<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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GUEST OBSERVATION
I have worked in the property investment industry for a long time and have learned something new nearly every day. Some of the most important lessons I have learned involve the simplest things like requesting a title search. 
A title search may seem like a mundane or irreverent task to you now, but once you read the three cases below, you will understand why a title search is so important.
A title search can sometimes reveal unexpected surprises and not the good kind.
Title Search Case #1 – That’s not our home?
Bob and Mary were applying for a business loan and they were using the equity in their home to fund the purchase of this new business.
About one week into the loan application the bank called to give them the “bad news”. The land they owned did not provide enough value to support the loan application. In fact, the bank asked Bob and Mary, “We thought you told us you owned a home, not a block of land.”
After much confusion it was discovered that the Titles Office had noted the incorrect lot and plan number on their title. At that point in time Bob and Mary technically owned a vacant block of land, two doors down the road! This took weeks for it to be proven incorrect and then rectified.
Title Search Case #2 - Mark who?
Jane and Mark were refinancing a unit in North Queensland, which they owned for many years and planned to use the equity to support their latest purchase. The increase on the property was approved, as was the loan for the new purchase. Everything was going to plan until the day of settlement. Their world suddenly became very stressful.
As settlement was about to happen, it was noted Mark’s middle name on the title of the property and on his birth certificate was not spelled the same. Yes, Mark’s driver’s licence and passport were the same as the name on the title.
The settlement was aborted. Jane and Mark had to pay default interest on the purchase for three weeks until Mark<ins cite="mailto:Lisa%20Sanders" datetime="2014-04-28T16:46"> </ins>could prove he was the rightful person on the title and on the purchase documents. Mark also had to rectify the spelling error on his birth certificate, which his mother knew about, but never thought it was enough to worry about. 
Title Search Case #3 – Nearly debt free... 
Jim and Jenny purchased their family home in 1984 and paid it off within 10 years. When they made the last payment they were very proud and promptly approached their bank for a copy of the title deed.  After speaking with the bank, Jim and Jenny changed their minds as the bank told them they would have to pay a fee to have the title deed released to them. The bank also suggested they would be the safest place for the title deed to be held.  
Many years later in 2004, Jim and Jenny agreed to act as guarantor for their son to purchase a small farm and they offered their home as additional security. Their son paid down the loan within a few years and then refinanced the farm so he could purchase more equipment and stock. 
One day, Jim and Jenny decided to request a copy of their title. They discovered there were still two registered mortgages against their property, which they believed was totally unencumbered.
Their are several valuable lessons you can learn here:
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Carefully check data entry Make sure your title search has been correctly registered – human error is possible, even in the titles office.  Check to see if your names are spelled correctly and are exactly the same on all identification documents, in particular on your birth certificate. Make sure you cross check your lot and plan number. You can do this through your local council and/or order a copy of the plan for your lot. 
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The more you learn, the more you earn If you have paid off your home, make sure you learn about the potential investment opportunities that come with all your new equity.  Find out how you can generate wealth using your home. Remember, it is far wiser to have your money working for you and not the bank. If you seek further education and learn how banks leverage against mortgage backed securities, it makes it a lot easier to obtain and understand good professional financial advice. 
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Always understand your risks When you sign up to be a guarantor for a loan, you are offering your assets as security for the debt on the loan. If the loan cannot be paid, the bank or lender has the right to go after your assets because you have agreed to be the guarantor for the loan. If the loan is increased, then the bank also has increased ownership over your assets because you are a guarantor of the loan. This can occur with or without your knowledge. For example, when John and Jenny agreed to go guarantor for their son they did not fully understand their risk with the second mortgage registered again with their home. Nor did they know this could be extended to future borrowings their son may commit to without their consent or knowledge.  They should have obtained more advice on the risks of offering a limited guarantee.
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In Summary 
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<li>Conduct regular title searches on all property you own.</li>
<li>Make sure all details are recorded correctly and as you believe they should be.</li>
<li>Make no hesitation regarding the release of a mortgage once you have repaid the loan. </li>
<li>The cost to have a mortgage released is minimal compared to the potential risk if you leave it registered without full knowledge of the lost opportunity and/or risk associated.<ins cite="mailto:Lisa%20Sanders" datetime="2014-04-29T11:53"></ins>
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<li>Obtain a full understanding of the opportunity available to you if you have equity in your home. You must also understand the cost of lost opportunity if you are not making smart financial decisions.</li>
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If for some reason you cannot obtain a palpable copy of the title, it is not the end of the world. Thanks to the <a href="/expert-insights/finance/what-is-torrens-title-property-investment-terms-explained">Torrens title register</a>, all titles are digitally stored. The Torrens title system, which transfers property ownership through title registration rather than the deed, was introduced in 1863.
