Coorparoo Square wins national award for best mixed-use development
Coorparoo Square, a joint venture between Honeycombes Property Group and Frasers Property Australia, has won the national Liberty Award for Best Mixed-Use Development at the 2019 Property Council & Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Awards.
Coorparoo Square, designed in consultation with Conrad Gargett Architects, comprises 366 apartments across three residential towers, exclusive residents use facilities and a major new retail, dining and entertainment precinct that has reactivated the street front.
The project began construction in 2015 and was completed in 2017.
It sold out ahead of ahead of expectations with 90 per cent of the project’s first stage had sold within three months of release.
Peter Honeycombe, Managing Director at Honeycombes Property Group, says it was a great honour to have been selected for this coveted national award.
The joint venture partners also paid tribute to the property’s history by resurrecting the original MYER sign on the site.
Coorparoo Square was recognised in the annual Property Council of Australia & Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Awards for delivering a mixed use of residential apartments and a vibrant new retail, dining and entertainment precinct comprising a Dendy cinema complex, ALDI supermarket and 2,650 sqm of supporting retail tenancies.
The category saw five other state-of-the-art developments compete as finalists for the prestigious award including Meriton’s Altitude Parramatta; Cornerstone Property Group’s Griffith Teas in Surry Hills; Jewel in Wentworth Point developed by Payce and Sekisui House; HCAP Development’s Haven in Newstead and Lucent Gasworks in Newstead developed by Cavcorp.
Cameron Leggatt, General Manager – Residential Queensland at Frasers Property Australia, says, “The retail leasing strategy sought to target, alongside national anchor tenants, an eclectic mix of specialty tenancies.”
Coorparoo Square’s residents enjoy resort-style amenities including Club Coorparoo, a podium level recreation area featuring a tennis court, 25-metre lap pool, barbecue areas and gym.