Inside developer’s plans for new unit complex at Rainbow Beach, Qld

Developers have unveiled new plans to give part of Rainbow Beach a major facelift, including a new apartment complex and townhouses. SEE THE PLANS

The new complex would include a three-storey apartment building and five two-storey townhouses.

Rainbow Shores is in line for a major facelift with plans revealed to redevelop the Rainbow Beach suburb by bulldozing existing beach houses in favour of a three-storey unit complex.

Developer Altum Rainbow has lodged its proposal for the redevelopment with Gympie Regional Council, little more than a year after it bought the block from its previous owner.

Under Altum Rainbow’s plan, the existing residential building at the block would be torn down.

It would be replaced by a new complex which would include a three-storey apartment building and five two-storey townhouses.

Rainbow Shores is in line for a major facelift with plans revealed to redevelop the Rainbow Beach suburb by bulldozing existing beach houses in favour of a three-storey unit complex. at Wyvern Rd.

These combined would include a total of 33 three bedroom units, and one with two bedrooms.

The complexes combined would include a total of 33 three bedroom units, and one with two bedrooms.

A gym and swimming pool will be included in the complex along with parking for 62 cars, of which 51 would be for residents.

A gym and swimming pool will be included in the complex along with parking for 62 cars, of which 51 would be for residents.

The developer said in its application the plan “replaces the existing units on the site and provides for a contemporary development with materials more appropriate and resilient to the coastal environment.”

Under Altum Rainbow’s plan, the existing residential building at the block would be torn down.

Altum Rainbow bought the block $3.35 million in March 2024, CoreLogic online property records show.

A 2024 sale listing for the block said the existing Surfside Beach Houses at the block “were designed by award-winning architect Lindsay Clare”.

The proposal is the latest in a string of developments proposed at the Rainbow Shores area in the past few years.

These include a controversial 39-lot subdivision proposed to be built on the Shores’ former golf course which has been approved, and a subdivision which originally planned to include the site of Altum Rainbow’s proposed development within in its bounds which is still under consideration.

Originally published as Inside developer’s plans for new unit complex at Rainbow Beach, Qld