<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sunland-group">Sunland Group</a> has officially lodged plans for its first Gold Coast apartment project since the departure of the Abedian family from the company three years ago, unveiling a new high-rise proposal for a prominent Broadbeach corner site on Old Burleigh Road.

The application was submitted by an entity directed by Tom Jamieson, stepson of longtime Sunland leader Soheil Abedian, and Riaz Rezvanipour, brother-in-law of Sahba Abedian, Soheil’s son.

Sunland acquired the 1,283 sqm site on the corner of Old Burleigh Road and Armrick Avenue for $9.5 million late last year and is now seeking approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/99-101-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">42-storey tower with 81 apartments</a>.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a>, the proposed tower at 99-101 Old Burleigh Road would deliver a predominantly larger-format apartment mix aimed at the owner-occupier market. Plans include 17 two-bedroom apartments, 55 three-bedroom apartments, and nine four-bedroom residences across 35 residential levels.

The development also incorporates three basement levels, four podium parking levels, two levels of communal recreation facilities, and rooftop plant and equipment. A total of 189 car spaces are proposed, significantly exceeding the 90 spaces required under the planning scheme.

The architecture adopts a sculpted, curvilinear form, with deep wraparound balconies and integrated landscaping intended to soften the tower’s vertical expression. The planning report states the building’s “slender footprint/form provides a complimentary yet varied built form within the local streetscape” and contributes to “a varied, yet ordered skyline.”

Contreras Earl noted in its Architectural Statement that from the early stages, the project addressed a fundamental challenge: how to accommodate the required residential yield while avoiding the conventional model of a tower sitting on a rigid, fully resolved parking podium.

“The most direct response would have been to consolidate parking into a singular, flat podium and extrude a repetitive tower above,” the statement said. “While efficient, this approach would result in a consolidated built form with limited engagement with the surrounding landscape and public realm.”

Instead, the conventional podium model was “deliberately rejected”. The architects described the base of the building as “a landscaped architectural condition where structure, planting and circulation are integrated”.

“Rather than presenting a continuous built mass, the base of the building is articulated through a series of concrete planter elements that organise the podium into a fragmented system,” the statement said. “This approach reduces the perceived bulk of the lower levels while establishing a more permeable interface with the streetscape and adjacent open space.”

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The site sits within the High Density Residential Zone and inside the City of Gold Coast’s unrestricted “HX” building height area, where the planning framework anticipates intensified residential development tied to the expanding light rail corridor. The planning report notes the area is undergoing “transition toward more intense development forms” given its proximity to Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, and high-frequency public transport infrastructure.

Positioned directly opposite Broadbeach Park and within walking distance of Florida Gardens light rail station, the development would sit among a rapidly evolving stretch of Old Burleigh Road that has become one of the Gold Coast’s most active apartment development corridors.

The application joins a growing pipeline of luxury residential projects reshaping Broadbeach, including nearby developments by 5Point Projects, Polycell, and Graya.

The planning report argues the project contributes toward the Gold Coast’s long-term housing targets under the South East Queensland Regional Plan, which forecasts the need for more than 100,000 additional high-rise dwellings across the city by 2046.

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The Abedian family departed Sunland Group in late 2023, ending a four-decade association with the company, and subsequently established the private development firm Abedian &amp; Co. The group is currently delivering <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/greenmount-residences-cnr-hill-street-and-marine-parade-coolangatta-qld-4225">Greenmount Residences</a> at Rainbow Bay and recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/18-mary-avenue-14-18-mary-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4218">18 Mary Avenue</a> in Broadbeach.
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Joel Robinson

First look: Sunland Group returns to Broadbeach new apartment market with new Old Burleigh Road tower plans

The Minns Labor Government has established the new Bays West Delivery Authority to lead the development&nbsp;of the Bays West Precinct and Blackwattle Bay Precinct.&nbsp;

The Authority is charged with creating Sydney’s newest precinct, a thriving, connected, sustainable hub with White Bay Power Station as its cultural heart. Its vision is to build on the area’s natural, cultural and industrial history to shape a vibrant new neighbourhood.

The precinct will deliver up to 8,500 well-located homes, including a minimum of 10 per cent affordable and essential worker homes. Combine new housing with public open space, opening public access to the waterfront for the first time in more than 100 years, while retaining important deep-water facilities to support Sydney’s working harbour.

Located just minutes from the Sydney CBD and connected to a world-class metro, ferry, walking and cycling links, the Bays West precinct will rebalance housing growth towards well-serviced inner-city locations and help tackle the state’s housing crisis.

The Bays West Delivery Authority,&nbsp;an agency of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, will report to the NSW Minister for Lands and Property who already has oversight of major precinct renewal projects including at Blackwattle Bay and Barangaroo.

As part of the broader Bays West transformation, the Minns Government recently announced that a proposal from Lendlease to redevelop part of the Bays West Precinct has progressed to Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s unsolicited proposals process.

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The Minns Labor Government has also confirmed the Bays West precinct will have a new suburb name. This will be the first major suburb built in close proximity to Sydney’s CBD in decades and will encompass the area currently being referred to as Bays West, including Glebe Island and the White Bay Power Station. Served by a new Metro station just five minutes from the CBD, it will become one of the most populous suburbs in the Inner West and one of Sydney’s premier cultural destinations.

An early works program is taking shape, which&nbsp;includes the first stages of an international design competition.&nbsp;

The aim of the Bays West&nbsp;International&nbsp;Design Competition is to&nbsp;ensure design excellence is embedded in the project from the start. The competition will deliver an&nbsp;urban framework that defines the character, ambition and long-term identity of&nbsp;this&nbsp;former industrial precinct as it transitions to a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable residential&nbsp;neighbourhood.

The competition will be led by the Bays West Delivery Authority in partnership with Government Architect NSW.&nbsp;

It will launch with an invitation for a global Expressions of Interest, before moving to an invitation-only stage that will be assessed by a panel that&nbsp;will provide advice to Cabinet who will select a winner.

Premier of NSW, Chris Minns said the establishment of the new Authority is the first step in transforming the Bays West precinct into a vibrant, livable suburb minutes from the Sydney CBD and two stops from Hunter St Station on the Metro West line.

“The Authority will deliver well-located homes close to the heart of the city and integrate the new precinct with Blackwattle Bay and the new Sydney Fish Market.

