<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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Private investors are on the move in the inner-city Brisbane fringe, as evident from a recent $2.325 million sale.
220 Boundary Street, also known as Portman Place in Spring Hill, has been snapped up by private investors with business interests in Papua New Guinea.
The tenanted site reflects a net passing initial yield of 10%.
The selling agents were JLL’s Sam Byrne and Christian Sandstrom.
The property is home to Kennedy McLaughlin &amp; Associates, one of Brisbane’s longest running and most highly respected accounting firms. They have been the primary tenant occupying four lots, for more than 27 years.
“The purchasers were very attracted to the asset given the long established tenant, the five-year lease term, fixed annual review and of course, the property’s proximity to the Brisbane CBD,” Byrne said.
“We expect transaction activity in the area will remain strong during 2016 as a result of the likelihood for long term capital growth in the Spring Hill precinct with the draft Spring Hill Neighbourhood Plan being a major catalyst,” added Sandstrom.
Portman Place comprises a two-level office building with a net leasable area of nearly 565sqm, located on the corner of Boundary &amp; Mein Street’s in Spring Hill.
The building is made up of four lots and boasts a strong street presence and is just about a kilometre from the Brisbane CBD.
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Private investors snap up Brisbane's Spring Hill property for $2.3 million 

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Boutique advisory firm Moelis &amp; Co is closing in on a deal to buy pubs portfolio Redcape Hotel Group, according to the well-placed Street Talk column in the Australian Financia Review.
It is understood Moelis and Redcape have signed a heads of agreement, which will allow final due diligence.
Moelis reduced its offer for Redcape earlier this month after share market volatility meant the initial public offering was off the table.
It was suggested the current offer price is around $620 million compared to $650 million.
An ASX listing was considered last year with hedge funds York Capital and Varde Partners cashing out. 
Redcape owns 23 pubs in NSW.
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Moelis in Redcape deal?

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A Hong Kong investor has secured a 123 sq m tenanted retail property in Broadbeach CBD on the Gold Coast for just over $1 million.
The ground-floor property at 3/90 Surf Parade earns a net annual rent of $63,682 representing a yield of 5.8 per cent.
Ray White’s Steven King handled the deal for a Melbourne-based investor.
It had last sold at $690,000 in 1998 
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Gold Coast shopfront sells just north of $1 million

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A Chinese group has bagged a 1,441 sqm South Melbourne mixed-use development site for $15.07 million, more than $5 million above what the vendor paid only three years prior.
The <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-land+development-vic-south+melbourne-501758938" target="_blank">41-49 Bank Street</a> site was sold through an international CBRE expressions of interest campaign.
The agents said the EOI campaign attracted interest from both offshore developers and prominent local groups.
“We anticipate continued strong demand from Chinese developers throughout 2016, irrespective of current concerns with the Chinese stock market, which will drive positive outcomes including jobs in construction, planning and design,” CBRE suggested. 
The site has permit approval for a 16 level mixed-use development, with existing permitted height above current planning parameters. It offers dual street frontage totaling more than 60 metres. 
The location is close to Melbourne's arts, sporting and entertainment precincts.
Julian White, associate director of CBRE’s Victorian Development Sites team, said the continued prominence of Chinese buyers was encouraging, particularly for Melbourne’s accommodation sector.
“Apartment living is the way of the future in Melbourne. The continued high absorption rates of CBD and inner city apartments are a clear sign that the market needs to continue to build more apartments, not slow down development.”
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Chinese developer banks $15 million development site in Melbourne

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A shop top terrace has sold in Sydney's inner city suburb of Enmore for $1,300,000 through Luke Smith and Geraldine McShane of Raine &amp; Horne Commercial Marrickville.
The property, <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-nsw-enmore-501773978" target="_blank">119 Enmore Road</a>, has a ground floor shop leased to real estate agency with separate residences behind the shop and upstairs for a total site of around 185.5m 
Offered as vacant possession, it had previously been available for rent at $74,000pa.
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Enmore retail terrace shop sold by Raine & Horne Commercial

