The site itself is incredibly tranquil and embraces this quiet pocket of the river while enjoying excellent connectivity to the city. This will only improve once the city’s green bridges are complete.”&nbsp;

Wooldridge said both residential towers at Gaia have been oriented to capture sweeping views of the city and river, with all apartments featuring luxury internal finishes of natural stone, timber flooring and premium appliances.&nbsp;

Residents will have access to wellness&nbsp;amenities including a riverside pool and pool terrace, with hot and cold plunge pools, set amongst the landscaped gardens, as well as an indoor/outdoor gym, BBQ and outdoor dining, rooftop dining and garden workshop, yoga lawn and outdoor cinema, private dining room, and work-from-home lounge.&nbsp;

The River Tower includes a mix of three and four-bedroom apartments, some with a multi-purpose room, while the City Tower will have two and three-bedroom apartments with an additional multi-purpose room.

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Pikos Group Chief Executive Officer Michelle Wooldridge said Gaia has been designed as a luxurious urban retreat designed to merge city living with riverside tranquillity

Pikos Group secures approval for Gaia Kangaroo Point apartments

Amenity-centric Melbourne developer <a href="/developers/blue-earth-group">Blue Earth Group</a> is trying again to get its Coburg development approved.

Following an unsuccessful Tribunal hearing last year, Blue Earth Group, led by Michael and Omran Dib, has filed plans again to the Merri-Bek Council for a three-tower development at <a href="/new-apartments/81a-bell-street-coburg">81a Bell Street</a>, on the fringe of Coburg&nbsp;City&nbsp;Oval&nbsp;(or Piranha Park).

The plan is for over 444 apartments and townhouses designed by CHT Architects on what the planning documents call a "significant land parcel" given its location on the south-western corner of Bell and Rodda Street which forms the entrance/gateway to the <a href="/new-apartments/coburg-vic-3058">Coburg</a> Major Activity Centre (‘MAC’).

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The Planning Report by Planning &amp; Property Partners suggested the Tribunal Decision came from concerns of the built form, however, they acknowledged the site's suitability and ability to respond to planning policy for increased housing density and diversity on the site.

"All of the former planning permits issued for the site have expired, with this application now seeking to respond to the criticisms identified in the recent Tribunal Decision and positively renew the site’s strategic significance to the Coburg MAC through the provision of an exemplar mixed-use development encompassing higher density residential living and added benefits for the benefit of the broader community," the report read.

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The 1.2-hectare site was used for the former Coburg High School but is now vacant following a lengthy planning history.

The revised design response continues a similar design concept to that forming the basis of the Tribunal Decision, containing three buildings ranging in height from five to 11 storeys, with large areas of publicly accessible open space and pedestrian links provided within the site that are bordered by ground floor activity with the provided building separation and setbacks consistent with the Tribunal’s findings in maximising daylight receipt to the apartments and sunlight to provided open space areas.

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Proposed are 223 one-bedroom apartments, the majority with a study, 195 two-bedders, 15 three-bed apartments, and 11 townhouses.

The towers will sit above two basement levels with 499 car parking spaces. 716 bicycle spaces will be provided across the site.

There will be around 239 sqm of shop floor space and a 106 sqm food and drink premises.

Blue Earth has become well known for creating developments that focus on a lifestyle as much as being a place to live since being founded by the Dib family in 1993.

Blue Earth has become well known for creating developments that focus on a lifestyle as much as being a place to live since being founded by the Dib family in 1993

Blue Earth Group to push on with three-tower Coburg development

Privately-held developer ALAND has had the second stage of its $800 million Merrylands development, The Gladstone Village, approved by the Cumberland City Council.

The second stage of <a href="/buildings/amber-the-gladstone-village-stage-2-228-pitt-st-merrylands">The Gladstone Village</a> boasts a 20-level structure that will house a mix of 245 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, along with three ground-floor retail spaces and a large residents-only rooftop terrace.

The tower is dominated by two-beds (196), with 28 one-bedroom apartments and 21 three-bedders.

On the top level, residents will have access to a 940 sqm rooftop terrace providing a variety of amenities including an outdoor cinema screen, a barbecue area kitchen pavilion, yoga and retreat spaces, as well as a community vegetable garden. &nbsp;

Apartments on level one will also have access to private landscaped gardens with retreat seating, covered breakout spaces and a kid’s play soft turf area.