“This is a generational opportunity to build a new suburb on the city’s edge and open the harbour foreshore to the public for the first time in a century.”&nbsp;

Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said the new Bays West Delivery Authority established by the Minns Government will turbocharge the development of Sydney’s newest suburb.

“The Authority is working at a record pace to deliver an international design competition, planning pathways and a financial model so that this development benefits Sydney with well-designed homes in a central location, close to public transport, jobs, entertainment and essential services.

“If we want Sydney to stay liveable and affordable, we need to be bold about using underutilised government-owned land to deliver homes for the future while making sure essential working harbour functions can be accommodated.”

Bays West Delivery Authority established to "turbocharge" Sydney’s newest suburb

Around 400 additional homes could be built at Southwark Grounds on Port Road, lifting total site capacity from 1300 to around 1700 dwellings.

A recently approved code amendment would allow apartment towers of up to 14 storeys in some areas of Renewal SA’s redevelopment of the former West End Brewery.

Renewal SA Acting Chief Executive Shane Wingard said he welcomed the code amendment, with the increase in heights and homes making a positive impact on the supply of high-quality, well-connected housing close to the city.

“By going higher across some parts of Southwark Grounds, we are adding a substantial number of very well-located homes with little impact on project delivery time or planned open space,” Mr Wingard said.

Since the project officially launched in 2025, Mr Wingard said more than 12,000 enquiries had been received about living at Southwark Grounds.

“The very strong early interest we’ve seen since homes were first released in the precinct reinforces our plans to create more housing opportunities,” he said.

The Southwark Grounds code amendment was launched in December last year, with community engagement undertaken over five weeks from January.

It proposed increasing maximum building heights from eight to 14 storeys on the eastern section of Southwark Grounds, and to 12 storeys across the remainder of the site, with minimum building heights ranging from two to four storeys.

The code amendment was implemented through an Early Commencement policy in late January, allowing developers to quickly explore the viability of increased height and housing yield while other planning processes continue.

One of the first developers delivering apartment sites have already finalised redesigns to increase the number of apartments following the code amendment.

Samaras’ development adjacent to the future Colonel Light Park is now planning to deliver 125 apartments across 11 storeys, significantly greater than original plans of around 50 apartments across four storeys.

The developer is also exploring the potential for additional affordable housing outcomes.

Most of the apartments at Southwark Grounds will be delivered within a master-planned precinct on a large parcel of land on the eastern portion of the site, covering around two-thirds of its 8.4 hectares.

Wingard said detailed precinct planning over the coming months may identify further opportunities to increase yield further that could see total apartment numbers at Southwark Grounds, exceed this number.

Affordable homes at Southwark Grounds will also see a net increase, with Renewal SA maintaining its commitment to a minimum of 20 per cent affordable housing across the development.

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Civil works have begun across the site, with construction under way on the first new roads surrounding a townhouse precinct in the south‑west corner of Southwark Grounds. This includes Renewal SA’s 17 Founder’s Row homes, which are on track for completion by Christmas.

“We expect to have people living at Southwark Grounds by the end of the year, so delivering roads and public spaces for those residents is among our highest priorities.”

Construction of 40 townhouses off Anderson Street, known as West Village and being delivered by Contour, is forecast to begin in mid‑2026. Kolabb’s Anderson Lane development will follow shortly after, delivering a further 26 townhouses.

Southwark Grounds is a state government‑led urban renewal project now set to deliver around 1,700 homes over the next decade.

Homes will be supported by a supermarket, a range of retail and hospitality offerings anchored by a revitalised Walkerville Brew Tower, a childcare centre, car parking and well‑connected public spaces.

400 new homes planned for Adelaide's former West End Brewery site

Brisbane developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/cavcorp">Cavcorp</a> has lodged plans for a new mixed-use residential development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/55-wyandra-street-teneriffe-qld-4005">55 Wyandra Street</a>, Teneriffe, anchored by an 85-metre public laneway designed to reconnect the suburb’s riverfront with the Gasworks precinct.

The buildings, known as Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane, would replace the existing Queensland Cotton head office site with a 15-storey residential tower transitioning to eight storeys toward Helen Street. The project has been designed by Plazibat Architects and lodged as a code assessable development application for 93 apartments across a 3,401 sqm mixed-use site within the Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront neighbourhood plan.

Central to the scheme is the transformation of an existing service easement into a publicly accessible cross-block connection linking Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the new laneway will act as both a pedestrian shortcut and a landscaped civic space between the Teneriffe Riverwalk, ferry terminal, and Gasworks precinct.

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“The revised proposal delivers a legacy public-realm cross-block link, permanently secured for community use, transforming an existing private easement into a safe, high-quality pedestrian connection between the Teneriffe heritage riverwalk and the Gasworks–Long Island precinct,” the planning report states.

The laneway will sit beneath a large subtropical loggia integrated into the podium levels of the development. The design incorporates deep landscaping, water gardens, lobby spaces, business lounges, and ground-floor apartments to create what Cavcorp describes as a climate-responsive “urban verandah.”

The tower itself has been designed as a slender form with recessed floorplates and curved translucent corners inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture. The building height aligns with the Commercial Road precinct controls, which permit towers up to 15 storeys within proximity to Longland Street.

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The project will comprise a mix of larger-format apartments aimed at owner-occupiers, downsizers, and families. The proposed apartment mix includes 11 loggia apartments across the lower levels, 50 four-bedroom Sky-Terrace apartments from levels three to seven, and 32 Sky-Pool Homes occupying the upper tower levels. The Sky-Pool Homes will feature private thermal plunge pools integrated into oversized balconies.

According to the application, the apartments are intended to reinterpret the scale and character of Teneriffe’s woolstore conversions and Queensland homes within a vertical residential format.

“The sky-pool homes build on Cavcorp’s previous projects and introduce a distinct apartment typology to Teneriffe, informed by both local and international precedent and responding to an identified market demand for enhanced safety, space and amenity,” the planning submission notes.

A major focus of the proposal is its five-level wellness and lifestyle offering, extending from the basement through to the rooftop.

Amenities proposed include a rooftop Swim &amp; Racquet Club with a 25-metre Olympic lap pool and tennis court, coworking spaces and libraries, golf simulators, wine storage, concierge facilities, business lounges, pet wash areas, and rooftop longevity-focused wellness spaces with spas, outdoor fitness zones, and landscaped terraces.

