TOWER NO DANGER TO CAFE DBAR
THE operators of a popular cafe have signed a deal to revive their eatery in the luxury tower taking its place at Point Danger.
Cafe DBar will reopen in developer Paul Gedoun’s 12-storey Awaken Residences on Boundary Street. Construction will begin later this year once the existing building is demolished.
The new-look Cafe DBar restaurant will take out the first level of the building. It will have an expanded seating capacity and view of the ocean.
Cafe owner Donna Archdeacon said the restaurant would adopt a “cosmopolitan New York-style” of dining for both lunch and dinner drawing on local ingredients.
The Gold Coast City Council gave the new development a green light in April, with Mr Gedoun fasttracking construction.
The famous Point Danger cafe site was bought in 2020 by Mr
Gedoun’s S & S Projects for $8m.
The project, approved by council under delegation, will have 10 units, including a fourbedroom, two-level penthouse.
Locals opposed to the development have held a rally and called on Deputy Premier Steven Miles to overrule council’s planning decision by using his rare call-in powers to halt the project.
Community activists argue the development is not in line with the neighbourhood’s character.