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The third and final stage, lodged just a few months after the 20-storey mixed-use tower, will include three buildings ranging from 12 to 16 storeys tall on a 6156 sqm site. This stage will offer 310 units, including 231 two-bedroom apartments, 49 three-bedroom units, and 30 one-bedroom units.

There will be four food and beverage shops on the ground floor.

<a href="/developers/aland">ALAND</a> is working with <a href="/architects/ptw">PTW Architects</a>, <a href="/landscape-architect/land-and-form">Land and Form Studio</a>, and Think Planners throughout the whole development.&nbsp;Stages two and three, in particular, were designed together to ensure the best urban design results.

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On completion, the 2.5-hectare master planned precinct will home 1100 apartments, as well as a village atmosphere with dining, retail, health and wellbeing spaces on the street level and over 2,500 sqm of open space.

The Gladstone Village is within walking distance of Stockland <a href="/developments/merrylands-nsw-2160">Merrylands</a> Shopping Centre, an array of restaurants and cafes, as well as numerous parks and nearby educational institutions. The growing local infrastructure in the area also means Gladstone Village is just ten minutes away from <a href="/new-apartments/parramatta-nsw">Parramatta</a>, while the <a href="/new-apartments/sydney-nsw">Sydney</a> CBD is less than a 30-minute drive.

On completion, the 2.5-hectare master planned precinct will home 1100 apartments, as well as a village atmosphere with dining, retail, health and wellbeing spaces on the street level

ALAND approved for The Gladstone Village second stage

National property and construction group Traders In Purple has been given the green light to develop 50 villas and terraces in Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands.

The 2.1-hectare site on Argyle St is zoned for medium density residential housing and is within walking distance of the town centre, train station, Moss Vale Public School and Moss Vale Services Club.

Like many regional towns, Moss Vale has seen a surge in its median house price, rising from around $650,000 to $1 million in four years. Rents have also risen dramatically from an average of $480 a week to $650 over the same period.

A mix of three and four-bedroom single and double-storey terraces and villas with courtyards will be offered along with a central Village Green for residents to enjoy the outdoors and engage with their neighbours.

Detailed design will now commence ahead of an anticipated late 2024 sales launch.

The collection of free-standing and attached dwellings has been designed to meet demand from a growing number of locals wishing to downsize from large, high-maintenance homes as well as buyers priced out of the market.

Traders In Purple Development Director Thomas Zdun said Moss Vale’s population was forecast to increase by more than 4,500 by 2041, fuelled in part by Sydneysiders seeking a relaxed place to retire or take advantage of hybrid work arrangements.

“Moss Vale is about 90 minutes’ drive from Sydney and 2 hours by train which makes it an attractive destination for those who might only need to be in the office two or three days a week,” Zdun said.

“But the more pressing demand comes from locals who want to downsize from homes that are no longer appropriate as mobility and health declines with age.

“The diverse housing choice that will be offered in this new development will allow many long-standing residents to continue living in the locality, amongst their friends and support networks, in a contemporary home that is accessible and also less costly to maintain.”

Each of the 50 homes will be fitted with solar photovoltaic panels to keep energy bills in check and achieve the 7 Star NatHERs energy rating that has been mandatory in new homes since October last year.

Community consultation prior to lodging the DA contributed to the site masterplan and a focus on sustainable, naturally light homes and a garden outlook.

Detailed design will now commence ahead of an anticipated late 2024 sales launch

Traders in Purple greenlit for Southern Highlands community

Lendlease has secured formal approval for Gurrowa Place, their $1.7 billion redevelopment of the Queen Victoria Markets in the heart of Melbourne.

The approval follows last week’s execution of contracts between <a href="/developers/lendlease-development">Lendlease</a>, student accommodation provider Scape, and the City of <a href="/developments/melbourne-vic?sort=">Melbourne</a> for the major urban regeneration project.

Lendlease has also received planning permits for early works with construction expected to commence in the coming months, pending final approvals.

Gurrowa Place, which is part of the largest urban renewal project undertaken by the City of Melbourne, will revitalise the QVM precinct’s 3.2-hectare southern site, bordered by Franklin, Queen and Peel streets, with new commercial, residential, retail, and public open space.