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All parking will be concealed within basement levels accessed from Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the deep-basement engineering approach allows the entire ground plane to prioritise landscaping, pedestrian movement, and active frontage rather than vehicle infrastructure.

The development continues Cavcorp’s concentration in Newstead and Teneriffe, where the Brisbane developer has delivered a number of apartment projects including Lucent, Le Bain, and Luminare, as well as the Long Island Wellness Precinct nearby. Several of those projects have received national design and architecture awards, including recognition under Brisbane’s “Buildings that Breathe” program.

Cavcorp unveils wellness-focused Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane apartment buildings

Focus Group Investments has lodged plans for a new apartment development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/64-70-hanover-street-fitzroy-vic-3065">64–70 Hanover Street</a> in Fitzroy, seeking to utilise the Victorian Government’s recently introduced Great Design Fast Track pathway to accelerate approvals for the project.

The proposal is among the latest developments to emerge through the state-led initiative, which was established to fast-track well-designed residential projects in activity centres and transport-connected inner-city locations. The pathway allows qualifying developments that meet elevated design and housing benchmarks to bypass traditional council planning timeframes and instead be assessed directly by the Department of Transport and Planning.

Designed by SJB, the development will comprise a mix of apartments above activated lower levels, with a strong focus on architectural articulation, landscaping, and communal amenity. The design response seeks to balance the industrial character of Richmond’s former warehouse precincts with a more contemporary residential form.

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Proposed are 63 new dwellings, a wide ranging mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, and townhouses and duplexes. They will be spread across a part-three, part-eight storey building.

The Planning and Urban Context Report by Tract says the development is of an "exemplary architectural standard" and has been carefully crafted by SJB Architects.

"Dwellings&nbsp;will benefit from excellent access to natural light, cross-ventilation opportunities and extensive communal space," the report noted.

The architectural material highlights the project’s integration of landscaped elements and communal spaces throughout the building. The proposal also incorporates sustainability initiatives aligned with the Victorian Government’s push for higher-performing apartment developments under the fast-track program.

The Great Design Fast Track was unveiled by the Victorian Government in 2024 as part of a broader housing supply strategy aimed at accelerating the delivery of new homes. Projects assessed through the pathway must demonstrate high-quality architecture, sustainability outcomes, and housing diversity while being located close to public transport and existing infrastructure.

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Focus Group, founder and led by Paul De Lutiis, is increasingly active across Melbourne’s inner suburbs, targeting well-connected urban renewal locations suited to medium and higher-density residential development. The Fitzroy proposal continues that strategy, leveraging the area’s strong transport links, established retail amenity, and proximity to the CBD.

Fitzroy has been one of the most popular spots for developers and buyers in recent years. The likes of PACE Development Group, SMA Projects, Crema Group and Chapter Group, currently selling projects in the suburb.

First look: Focus Group Investments taps Victoria’s Great Design Fast Track for Fitzroy apartments

Gold Coast Apartments

​​The burgeoning Siera Group is the latest apartment player to hit the Surfers Paradise beach.

Under the direction of its Founder and Director, Brent Thompson, Siera has spent the last eight years developing high-end townhomes in Brisbane before recently pivoting its skillset to the Gold Coast apartment market. They’ve submitted plans for a high-end tower just off the dress circle Northcliffe and Garfield Terrace.

They'll be developing <a href="/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise">Exhale Surfers Paradise</a>, just 54 apartments across the 25-level BDA Architecture-designed tower at 8 Enderley Avenue, offering a maximum of three apartments per floor.

Residents will enjoy extensive amenities in the project, which is becoming a signature of Siera's Gold Coast developments with their recent Tapestry development showcasing a rooftop amenity not yet seen before on Chevron Island.

There will be two levels of amenity, with the lower level hosting a communal mezzanine with a spa, gym and sauna, and the upper level with a lap pool with pool deck, barbecue alfresco and dining space, a private dining area with a bar and cellar room, a games room, and a space with work from home facilities.

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BDA say that inspiration was taken from the surrounding sand dunes, sails, and the built environment to inform a high-end luxury and contemporary architectural character.

Thompson, who also sits on the board of UDIA QLD, says a lot of effort has been put into the design of the project and how its future residents would live, a thought process which began even before securing the prime site.

"The way the tower has been designed, we've got two entry points from the two street frontages; one to Vista Street, for residents heading to the Northcliffe Light Rail Station just a short 150 metres away; the other for those heading to Surfers and the beach with a direct private beach access only 60m from the site," Thompson says.

Thompson believes the majority of buyers at Enderley will be local downsizers.

On the extensive resident amenity, which is becoming a staple in Siera's Gold Coast projects, Thompson says it is a considered effort by the team to aid in the transition for those moving from a house to an apartment.

"We want to really elevate the liveability factors of an apartment for a downsizer, and we think, on top of larger sized apartments with good design, we can do that with extensive amenity.

"Particularly for the downsizer demographic, now more than ever lifestyle is about health and wellness, and we want our residents to be able to achieve that all in the one place, from a swim in the pool, to a workout in the gym, or a steam, all within the confines of where you live."

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Thompson also expects plenty of interest to come from interstate, lock-and-leave buyers, looking for a beachside holiday home without paying the premium to be beachfront.

"The location puts residents right by the beach, and will offer the same lifestyle factors and quality of design as other beachfront projects, yet at a fraction of the cost.

"We expect when the project is finished, the light rail will be extended to run close to the airport, making it an easy, potentially car-less, commute to a weekender."

Focused on the owner-occupier, there will be just two and three-bedroom apartments, the two-bedrooms starting from a generous 99 sqm with a further 10 sqm of balcony.

From level 12 upwards there will be just three-bedroom apartments on offer, each occupying half a floor. They will have nearly 200 sqm of internal living space and a further 20 sqm of balcony.

Crowning the tower on level 22 will be a huge 368 sqm penthouse, uniquely designed for the central living space to open to a striking garden feature with a firepit and seating in private greenery. A fireplace separates the space from the main kitchen, living and dining area.

As well as the four bedrooms, there will be a home office, multi-purpose room, and a games room. There will be two balconies, one off the master and one off the living room, totalling around 50 sqm of outdoor space. The penthouse buyer will have the opportunity to customize the apartment, and a potential rooftop terrace which could become an entertaining space.

