The Urban Developer
AdvertiseEventsWebinars
Urbanity
Awards
Sign In
Membership
Latest
Menu
Location
Sector
Category
Content
Type
Newsletters
Untitled design (8)
FULL PROGRAM RELEASED FOR URBANITY-25 CONNECTING PROPERTY LEADERS ACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC
FULL PROGRAM RELEASED FOR URBANITY-25 WHERE THE PROPERTY INDUSTRY CONNECTS
VIEW FULL AGENDADETAILS
TheUrbanDeveloper
Follow
About
About Us
Membership
Awards
Events
Webinars
Listings
Resources
Terms & Conditions
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy
Republishing Guidelines
Editorial Charter
Complaints Handling Policy
Contact
General Enquiries
Advertise
Contribution Enquiry
Project Submission
Membership Enquiry
Newsletter
Stay up to date and with the latest news, projects, deals and features.
Subscribe
ADVERTISEMENT
SHARE
print
Print
Build-to-RentPhil BartschMon 12 Aug 24

Big Plans Revealed for Gold Coast BtR Bonanza

Lumina Southport BTR hero

The Gold Coast is becoming the vanguard for Queensland’s advancing build-to-rent sector with plans filed for a four-tower vertical village with hundreds of new rental homes at Southport.

Under the proposal, almost 900 apartments would be delivered to provide much-needed accommodation for key workers and students in the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct.

The plans have been lodged with Economic Development Queensland by UBS Real Estate Nominees Australia.

Each of the four proposed towers would range from 9 to 13 storeys with rooftop gardens and cater for an estimated 1350 residents.

Overall, the proposed development would span a 17,330sq m site at 1 Clarke Street within the Parklands Priority Development Area, next to the Gold Coast University Hospital and Griffith University campus.

Part of the state government-owned Lumina Master Plan comprising 9.5ha of development-ready land, it is a stone’s throw from the Smith Collective—the former athletes’ village for the 2018 Commonwealth Games that was converted into Australia’s first large-scale build-to-rent community.

The Smith Collective includes 18 buildings with 1252 apartments and was developed by UBS Asset Management in a joint venture with developer Grocon.

Of the 878 homes—including a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments—planned for the Lumina site, 176 would be targeted at providing affordable housing. 

“The proposed development will contribute to the existing offering of build-to-rent housing within the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct and will notably provide much-needed housing supply and tenure diversity to the Gold Coast market,” a submitted planning report said.

“The design has also been further influenced by UBS’ specific knowledge of build-to-rent in this precinct and knowledge of future tenant profile from The Smith Collective.”

According to the documents, the Rothelowman-designed scheme is aimed at creating a “large-scale sustainable neighbourhood for a diverse demographic of residents who value a beautiful rental home in a distinctive connected community”.

In particular, its potential target tenants include affordable housing seekers, international and local students, health and sports professionals, retail workers, young entrepreneurs and international families.

“This project represents a very clear opportunity to address the demands and pressures on housing supply that is very much at the forefront of challenges not just for the Gold Coast but nationwide,” an architectural statement said.

“Fundamental to the design process and outcome has been an approach to creating a highly humanised place. One that focuses on an interactive experience of landscape, climate and the simple notions of the daily rituals of life.”

Renders of the proposed four-tower build-to-rent development at Southport.
▲ Renders of the proposed four-tower build-to-rent development at Southport.

The proposal incorporates a landscaped plaza as well as resident facilities—including retail outlets, cafes and a gym—and is close to public transport networks.

Communal open space totalling 5850sq m is planned across multiple levels of the proposed development.

As well, parking for 724 cars and 383 bicycles is to be provided in two basement levels and at grade.

At Robina—a suburb about 15km south of the Southport site—Stadium Drive has become a golden mile for Queensland’s emerging build-to-rent sector as the coastal strip grapples with a dried-up rental pool.

It is earmarked for six approved medium-rise towers accommodating more than 700 apartments, including Pellicano Group’s $225-million four-tower Paloma House development.

ResidentialBuild-to-RentQueenslandGold CoastProject
AUTHOR
Phil Bartsch
The Urban Developer - Writer
More articles by this author
ADVERTISEMENT
TOP STORIES
Exclusive

Accor Deputy Delivers Verdict on Brisbane Games Hotel Shortfall

Phil Bartsch
6 Min
Qld Budget 2025-26 Brisbane City
Exclusive

Billions Promised, Now Deliver: Industry’s Qld Budget Verdict

Vanessa Croll
6 Min
Medium Density housing in NSW
Exclusive

NSW Budget ‘Groundbreaking’ $1bn Guarantee to Unlock Housing

Leon Della Bosca
7 Min
Exclusive

Azure’s Trent Keirnan on Playing the Long Game

Taryn Paris
5 Min
Exclusive

Private Credit Surge, Skittish Buyers Force Banks to Loosen Presale Rules

Taryn Paris
5 Min
View All >
King William Road City of Unley Corner of Mary Street and King William Road North
Planning

Rezoning Push to Unlock $300m Scheme at SA’s Unley

Leon Della Bosca
TimePlace Manly shoptop
Construction

Time & Place Plans Second Manly Project as First Begins

Vanessa Croll
Ledlin Developments Somerville Business Park
Industrial

Ledlin Plots $13m Somerville Premium Business Park

Leon Della Bosca
The developer returns to his roots, filing plans for a first-of-its-kind premium business park in his Mornington Peninsu…
LATEST
King William Road City of Unley Corner of Mary Street and King William Road North
Planning

Rezoning Push to Unlock $300m Scheme at SA’s Unley

Leon Della Bosca
4 Min
TimePlace Manly shoptop
Construction

Time & Place Plans Second Manly Project as First Begins

Vanessa Croll
2 Min
Ledlin Developments Somerville Business Park
Industrial

Ledlin Plots $13m Somerville Premium Business Park

Leon Della Bosca
3 Min
Not-for-profit BaptistCare is about to embark on one of its biggest projects to date, a 6.4ha development in Sydney’s north west with a capital investment value exceeding $2 billion.
Placemaking

BaptistCare Plans $2bn Precinct at Macquarie Park

Renee McKeown
2 Min
View All >
ADVERTISEMENT
Article originally posted at: https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/big-plans-revealed-for-gold-coast-btr-bonanza