Approach in quest to woo business

business will have changed because of coronavirus,” he said.

“We will need to moderate the City Plan so properties are properly zoned to allow people to work from home and we may see office clusters based out of residential properties near the light rail.”

The proposed amendment to the City Plan would be similar to the council’s moves in 2012-13 to simplify the process

Sunland’s three major projects – Magnoli towers at Palm Beach, the $1.3 billion The Lakes mini-city at Clear Island Waters, and a $250 million luxury 44-storey high-rise on Hedges Ave. of building granny flats on existing properties by creating incentives.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to close their offices and have staff work from home.

Cr Tate said he agreed with experts that this would become significantly more common in the wake of the social distancing.

The Mayor said the Gold

Further north, work has wrapped up on Marquee Group’s nine-storey Chevron Island tower Stanhill (above).

The first residents will move in next month after it settled the majority of the low-rise’s 61 units in a single week during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The last units, valued at between $499,000 and

Coast needed to be seen to new businesses as a place where lifestyle and work mixed well.

He talked up the Coast's high-speed fire optic cable, which runs under the light rail rails and provides super-fast internet as a strong attractor for businesses.

“The Gold Coast is the best place to live as well as invest,” he said. “We can take a risk and see the rewards.”

$799,000, week.

The Brisbane developer this month begun early works on its next Chevron Island tower, The Catalina.

The project, on the southern side of the island, is expected to employ more than 200 Gold Coasters.

Marquee Development Partners chief executive Mark Spedding said completing one project and preparing to start the next was a show of strength and confidence in the Gold Coast market.

“In the current environment, it’s more important than ever to keep the wheels turning by delivering new projects on time for residents to move in to, and creating new job opportunities by proceeding with plans to pave the way for new development,” he said.

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