The project is located in a prime spot of Surfers, near the Northcliffe Light Rail Station and&nbsp; on the doorstep of the abundance of amenity the local area is known for.

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BDA designed&nbsp; the unique building to splay inward from level 12, creating a tower form that diminishes toward its top.

"Its uppermost level bends inward through its centre, creating a dynamic built form and ensuring both ends of the penthouse apartment are able to take in prevailing views to the northern and southern beaches of the Gold Coast," BDA said.

The architecture firm said that, through considered analysis of the existing context of this area of Surfers Paradise and the envisaged potential for adjoining urban redevelopment, the design outcome will result in the addition of an elegant and visually interesting residential tower, which will provide considerable amenity for residents and visitors and become a complimentary and respectful addition to the Surfers Paradise skyline.

BDA was also in charge of designing Siera's first Gold Coast apartment development, Tapestry on Chevron Island, where their brief from Siera was to merge art with architecture.

The 22-level project, on the prized east-side of Chevron Island at 39 Darrambal Street will have 113 apartments, featuring a mixture of vertical blade walls and horizontal slab edges which respond to available views and natural light.

They'll be developing just 54 apartments across the 25-level BDA Architecture-designed tower at 8 Enderley Avenue, offering a maximum of three apartments per floor

First look: Siera Group set for beachside Surfers Paradise apartment development, Exhale Surfers Paradise

Auriton Group are hoping to do as well as their fellow Melbourne-based property developers as they launch their first apartment tower in the Gold Coast.

The development firm, who are behind a mix of boutique and high density projects across&nbsp;Melbourne, has just launched Rivea, which will home 108 apartments across its 30-level, Rothelowman-designed tower.

Rothelowman&nbsp;describe the tower as a &quot;vertical community.&quot;

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The design incorporates just four apartments per floor for the most part, with 14 sqm balconies located on each corner of the building.

The layout favours liveability over style, which&nbsp;Rothelowman&nbsp;says is a local approach to coastal living.

&quot;The scheme focuses on enhancing the urban realm in an area somewhat burdened by the intensity of city scaled infrastructure (a highway, light rail overlay etc),&quot; Rothelowman noted in their submission to the Gold Coast City Council.

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&quot;It does this by focusing on humanising the ground-plane through a generous and considered street building approach layered in domestically scaled detailing, landscape integration and materiality.

The cross-ventilated, breathable building will feature a mid-rise garden with gym, office space, formal dining room or board room.

The ground level, beside the lobby, will be a swimming pool with day beds and outdoor lounge area facing the Nerang River.

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Melbourne developers have had huge success recently in the Gold Coast.

Hirsch &amp; Faigen are on to their third project, having sold out The Hemingway in Palm Beach as their debut project in 2021. There&#39;s just a few apartments left in their luxury Kirra Beach development, The Emerson, and they&#39;ve recently quickly sold half of the apartments in the triple-tower, Mermaid Beach project, Yves.

Little Projects have been around the Gold Coast a little longer, successfully selling out Signature at Broadbeach and securing a number of buyers at the luxury Broadbeach owner-occupier tower, Aperture.

Central Equity are seeing strong demand at their Surfers Paradise project, Pacific One, a high density tower of 359, while Jinding are quickly approaching a sell-out of their Surfers tower, Sora.

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The layout favours liveability over style, which Rothelowman says is a local approach to coastal living


Melbourne developer Auriton launch Rivea, Surfers Paradise apartment tower

The central, always in demand Broadbeach is the next Gold Coast hotspot&nbsp;set to see a wave of new apartments.

It&#39;s been one of the busiest spots in 2022 already, with a number of prominent developers, both local and interstate, seeking to build apartment towers in the sought-after spot south of Surfers Paradise.

Mosaic Property boss Brook Monahan says Broadie is the centre of the Gold Coast now.

&quot;A lot of people talk about Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast as the hub, but really for actual residents, it&#39;s definitely Broadie,&quot; Monahan said.

&quot;Surfers is heavily weighted toward investors, whereas Broadie is very much a local market, either local owner-occupiers or those with a secondary home.&quot;

Monahan says there&#39;s a lot of nostalgia to Broadbeach for a lot of residents in South East Queensland.

&quot;It&#39;s a very nostalgic place for a lot of people who would have come to Broadbeach and holidayed as kids,&quot; Monahan says, adding that the walkability factor puts Broadbeach ahead of other Gold Coast suburbs.

&quot;You can walk to 75 coffee shops/resultants, the light rail, or the surf club in minutes, as well as being on the doorstep of Pacific Fair shopping centre and the casino, which makes it one of the most appealing areas up and down the coast.&quot;

This year Mosaic will launch their first luxury Broadbeach project to the market.

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Mosaic&#39;s proposed tower at 146 Surf Parade. Image credit: Plus Architecture

The 29-level tower, designed by&nbsp;Plus Architecture&nbsp;at 146 Surf Parade, will have 96 apartments, starting from large two-bedders, some with multi-purpose rooms, to three-bedroom apartments and skyhomes.

Broadbeach was a no brainer for the Sydney-based Iris Capital&#39;s first Gold Coast apartment development,&nbsp;Victoria &amp; Albert.

&quot;It was the first and only location that I would consider undertaking such a spectacular residential/resort with coastal luxury as its core design focus,&quot; Iris Capital Chief Executive Sam Arnaout says.

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&quot;Only Broadbeach and this current Neicon Plaza redevelopment site offered us the opportunity where everything is at our buyers fingertips.&nbsp;

&quot;Choosing Broadbeach as the address for our V&amp;A project in the lively heart of its dining and retail precinct has allowed us to put our brand on our first luxury foray into Queensland,&quot; Arnaout says.

David Higgins, Colliers Director of Residential who is handling the sales at V&amp;A, says&nbsp;Broadbeach is recognised as the heart of the Gold Coast lifestyle precincts.

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&quot;The walkability of the location to over 30 restaurants, GC Convention Centre, Pacific Fair, The Star Casino, the Beach and Kurrawa SLSC makes it the most lifestyle rich village locations to undertake a premium development,&quot; Higgins says.

&quot;Being from Sydney, I often think that Broadbeach is our Double Bay with the dining, high end retail, laneway cafes, beautiful Kurrawa parkland, the beach, and the amenity that is uniquely Broadbeach all within five&nbsp;mins walk.&quot;

Evan Raptis, co-Managing Director of the family-ran Raptis Group, says that while economic conditions have been good, Broadbeach has been among the most sought-after addresses in Australia.

