Breakfast Creek Quarter to bring three apartment towers to Newstead
Jonathan Leishman’s Churchill Development Group has submitted a development application for a mixed-use project in Newstead.
Dubbed Breakfast Creek Quarter, the proposal aims to transform a 6778-square-metre site fronting Breakfast Creek Road, as well as Ross and Durong streets, into a vibrant residential and commercial precinct.
Breakfast Creek Quarter will comprise three towers rising 23, 26, and 28 storeys housing a total of 752 apartments, with almost 80 per cent designated as build-to-rent units.
The tallest tower will feature 164 build-to-sell apartments.
Designed by MAS Architecture Studio, Breakfast Creek Quarter maximises northern solar exposure and offers expansive views of Hamilton Hill and the Brisbane River.
Full-height glazing in the residential towers is intended to allow deep solar penetration into living spaces, while solid elements on the western façade will mitigate the effects of western solar exposure and provide privacy.
At the ground level, the plan includes an activated laneway and a landscaped civic plaza facing Breakfast Creek Road, envisioned as an extension of Newstead Park, designed to enhance interaction with the streetscape.
Communal recreation and green spaces are also distributed throughout the podium, with ‘City Rooms’ offering residents spaces to relax and engage with views of the Brisbane River.
The development will include various amenities for residents, such as pools, steam rooms, outdoor kitchens, dining spaces, and sun decks on the rooftop and podium terraces. Dedicated work-from-home spaces will also be available to residents.
Strategically located, Breakfast Creek Quarter is within walking distance of the Gasworks precinct and Fortitude Valley's dining and entertainment areas.
The project is also within numerous active transport options, including Brisbane City Council buses, QR trains (Fortitude Valley and Albion stations), and CityCat ferries. The proximity to cycleways and pedestrian paths also supports the use of e-scooters and city cycles.
A new laneway from Ross Street to Breakfast Creek Road is also planned to enhance pedestrian traffic through the site and support the use of e-scooters and city cycles.
The Breakfast Creek Quarter development will proceed in two stages.
The first stage will involve constructing the 28-storey north tower, followed by the simultaneous construction of the east and west towers with a combined 588 build-to-rent units.
Parking for around 580 cars will be accommodated in two basement levels and three podium levels.
