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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First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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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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Nova Rêve arrives as Reve Group bets on Castle Hill's next growth phase

A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

PDG secures approval for $1.5bn Southbank apartment development, The One

Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

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The Mariner’s Cove Retail Village, and Marina in Main Beach are being offered to the market.
The sale is being made by the Sunland Group.
The asset is located adjacent to the 5-star Palazzo Versace Hotel, also delivered by Sunland Group in 2000, and opposite the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort.
Sea World theme park is located 1.8 kilometres north of the site.
Spanning 3.95 hectares, the waterfront site comprises the Mariner’s Cove Retail Village with a net lettable area of 4,278 sqm, and the 102-berth Mariner’s Cove Marina.
The Managing Director of Sunland Group, Sahba Abedian, said the decision to take the Mariner’s Cove precinct to market follows the completion of The Spit Masterplan, released in May.
“Capital from the sale of the site will be redeployed to Sunland’s growing south-east Queensland portfolio of residential land, housing, apartment and integrated retail developments, in line with our core business.”
The international expressions of interest campaign, managed by James Branch and Mark Witheriff of Knight Frank will close on 28 November 2019.
The Mariner’s Cove Retail Village is the largest coastal strip development on the Gold Coast.
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International marketing campaign launched for Mariner’s Cove

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The penthouse crowning the newly developed Sea complex on the Main Beach sands has sold for $8.25 million.
The apartment at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-qld-main+beach-130164622" target="_blank">3553 Main Beach Parade</a>, spanning 705 square metres across the top two levels of the building, was designed by acclaimed Gold Coast architect Bayden Goddard.
Accessed through a private foyer, the apartment has four bedrooms and an ocean facing balcony.
The second level is dedicated to the master suite which also has a balcony, flanked by a private lap pool.
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Michael Kollosche at Kollosche Prestige marketed the apartment as the pinnacle of penthouse living.
Last year Sea scored the highest apartment sale on the Gold Coast for 2018 when the sixth level sub-penthouse of the Louiz Zenonos-developed block sold for $5.6 million. 
It was bought by the rich-lister Tony Quinn and wife Christina, the entrepreneurs behind the VIP Petfoods empire which they sold for $410 million in 2015.
They were buying back into the Main Beach market, having sold their 19th level apartment in the established Axis building nearby for $2,115,000 earlier in the year.
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Sea complex penthouse at Main Beach fetches $8.25 million

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A beachfront apartment at Main Beach with views of the Coolangatta skyline is now on the market with $5.75 million hopes. 
The skyhome has been offered by Harry Kakavas from Prestige Property Sales PTY LTD.
Positioned on the fifth level of the building, the 367 square metre apartment at 5/3531 Main Beach Parade features three ensuited bedrooms, gourmet kitchen, huge lounge and dining area, second living area, and home office or study with views.
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The suburb's median apartment house sits at<a href="/developments/main-beach-qld-4217"> $710,000</a>, according to CoreLogic.
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This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
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Beachfront Main Beach apartment on the market with $5.75 million hopes

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A beachfront Gold Coast penthouse has been listed for sale with a price guide of $9.75 million, which has been recently adjusted down to $8,985,000 price.
The Main Beach sky home has been listed by Michael Kollosche from Kollosche Prestige Agents Broadbeach. 
Designed by acclaimed architect, Bayden Goddard, the 705 square metre home situated at<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-qld-main+beach-130164622" target="_blank"> 3533 Main Beach Parade</a> comprises of four bedrooms, open plan living and dining setting against Pacific Ocean vistas, gourmet kitchen with marble island bench, and open plan study. 
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It also comes with travertine tiled terrace, marble powder room, private pool, and three car parks. 
Other features include Bayden Goddard, and boasting flawless marble, limestone, travertine, timber and stone finishes throughout.
It is close to the upmarket Marina Mirage and Tedder Avenue café and restaurant precinct.
The suburb's median unit price sits at<a href="/developments/main-beach-qld-4217"> $712,500</a>, according to CoreLogic.
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Main Beach, Gold Coast penthouse see's its price reduced from $9.75 million