&quot;The pandemic has made a lot of people reset their priorities: with a laptop and good WiFi, they can live where and how they want, and that&rsquo;s underpinning much of the demand for Broadbeach right now.&quot;

Raptis has had a longstanding connection with Broadbeach, developing projects in the suburb for over four decades, their most recent being The Gallery Residences, completed late last year.

They have a solid work book in the area too, with plans in 2022 to launch three projects; a 40-level Koichi Takada-designed tower dubbed The Sterling at 6-8 George Avenue, a 41-level tower on Chelsea Avenue, and a 35-level tower at 5-9 Anne Avenue.

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The proposed 134-apartment tower at 6-8 George Avenue

Raptis says the buyer demographic is&nbsp;quite eclectic, which is representative of all the different amenities that Broadbeach offers.

&quot;There are a lot of young professionals in the suburb as well as a lot of early-stage retirees. We&rsquo;re seeing a lot of interest for three-bedroom apartments. Young professionals are seeking a third bedroom for when they may start a family, while retirees want to have the space for the children and grandchildren to visit,&quot; Raptis says.

&quot;But beyond age groups, the common bond between buyers is their interest in leading a healthy life. Parks, bike and walking trails and the beach are all outside the doors of residents, keeping them fit without the need for a gym membership.&quot;

The local developer Anthony Quinn of QNY Group, who is plotting a boutique owner-occupier tower on&nbsp;his recently acquired 511 sqm block at 21 Broadbeach Boulevard, says Broadbeach is the live, work and&nbsp;play Mecca of the Gold Coast, which is endorsed by its number one&nbsp;ranking walk score.

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&quot;Broadbeach has always been in demand,&quot; Quinn says.

&quot;Through each good property cycle Broadbeach delivers a large share of the projects for the Gold Coast.&quot;

Quinn says it&#39;s not so much about Surfers, but more about what each of the suburban pockets offer.

&quot;Both Main Beach and Broadbeach are unique in their offering and cater to different demographics and markets,&quot; Quinn says, adding that the buyers are a healthy mix of&nbsp;downsizers and young professionals, with a strong market for owners and renters

A recent entrant to the Broadbeach market is the Brisbane-based West Homes.

West Homes Director Brett Kennedy says&nbsp;they chose that part of town because it has always had higher quality apartment buildings, great access to the beach, restaurants, Pacific Fair, and a much quieter and calmer pace of living that Surfers doesn&#39;t offer.

&quot;There&#39;s less tourist trade in Broadbeach, and a lot more owner-occupiers,&quot; Kennedy says. &quot;People actually live there, they&#39;re not just visiting like most of the Surfers Paradise market.&quot;

Kennedy grew up on the Gold Coast, and has always been aware of the value of Broadbeach. &quot;It has always been a go-to destination,&quot; he says.

West Homes has just lodged plans for a 22-level tower of just 20 apartments at&nbsp;75 Old Burleigh Road, a site they secured late last year.

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Each apartment will have nearly 400 sqm of internal living space, unprecedented even for the whole-floor apartment trend that has swept the Gold Coast over the last 12 months, as developers pivoted toward more high-end, owner-occupier friendly stock. One apartment, on level three, will have 430 sqm.

Inarc Design describe the sculpted tower as an &quot;urban lighthouse.&quot;

GV Property Group&#39;s Antonio Mercuri, who sells amalgamated sites to apartment developers up and down the coast, says Broadbeach is a suburb for everyone.

&quot;It&#39;s a beachside coastal city suburb&nbsp;by the ocean, surrounded by parklands, and is in the pinnacle of&nbsp;three&nbsp;Gold Coast&nbsp;city locations; the Star Casino precinct, the Gold Coast&nbsp;convention centre, and Pacific Fair.&nbsp;

Mercuri is marketing a prime 1,294&nbsp;sqm site on Armrick Avenue, with approved plans by Rothelowman for a 22-level, 84-apartment tower.

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&quot;Armrick Avenue (park front) is the next best thing to beachfront because of the expansive views over the bowls clubs / parks lands, while still being located&nbsp;beside the beach,&quot; Mercuri says.

&quot;The attraction of Broadbeach&nbsp;to developers is the mixed buyer pool, alongside the blue sky value add (which going up), and taking advantage of the favourable high density zoning (unlimited height potential subject to council approval).

Mercuri says there are three areas of Broadbeach which all have high demand, value, and attraction to both developers and buyers.

&quot;The northern pocket of Broadbeach&nbsp;is a huge catchment area for locals (coming from suburbs like Broadbeach Waters, Isle of Capri etc). It&#39;s just outside the fringe of Broadbeach hub area and close enough to enjoy but still be in an area of it own.&nbsp;

&quot;Then there&#39;s&nbsp;central Broadbeach, the hub of Broadbeach which incorporates the Anne Avenue precinct, while the southern pocket is popular due to its closer proximity to the Broadbeach Primary School.&quot;

Broadbeach has been one of the busiest spots in 2022 already, with a number of prominent developers seeking to build apartment towers in the sought-after spot south of Surfers Paradise.



Why it's all about Broadbeach in 2022

The continually busy South East Queensland apartment developer, Mosaic Property, has lodged&nbsp;plans for a new Broadbeach apartment tower, for what will be one of seven apartment developments launched to the market by the prominent developer in 2022.

They&#39;ve had Plus Architecture design the 29-level tower at 146 Surf Parade, which will home 96 apartments. Mosaic, led by Brook Monahan, secured the prime site late last year, buying&nbsp;each of the original apartment&nbsp;blocks at the neighbouring 146 and 148 Surf Parade.

Mosaic already have plans with the Gold Coast City Council for <a href="/news/qld/mosaic-set-for-new-bilinga-beachfront-apartment-development-bianca-by-mosaic">a boutique Bilinga project</a> of 14 apartments at 1 Surf Street, and a <a href="/news/qld/exclusive-mosaic-property-group-set-for-new-coolangatta-apartment-development">30-apartment development at 7 Douglas Street in Coolangatta</a>.

The new Broadbeach tower&nbsp;will be similar&nbsp;in density to Mosaic&#39;s red hot Mermaid Beach towers,&nbsp;Dawn and Bela, which sold out in record time last year.

Plus note that the Broadbeach building is inspired by the natural dynamism and beauty of the seashell.

