Luxury apartment block set to be built in Glenelg

One of South Australia’s most popular beachside destinations is set to be the site of a new luxury 13-level apartment building. See the plans.

A rendering of the proposed apartment building at Glenelg. Picture: Supplied

One of South Australia’s most popular beachside destinations is set to be the site of a new luxury 13-level apartment building, with Monday the last day for submissions on the development.

The 426-square metre residential flat building is set to be built at St Johns Row, just one street behind Glenelg’s Esplanade offering 10 dwellings and a basement.

The development plan has been lodged by H & M Enterprises, which have built on SA’s coast before with the luxury apartment complex Dusk Henley Beach, completed in 2021.

The Glenelg apartment building will consist of three-bedroom apartments and a rooftop communal space with solar panels.

The 43 metre structure will be built on a vacant lot next to a tennis court.

The plan states that “no affordable housing” is proposed at the site due to the facilities and location of the building.

The apartment building will be located just one street off the Esplanade. Picture: Supplied

It comes after local residents had a second say on contentious plans to build a $160m luxury apartment complex on the Glenelg foreshore, with revised designs revealed by developers after more than a year of legal wrangling.

Chasecrown lodged a new development application for its proposed development at the former Seawall Apartments site on South Esplanade, about 500m south of Moseley Square, reaching a top height of 10 storeys.

The state planning authority previously rejected a 13-storey proposal from Chasecrown in July 2021, a decision the developer appealed in the Environment Resources and Development Court.

Chasecrown has decided not to pursue its original plan for a 13-storey development and is pushing ahead with the 10-storey alternative, which was previously endorsed by SCAP (State Commission Assessment Panel), in what opponents described at the time as a “secret” deal between the developer and the planning authority to reach a compromise.