Coast tallest beachfront suburb tower faces residential protest
Broadbeach residents fed up with congestion have reacted angrily to news that a developer wants to extend the height of a planned tower to make it the tallest building in the area.
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BROADBEACH residents fed up about car parking congestion are ramping up a campaign to stop the tallest tower being built in their luxury beachfront suburb.
Councillor Darren Taylor has met with residents concerned about developers seeking an extension on a 2016 approval for a 41-storey building with 184 units at 15 Rosewood Avenue, on the former site of the Orientel Garden restaurant.
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Talks between the developers, Sydney-based company Rosewood Broadbeach Pty Ltd, and council officers are now focused on a 52-storey development catering for 146 apartments. Oracle is the suburb’s tallest tower at 50 levels.
The City Plan allowed for unlimited height, but council could negotiate on setbacks and parking, including more visitor spaces, Cr Taylor said.
“What we are trying to do is get better outcomes,” he said.
In an objection to council, a resident warned the development would worsen existing parking problems as businesses would lose clients and the suburb would be less attractive for investors and renters.
“In the evenings, our street already experiences significant parking shortages with no parking available after 5pm,” the resident wrote.
“This is because our unit complex, like many others surrounding us, only supply one car space per unit and most households have two cars.
Another property owner said residents would face disruptions from three years of construction.
“Please note we are not anti-development, however this site is being built by stealth,” the resident wrote.
In an updated report, council officers indicate their recommendation will be to extend the current application approval for 41 levels until November 2024.
“The applicant was unable to substantially commence the approval due to experiencing financial constraints which no longer made the project economically viable at that time,” an officer wrote.
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“These financial and economic constraints will be further enhanced due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic which will likely create uncertainty in the market in the immediate future.”
But the project would be a “welcome addition to the Broadbeach locality” and a “unique opportunity for infill development on a highly developable site that will be well supported by surrounding facilities including close proximity to the Gold Coast light rail”.
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