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&quot;The architecture references geometry which is layered, overlapping and expanding,&quot; Plus wrote in their submission.

&quot;The buildings envelope is wrapped in a climate responsive shell which shifts from solid and protective to the West, blocking unwanted sun, to glazed and open to the East, inviting in the morning Sun and taking full advantage of the spectacular views towards the golden Broadbeach coastline.

&quot;Bold horizontal lines further define and break down the form giving a nod to the coastal architectural language prevalent at the Gold Coast.&quot;

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The tower will look over&nbsp;Nikiforides Family Park towards the ocean to the East.

There will be 59 two-bedroom apartments on offer, 21 of those with an additional multi-purpose room. The three-bedroom apartments, of which there will be 37, start from level 12.

The majority of the resident facilities are located one level one, where there will be a swimming pool with day beds and a spa, sauna and steam room, as well as a gym, two outdoor barbecues, and extensive dining and lounge options. The facilities have been oriented towards Surf Parade to capture views out over the park and toward the ocean.

There will be further recreation on level 11 in the shape of a 200 sqm communal space with balconies to capture wider views.

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First look: Mosaic Property Group set for Broadbeach apartment tower

The family development company, the Lacey Group, has lodged plans for its next Gold Coast apartment development.

Off the back of two successful sell-outs in Palm Beach and Kirra Beach&nbsp;in 2021, Lacey Group, headed by Adam Lacey, is taking on Bilinga, just north of Coolangatta, which seems to be the hottest spot for apartment developers at the moment.

They&#39;ve lodged plans to the Gold Coast City Council for a 28-apartment project at 66 Pacific Parade, currently a walk-up block of original flats known as Serene.

The new 10-level tower has been designed by Plus Architecture on the block, on the corner of Pacific Parade and Archer Avenue, facing Joe Doniger Park and the beach.

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There will be nine two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments, which start from 104 sqm, and 16 three-bedders, which includes three two-level penthouses.

The resident amenity is on the ground level, where there&#39;s a wet edge pool and recreational area. Also on this level is one of the two-beds, which has its own private plunge pool in its 70 sqm of terracing.

There will be no more than three apartments per floor.&nbsp;

Plus say&nbsp;66 Pacific Parade will be a timeless addition to Bilinga, facilitating a barefoot luxury lifestyles for its residents.

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&quot;Located moments from the beach, 66 Pacific Parade is designed to embrace the Bilinga lifestyle &amp; add to the neighbourhoods character,&quot; Plus noted in their design statement to the Gold Coast City Council.

&quot;28 beach homes within the buildings 10 levels are enveloped by sweeping curves.

&quot;These articulate a soft integration between the building &amp; its surrounding context, whilst creating panoramic view experiences for the residents within.

&quot;Layered landscaping to the Pacific Parade &amp; Archer Street frontages blend the ocean into the residents private recreation deck, pool &amp; lounges.

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&quot;Considered design frames views, provides shading &amp; provides privacy through the interplay of solid elements &amp; feature batten screening. A natural &amp; tonal palette utilised throughout speaks true to the character &amp; aesthetic of the designs context.

Lacey Group had a stellar 2021, selling out The Monroe in Palm Beach and Del Ray in Kirra, both of which were snapped up by the database.&nbsp;

Given the speed of the sales, Lacey fast-tracked construction, having Hutchinsons start building the luxury projects, both of which were also designed by Plus.

Bilinga <a href="/news/qld/is-bilinga-the-next-gold-coast-apartment-hotspot">has been a hotspot for developers</a> since the end of 2021.

Late last year Mosaic, the prominent South East Queensland developer, kicked off a wave of development applications, submitting plans for a boutique project of 13 apartments at 1 Surf Street.

Another Brisbane-based developer, Cielo Group, recently launched Bloom Bilinga, securing a substantial amount of enquiry for the sub $2 million apartments.

The new 10-level tower has been designed by Plus Architecture on the block, on the corner of Pacific Parade and Archer Avenue, facing Joe Doniger Park and the beach

First look: Lacey Group set for next Gold Coast apartment development

The Brisbane-based property developer, West Homes, is set to offer some of the biggest apartments on the Gold Coast at their first Broadbeach apartment development,&nbsp;Aurora Apartments.

They&#39;ve had the local architecture firm Inarc Design create the 22-level tower of just 20 apartments at&nbsp;75 Old Burleigh Road, a site they secured late last year.

Each apartment will have nearly 400 sqm of internal living space, unprecedented even for the whole-floor apartment trend that has swept the Gold Coast over the last 12 months, as developers pivoted toward more high-end, owner-occupier friendly stock. One apartment, on level three, will have 430 sqm.

Inarc Design describe the sculpted tower as an &quot;urban lighthouse.&quot;

&quot;With an eclectic array of housing topology around the site, the tall, slim and elegant vertical &lsquo;urban lighthouse&rsquo; structure complements the verticality of the surrounding Norfolk Pine, while the tower&rsquo;s massing is metered and softened through cascading planters along the eastern and southern fa&ccedil;ade.,&quot; Inarc noted in their design statement submitted to the Gold Coast City Council.

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&quot;The residences have been designed as homes rather than short-term accommodation, featuring expansive open-plan configurations, with a full variety of amenity.&quot;

West Homes Managing Director Brett Kennedy said they are trying to target that sophisticated, high-net worth buyer, and have stepped up to offer that next level of luxury.

&quot;It&#39;s what we like to develop,&quot; Kennedy told Urban.

&quot;We previously developed a full floor apartment project&nbsp;at 286 Marine Parade in Labrador, where the eight full-floor apartments were all sold&nbsp;before practical completion,&quot; Kennedy said.

&quot;Now we&#39;re stepping it up again.

&quot;Aurora will be even higher on quality, everything from the tiles to the tapware, the appliances, will all be high-end, exactly what buyers would expect to find in these luxury apartments.&quot;

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Kennedy expects there to be solid interest from locals and Brisbane, but believes half of the building will be bought by holidaymakers or future downsizers from Sydney and Melbourne, some of who&nbsp;will look to relocate to the Gold Coast.

A fairly uncommon practice on the Gold Coast, West Homes are targeting a high energy rating, something that&#39;s not standard practice for Gold Coast towers. Aurora will have&nbsp;a number of sustainable initiatives, including EV charging stations, solar power collectors which will power all of the communal areas, and a water capture system which will water each of the communal and private gardens. There will be two garden beds per floor.

