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Mermaid Beach-based BDA Architecture continues to assume a greater presence in the Urban.com.au Project Database.

On the back of Broadbeach's <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/infinity-33-surf-parade-broadbeach">33 Surf Parade</a> which was <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/bassar-group-to-test-broadbeachs-luxury-apartment-market-depth">profiled during September</a> as one of Gold Coast's elite apartment towers in waiting, two further apartment developments have been lodged with City of Gold Coast in recent days. The applications cover sites in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

In addition to affirming BDA Architecture's dominant position as the architect of choice on the Gold Coast, the latest applications are also a tick of confidence in resilience of the Gold Coast apartment market.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image63_10.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="2763 Gold Coast Highway. Image: BDA Architecture"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="295" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image63_10.jpg?itok=B-n1oxfk" title="2763 Gold Coast Highway. Image: BDA Architecture" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>2763 Gold Coast Highway. Image: BDA Architecture</figcaption></figure>33 Surf Parade aside, The Spot as it has been labelled at 2763 Gold Coast Highway is the second Broadbeach application designed by BDA Architecture and submitted for approval in a matter of days. For Shintaku Australia Pty Ltd, the corner 2,075 square metre site is expected to include apartments and a mini restaurant hub.

360 square metres of ground floor space is spread across three separate restaurant spaces, each of which is framed by distinctive ribbed timber internal spaces.

56 apartments veiled by a distinctive facade sit above the active ground floor. The mix consists of 9 single, 27 double and 20 triple bedroom apartments are supplemented by a gym and yoga space.

In adjoining Surfers Paradise BDA Architecture is responsible for the design of 4 Holborow Close. For Advance Development and Investment Pty Ltd, the mid-rise apartment building has absolute frontage to Nerang River, and this is reflected in the apartment mix. 

Sitting within the Gold Coast Light Rail Urban Renewal Area, the site is earmarked for 27 two bedroom apartments sit beneath a four bedroom penthouse. 324 square metres of communal open space facilities are included, taking advantage of the its riverfront location.

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The building features a traditional architectural treatment of a ‘base’, a ‘middle’ and a ‘top’: Tower Base The tower is suspended over two dramatic angled frames at the entry/recreation deck level; so that the tower itself appears suspended or ‘floating’ above ground.

Tower (‘Middle’) Architecture The tower itself is strongly articulated with vertical planes on the northern and southern elevations, east and western faces feature stronger horizontal treatments with full height glazing and horizontal sun-shading. Tower ‘Cap’ The building is capped with soaring cantilevered roof elements which provide a lightness to the built form, and a separation to the massing of the tower itself.

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<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image57_8.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="4 Holborow Close. Image: BDA Architecture"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="333" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image57_8.jpg?itok=QdwWOrzf" title="4 Holborow Close. Image: BDA Architecture" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>4 Holborow Close. Image: BDA Architecture</figcaption></figure>The addition of 4 Holborow Close, 2763 Gold Coast Highway and 33 Surf Parade during September has seen BDA Architecture's current project count within the Urban.com.au Project Database expand to 28 active apartment projects.

Whilst not an absolute count, the 28 current projects are reflective of BDA Architecture's strength on the Gold Coast apartment design market. This equates to almost one in every four projects on the Gold Coast being design by the practice.

Of the active projects on the Gold Coast, Mermaid Beach's <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/mali-residences-4-6-alexandra-avenue-mermaid-beach">Mali Residences</a> is a stand out design, as are <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/edge-monaco-42-monaco-street-surfers-paradise">Edge Monaco</a> and <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/magnoli-apartments-7-nineteenth-avenue-palm-beach">Magnolia Apartments</a>.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image70_13.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="A selection of current BDA Architecture projects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="303" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image70_13.jpg?itok=wcnUp4kP" title="A selection of current BDA Architecture projects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>A selection of current BDA Architecture projects</figcaption></figure>
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BDA Architecture strengthens its Project Database presence with new residential applications

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Six months into expanding the Urban.com.au Project Database to take on a national focus, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/melbourne-and-sydney-urban-national-project-database-observations">from time to time</a> we've been taking a step back and assessing the numbers.

