Second $400m tower at The Star Gold Coast achieves major milestone

A major construction milestone for the second 65-storey tourism tower at The Star Gold Coast has been ticked off, with the top of the 200 room 5-star hotel completed to level 21, which also includes a new luxury pool area and suite of residential amenity. 

Joint venture partners The Star Entertainment Group’s Hong Kong-based partners, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium, are delivering the hotel and apartment tower as part of the $2 billion masterplan, with project director Silas Croucher saying the concrete pour of level 21 represents completion of the first third of the tower structure. 

“The top out of the hotel is a significant construction marker as the vertical build continues and we remain on track for an end of 2024 completion,” Croucher said.

Render of the $400 million The Star Gold Coast tower's pool area. Image supplied. 

“The ongoing rise of the 200 metre high tower will be noticeable now as we see the structure rising at approximately one level per week.

“The glass façade installation is also underway and quite visible on the skyline, so it’s exciting to see the new tower starting to take shape."

The internal fit-out of the hotel is also underway, while 475 new car park spaces will soon be opened for public use.

The new five-star hotel will sit above the six-level podium connecting directly to The Star Gold Coast's other resort offerings via a continuation of the ground level boardwalk, a level three retail promenade and the recreation deck.

All 437 of the one, two and three-bedroom residential apartments in the second tower have been sold and are unconditional.

The Star Gold Coast General Manager Hotel and Residences Mark Hodge said The Star is proud of its ongoing investment and job creation in the city and the new tourism amenities, including events and conferring spaces, it is bringing to the region.

“We have mapped out a visionary masterplan and are expanding as a world-class tourism and entertainment destination in one of Australia’s biggest tourism markets,” Hodge said.

Render of the $2 billion masterplan at The Star Gold Coast. Image supplied. 

“There has been great demand for the new The Star Residences and Dorsett hotel since opening. And together with The Star Grand and the luxury all suite The Darling the current accommodation options at The Star Gold Coast is well over 1,100 rooms. 

“By the time the new tower is complete we will have as many hotel rooms as Marina Bay Sands in Singapore."

Hodge says The Star is well down the green and gold runway with our suite of tourism, events and hospitality offerings as we countdown to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

The joint venture partners are also developing the transformational Queen’s Wharf Brisbane project, which is due to commence a staged opening from December 2023.

Tower 2 fast facts:

• The tower building and residential apartments have been designed by DBI Design

• The hotel interiors have been designed by Hachem

• The appointed builder of the tower is Multiplex