Cube secures Golden Beach site amid fierce development demand
Sunshine Coast developer Cube Developments has secured a prime Golden Beach site for $10.775 million, with plans already lodged for a new lifestyle development as demand for quality residential opportunities across the region continues to surge.
A national expressions of interest campaign led by Colliers agents Nick Dowling and Baydn Dodds resulted in the sale of the 11,236 sqm site at 9 Onslow Street Golden Beach, just 100 metres from the beach.
Cube has submitted a development application for a five-storey, 60-unit residential project to be delivered on a 2,034 sqm portion of the site. Featuring sweeping ocean and Glasshouse Mountain views, resort-style amenities including a pool, recovery spa, food and beverage outlet and commercial space it is designed to appeal to downsizers and lifestyle seekers and represents a major step in the reinvigoration of Golden Beach.
Cube’s planned development on the Onslow Street site will join its growing Sunshine Coast portfolio of high calibre projects, which includes Oasis at Bokarina Beach and Nature at Cotton Tree.
Cube Developments Director Scott Juniper said Golden Beach was fast becoming one of Queensland’s most sought-after property destinations.
“The once sleepy suburb of Golden Beach has well and truly arrived,” Juniper said.
“World-class infrastructure projects, coupled with an unmatched water-based lifestyle, are fuelling growing demand in the area.”
The Onslow Street site is currently occupied by Golden Beach Holiday Park improved with a 12-room motel-style complex, 70 powered caravan sites, a manager’s residence, and amenities. It is zoned for a maximum 18-metre height limit, allowing for sweeping water views from future development.
Colliers Sunshine Coast Managing Director Nick Dowling said the transaction added to a string of major development plays in Caloundra, one of Australia’s most supply-constrained and tightly held coastal markets.
“We saw really strong interest in the site with developers drawn to its walkable amenity, laid-back lifestyle, and the coasts’ growing infrastructure pipeline,” Nick Dowling said.
“The site provided an ideal opportunity for developers to take advantage of a rapidly growing pocket of the Coast.”
The Sunshine Coast new apartment market is booming, with Gardner Vaughan recently securing a site on Bulcock Street, and RCQ planning another three towers down the road.
Colliers agent Baydn Dodds said transaction reflects the ongoing strength of the Sunshine Coast market and the high level of demand for development opportunities in lifestyle destinations like Caloundra.
“The Sunshine Coast is forecast to grow by nearly 240,000 people to 2046, requiring almost 90,000 new homes. That equates to around 3,600 new dwellings per year just to keep up.
“The region is one of only three markets nationally to record an increase in crane activity, showing renewed momentum across the development pipeline—particularly in the residential sector."
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