Our Sydney data is not as mature as our Melbourne data but there have been many updates and changes since we last looked at some of the trends happening in the Emerald City.

Only one of the top 10 suburbs listed below is located within inner-city Sydney, all other suburbs in our ranked list of suburbs with the most dwellings in the development pipeline are further out - much further out in some cases.

While other <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/sydney-nsw">inner Sydney suburbs</a> are present on the Urban.com.au database - such as Mascot at #13, Zetland at #18, and postcode 2000 itself ranked outside the top 20 at #21 - the vast bulk of <a href="https://www.spacer.com.au/blog/what-are-the-types-of-apartmentshouses-you-can-find-in-inner-sydney" target="_blank">Sydney's pipeline</a> of new apartments are in middle and outer reaches of the metropolitan area.

The correlation between new large-scale public transport investment and medium and higher density development pipeline is particularly strong among the top suburbs.  <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/parramatta-nsw">Parramatta</a>, the top Sydney suburb at this stage, for instance, will be the beneficiary of a new light rail line which already has a second stage planning underway.

It will likely also receive a station on the mooted Western Sydney Metro. Schofields and Rouse Hill are outer metropolitan areas that will see the first phase of the Sydney Metro Northwest open next year and Macquarie Park, while it has had a rail service for over 10 years, it will also see service improvements when the existing Epping-Chatswood line is converted for Sydney Metro's use.

The second phase of the Sydney Metro - the City and Southwest project - apart from building a new North Sydney, Harbour and CBD tunnel, will re-use the existing Bankstown line via Sydenham - all stations between those two points are presented on the Urban.com.au database but Bankstown is the only one to make the top 20 list at this stage.

Major rail stations or rail junctions feature in the top 20 quite prominently - apart from the #1 rank Parramatta, Liverpool, Lidcombe, Epping and Penrith are flying that flag and Wentworth Point, a former industrial peninsula adjacent to Sydney Olympic Park ranks at #4.  Wentworth Point is likely to benefit from improved connectivity and stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail project.

The number of dwellings below are for all projects on the Urban.com.au project database across all four main statuses - Planning Assessment, Approved, Registration &amp; Sales and Under Construction.

Click on a suburb name to view a summary of the development pipeline for each region.

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<th scope="col">Rank</th>
			<th scope="col">Suburb</th>
			<th scope="col">Number of Dwellings</th>
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<td>1</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/parramatta-nsw">Parramatta</a></td>
			<td>4838</td>
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<td>2</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/schofields-nsw">Schofields</a></td>
			<td>3490</td>
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<td>3</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/merrylands-nsw">Merrylands</a></td>
			<td>3290</td>
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<td>4</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/wentworth-point-nsw">Wentworth Point</a></td>
			<td>3192</td>
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<td>5</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/rouse-hill-nsw">Rouse Hill</a></td>
			<td>3111</td>
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<td>6</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/macquarie-park-nsw">Macquarie Park</a></td>
			<td>3044</td>
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<td>7</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/liverpool-nsw">Liverpool</a></td>
			<td>2922</td>
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<td>8</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/epping-nsw">Epping</a></td>
			<td>2770</td>
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<td>9</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/lidcombe-nsw">Lidcombe</a></td>
			<td>2634</td>
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<td>10</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/erskineville-nsw">Erskineville</a></td>
			<td>2301</td>
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<td>11</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/box-hill-nsw">Box Hill</a></td>
			<td>2215</td>
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<td>12</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/leppington-nsw">Leppington</a></td>
			<td>2157</td>
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<td>13</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/mascot-nsw">Mascot</a></td>
			<td>1975</td>
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<td>14</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/auburn-nsw">Auburn</a></td>
			<td>1972</td>
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<td>15</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/bankstown-nsw">Bankstown</a></td>
			<td>1947</td>
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<td>16</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/baulkham-hills-nsw">Baulkham Hills</a></td>
			<td>1913</td>
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<td>17</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/st-leonards-nsw">St Leonards</a></td>
			<td>1894</td>
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<td>18</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/zetland-nsw">Zetland</a></td>
			<td>1847</td>
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<td>19</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/kellyville-nsw">Kellyville</a></td>
			<td>1842</td>
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<td>20</td>
			<td><a href="https://www.urban.com.au/developments/penrith-nsw">Penrith</a></td>
			<td>1772</td>
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Alastair Taylor

