Gold Coast development: Twin towers planned for site next to $500m Queen Street Village development

A long empty block of land just metres away from a $500m mega development will itself be transformed to feature two modern towers which have an incredible purpose.

A LONG empty block of land just metres away from a $500 million mega development will itself be transformed, with two modern towers planned for the site.

Developer SRI Fiduciaries Pty Ltd ATF SRI Property Trust has filed a development application with the Gold Coast City Council to build a giant residential care facility on the corner of Southport’s Queen and Nerang streets.

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Artist impression of a new tower planned for Southport's Nerang Street which will house a residential care facility.

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The eight-storey towers will be connected by a podium and bridge on its upper levels and w will have 25 units for residents, plus four apartments for carers.

It will provide a range of specialist disability accommodation (SDA) housing for people living with disabilities or requiring assisted living.

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The late has been largely empty since the 1990s.

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“It is intended to provide people with disabilities with accommodation away from a

hospital or nursing home environment that allows them to integrate with the general community and live in a more positive and comfortable environment that is typical of a standard apartment/dwelling while being able to access the level of care required to support them with daily living,” a planning report on the project said.

The project will go before council later this year.

The site has largely been empty since the early 1990s.

It will sit immediately across an intersection from the $500 million Queen Street Village development which is now under construction.