No. 21 Broadbeach: Councillor Darren Taylor hits back at developer Anthony Quinn claim

A developer has lodged a complaint against Broadbeach councillor Darren Taylor over comments made about an under-construction tower. FIND OUT MORE

Developer Anthony Quinn has lodged a complaint against Broadbeach councillor Darren Taylor over comments made about an under-construction tower.

Mr Quinn, managing director of QNY developments claims Mr Taylor “abused his authority” in an attempt to “gain influence of a large body corporate to gain votes and grandstand himself”.

Mr Taylor said there was no basis to the complaint.

The claims relate to comments made by Mr Taylor to the Bulletin last week over the 20-storey No. 21 Broadbeach tower which is being built as a joint-venture project by QNY Group and Glennville Developments.

Len Warson and Anthony Quinn turning the first sod of No. 21 Broadbeach.

Mr Taylor said he was undaunted by the complaint and “will not be bullied”.

Ground was broken on the project on Wednesday morning, but council said the work has not been given the green light.

Mr Quinn has written to Mayor Tom Tate and council CEO Tim Baker calling for an internal investigation.

“I would appreciate if Gold Coast City Council would also please undertake an investigation into our complaint, we take this matter very seriously, we are happy to have all the witnesses provide a statutory declaration if required to further support our complaint,” he said in an email seen by the Bulletin.

Responding to Mr Quinn’s complaint this week, Mr Taylor said he was not concerned by it.

“At the end of the day, I take advice from officers and my job is to represent the people and work with council officers to ensure that people are represented in the best way for this city,” he said.

Gold Coast Councillor Darren Taylor. Picture: Jerad Williams

“I will not be scared by someone threatening to take me somewhere.

“We want to have reputable people on the Gold Coast and that is what the community expects

“If businessmen or developers think they can bully, it will not work with me.”

Mr Taylor said at the time said: “They have a building application in but not had a construction management plan approved yet, which means they shouldn’t be doing any work until this has occurred,” he said.

“We know there is a lot of development going on but we just want people to follow the rules.”

A spokeswoman for the project’s development hit back at the time, insisting no rules had been breached.

“The developer and builder are working under an approved development permit approved on September 13 to carry out stage 1 works for temporary retaining only,” she said.

Artist impression of No. 21 Broadbeach, which is now under construction. Picture: Supplied

“(This) relates to temporary excavation support required to enable the demolition works on the existing building to be completed and will allow the existing footings to be removed while maintaining stability to the neighbouring property.

“The construction management plan previously submitted on July 29 relates to the main building works which is planned to be carried out in October and the approval is expected next week for main works.”

The tower is being built on the former Karoola site on Broadbeach Boulevard and is expected to begin rising from the ground in early 2025, with the first residents to move in the building by late 2026.

It was originally proposed as a 24-storey building but was revised down to 15 levels before being increased again to 20-storeys.

Mr Quinn bought the 511sq m site for $10m in an off-market sale in early 2022.

He paid nearly $20,000 a sqm after months of aggressive bidding and competition from multiple local and interstate developers.