Top 20 Sydney suburbs with the largest development pipeline

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Three new additions to the Urban Project Database has further pushed Brunswick up Melbourne's apartment development ladder.

By numbers alone Brunswick now sees 43 active apartment and major townhouse developments, compared to South Melbourne which leads all comers with 44 listings. Testament to the underlying popularity of Brunswick, developers continue to push applications through Moreland City Council for the suburb at a time where other Melbourne locations have tailed off in comparison.

Latest to come to light is a plan to replace Northside Harley-Davidson at 762-772 Sydney Road with a substantial Rothelowman-designed apartment complex. Adjoining the at construction <a href="http://756%20Sydney%20Road">756 Sydney Road</a>, Rothelowman's design includes 61 predominantly two bedroom apartments plus 565 square metres of retail at ground level.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image60_5.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Sydney Road perspective. Planning image: Rothelowman"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="325" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image60_5.jpg?itok=zfPFh6A1" title="Sydney Road perspective. Planning image: Rothelowman" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Sydney Road perspective. Planning image: Rothelowman</figcaption></figure>The 1,518 square metre redevelopment is backed by Clovis Developments Pty Ltd and would cost approximately $16 million to build. 

762-772 Sydney Road also builds upon Rothelowman's growing body of work within Brunswick and adjoining Brunswick East. After the recent completion of <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/buildings/288-albert-street-brunswick">288 Albert Street</a>, Rothelowman also has active projects on Stewart Street, Lygon Street and a duo on Brunswick Road.

14 Frith Street and 29-31 Ballarat Street are also fresh additions to the Urban Project Database.

The former is an adaptive reuse of a large warehouse to include 40 plus three bedroom dwellings. ZIPL Alliance Pty Ltd have engaged Chandler Architecture to rework the substantial land holding into dual six level buildings divided by a common green zone and communal garden.

29-31 Ballarat Street is a modest use of a vacant car park, seeking 13 apartments over six levels; design agency Karbon have created the colourful proposal which abuts the Upfield rail line. 29-31 Ballarat Street adds to the immediate area's growing density and is in close proximity to the recently approved Plus Architecture-designed <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/8-ballarat-street-brunswick">8 Ballarat Street</a>.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/image63_8.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Firth and Ballarat streets. Planning images: Chandler Architecture / Karbon"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="220" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image63_8.jpg?itok=hIN4DEDN" title="Firth and Ballarat streets. Planning images: Chandler Architecture / Karbon" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Firth and Ballarat streets. Planning images: Chandler Architecture / Karbon</figcaption></figure>Although high in number, Brunswick's active apartment and major townhouse projects do not carry the size of fellow inner city counterparts such as South Melbourne. That being said the 43 projects tracked by Urban.com.au amount to some 2,264 dwellings at an average of roughly 53 dwellings per project.

Despite the plethora of small-scale developments between carrying between 10-30 dwellings, there are a handful of upcoming developments that stand out for their sheer size. <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/699-park-street-brunswick">699 Park Street</a>'s 255 dwellings, <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/342-348-victoria-street-brunswick">342-348 Victoria Street</a> with its 177 dwellings plus the aforementioned <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/8-ballarat-street-brunswick">8 Ballarat street</a> with 147 dwellings rank as Brunswick's biggest in waiting.

To put Brunswick's future growth into perspective, of the current 2,264 dwellings being tracked by Urbam.com.au, only 243 or marginally over 10% are currently at construction. 
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