First look exclusive: Andrews Projects reveal 400 apartment, two-tower development in Surfers Paradise
Local developer Andrews Projects has submitted plans for its largest project to date: a $700 million twin-tower development in Surfers Paradise.
Andrews Projects purchased the 5,700 sqm site, two blocks from the beach at 3006-3016 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, earlier this year. It's the well-known Orion Towers site, which had approved plans for two 104 and 73-level towers with 1,100 apartments.
In collaboration with renowned architects Bates Smart, Andrews Projects has completely changed the original design, reducing the density by 65 per cent. The project will now feature two curved 37-level towers with 394 apartments ranging from one to four bedrooms.
The two residential-only towers will rise above a six-level podium that includes a double-height residents’ foyer, a co-working space for residents, a publicly accessible café opening onto a landscaped outdoor seating area, and four levels of above-ground parking enhanced by cascade planting.
With the growing trend towards wellness and urban bathhouses, residents will have access to state-of-the-art facilities on level six. These include two large outdoor pools, a Hammam, a steam room, plunge pools, saunas, a fully equipped gymnasium, and BBQ picnic areas, all integrated and framed by extensive subtropical landscaping.
The apartments, located from level seven through to level 37, feature wrap-around balconies designed to provide indoor-outdoor living.
The considered design staggers and rotates the two towers in opposite directions to maximize the number of apartments with beach and river views, with most two and three-bedroom apartments enjoying dual or triple aspects.
Andrews Projects Sales Manager, Sarah Andrews, said the project aims to establish a new residential address that embodies the essence of high-rise coastal living in Queensland’s distinctive subtropical environment.
“We are thrilled to be working with Bates Smart to bring this visionary project to life," Andrews says.
"Over the past few months, we have developed a fresh approach to beachside living, crafting apartments that offer enhanced liveability with abundant natural light, cross-flow ventilation, and dual-aspect living areas."
Andrews says the Gold Coast market is severely undersupplied, and this situation is likely to worsen.
"This project will help meet the demand, and we look forward to working with our construction team and the City of Gold Coast to deliver this iconic project.”
Andrews is currently building Cascade at Robina, another two-building development. They recently completed Dune Main Beach.