&quot;Even the exterior glass is a high environmental rated glass, innovative in how it benefits residents in both hot and cold weather.&quot;

There will be a fitness and general recreation area on level two, which will have an outdoor barbecue kitchen, a gym with a sauna and steam room, and a lap pool.

JD Realty&#39;s Elie Fakhri is handling the marketing.

<h2>About the developer</h2>

West Homes was founded around seven decades ago by Alan May, initially as a land subdivision company around the Port Macquarie and Western Sydney areas, before turning to development and construction.

In 2007, after spending five years working in Papa New Guinea, Kennedy re-ignited the company, created high-end homes and townhouse projects across Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Each apartment will have nearly 400 sqm of internal living space, unprecedented even for the whole-floor apartment trend that has swept the Gold Coast over the last 12 months

"Urban Light House" apartment tower planned for Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach

One of Queensland&#39;s longest standing property developer and builder,&nbsp;Morris Property Group, is continuing to bulk up its Gold Coast apartment pipeline.

It&#39;s still focused around the Broadbeach area, with Morris, led by the veteran developer Barry Morris, set to lodge&nbsp;plans for Malo, a nine-level tower at 8 Jubilee Avenue, near Federation Park. There will be just 16 three-bedroom apartments.

Morris has had the site since 2006, and has cleared the old two-level, four-apartment building on the 607 sqm site.

The project has been designed by Canberra based architects Guida Moseley and Brown.

The building will also offer ground floor amenities and three levels of underground parking.

The building has been designed to complement the surrounding area&#39;s&nbsp;architecture seamlessly. The site neighbour&#39;s&nbsp;previous MPG projects, Qube and Synergy, and will be the group&#39;s ninth Broadbeach project.

As the group continues to lodge plans for high rise residential developments, the proposed project will position itself in the market for buyers seeking a modern Broadbeach apartment in a low rise building.

In the pipeline for Morris Property Group is Crest Broadbeach, a 37-storey residential tower on Armrick Avenue providing 157 two and three bedroom apartments.

MPG has also consolidated a site at 1873-1875 Gold Coast Highway Burleigh Heads, with a DA expected to be lodged in the coming weeks.

Morris has had the site since 2006, and has cleared the old two-level, four-apartment building on the 607 sqm site.

Morris Property Group set for owner-occupier focused Broadbeach apartment development

It&#39;s going to be a big year for both developers and buyers on Surfers Paradise&#39;s luxury beachfront strip.

Local developer Frank Developments, headed by Frank Licastro,&nbsp;will be bringing&nbsp;MIRA, a huge tower designed for the high-end owner-occupier, to&nbsp;61 Garfield Terrace, offering some of the biggest apartments on the Gold Coast.

The skinny 32-level tower, designed by Ferro Chow Architects will have just 14 apartments, each spanning two levels. A mega penthouse will crown the top four levels.

In their design statement submitted to the Gold Coast City Council, Ferro Chow said MIRA&nbsp;is a unique and exclusively boutique residential project.

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&quot;The name MIRA translates to many things and drawn from many origins. These elements are expressed in the architecture, which is a statement of quality contemporary detailing, sophisticated in styling and responding to local context. It adopts innovation in designing with technology and sustainable outcomes. MIRA is as unique as it is timeless.&quot;

Each of the two level apartments will have four bedrooms, one on the lower level, set at the rear of the wing, privately away from the main living, kitchen and dining space.&nbsp;

Upstairs is a further three bedrooms, one being a master retreat with a walk in wardrobe and ensuite. All of the four bedrooms will have ensuites.

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The mega penthouse, likely to be one of the biggest ever produced in Queensland, will span from levels 28 to 31.

The 28th level will have four ensuited bedrooms, and a multi-purpose room. Up one floor is the full floor master retreat, with&nbsp;his and hers wardrobes and dual vanity, dual shower ensuite with bath tub. At the other end of the floor are two separate home offices.

The third penthouse level is dedicated to the kitchen and living space. There will also be a separate formal sitting area.

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The penthouse also has its own private roof terrace, where indoor there&#39;s a gym and steam room. Outside will be a swimming pool, fire pit.

The resident amenity will be located on the first level, where there will be a beach-facing pool, a gym studio with sauna, an outdoor barbecue space, and a private dining area.

&quot;A strong desire to connect and create access to the coastline is the inspiration to blend nature and its&nbsp;elements into the architecture.&quot;

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Garfield Terrace will be on fire in 2022, with a number of projects lined up for the exclusive beachfront strip.

Iris Capital has lodged plans for its <a href="/news/qld/first-look-iris-capital-lodge-surfers-paradise-apartment-plans-for-71-on-garfield">luxury 51-apartment, 38-level at 71 Garfield Terrace</a>, while next door at 75-79 Garfield, Weiya Holdings has <a href="/news/qld/first-look-weiya-holdings-submit-38-level-garfield-terrace-surfers-paradise-beachfront-apartments">submitted its proposal for Aalto</a>, which will have 64 apartments across 38 levels&nbsp;

The luxury developer and hotel operator, KTQ, is also expected to lodged plans on their huge Garfield beachfront site.

Just off the dress circle, Siera Group is putting the final touches to its luxury owner-occupier tower.

The skinny 32-level tower, designed by Ferro Chow Architects will have just 14 apartments, each spanning two levels. A mega penthouse will crown the top four levels

New two-level apartments set for Garfield Terrace, Surfers Paradise

The redevelopment of the Kirra Beach Hotel, the large scale&nbsp;project by the luxury apartment developer and hotel operator, KTQ, is set to be delivered well ahead of schedule.

Rather than delivering the vast project in four stages, KTQ, led by Peggy Flannery, will be delivering the development as a single and final stage, which will bring forward project completion by three years.

KTQ has made tweaks to the plans, added a floor of commercial space and another level of hotel rooms, taking it to a 92-room hotel. There will be another two levels of apartments in the second residential tower, which will see a further 13 apartments and 14 hotel rooms added.

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The resort pool and bar has moved to the rooftop on Level 6, and the pool and recreation facilities for the second&nbsp;residential tower is also on the rooftop &ndash; level 13.

KTQ saw huge demand for stage one of the project, Miles Residences, which saw all 118 apartments&nbsp;snapped up within just a few months.

