Gold Coast development: New community housing unit block planned

A Gold Coast street will become home to the city’s newest community housing, with a modern unit block proposed for the site. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANS

A GOLD Coast street will become home to the city’s newest community housing, with a modern unit block proposed for the site.

The seven-unit complex is proposed for a 586 sqm site on Southport’s Eugaree Street and will replace an existing two-unit house which will be demolished.

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Artist impression of new community housing planned for Southport's Eugaree Street.

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The two-storey building has been put forward by Community Housing Queensland and is part of an affordable housing scheme.

It will provide “long-term and low cost housing to eligible tenants on behalf of the Queensland Government’s Department of Housing”.

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There will be seven units.

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There will be five two-bedroom units and two one-bedroom apartments.

Each will have a single car space, laundry closet and balcony.

A single unit will be built on the ground level and will have a 38 sqm backyard.

One of the units will have a backyard.

“Tenants will be long-term residents at this development and must meet eligibility criteria as set out in the Community Housing Rent Policy,” a planning report on the project reads.

The project will go before the council’s planning committee later this year.