A BOUTIQUE tower that will vie for the title of the most luxurious apartment address on the Gold Coast is planned for the heart of Broadbeach. Developers Jason Kennedy and Kazumi Nakagawa intend building the 23-level Vi Residences on a north-facing Queensland Ave site over Federation Park. Mr Kennedy yesterday said Vi was designed to […]
THE Gold Coast will need another 133 apartment towers to help it cope with its forecast population boom in the next 20 years. New research has revealed its population will jump by about 76 per cent by 2036 and many of those people will need to be housed in high rise apartments. Report author Matt […]
THE face of Mermaid Beach is about to change for ever with a 32-storey tower leading the charge of large-scale high-rises set to take over in the once sleepy seaside suburb. The tower, if built, will be the first as part of a wave of development expected to take the area by storm as developers […]
MORE than two years after a fire delayed renovations, iconic Gold Coast building The Mark was reopened this afternoon. The final step in the River to Beach pedestrian link was unveiled and marks the completion of the $17 million refurbishment. HOTEL ROOM CHEAPER THAN CABS The project was due to be completed a year ago […]
ONE of Surfers Paradise’s last remaining 1950s beach shacks will go to auction after more than four decades in the one family. Yellow Cottage, a weatherboard shack at 15 Thornton St, is nestled within the concrete jungle of inner Surfers Paradise, harbouring museum-like memories of post-war Gold Coast. It occupies a 405sq m lot nestled […]
THE Gold Coast is outshining Brisbane with the latest quarter figures showing house values improving in almost every suburb across the region. Suburbs spread across the Gold Coast saw significant improvements over the year to September, with industry figures attributing it to growing optimism as major developments get under way. Of suburbs that saw median […]
GOLD Coast suburbs including Southport and Ashmore have been tipped for strong growth either side of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Coast was set for an uplift based on the impact the 2000 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games had on Sydney and Melbourne, respectively. “The Gold Coast market recap for 2014 clearly identifies that […]
EXPECTATIONS have risen for another bumper property selling season as 10 per cent of homes destined for this Sunday’s The Event auction have already sold. Close to 120 properties are set to go under the hammer in this weekend’s program, one of Australia’s largest real estate auctions. Now in its 22nd year, The Event – […]
PROPERTY agency Raine & Horne sees favourable market conditions for Queensland homeowners and investors in 2015, with the south-east corner not the only hotspot in its sights. Raine & Horne’s Queensland general manager Steve Worrad (pictured) says while Brisbane and the Gold Coast appear set for a healthy boost, the real turnaround will be in […]