Three-storey development proposal revealed for Currimundi

A bid to bring luxury coastal villas with “pioneering” designs into a quiet Sunshine Coast beachside suburb could transform the neighbourhood.

First look at the proposed development for 22 Watson Street, Currimundi.

A quiet coastal suburb on the Sunshine Coast may soon feature new luxury villas with a development proposal revealing a rare bid to modernise the area.

If Sunshine Coast Regional Council approves the code-assessable proposal, the low-set four-bedroom home would be demolished to make way for five coastal-style villas.

The generously sized 902sqm corner block at 22 Watson Street sold in August 2022 for $2.375m and is now owned by Watson Street Project directors Tom Low and Callan Sipthorp.

The Kyma Ocean Villas project would feature five units intended for short-term stays, one street back from Currimundi Beach.

The three-storey villas proposed in Currimundi feature curved walls and balconies.

The plans show each villa would have its own private plunge pool.

The three-bedroom villas would also include a designated surfboard rack area, large first floor living zone and a courtyard feature tree.

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Sunshine Coast real estate agent Andrew Garland said the proposed development would be “pioneering a new look” in the quiet Currimundi pocket, an area with medium density limits.

The current home at 22 Watson Street will be removed to make way for the villas if the development is approved.

“Often (at Currimundi) the desire for people to have their house there has been a greater force than developers looking to buy blocks and make a profit,” Mr Garland said.

“People have been buying houses and keeping them as houses, I think if it were a standard sized block it would have been much less likely a developer was going to buy it.”

The proposed development has been described as a pioneer in the quiet suburb.

Mr Garland said the modern, luxury villas would be a new design among older homes in the area but ultimately he believes they would be popular among holiday makers and buyers.

“They might look a little bit out of place at first, but over time it may blend in more when people start updating those other homes around it, it is definitely pioneering a new look in that location,” Mr Garland said.

“Somewhere like Currimundi is quiet, it has maintained its character.

“But no doubt people will be interested in buying them.”