<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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The Sydney real estate market is nothing short of idiotic…
So-called experts, along with the media, are hyping up the situation, stating that Sydney is still affordable to the average punter.
What a load of bollocks…
The median income being around $75,000 does not equate to being able to afford the Sydney median house price now, at over $900k.
Even if a couple were earning $75,000 each, it still doesn’t mathematically work.
Unless my calculator is broken?
So, when does all this mayhem start to correct itself?
Well, today I stand-alone and say the change started from last week…
But why you ask?
There was a fundamental bank policy change that took affect on April 24th. The change in policy affects non-residents trying to borrow in Australia.
Where Non-Residents were able to borrow up to 80% of the purchase price, this has now been reduced by 2 major banks down to 70%.
The statistic’s published by the FIRB this week show that the Chinese have taken over as the major buyers of real estate in our country – no surprise there!
But how much are they actually buying? Well we can only work out these numbers based on the approvals they have. I say that as many are buying properties without approval.
Joe Hockey forced the sale of the $39 million Sydney mansion recently that has now been sold… but this is happening on a much larger scale. We recently had a client call us who wanted to invest. This lady had a large home mortgage on a property already but wanted to buy an investment property with cash that she was receiving from her mother from overseas.
We rightly refused the business, but I am sure they managed to buy a property using another property company.
By using the approval figures published, let’s number out the volume of purchases. The stats say that the Chinese have spent 27.7 Billion on property this year alone. The majority of these sales would be in Melbourne and Sydney.
Using the new median in Sydney of $900k, this would equate to 30,777 property transactions.
Monthly this equates to 2,564 deals per month.
If we say that one third were in Sydney, one third in Melbourne and one third for the remainder of Australia, then the number now looks more like 855 sales per month in Sydney.
That number doesn’t look that big now does it???
But, we need to add in the other major players too. The US spent $17 Billion, Canada $15 Billion and Malaysia $7.2 Billion.
So the volume now becomes more substantial…
Everybody is saying though that the Chinese are paying cash for all these houses?
Are they? – I think not!
If they were, why have 2 banks reduced their LVR for those borrowers?
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<li>Could be that they are over exposed to overseas borrowers.</li>
<li>Could be APRA now have a close eye on them.</li>
<li>Overseas borrowers are much harder to chase, should the properties go into mortgagee in possession.</li>
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But think about it like this… wHy would these two banks broadcast this through a major announcement for no reason?
Simply because they want to curb the volume of mortgage applications that come in!
Even the banks Business Development Managers (BDM’s) are nervous as they know the exact volume of loans that do come in from Non-Residents. They are nervous as they are paid on volume and they know the volume will now reduce.
The effective date of this change was April 24th and it was effective immediately as well. Now usually banks will allow a grace period for those loans already pre approved to still proceed under the old policy, for a period of around 2 months. That didn’t happen here. Any loans that had not found a property within 24 hours of the notice would now fall under the new policy.
Now call me skeptical, but that seems very definite to me!!!
So what does all that have to do with the Sydney Property Market?
Consumer confidence…
What Sydney has at the moment is a massive consumer confidence problem. This is fuelled by the media and the hype of overseas buyers, along with investors paying more for houses than what owner occupiers can afford. There is a huge fear of missing out and consequently people are paying way too much for a property.
After two solid years of capital growth in Sydney, not only do overseas buyers now have to pay another $200k more for the same property, but they now must also put another 10% – $90k cash towards the purchase. The new extra $5k tax they pay won’t affect things but it all adds up.
So, if you take the sting out of the market, you take away consumer confidence and markets begin to turn…
Why would this occur when we have the lowest interest rates we have ever seen? Even after interest rates were cut this week?
Low interest rates will not save the market. They may prolong it a little, but not save it.
APRA have stopped the banks and consumers hanging themselves for a while. When you apply for a loan, the bank will assess the deal at 7.1% even though interest rates are almost hitting 4%, after this week’s announcement.
APRA forced them to do this to stop potential future mortgagee possessions. But what it has meant, is that for the past 4-6 interest rate cuts, your borrowing power has not increased in the eyes of the banks. Sure your actual repayments have but they wont allow you to borrow any more than what you can afford at 7.1%.
But those house prices continue to rise… meaning that there comes a point where your affordability in a mortgage wont allow you to pay anymore for a property.
The other interesting point to make here is, if the interest rates stay low for ten years, will this market continue?
No Chance!!!
We already have low interest rates in Perth and the market there is dead. Why? Because the vast majority believe that Perth is a mining town. That’s not the case… Perth is a major city of two million people… the mining is a mere blimp in their overall economy.
But this perception has knocked the wind out of people’s Consumer Confidence.
Canberra, until very recently, had the same problem too. The government announced 16,000 public servants to be retrenched and consumer confidence flew out the window in the ACT. It never happened, but this lack of confidence took control and dictated what the market did.
Greece, Spain, Japan, USA all have extremely low interest rates and their property markets are terrible.
So, I make the stand and say, I believe from today we will see the start of a change. Many less overseas buyers, far less affordability and a strong property market where many buyers who have already purchased are out of the market, will see a turn towards slowing down.
I guess we will have to go back and check in six months or so, as this is how long it takes for property data to take affect. The deals being pre approved in May, might buy in June. Which then settle in August. The banks bulk stamp transfers these days around twice a month which would take the data into September… ready for reporting by Christmas.
Time will tell…
TODD HUNTER is buyer’s agent, director and location researcher for Sydney-based <a href="https://www.wheregroup.com.au/" target="_blank">wHeregroup</a>.
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Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) CEO, Amanda Lynch, has welcomed the 2015-16 Budget as a win for her small business estate agency members.
But also one that importantly retains key tax arrangements that benefit housing investment.
Ms Lynch said the generous asset depreciation measures would particularly benefit the real estate sector
“The government is to be commended for ensuring stability within the sector in continuing the current tax arrangements as they relate to both Capital Gains Tax and negative gearing.” 
“With other sectors of the economy slowing, housing will play an increasingly important role and it is pleasing to see the government has not tampered with tax arrangements that have been proven to help stimulate housing investment in Australia.” 
“Abolition of negative gearing would result in a dwindling supply of properties for rent, escalating rents and reduced opportunities for low to middle income earning Australians to create wealth for self-funded retirement.” 
She welcome the small business package giving business owners meaningful incentives to hire, invest in equipment "and importantly grow their livelihood.”
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