Hopes plans can quell local anger
THE man behind plans to replace a 100-year-old Burleigh Heads house with a tower says he wants to defuse the white-hot anger against new developments.
Brisbane-based Spyre Group this week unveiled plans for a three-unit, “uberluxury” apartment building on Goodwin Tce, the third of four new projects for the beachside strip in the past year.
Spyre Group director Andrew Malouf said the company was looking to deliver a “very boutique” project on the headland that would not inflame the community further.
“We are very conscious of meeting community expectations with this project and we have tabled a proposal with the Gold Coast Council that we believe will be very well received by the community at large,” he said.
“While in the preliminary stages we are looking to create a very low-density proposition that fits with the aesthetics of the pristine headland.
“We have conceived a plan that will see only three individual dwellings on the site which will undoubtedly be seen favourably by the community and the council.”
The Spyre project follows a series of major redevelopments on the same stretch of road: the recently completed Norfolk Tower and the nearly finished Luna, both from Brisbane developer David Calvisi’s Forme.
Construction is expected to begin soon on the controversial plan to redevelop the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade at the base of Goodwin Tce
The fate of the century-old house currently on the site is unknown.
Spyre bought the 546sqm site for $11m.
The units are expected to sell for $8m-$12m. The penthouse will have a rooftop terrace and pool.
In the past year, Spyre Group has achieved sellouts on a range of its projects including Cala Dei in Coolangatta, the $77m Natura in Burleigh Heads, the $79m Elysian in Broadbeach and the $25m Maya in Kirra Beach.