Across three new buildings, Gurrowa Place will feature a 28-storey next-generation workplace, around&nbsp;560 build-to-rent apartments with 80 affordable homes, and 1,100 student residences to be managed by Scape.

The approved plan includes a 1.8-hectare public park which will be known as Market Square designed by the City of Melbourne in collaboration with Lendlease, and the restoration of the existing heritage Franklin Street Stores into a new retail village to complement the QVM offering.&nbsp;

A 220-space basement car park will also be delivered for visitors and traders.

The site’s history has been honoured after extensive consultation with Wurundjeri Elders, with the name ‘Gurrowa’ meaning a place of exchange and interchange to the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which the Queen Victoria Market resides.

Lendlease is acting as development and construction partner for the commercial and build-to-rent towers, with Scape acting as the developer of the student accommodation.

The project is expected to be completed in FY28.

Tony Lombardo, Global CEO of Lendlease, says the&nbsp;$1.7 billion Gurrowa Place project represents an enormous opportunity to revitalise one of Melbourne’s most-loved precincts with new public space, retail, office and housing.

“With construction expected to commence in the coming months, we’ve commenced discussions with capital partners interested in working alongside Lendlease and our stakeholders to bring the project to life on behalf of Melburnians," Lombardo said.

“Achieving the twin milestones of contract close and development plan approval underscores the significant momentum right across our Australian business, Lendlease’s traditional growth engine, as we replenish our local pipeline of development projects and repatriate capital from offshore.”

City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp said&nbsp;Gurrowa Place will become home to thousands of new residents, attract more market customers and boost business for traders – while unlocking one of the largest open spaces in the CBD.

“We’re one step closer to starting work to enhance the traditional market experience Melburnians and visitors know and love. This $1.7 billion vote of confidence from Lendlease is Council’s most significant partnership with the private sector – which will create more than 4,000 jobs and secure the market’s future.”

Lendlease secures approval for Gurrowa Place, $1.7 billion Queen Victoria Market redevelopment

Arium, the new apartment development arm of Sunland's Abedian family, has rethought its plans for its prime Greenmount Beach Hotel site, one of the best undeveloped sites on the Southern Gold Coast.

It was 2021 when the Abedian family paid $42.3 million for the amalgamated 7,071 sqm block, bordering Marine Parade, Eden Avenue and Hill Street, before going into planning mode for the prime site which sits between Rainbow Beach and Greenmount Beach and offers never-to-be-built-out views over the sand.

In May 2023 Arium submitted plans for a 16-level tower with 54 apartments designed by Contreras Earl Architecture.

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But now Arium has filed new plans with the Gold Coast City Council, with 111 Design Studio proposing a complete redesign which has changed the scale and density of the project.

There will now be two towers, both 14 levels, two levels lower than what Arium had pitched nearly 12 months ago.

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Zone Planning Group wrote in their Planning Assessment that the decision to remove two levels was made to respond to the context of the area and the height of the Norfolk Island Pines trees on Greenmount Headland, as well as to be consistent with the neighbouring Rockpool development by Joe Adsett which is also 14 levels.

There will now be 63 apartments, 28 in tower one and 35 in tower two. The towers will be divided by a striking central entry area which will have water features and a lap pool in landscaping by Urbis.

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Each tower will have two, three and four-bedroom apartments. In total, there will be 15 two-bedroom apartments, 38 three-bed apartments, and 10 four-bedroom apartments.

Four of the 10 four-bedroom apartments will be the penthouses, each occupying half a floor and spanning two levels. They will have half of a rooftop which will feature a plunge pool in each corner of the building as it curves to overlook&nbsp;Marine Parade and the beaches. There's also a roof terrace, dining area and landscaped gardens.<img alt="Abedian" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="80f66d7d-0ca0-4140-9e66-2c2a99be7e64" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-26%20at%209.01.39%20pm.png?VersionId=RkO7E4BKLz1kK0YLpQkdZavExT8ocGNT" />

The ground floor of Tower One will have a wellness centre, with four hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, a steam room, a salt cave, and a central room labelled snow, an uncommon wellness feature which is a room "chilled to a perfect 14-degrees Fahrenheit and features actual snow flurries all year round."