That saw construction of Miles Residences, as well as the new pub and pavilion that will replaced to original Kirra Beach Hotel, fast-tracked.

The project is now well underway, with demolition, excavation, and ground work commenced.

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&quot;We have been working with&nbsp;Mark Damant&nbsp;and the team at&nbsp;Little Boat Projects, alongside&nbsp;nettletontribe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Urbis, on this reimagined people-first precinct, with stage one&nbsp;already under construction,&quot; KTQ Development Director, Jeremy Holmes, said.

&quot;We can&#39;t wait to see this all come together.&quot;

Damant says the precinct laneways, with extensive retail, will offer &quot;something for everyone.&quot;

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There will be another opportunity to buy in the sought-after precinct later this year, with&nbsp;a second residential building with resident amenity on the roof, to hit the market in the summer.

The well regarded building firm, Hutchinsons,&nbsp;are handling the construction of the development, which is set to be the go-to spot just off the sand.

&ldquo;We&rsquo;re on the cusp of a renaissance for&nbsp;Kirra Beach&nbsp;that will deliver an exciting new destination in its own right where locals and visitors will be able to live&nbsp;work and play,&rdquo; Holmes added.

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&ldquo;Our plans have drawn on the history of the site that for generations was the social heart of the southern Gold Coast.

&ldquo;The incredible market response to our first-stage release affirms our faith in our vision for the site which will be delivered over the next few years.&rdquo;

KTQ saw huge demand for stage one of the project, Miles Residences, which saw all 118 apartments snapped up within just a few months

KTQ bring Kirra Point development forward by three years

The Gold Coast apartment market has been rocked with a $20 million sale, breaking every record in the Sunshine State.

The two-level penthouse in Glasshouse in Burleigh Heads, which features one of the most impressive rooftops money could buy, has sold for not only an apartment record (both of​f the plan and established) in the Gold Coast, but the whole of Queensland.

It&#39;s topped some of the best penthouses in Brisbane, and even the apartments that line Noosa&#39;s beachfront Hastings Street strip.

The penthouse, one of just three apartments in South East Queensland developer Spyre Group&#39;s dress circle project at 10 Goodwin Terrace, has been snapped up by an interstate buyer. They visited the impressive display suite, and intend to use the apartment as a holiday home.

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It&#39;s the speediness of the sale that has shocked property watchers and local developers with proper marketing only really taking place earlier this year. Even some of Sydney Harbour&#39;s biggest&nbsp;sales take years to find a buyer.

There hasn&#39;t been a development produced on the Gold Coast that has come close to finding a $20 million apartment buyer. It&#39;s a figure more associated the purchase of a prime development site, as opposed to one of the apartments in the development.

The penthouse,&nbsp;which spans 970 sqm of living space, an area more than five times the size of an average home, has two separate living spaces, four bedrooms across two levels, six bathrooms, a media room, infrared sauna, fire pit, outdoor bar, multiple outdoor dining and lounge areas, a gym, wine cellar and private five car garage.

The staggered rooftop has never-to-be-built-out views over Burleigh Heads Beach, and features its own private pool and spa deck. The rooftop was an important factor in the purchase, CBRE Residential Projects Senior Director Nicholas Clydsdale said. &quot;It&#39;s a perfect space to share with family and friends and create memories,&quot;&nbsp;Clydsdale said.

Clydsdale added that there were three big drivers for the purchase; the location, the finish, and of course the rooftop.

&quot;This location perfectly combines proximity and amenity with an unsurpassed connection to the natural surrounds, all while ensuring the privacy of a stand-alone home is retained in this impeccable residence,&quot;&nbsp;Clydsdale added.

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Spyre Group&rsquo;s director Andrew Malouf said the record sale is a crowning achievement for the company after laying plans last year to create in Glasshouse the ultimate coastal address in one of Australia&rsquo;s most sought-after locations.

&ldquo;We received a great deal of genuine interest in this property and the market was very accepting of the value proposition it presented,&rdquo;&nbsp;Malouf said.

&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a true reflection of what happens when a perfectly elevated, unrepeatable location is met with the very best of design detail and finish. To have a market so enthused by this level of offering is a great outcome and a call to where the Group is headed.&rdquo;

Glasshouse is the most exclusive project yet to be delivered by the Brisbane-based Spyre Group, which has had a stellar run of across six projects on the Gold Coast since 2018.

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The Burleigh Heads development comprises just three exclusive residences, each encased in floor-to ceiling glass to capture sweeping to capture the views across Burleigh Beach and north to Surfers Paradise.

The ground-floor apartment occupies the entire floor and features a lower-level terrace. Above will be the full-floor middle residence, with each of these lower residences delivering a commanding 300sqm of living space.

All three residences feature bespoke inclusions that have been likened to works of art, including custom handblown lights by SOKTAS and an impressive kitchen island bench and bathroom vanities which are crafted from Italian marble.

&ldquo;Each of these superb residences offer unrivalled style, scale and standard overlooking the Gold Coast&rsquo;s breathtaking coastal landscape,&rdquo;&nbsp;Malouf added.

&ldquo;The location is unique, iconic and without doubt the best place of anywhere in Australia to be delivering a project of this calibre to the market.&rdquo;

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Clydsdale&nbsp;said that Glasshouse Burleigh offers a new level of luxury within Australia&rsquo;s most desirable beachfront enclave, where every element has been refined to the highest possible standard.

&ldquo;The calibre of this sale validates Burleigh Heads as a world-class destination worthy of a world-class penthouse,&rdquo;&nbsp;Clydsdale said.

Glasshouse is the latest in a series of successful projects undertaken by Spyre Group since it ventured out of its home market in Brisbane four years ago.

Among its milestone achievements was the sale of a full-floor penthouse at the $57 million Cala Dei Coolangatta last year to a local family for $7.1 million.

The company has evolved into one of the leaders in luxury apartments developments, with multiple award-winning projects across the Gold Coast and Brisbane.

It is close to completion on the $77 million Natura Residences on the Burleigh Heads Esplanade which sold out in one weekend in early 2020. The project was also marketed by Clydsdale.

Spyre Group is currently progressing toward a construction commencement for Glasshouse which is expected to be completed in late 2023.

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The penthouse, one of just three apartments in South East Queensland developer Spyre Group's dress circle project at 10 Goodwin Terrace, has been snapped up by an interstate buyer

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