First look: Kangaroo Point apartment boom continues with new 22-level tower plans
Brisbane's affluent suburb of Kangaroo Point is going through a development boom.
The riverside suburb immediately south of the Story Bridge is having its time in the sun, with several developers creating varying levels of density in the area.
The latest application is for a 22-level building at 51 Darragh Street which will home 65 apartments. Like most apartments being offered in Kangaroo Point, they are targeted at the owner-occupier. There are 58 three-bedroom apartments proposed and seven four-beds.
The apartment sizes on offer will be generous. Internally, the three-bedders start from 129 sqm, with a further 26 sqm balcony. The largest apartments span 239 sqm internally and have balconies as large as 67 sqm.
Each apartment is designed by Peddle Thorp Architects to offer significant river and city views, with a large, north-facing balcony providing ample outdoor living space, good shading in warmer months, and excellent solar access in winter.
Occupying a 1272 sqm site, the development dedicates over 73 per cent of its area to recreation and landscape spaces.
Ground level facilities include two tennis courts (one covered), a 25-metre lap pool, and shady lawns surrounded by deep planting areas and the retention of established hedges on the eastern and southern frontages.
These amenities are intended for both the development's residents and those living in the Dockside precinct.
A public through-site link will be provided via a stair and lift to access the tennis court and gym and a pergola designed to block views to the dock from the adjacent building.
There is also a small public coffee shop with external seating and a poolside bar table area enhancing the streetscape.
The rooftop offers another 600 sqm of recreation space. That includes a large swimming pool, covered lounge areas, a 'sunset lounge' with city views, a covered BBQ area with river views, a sunny play lawn, and an exercise area with an outdoor exercise lawn.
Kangaroo Point has been a hive of activity in the last 12 months.
Pikos Group relaunched Skye Residences, 69 luxury apartments across two buildings connected by a sky bridge on the corner of River Terrace and Main Street.
Pikos is also soon to launch Gaia, a further 215 apartments across three 15-level buildings at 108 Lambert Street. The development will also create a full acre of inner-city parklands.
More boutique developments have seen huge success recently. Sorano House, on the dress circle Hamilton Street, recently smashed the price per square metre record for Brisbane.
