The Gold Coast’s micro high-rise tower trend is growing with plans filed for a 13-storey residential development in the exclusive beachfront enclave of Jefferson Lane at Palm Beach. It is earmarked for a 1194sq m site spanning two properties linked to Brisbane-based Green Leaves childcare boss Michael Hovey and acquired for a combined $9.85 million. … [Read more…]
Tim Lamacraft / 23 May 2023 Geelong council will be keeping a close eye on this afternoon’s state budget with its wishlist in hand. Transport and infrastructure projects top the city’s list including a push for a commuter connection between Lara and Avalon Airport and a review of the Geelong bus network. Implementation of the Central … [Read more…]
Mid-rise development proposals are still seeking clearance for take-off along a beachside strip opposite the Gold Coast Airport. The latest plans comprise an 11-storey tower with 20 three and four-bedroom apartments earmarked for a 1232sq m beachfront site at 367 Golden Four Drive, Tugun. It is at the northern end of Golden Four Drive, which … [Read more…]
Iris Capital’s plans in Potts Point are moving along with the developer filing minor amendments for the Darlinghurst Road project. The mixed-use project at 18-32 Darlinghurst Road incorporates a row of five multi-storey buildings across the 0.25ha site. The developer confirmed the amendments were minor, and included apartment amalgamations and purchaser amendments. The buildings will … [Read more…]
Plans have been filed for a 23-storey Gold Coast hotel and residential tower by wealthy Filipino tourism entrepreneur Manuel Osmena’s Manny O Group. The Cebu-based group is a major player in the Philippines tourism sector and owns the five-star Mövenpick Hotel and Ibiza Beach Club on the island of Mactan. It also owns and operates … [Read more…]
As its famed skyline of high-rises attests to, densification has never been a dirty word along the Gold Coast’s beachside strip. But like most of the country, it is facing a housing supply and affordability crisis, and that word is now spreading to the low-density residential development realm of its suburban back streets. A development … [Read more…]