<p>Brisbane is crying out for new supply in the off the plan apartment market.</p>

<p>Confidence in the Queensland capital is at an all-time high, and there's no suggestion of a slowdown in demand.</p>

<p>Assisting in the growth in the unit market is the lack of new projects. There's not been a release of a new apartment development, certainly nothing close to a tower development, in months.</p>

<p>Developers have been active however over April, which bodes well for Brisbane's future supply.</p>

<p>Of course, these projects won't be realised for several years, with the approval phase, marketing, and then the build generally making the lifespan of a new development between four to five years, depending on density and the speediness of the approval process.</p>

<p>We've wrapped up the top five apartment developments that were submitted to the Brisbane City Council in April.</p>

<h2>Address: 18 Macgregor Street, Upper Mount Gravatt</h2>

<h3>Developer: Salter Brothers</h3>

<p>One of the most interesting apartment developments submitted in Brisbane in April was in <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/upper-mount-gravatt-qld">Upper Mount Gravatt</a>, where&nbsp;diversified investment group and property developer <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/salter-brothers">Salter Brothers</a>&nbsp;has sought to create their first project in Brisbane.</p>

<p>Salter Brothers is seeking to demolish the Mercure Brisbane Garden City Hotel&nbsp;and develop a new 17-level apartment building at <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/18-macgregor-street-upper-mount-gravatt">18 Macgregor Street</a>.</p>

<p><img alt="First look exclusive: Salter Brothers plot new Brisbane apartments" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,dpr_2.0,q_auto:good/https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-23%20at%201.25.21%20pm.png?VersionId=7_hXoO1RkzCAYSX0V_05iv_vT4kAgzO5" /></p>

<p>They've had <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/bates-smart">Bates Smart</a> create the plans for the mixed-use building that will have 101 apartments above a four-level podium. That will home a 90-space childcare centre and parking for 107 cars.</p>

<p>There will be eight apartments per floor, six two-beds and two three-bedders. The apartments are expressed as "gently undulating petals," Bates Smart wrote in their submission to the Brisbane City Council.</p>

<p><em><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-exclusive-salter-brothers-plot-new-brisbane-apartments">First look exclusive: Salter Brothers plot new Brisbane apartments</a></strong></em></p>

<h2>Address: 28 Beesley Street, West End</h2>

<h3>Developer: Tocu Properties</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/tocu-properties">Tocu Properties</a>, which has been developing townhouses across Brisbane's inner-ring suburbs, is moving into the apartment market in the <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/west-end-qld">West End</a>.</p>

<p>They've had&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a>&nbsp;draw up plans for a seven-level apartment development on the corner of Beesley and Filmer streets, one of the last remaining infill development sites within the highly sought-after West End precinct.</p>

<p><img alt="First look: Tocu Properties file West End apartment plans" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,dpr_2.0,q_auto:good/https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-08%20at%202.55.00%20pm.png?VersionId=kmmVDJLDjORu2KAAqTiHkM1FwIhGBEPp" /></p>

<p>The proposal is for 42 two and three-bedroom apartments, 30 of which will have an additional multi-purpose room.</p>

<p>Crowning the building will be a 656 sqm rooftop amenity level with an infinity edge pool, hot and cold plunge pools, and open lawn and barbecue areas with views over <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/brisbane-qld">Brisbane</a>.</p>

<p><em><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-tocu-properties-file-west-end-apartment-plans">First look: Tocu Properties file West End apartment plans</a></strong></em></p>

<h2>Project: Canopy House by Aria, Kangaroo Point</h2>

<h3>Address: 58-62 Leopard Street Kangaroo Point, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169</h3>

<h3>Developer: ARIA Property Group</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/aria-property-group">ARIA</a> is again seeking to bulk up its upcoming <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/kangaroo-point-qld">Kangaroo Point</a> apartment project, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/canopy-house-by-aria-58-62-leopard-street-kangaroo-point">Canopy House</a>.</p>

<p>The Tim Forrester-led developer is seeking to add a further four levels to the previous 29-level tower by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/rothelowman" target="">Rothelowman</a>, which were approved in August after a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/aria-seek-to-make-kangaroo-point-cliffside-tower-canopy-house-by-aria-larger">change application in June last year</a>.</p>

<p><img alt="First look: Aria bulk up Canopy House in Kangaroo Point by buying next door" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,dpr_2.0,q_auto:good/https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-16%20at%208.29.27%20pm.png?VersionId=EcbkV1.4aU3qa_g5kxyNXsrkqKpgJOuZ" /></p>

<p>The new design will also see an extended podium which will now feature a resident park with a barbecue kitchen and outdoor dining area, playground, and seating pods.</p>

<p>The documents suggest the new design will improve the facade, providing a "greater visual relief to the built form and significantly increasing the project’s ‘Green Factor’."</p>

<p><em><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-aria-bulk-up-canopy-house-in-kangaroo-point-by-buying-next-door">First look: Aria bulk up Canopy House in Kangaroo Point by buying next door</a></strong></em></p>

<h2>Project: La Flor, Taringa</h2>

<h3>Address: 128-130 Swann Road</h3>

<h3>Developer: Vista Projects</h3>

<p>The Gold Coast-based architecture firm <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a> has put together a design for their next project in the neighbouring&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/taringa-qld">Taringa</a>&nbsp;on behalf of developer <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developers/vista-projects">Vista Projects</a>.</p>

<p><img alt="First look: Contreras Earl pen new Taringa apartment project, La Flor" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,dpr_2.0,q_auto:good/https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-22%20at%208.32.03%20pm.png?VersionId=HeeqUErVssguFX_j7YbQb3AwAQUvGMVZ" /></p>