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Melbourne’s commercial property market continues to its strong run, with a tranche of sales in the lead-up to the end of the year.
Highlighting the trend, a ground floor retail shop in the heart of Brighton’s restaurant and retail precinct recently sold for $1.9 million.
Located at 370 Bay Street, the 233 square metre ground floor retail shop (above) is securely leased to food retailer Burger Edge. 
It provides an annual income of about $50,000 per annum with short-term upside. 
The selling agent was CBRE’s Rorey James.
“This result is yet another example of the strong market confidence towards well located strip retail properties, which is being further enhanced by the low interest rate environment, improved consumer sentiment and upturn in business confidence,” James said.  
In further evidence of the uptick in sales activity, an owner-occupier recently secured a retail presence in North Balwyn for $700,000.  
Shop 3, 74 Doncaster Road is a 62 square metre retail property in the heart of Balwyn North Shopping Village.  
CBRE’s  Sandro Peluso brokered the deal.
“The building rate was equivalent to more than $11,000 per sqm, indicating the strength of demand shown by these owner occupiers looking to secure retail space in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs,” Peluso said.  
The two transactions follow a recent  sale of a Richmond development site for $16.7 million, on a tight yield of 1.5%.  
Situated at 79-89 Swan Street, the 1,540 square metre site comprises a 2,057 square metre two-storey building that has 10 shops and eight office suites with shared amenities.  
The property was sold through auction after an initial Expression of Interest sale process.
Seven bidders drove the price more than $4.2 million above reserve to the final bid of $16.7 million – a rate of just under $11,000 per square.  
“In a trend that is continuing to gain more traction in 2015, the property was sold to a local buyer, who managed to outbid several activity offshore and local groups,” CBRE director Mark Wizel said. 
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Melbourne retail property market continues bull run: CBRE

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A Main Street office location in the seaside town of Mornington near Melbourne has sold for $445,000.
The two offices plus reception at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-offices-vic-mornington-501788350" target="_blank">3&amp;4, 216 Main Street</a> occupy about 80 square metre. Additionally, there’s a kitchen and toilet.
The property is on a two-year lease starting in November 2014 with an extension of two more years.
The property fetches a rent of $19,200 per annum, implying a yield of about 4 percent.
The sale was through Michelle Adams of Jacobs &amp; Lowe.
The property last traded in 2011 when it sold for $203,584.
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Office space in Victoria's Mornington fetches a cool $445,000

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A modern single-level former licensed bowls club/sports club in Queensland’s Highfields is up for sale with expected offers in excess of $750,000 plus GST.
The <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-hotel+leisure-qld-highfields-501833050" target="_blank">55 Highfields Road</a> site is a 3,988-square metre holding with 590 square metre premises.
It comprises a bar, open plan dining/function room, bistro with commercial kitchen including two cold rooms, gaming area, two offices and other amenities.
Highfields has been earmarked as the fastest growing area in Queensland.
External areas include parking for 29 cars, garage/storage shed, landscaping and a synthetic bowling green. 
The property presents opportunities for various alternative commercial purposes such as for church or community use, medical centre, childcare centre, or retaining its sport/recreation facility according to Dan Dwan of Colliers International.
The commercial opportunity last traded in 2011 for $770,000. 
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Bowling club green in Queensland’s Highfields on the market

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A corner building in Melbourne’s Fitzroy with potentially a multitude of uses including retail, office or gallery is on the market for $895,000.
The <a href="https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/218-johnston-street-fitzroy-vic-3065-2012372391" target="_blank">218 Johnston Street</a> building has a floor area of 140 sqm.
The property features polished floorboards, allows plenty of natural light, has a kitchen and multiple bathrooms and basement car parking. The building has Commercial 1 zoning.
Located between Brunswick Street and Smith Street, it is near to the CBD and close to transport.
The facade and the building could suit retail, office, gallery and/or residential uses.
The property is being marketed by Bradley Ellul and Ian Angelico of CVA Property Consultants.
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Contemporary multipurpose corner building in Melbourne’s Fitzroy up for sale

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A 2,300 square metre retail premise sitting next to the site for Western Australia’s first Aldi store in Perth’s Champion Lakes has been snapped up by a private investor for $1.05 million.
The 125 Westfield Drive site comprises a freestanding property occupied by Champion Lakes Car Wash and Chicken Treat, securely leased until 2022 and 2019 respectively.
Champion Lakes is nearly 30 kilometres south-east of the Perth CBD.
The deal was brokered by CBRE’s Michael Milne and Richard Cash.
“Situated adjacent and in front of the Champion Lakes Shopping Centre, this property will benefit from the centre’s major refurbishment and expansion, which will include the state’s first Aldi supermarket, opening in June this year,” Milne said.
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