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Plan for five-storey complex with 56 apartments in Watson St, Pialba

A four-bedroom house would be bulldozed on a prime Pialba block which would be home to a new apartment complex should an application to the council be approved.

A proposal to build 56 apartments at 11-15 Watson St, Pialba is currently before the Fraser Coast council. CONCEPT IMAGES: Bloc Design.
A proposal to build 56 apartments at 11-15 Watson St, Pialba is currently before the Fraser Coast council. CONCEPT IMAGES: Bloc Design.

A residential block close to the Pialba beach and CBD redevelopment will be home to a new apartment complex should an application to the council be approved.

The five-storey complex comprising of 56 units would be built at 11-15 Watson St, Pialba, a street back from the Esplanade.

According to application documents, the existing four-bedroom home, sheds and pool at 11 Watson St, Pialba, which sold in May, 2023 for $1.25 million, would be demolished to make way for the new complex which would encompass that land as well as the vacant blocks beside it.

A proposal to build 56 apartments at 11-15 Watson St, Pialba is currently before the Fraser Coast council. CONCEPT IMAGES: Bloc Design.
A proposal to build 56 apartments at 11-15 Watson St, Pialba is currently before the Fraser Coast council. CONCEPT IMAGES: Bloc Design.

The complex would have an onsite pool and spa and feature a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments “in contemporary architectural form”.

“ … There is little or no impact on the adjoining/adjacent land uses notwithstanding the small additional height of the proposed building pursuant to the acceptable solutions in the planning scheme code,” the application reads.

“Each unit is provided with a private balcony to cater for private open space outcomes as well as the development of a communal facility located on the northeastern and southeastern sides of the site.

The complex would feature a pool and spa. CONCEPT IMAGES: Bloc Design.
The complex would feature a pool and spa. CONCEPT IMAGES: Bloc Design.

“It is also relevant that the location of the site near the mobility corridor and Esplanade parkland and foreshore creates a highly accessible communal recreation area access. Recreation facilities are located at the front and rear of the buildings.”

Along with being close to the Hervey Bay CBD redevelopment, which includes the under-construction $108 million council administration headquarters, library disaster management centre, it’s also near Hervey Bay High and Pialba State School and the proposed 10-storey Raddison Hotel on Hillyard St

Originally published as Plan for five-storey complex with 56 apartments in Watson St, Pialba

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/fraser-coast/property/plan-for-fivestorey-complex-with-56-apartments-in-watson-st-pialba/news-story/ea994df35216469e52fa5ac2a88ef0d1