Azure expands into Gold Coast new apartment market with Southport site purchase
Long-established Brisbane developer Azure is set to further expand their footprint on the Gold Coast, securing a site in Southport that will pave their way for their first new apartment development in the area.
The Brisbane-based company has secured a 1.7-hectare block at 1 Clarke Street, Southport, in the heart of the Health and Knowledge precinct. They plan to deliver 100 one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences within Lumina, a purpose-built commercial and innovation precinct.
The acquisition comes amid sustained population growth and rising demand for well-located housing within the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct, one of Queensland’s fastest-growing employment hubs.
“We’re excited to be moving further south on the Gold Coast through this acquisition,” said Trent Keirnan, Founder at Azure.
“Southport is rapidly emerging as a true CBD, underpinned by health, education and innovation. Securing one of the final residential opportunities within Lumina at the 200 hectare Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct allows us to play a meaningful role in shaping the next chapter of the city.”
The project will mark Azure’s second residential project on the Gold Coast, following the group’s strong performance across Southeast Queensland, with the group delivering over 300 residences within the past year.
“There is a clear appetite for design-led living in vibrant, connected locations like Southport, and this site enables us to respond to that demand in a thoughtful way,” said Keirnan.
Planning and design are now underway, with the project’s sales launch scheduled for the second half of 2026.
Azure already has a strong footprint in Brisbane’s northern corridor, with the Gold Coast site acquisition adding to a growing $2 billion pipeline of major projects underway.
Joel Robinson
Joel Robinson is the Editor in Chief at Apartments.com.au, where he leads the editorial team and oversees the country’s most comprehensive news coverage dedicated to the off the plan property market. With more than a decade of experience in residential real estate journalism, Joel brings deep insight into Australia’s evolving development landscape.
He holds a degree in Business Management with a major in Journalism from Leeds Beckett University in the UK, and has developed a particular expertise in off the plan apartment space. Joel’s editorial lens spans the full lifecycle of a project, from site acquisition and planning approvals through to new launches, construction completions, and final sell-out, delivering trusted, buyer-focused content that supports informed decision-making across the property journey