<p>The six-level project, dubbed La Flor, will have eight three-bedroom apartments and a four-bedroom penthouse with its own private rooftop. The rest of the rooftop is reserved for resident amenities, comprising a resort-style pool, a sauna, extensive seating, barbecue spaces and sun lounges.</p>

<p>La Flor draws inspiration from nature, with its design metaphorically likened to the unfolding petals of a flower and translates into an architectural interplay between openness and enclosure.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-contreras-earl-pen-new-taringa-apartment-project-la-flor">First look: Contreras Earl pen new Taringa apartment project, La Flor</a></strong></em></p>

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<h2><span id="cke_bm_1425S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>Project: Gaia</h2>

<h3>Address: 108 Lambert Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4069</h3>

<h3>Developer: Pikos Group</h3>

<p>Even rarer than a submission at the moment is the approval of a new tower.</p>

<p>Brisbane developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/pikos-property-group-changes-to-kangaroo-point-maroochydore-employment-hub-of-the-sunshine-coast" target="">Pikos Group</a>&nbsp;is backing up its recently launched Skye Residences in Kangaroo Point with another project in the affluent suburb.</p>

<p>They've been given the green light for Gaia, two 15-level buildings at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/108-lambert-street-kangaroo-point">108 Lambert Street</a>&nbsp;which will home 215 apartments as well as creating a full acre of inner-city parklands in the process.</p>

<p><img alt="Pikos Group secures approval for Gaia Kangaroo Point apartments" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/c_scale,w_580,dpr_2.0,q_auto:good/https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/field/image/Gaia_0.png?VersionId=4s4TxYvYiVdAXS.zvdzYcdPMrzQRA2z6" /></p>

<p>Designed by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/dko-architecture">DKO Architecture</a>, both residential towers at Gaia have been oriented to capture sweeping views of the city and river, with all apartments featuring luxury internal finishes of natural stone, timber flooring and premium appliances.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The River Tower includes a mix of three and four-bedroom apartments, some with a multi-purpose room, while the City Tower will have two and three-bedroom apartments with an additional multi-purpose room.</p>

<p><em><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/pikos-group-secures-approval-for-gaia-kangaroo-point-apartments">Pikos Group secures approval for Gaia Kangaroo Point apartments</a></strong></em></p>


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<p>Contreras Earl Architecture is continuing to bring its architectural smarts to Brisbane on behalf of developer Vista Projects.</p>

<p>Having submitted <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-architectural-apartments-set-for-st-lucia">plans for Vista in St Lucia late last year</a> for five striking apartments, the Gold Coast-based architecture firm has put together a design for their next project in the neighbouring <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/taringa-qld">Taringa</a>.</p>

<p>The project, dubbed La Flor at&nbsp;128-130 Swann Road, will replace two single-level houses on 1,042 sqm.</p>

<p><img alt="Contreras" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fe2988ac-1388-45b3-8450-35e4bdbb7bfa" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-22%20at%208.32.03%20pm.png?VersionId=HeeqUErVssguFX_j7YbQb3AwAQUvGMVZ" /></p>

<p>"The elevated site presents an opportunity to create a building of significance on a street of iconic character in the established inner-west suburb, a leafy locality with panoramic views towards the city," the Architecture Statement submitted to the Brisbane City Council by <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a> noted.</p>

<p>La Flor draws inspiration from nature, with its design metaphorically likened to the unfolding petals of a flower and translates into an architectural interplay between openness and enclosure.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The material palette, including coloured concrete, translucent glass, stone, and aluminium, further reinforces the concept of the building's petal form.</p>

<p><img alt="New Taringa project, La Flor - Concept" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1179c3af-b902-4572-9a43-f717ab792b27" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/New%20Taringa%20project%2C%20La%20Flor%20Concept.png?VersionId=XDNrxF0M_IRmHCkZqdyU4bCB6D3FOJzs" /></p>

<p>"Creating a space of sanctuary in the suburban setting “La Flor” emanates sculptural presence, while also providing spaces of privacy and shadowy refuge from nature’s elements as well as from the street.</p>

<p>"This interplay of openness and enclosure amplifies the buildings’ honest character and feel creating a harmonious addition to the streetscape of Swann Road."</p>

<p>The six-level building will have eight three-bedroom apartments and a four-bedroom penthouse with its own private rooftop. The rest of the rooftop is reserved for resident amenity, comprising a resort-style pool, a sauna, extensive seating, barbecue spaces and sun lounges.</p>

<p>The design also takes the&nbsp;opportunity to use the undercroft area below the building with a unique wellness zone nestled amongst the gentle slope that includes an outdoor gym, outdoor yoga and entertainment areas distributed across different terraces immersed by lush landscape and vegetation.</p>

<p><img alt="Contreras" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a453b2f1-b1a4-48ef-b519-c2d3aecdfa0e" src="https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/inline-images/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-22%20at%208.32.15%20pm.png?VersionId=axXVW32r_DyNT1ZFLyGBSZCj1l6xzUZj" /></p>

<p>The architecture also incorporates cascading vegetation that complements the building's organic lines, strategically placed to enhance privacy internally and externally while fostering a stronger connection with the surrounding vegetation.</p>

<p>Contreras Earl has a long history on the Gold Coast. Led by Rafael&nbsp;Contreras and Monica Earl, the company has designed several buildings by Sunland including the luxury 272 Hedges Avenue in Mermaid Beach and 180 Marine Parade in Labrador.</p>


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