Three towers in three days—the House of Abedian is back.
The development dynasty that has shaped the Gold Coast’s skyline for 40 years is showing no signs of stopping since the strategic winding down and delisting of Sunland.
Led by father-and-son team Soheil and Sahba Abedian, the family’s private development company, Abedian & Co, has this week filed plans for three towers in as many days.
The latest proposal is for a “curvaceous” $580-million, 115-apartment highrise development soaring 47 storeys at Broadbeach.
In a recent exclusive interview with The Urban Developer, Soheil Abedian listed the project among the company’s growing pipeline of seven towers across four Gold Coast sites with a combined end value of more than $2.2 billion.
Earlier this week, Abedian & Co lodged reworked plans for its Greenmount Beach Resort site at Coolangatta, with two eight-storey towers replacing a single-tower 16-storey scheme.
The Broadbeach tower is earmarked for an amalgamated 2024sq m site at 14-20 Mary Avenue, opposite the Broadbeach State School and one block back from the beach.
Designed by BDA Architecture, it features a sculptural facade of concave and convex curves with its lower levels shrouded in a sweeping champagne-tinted screen.
“The overall design of the tower is fluid and flowing and incorporates fine grain materials with luscious landscaping to create a tower that will be an elegant addition to the Broadbeach skyline,” a design statement said.
“The tower form when viewed from all angles is sculptural and simplistic, yet dynamic as it almost changes appearance based on the time of day, the depth of shadows and time of year.
“Through the composition of the building’s forms, external massing and materiality, as well as the flow of its spaces, the intention is to enhance and create an identifiable tower.”
According to the documents, a mix of mostly two, three and four-bedroom apartments would be spread across its 42 residential levels above its podium and basement levels.
“The apartments provided are large liveable apartments that can cater for families,” the application said.
As well, seven full-floor, five-bedroom “sky homes” would occupy levels 16, 27, 38 and the top four storeys, 44 to 47—breaking up the tower’s form into four sections with their recessed edges and cascading landscape.
Two communal recreational floors would span a combined 2027sq m on levels 4 and 5 with facilities including a 25m cantilevered lap pool, indoor and outdoor spas, barbecue areas, a wellness centre with a gym, yoga and treatment rooms, as well as a steam room and sauna.
The upper level would feature a residents club room/library and lounge, private dining room with a separate kitchen, a theatre and meeting room with work-from-home capabilities.
On the ground floor, surfboard storage and a communal shower would be integrated into the amenities.
Parking for 266 resident and 12 visitor cars and 56 bicycles is planned within the podium, ground and four basement levels.
Abedian said pending approval, construction is pencilled to begin on the Mary Avenue development in early 2026.
The amalgamated holdings at 14-18 and 20 Mary Avenue were offloaded by Sydney-based Bassar Group and Melbourne-based Little Projects, respectively, after they shelved tower projects greenlit for the sites.
Property records show the largely vacant neighbouring parcels of 1518sq m and 506sq m were acquired in February and March for a combined $37.6 million.
The site is just two streets north of one of Sunland’s swansong projects, the 44-storey 272 Hedges Avenue tower.
Construction is already under way on the Abedian’s first post-Sunland development—a 36-storey tower comprising about 100 apartments—on a nearby 1620sq m site at 35-41 Peerless Avenue, Mermaid Beach. It is due for completion in mid-2027.
Meanwhile, the family is also running the rule over no less than eight other Gold Coast development sites for future highrise apartment projects.