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Melbourne businessman Giuseppe “Tony” Giannarell has his Main Beach, Gold Coast sub-penthouse listed for auction.
He’s also throwing in a marina berth lease.
The <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-qld-main+beach-130162006" target="_blank">23rd level Waratah apartment</a> has been owned by Giannarelli family since they paid $1.6 million in 2005.
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Robert Graham, of Ray White Prestige, said the marina berth lease would appeal to local buyers moving from large waterfront homes.
It’s a five-year marine berth lease at the Southport Yacht Club.
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The property is set for auction on January 28 at Ray White Surfers Paradise Group’s mega auction line-up The Event.
 
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Giuseppe “Tony” Giannarell lists Main Beach sub-penthouse in the 2019 Event auction

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The Harvey Norman CEO Katie Page has secured the sale of one of the Main Beach apartments in her boutique M3565 building.
The $5.5 million sale ranks as the highest price paid for a beachfront apartment in the Gold Coast this year.
The<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-qld-main+beach-129127466" target="_blank"> four-bedroom, fourth-floor apartment</a> (above and below), had been initially priced at $7.85 million.
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The apartment on level five has been re-listed at $5.75 million.
Page, the wife of Harvey Norman executive chairman Gerry Harvey, paid $15.5 million in 2007 for the 882sq m block at 3565 Main Beach Pde.
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The project was designed by Sydney architect Virginia Kerridge.
The luxury residences hit the market in July 2017.
When they hit the market, Page announced she was <a href="/news/katie-page-to-keep-luxurious-gold-coast-penthouse">keeping the penthouse</a> crowning the development of six units.
 
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Katie Page secures $5.5 million Main Beach apartment sale

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Queensland entrepreneur Tony Quinn and wife Christina have sold their luxury Main Beach sub-penthouse just ahead of its recent auction.
The couple, who sold their VIP Petfoods empire in 2015 for around $400 million, own a $10.9 million Hope Island home nearby.
They recently settled on a $3.4 million Byron Bay beach retreat near Clarkes Beach.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-qld-main+beach-128084554" target="_blank">Their 19th level Main Beach apartment </a>in the residents only, 2005 built, Axis building, cost them $2.62 million.
It comprises 320 square metres of living with three bedrooms, a home office, two living areas and an entertainers terrace with skyline views.
Ray White Prestige Gold Coast agent Jackson Paradise sold the home
After selling VIP Petfoods, the Quinn's spent $25 million buying the iconic Australia confectionary company Darrell Lea. They sold it earlier this year for around $200 million.
They also own two motorsport racetracks in New Zealand where Tony hopes to build a world-class golf course along with residential development.
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Tony Quinn sells Main Beach apartment ahead of auction

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Following his exit from the Gold Coast Suns, Rodney 'Rocket' Eade and wife Wendy have quickly put their Main Beach apartment up for rent.
The couple bought the apartment upon the Tasmanian born coach's appointment, paying $960,000 for the unit in 2015.
They have owned in Malvern East since paying $1,375,000 in 2005.
Set in the Gold Coast's Waratah block, built by Meriton in the mid-1990s on Montgomery Avenue, the apartment is advertised as available for either a 12 or 24 month lease, suggesting they are in no hurry to sell.
The fully renovated 9th floor apartment has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a home office and a balcony with views of the Broadwater.
Mhm Property Services Main Beach agent James Hall has the apartment listed at $800 a week.  
Eade's coaching career began in the early 90s at the Swans and then the Western Bulldogs before he moved to the Suns.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian Mansion Australia section.
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Rodney Eade puts Main Beach apartment up for rent