Now that property titles are digitally stored, it eliminates the risk of you losing all your property if you lost the tangible copy of your title.  However, it’s always better to be safe than sorry so we strongly encourage you to keep your title in a safe deposit box at the bank or you can ask the bank to hold it for security.
Dianne Crichton is a property market advisor at <a href="https://yourfuturestrategy.com.au/" target="_blank">Your Future Strategy</a>. 
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Three case studies that show why you should always perform a title search

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As a mother of two beautiful boys, my focus is to teach my sons the value of setting themselves up for the future early.
I only really leant that I was totally responsible to support myself after reading the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki when I was pregnant with my first son 13 years ago.
The book opened my eyes to lots of things, but my two main insights were; the more time we have to build our investments, the more money we should have when we are ready for retirement. And, that we need to educate ourselves financially and not just handover our money and trust others to invest it for us. We are responsible for building our own wealth.
So off I rushed to build our investment portfolio and along the way I also created a business developing property for others. I found that I loved my new business; it was flexible to accommodate my baby and I was doing something that I loved: Property.
As my son grew older and our second son was born, my investments started to really show the benefits of holding property over the long term. Rental returns slowly increased and capital growth created equity. Then I started to develop and add value to my regional investment which lead to my understanding of compounding equity creation through development.
I try to talk about property investing as much as possible with the kids, sometimes they come with me to the development sites and I try to explain in simple terms about basic economics. “We are building houses here...if you borrow money to build or invest you’ll get some help from the government to help you pay the loan costs.  You will get paid rent and this will be a source of income for you...” I tell my twelve year old who has starting to understand. We set up a term deposit for him that we call his ‘first property deposit’. Slowly I plan to build on his knowledge of economics and how he can make money by being entrepreneurial.
Kids are pretty smart with money so engage them and encourage it. I try not to say ‘we can’t afford it’ and rather ‘how can we afford it'? Let them come up with ideas to make money. To nurture the genius in your child is a great gift.
As Robert says “Don’t just protect your child from the future; prepare them for it”.
I don’t want my kids to have to deal with the tyranny of compounding bad debt as well as the compounding interest on that debt. We must educate our children and teach them the difference between bad and good debt. 
The world is full of teachers and they are not all in the classrooms. Our kids need to learn early how to make money, invest and manage their finances. Experience and making mistakes along the way is the best way to learn. As parents we can help our kids think differently to the way we did when we were young.
Happy Mother’s Day for Sunday to all the mums out there.
<a href="https://www.propertybloom.com.au/" target="_blank">www.propertybloom.com.au</a>
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We need to teach our kids the importance of investing wisely: A Mother’s Day message

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After Property Observer published a<a href="/expert-insights/investing/seven-ways-to-detect-if-your-investment-property-is-being-used-as-a-drug-lab"> list of ways to check whether or not your tenant is turning your property into a drug den</a>, some industry members and property owners wrote in.
Smart Property Adviser’s Kevin Lee was among these readers, describing clients of his who had been taken for a ride after accidentally leasing their Adelaide investment property to drug dealers.
They had felt let down by property managers in the past, and took it upon themselves to self-manage – finding a couple with great references.
Lee explains that it was “happy days” for the investors at first, the tenant paying their deposit and bond completely in cash. In fact, he said, they appeared to be “such perfect tenants” that the investors were tempted not to renew their landlord’s insurance policy.
The tenants paid their rent on time and in cash. They also installed a new, powered, remote-controlled double car garage roller door at their own expense of $2,200, after the investors’ approval.
“The owners occasionally drove past the property, and it always appeared 'lived in', and when they conducted a routine inspection in early November 2013 nothing seemed suspicious,” explains Lee.
Fast forward six weeks, and the Adelaide police raided the properties, arrested the tenants, and revealed that the property was a hydroponic drug farm. The tenants had used false names, identification, referees and references, and resulted in more than 100 man hours worth of effort from the investors to resolve the problem, deal with police and the insurance company.
Despite this, they remain $2,000 out of pocket, Lee explains. Their landlord’s insurance policy covered them for $12,000 in costs to clean and re-wire the property and compensate for loss of rent.
Kevin Lee recommends the following:
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<li>Always ask for driver’s licenses, passports and bank statements to prove income and employment. 
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<li>Do not accept cash payments – ask for payments via internet banking, such as BPAY or DEFT. 
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<li>Have landlord’s insurance. 
</li>
<li>Keep a professional relationship with your tenants. 
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<li>Consider digging around for a better property manager.</li>
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