Sunshine Beach G Store proposed to be knocked down, redeveloped
A former car dealer is planning to knock down a beloved general store and spend millions on a brand new multi-purpose building in the heart of an iconic Noosa seaside town.
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A beloved Noosa region general store may receive a multimillion-dollar makeover after plans were lodged with the region’s council to knock down the current building and have it redeveloped.
The Sunshine Beach G Store, formerly known as the Sunshine Beach General Store and Newsagency, in Duke St, was taken over by successful car dealer Justin Trivett in February 2020.
Mr Trivett is planning on taking things to the next level.
A development application for a material change of use was lodged with the Noosa Council on March 4, which proposed the current business be demolished and reconstructed as a mixed use development with a unit, food and drink outlet and a shop.
The proposal plans, obtained by the Sunshine Coast Daily, showed the proposed development would be a multi-level building including a basement.
The plans proposed the basement would be split between a food and drink outlet with bench and table seating, a storage area, unisex bathrooms and a basement area.
The first level of the building was proposed to serve as the general store, with grocery aisles, frozen food areas, a drinks/dairy/cold store area and shop storage out the back.
Plans showed above the general store was a three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom unit which spanned the third and fourth building levels, complete with a two-car garage connected to Douglas Lane, butler’s pantry, office and wine storage.
The proposed unit would also have a rooftop pool with a sundeck, sauna and outdoor gym.
An external lift, outside the front door into the ground level, would provide access to the unit.
Mr Trivett said the project is estimated to cost between $5m and $7m, but estimated a large portion of that cost would go towards building the basement.
He said while the business turned over about $3m a year, the building in its current state and design was a “calamity” to run and not economically viable.
“It’s a good little business, but the repairs and maintenance to keep it going is astronomical,” he said.
The development application is yet to be approved by council.
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