They are the fibro, wood or besser brick homes Sunshine Coast residents and visitors walk past during a trip to the beach and they are often also sitting on prime land with incredible views.
The Bunya Bunya beach shack, on Alexandra Pde in Alexandra Headland, is the last of its kind on that road.
The tenant who has lived in the home for more than three decades, Allan Clarke, affectionately known as Clarkie, said he was sad Sunshine Coast developers NeuBau Group had bought the home and were intending to demolish it to build a unit block.
Another home for sale only metres from the beach is 13 Boolarong Cres, in Alexandra Headland.
Eastell and Co sales executive Amarni Drake said a single family had owned it for more than 40 years and it was used by them as a holiday home.
“There’s two generations that have had nice memories here on the Sunshine Coast,” he said.
The owners also extended the home, adding extra bedrooms, a dining and living area and more as the family grew and grandchildren arrived.
The family has decided to sell.
“This is the last beachfront home on that strip for sale in the golden triangle,” Mr Drake said.
The sales executive would not reveal a hoped-for sales price.
“It’s certainly a unique property and will get a unique result,” Mr Drake said.
See other homes, the last of the beach shacks on the Sunshine Coast.
7 Ormonde Tce, Kings Beach
Property data shows this home in a prime Kings Beach location was built in 1976 and has had a single owner since that year.
Year built: 1976
Last sale: 1976, $47,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Unknown
Site value: $2m
14 Orvieto Terrace Tce, Kings Beach
This home has been sold twice, once in 2006 for $700,000 and most recently in 2021 for $2m.
Year built: 1950
Last sale: 2021, $2m
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Two bedrooms, one bathroom
Site value: $750,000
20 Mahia Tce, Kings Beach
This home is in a multi-unit residential zone.
Year built: 2009
Last sale: 2013, $490,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Four bedrooms, two bathrooms
Site value: $590,000
13 Boolarong Cres, Alexandra Headland
This home on a 754sq m block, with a lap pool and spa, is for sale through Eastell and Co at an “unspecified” price.
The home is zoned for mixed housing.
Year built: 1980
Last sale: N/A
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Three bedrooms, three bathrooms
Site value: $2m
47 Edward Street, Alexandra Headland
This home was last listed for sale in February this year and was touted as being only one street back from the beach.
Year built: 1987
Last sale: N/A
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms
Site value: $1.15m
24 Memorial Ave, Maroochydore
This home is in a multistorey residential zone and was last sold within a family.
Year built: N/A
Last sale: 2003, a part sale within a family for $385,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: N/A
Site value: $790,000
8 Kingsford Smith Pde, Maroochydore
Property data does not show the year the home was built and it was first sold in 1983 for $84,000.
Year built: N/A
Last sale: 1990, $185,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Three bedrooms, one bathroom
Site value: $740,000
49 Edward St, Alexandra Headland
There is no sales history for this brick unit block on prime land in Alexandra Headland.
Year built: N/A
Last sale: N/A
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: N/A
Site value: $1.25m
90 Pacific Bvd, Buddina
The first sale for this brick home on oceanfront land in Buddina was in 1988 for $155,000.
It was last sold in 2020 for more than $2m.
Year built: 1980
Last sale: 2020, $2.4m
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Four bedrooms, one bathroom
Site value: $1.3m
64 Alexandra Pde, Maroochydore
These flats at Maroochydore, in a mixed housing zone, have a site value of more than $1m.
Year built: N/A
Last sale: N/A
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: N/A
Site value: $1.2m
121 Pacific Blvd, Buddina
This home has had a single owner since 1978, when they picked up the oceanfront home for $15,000.
Year built: N/A
Last sale: 1978, $15,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: N/A
Site value: $1.25m
16 Bryce St, Moffat Beach
This gem in Moffat Beach underwent a part sale in 1984 for $30,000 before its last sale in 1990 for $112,000.
The home is in a low-density residential zone.
Year built: N/A
Last sale: 1990, $112,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms
Site value: $1.2m
1708 David Low Way, Coolum Beach
A $55,000 sale in 1984 over the title jumped to a 2016 sale of $1.315m.
The vendors separated and a sale was done in 2022.
Year built: 1985
Last sale: 2022, $1.36m
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Five bedrooms, two bathrooms
Site value: $1.05m
8 Bryce St, Moffat Beach
An initial sale in 1971 for $9000 preceded the latest sale of this two-storey Moffat Beach home in 1992.
It is separated from the beach by a popular park.
Year built: N/A
Last sale: 1992, $195,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Two bedrooms, one bathroom
Site value: $980,000
1702 David Low Way, Coolum Beach
The only sale of this Coolum Beach home across the road from the sea happened in 2020.
It was sold for $1.75m after more than 330 days on the market.
Year built: 1960
Last sale: 2020, $1.75m
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Four bedrooms, three bathrooms
Site value: $1.2m
1690 David Low Way, Coolum Beach
This home across the road from the sea at Coolum Beach, with splendid white water views, was last sold in 2021 for $2.07m.
Year built: 1970
Last sale: 2021, $2.07m
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Three bedrooms, One bathroom
Site value: $1.05m
Although no sales history was available for these properties, these are other properties the Sunshine Coast Daily found at Marcoola.
2 Flindersia St, Marcoola
This property first sold in 1988 for $57,000 before its last sale in 2001 for $340,000.
The median property price for Marcoola is $1.035m
Year built: N/A
Last sale: 2001, $340,000
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms
Site value: $1m
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