Gold Coast development: First look at Broadbeach high-rise tower near light rail route.

A property near the Gold Coast light rail route is set to become home to the city’s newest high-rise. New designs have revealed the project’s sheer size.

A BROADBEACH site just a handful of metres from the light rail will be transformed into a new high-rise.

NSW developer Royal Group Australia has unveiled plans for a 31-storey tower on Surf Parade which will have views from the ocean to the Hinterland.

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An artist’s impression of a proposed tower put forward by Royal Group Australia for a Broadbeach site on Surf Ave. Picture: Gold Coast City Council

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According to plans lodged with the Gold Coast City Council, the tower will have 200 units split between hotel rooms, serviced apartments and four large units which will be on the 29th floor.

The location of the proposed tower.

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The site is currently occupied by two unit blocks of two and three storeys respectively, which date back to the 1960s.

It is the first time a developer has proposed revamping the site.

“The sleek rectangular form of the tower aligns with the shape of the site while creating deep setback zones to the southern boundary and positioning the narrowest edge of the building to the western part of the site,” a planning report to council said.

It’s close to the light rail and central Broadbeach.