Gold Coast development: Sunland’s proposed Labrador tower to grow in size

A tower planned for one of the Gold Coast’s most famous development sites will be bigger than previously thought, with plans revealing its new size.

A tower planned for one of the Gold Coast’s most famous development sites will be bigger than previously thought, new plans reveal.

Q1 developer Sunland has revamped its proposed 180 Marine Parade tower which is earmarked for Labrador’s former KFC site.

The tower’s size is increasing.

According to a new development application filed yesterday, the tower would increase to 22 storeys from the 16-level design approved by the Gold Coast City Council on April 29.

It will include:

* 99 units with a mixture of one to three-bedroom options, plus two four-bedroom penthouses.

* 233 bedrooms.

* 178 carparking spaces.

* The scrapping of four planned ground-level villas which will be replaced by a gym, pool and recreational space.

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It marks the third redesign of the project since it was first proposed in late 2015.

Under the original plans the tower was to be 36 storeys tall and have 217 units.

This plan was scrapped in late 2018 and replaced with a significantly smaller 16-storey design.

At the time Sunland argued the smaller design was in response to the property market’s interest in boutique towers.

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The original design for the tower in 2015.

“Owner-occupiers, particularly downsizers, are seeking a lifestyle close to established amenity and natural beauty, without compromising on space, comfort and the convenience of large living areas, private entertaining spaces, and ample storage,” Sunland managing director Sahba Abedian told the Bulletin in November last year.

“A central feature of 180 Marine Parade is the unique facade design, which is inspired by the fluid movement of the tidal sandflats in the adjacent Broadwater.”

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The Old KFC at Labrador was demolished to make way for the tower. Picture: Amanda Robbemond.

It is the latest move in what has been a period of high activity for the prominent developer.

In recent weeks the developer has placed cranes at its Hedges Ave site ahead of construction beginning on its $250 million luxury tower and at the $1.3 billion The Lakes precinct at Clear Island Waters.

Just this week a development application was filed by a consortium, which includes Sunland, to build four residential towers in Varsity Lakes.