The foot of tower two will home a pilates and yoga studio, a gym, a kid's play area, a function room and a meeting space.

There will be 145 resident&nbsp;car parking spaces and 10 visitor car parking spaces within two basement levels.

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Zone Planning Group said the development adopts a high-quality architectural appearance comprising a unique façade where extensive curved glass panels wrap around the balconies.

"The tower form also comprises of distinctive shape in which the tower floorplate increases in size up to Level 9 and then tapers in up to Level 14. The tower appearance consists of a fluid/rhythmic appearance to complement the natural/coastal setting of the site."

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The Abedian family shut up shop of Sunland Group in 2022, shedding its assets including its&nbsp;<a href="/developments/benowa-qld-4217">Benowa</a>&nbsp;retail. They recently completed the build of 272 Hedges Avenue which was their last residential development.

Sunland were behind some of the Gold Coast's most well-known buildings, including Palazzo Versace and Q1.

When telling shareholders Sunland was exiting the development game, the Abedian family always said they would run a private development company.

Arium is only using two of the three sites as part of this development. They advise a 2,934 sqm portion on the corner of Eden Avenue and Hill Street will be used for stage two of the project.

The Abedian family's new development arm, Arium, has filed new plans for the site at 55 Eden Avenue


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The Maroochydore CBD is set for a new apartment development that has been inspired by the ocean and will serve as a "metaphorical umbrella".

The 12-level building at&nbsp;<a href="/new-apartments/el-parasol-15-17-ocean-street-maroochydore">15-17 Ocean Street</a>, Maroochydore, is being planned by building firm <a href="/builders/rocking-horse-constructions">Rocking Horse Constructions</a>, who had Ferro Chow Architecture create the unique design for the project which they are calling&nbsp;El Parasol.

El Parasol will bring 53 apartments to the heart of the Maroochydore CBD, in a pocket that hasn't had much supply in recent years.

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There will be 16 two-bedroom apartments and 32 three-bed units, half of which will have their own study. Four four-bedroom apartments occupy the penthouse level on level 12.

There are communal facilities on level three in the form of a swimming pool and spa with cabanas, a gym, and a kitchen and dining area.

The ground level will have a hospitality venue, while level two and the other half of level three will home four two-level office spaces.

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There will be 128 parking spaces, 82 for the apartments, 14 for visitors, 15 for the retail space, and 17 for the offices.

Ferro Chow wrote in their documentation submitted to the Sunshine Coast Council that their architectural vision is to seamlessly weave multiple dwellings, a vibrant food and drink outlet, and flexible office spaces into a harmonious, multi-residential community.

"Our vision is to create a thriving, interconnected community that embodies the spirit of Maroochydore while embracing the beauty of the ocean’s forms and the patterns of life in a vibrant, evolving city,"&nbsp;the report read.

“El Parasol, an embodiment of an ‘umbrella: providing shelter from the sun,’ symbolizes our inspiration. Drawing from the dynamic lifestyle and mixing multiple uses, our project is poised to transform Maroochydore’s celebrated landscape."

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Ferro Chow, led by Jared Chow, said the building&nbsp;integrates seamlessly into a vibrant entertainment precinct surrounded by various retail and commercial establishments.

"The street-level experience is thoughtfully curated, boasting an activated and landscaped podium with abundant greenery for screening, fostering a strong connection between common areas and the lively street."

They said El Parasol employs&nbsp;earthy, pared-back materials, sculpting a form that is both sculptural and sensitive to its coastal landscape.

"The use of off-form concrete, timber, and rammed earth contributes to a natural, organic aesthetic, further enhanced by hanging planters and perimeter planting, reducing the building’s mass."

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The project, on a 2,190 sqm site which is currently a retail strip, will sit directly opposite&nbsp;Big Top Shopping Centre.

The new plans are a scaled-down version of the plans approved back in 2020. That had 66 apartments and 44 short-term accommodation units across a larger 4,200 sqm site.

Rocking Horse Constructions is led by building veteran Alex Schiavo and is currently building Sorano House, the luxury Kangaroo Point apartment development.&nbsp;

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El Parasol will bring 53 apartments to the heart of the Maroochydore CBD, in a pocket that hasn't had much supply in recent years

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