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A beachside penthouse at Main Beach has been listed for sale.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-qld-main+beach-125814666" target="_blank">93/1 Hughes Avenue</a>, the 1005 sqm property belongs to Bartercard and Carbon Trade Exchange founder Wayne Sharpe.
It was last sold in 1998 for $2 million.
It commands an unrivalled view of the beach, ocean and Gold Coast waterways with two floors.
A large internal living/entertaining areas with centre piece bar opens up to a large outdoor terrace that overlooks Main Beach.
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It also has one of the largest rooftop pools and entertaining terraces in the area complete with a three tonne aquarium.
There are four large bedrooms each having their own balcony with ocean views while the master suite has its own ensuite and walk-in robe.
Other features includes four car spaces, storage, private steam room, wine cellar, rooftop BQ and bar.
Expressions of interest closes on August 2 and is offered through Ray White agent Robert Graham.
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Main Beach beachside penthouse listed with three tonne aquarium

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Health Minister Sussan Ley has stood down from the frontbench while the secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Martin Parkinson, investigates her use of taxpayer funded travel entitlements. 
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced she was standing aside without ministerial pay in a statement on Monday morning. 
It has been revealed that she has taken 27 flights in and out of the Gold Coast over recent years - many more than her ministerial colleagues - and spent two New Year's Eve at the popular destination.
It was the emergence of details relating to a 2015 purchase of a Gold Coast apartment that became a political issue last Friday as the minister Sussan Ley charged taxpayers thousands of dollars for a trip to Queensland with her husband during which she bought a $795,000 Gold Coast investment property.
Annika Smethurst, the national politics reporter at the Herald Sun, wrote that Sussan Ley charged taxpayers thousands of dollars for a trip to Queensland with her husband during which she bought a $795,000 Gold Coast investment property wrote that government documents reveal in May 2015.
It was after attending Brisbane’s Wesley Hospital to announce $1.3 billion in funding to list new medicines and vaccines being added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, that Ms Ley went to Main Beach on May 9.
She billed taxpayers $370 on her travel allowance to stay the night on the Gold Coast with her partner, on the same day she bought the ocean-view apartment which had previously traded at $830,000 in 2006 when bought by an Ipswich investor, Martin Corkery.
It was bought in her name on May 9. Her partner reportedly has a Gold Coast business business.
The two bedroom, two bathroom apartment is a 149 sqm apartment on the eighth floor in the 31 storey early 1980s complex De Ville.
It had been listed for Ray White auction by estate agent Anna Jones.
The apartment had gone back in price when Ley bought it, having last traded for $830,000 in 2006.
It sold for $455,000 in 2002 and $205,000 in 1984.
Ms Ley confirmed to the Herald Sun the property was bought during the trip, which she declared was for “official business”.
She said the apartment purchase “was not planned nor anticipated”.
“All travel undertaken was in accordance with the rules,” a spokeswoman for Ms Ley said.
Ms Ley’s spokeswoman said the couple had travelled to the Gold Coast because the minister had “stakeholders to meet with” although Ms Ley’s office would not provide the Herald Sun with a list of these people. 
Ms Ley’s spokeswoman said the minister’s partner had been invited to accompany her to a function in Sydney the ­previous evening.
“He then travelled with the minister to Queensland under family travel arrangements.
“The EMB (Entitlements Management Branch) was consulted at the time to confirm Ms Ley’s partner’s travel was within the rules,” she said.
In total, the couple claimed $3949 in flights for the 48-hour trip from her Glenroy, regional NSW base.
The paper noted Ms Ley’s office would not confirm whether the investment property had been negatively geared.
The Opposition health spokeswoman Catherine King says Ms Ley owes taxpayers a better explanation.
“Sussan Ley needs to front up today and explain to Australians how purchasing a luxury apartment is considered to be official business,” Ms King said in a statement.
“If she cannot do this, she has no choice but to resign, or Malcolm Turnbull must move her off his front bench.” Ms Ley must reveal which stakeholders she met with on the Gold Coast, if a government car was used to facilitate the real estate deal, and how an opportunity to spontaneously buy property arose during a work trip, Ms King said.
There were more than 750 comments by readers by late morning on the <a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/" target="_blank">Herald Sun website</a>.
Two bedders with ocean views rent at $300 plus a night over summer. The block does not welcome schoolies.
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