Bilinga off the plan apartments

South east Queensland developer Siera Property Group is staking its claim on the Gold Coast with its second sod turn in as many months as it breaks ground on its luxury beachfront development, Pipis, located in Bilinga.

LPS Group has been appointed to deliver the $85 million absolute beachfront development at 303 Golden Four Drive.

The 11-storey mid-rise will deliver 19 residences, comprising 17 half floor apartments and two double storey penthouses, with prices starting at $3.6 million.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/an-opportunity-not-to-be-missed-why-siera-property-group-couldnt-say-no-to-pipis-bilinga">"An opportunity not to be missed" Why Siera Property Group couldn't say no to Pipis Bilinga</a>

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With absolute beachfront access and great connectivity to the Gold Coast, Pipis is primely positioned to benefit those looking for a holiday home and downsizers looking to live a relaxed beachside lifestyle.

As the first sod is turned with piling works already underway, SIERA Founder and Managing Director, Brent Thompson, said the project is anticipated to be completed by March 2025.

“Pipis is a truly unique offering for a premium owner-occupier experience at Bilinga with unrivalled beachside luxury,” Thompson said.

“Our vision is to capture everything special about living on the southern Gold Coast and provide a permanent escape with breathtaking, uninterrupted ocean views.”

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Pipis is SIERA’s third tower development on the Gold Coast, with other projects at Chevron Island and Surfers Paradise.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/siera-kick-off-construction-at-chevron-island-apartment-development-tapestry">Siera kick off construction at Chevron Island apartment development, Tapestry</a>

Ellivo architects have designed three-bedroom floorplans, each with ensuites, and a guest powder room, with most footprints at 279sqm and the largest at 314sqm. The two exclusive double storey penthouses will have an expanded footprint of 446sqm and offer four-bedroom floorplans.

Thompson said early purchasers were eager to jump at the pre-release opportunity to secure a boutique apartment prior to the opening of the sales gallery.

“Sales enquiries are increasing with the mobilisation of the construction team on site, and we have already had strong interest from purchasers looking for a second holiday home at Pipis because of its proximity to Gold Coast Airport and absolute beachfront position,” he said.

“These apartments are also suited to affluent downsizers looking for high-end convenience and a low- maintenance sea-change as this kind of beach access becomes increasingly rare.”

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Located in the Southern Gold Coasts exclusive pocket of Bilinga, Thompson said the Golden Four Drive strip was becoming a popular spot with multiple projects underway and further regentrification in the neighbouring suburbs of Tugun and Kirra

“Pipis has direct access to a patrolled surf beach, underlined by the Oceanway Bike path, offering great connectivity for Pipis’ future residents,” Thompson added.

“Our niche is identifying undervalued locations that are commencing their ‘coming of age,’ and Bilinga will soon benefit from improvements and upgrades to local services and amenities on its doorstep.”

Pipis is also close to local surf clubs, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast Airport and the Coolangatta-Tweed Heads entertainment precinct.

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LPS Group has been appointed to deliver the $85 million absolute beachfront development at 303 Golden Four Drive.



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Siera Property Group kick off construction at Pipis Bilinga

When the opportunity to purchase a prime site on Golden Four Drive was presented to burgeoning Gold Coast apartment developer Siera Property Group, their founder and managing director Brent Thompson knew it was an opportunity they couldn't pass on.

Thompson says the prime beachfront site offered the chance to create something which combined contemporary elements of luxury residential living with the nostalgia of visiting the beach as a child.

"When the opportunity to purchase&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/pipis-303-golden-four-drive-bilinga-qld-4225">303 Golden Four Drive</a> was presented to us, we couldn't miss the opportunity to take such a special piece of land and design truly unique residences," Thompson says.

"<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/new-apartments/pipis-303-golden-four-drive-bilinga-qld-4225">Pipis</a> is very special because we wanted to touch on that nostalgic feel of finding Pippies on the beach, camping by the beach, visiting a family beach shack when they were a child, and deliver residences that captures everything that's special about being able to live on the Southern Gold Coast.

"To be able to purchase such a beautiful piece of real estate and to be able to occupy, whether that's all year round or whether it's to be able to lock and leave and enjoy holidays, it really is just this truly special location and we think that we've paid tribute to that with this beautiful residential design that incorporates all of the aspects that you would expect in high-end residential beachside living as well as in a family home."

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Siera Property Group secured the prime 1,214 sqm site late last year, along with plans for an 11-level building. They had Ellivo Architects tweak the design.

Ellivo Co-founder and Director Mason Cowle said&nbsp;the great opportunity with Pipis is obviously it's amazing beachfront site it's quite incredible

"It's quite unusual in the length of the site, so it's allowed us to create two per floor unique residences and because of that length it's given us the ability to open up each of the apartments to the views to the breeze," Cowle says.

"We're really taking a lot of elements if you like from residential design house design but bringing those into a unique apartment product."

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The apartments in Pipis start from a generous 279 sqm and they each feature three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and two car spaces.&nbsp;

From the direct lift access, the three bedrooms are located toward the western side of the apartment. The three bedrooms each have an ensuite, while the master has a walk-in wardrobe. Completing the western side of the apartment is a multi-purpose room, which is expected to be utilised as a cinema room or a home office.

The clever positioning of the bedrooms means as soon as residents enter the apartment from the lift and turn east, the apartment opens up to the kitchen, living and dining space. The living is the last point of internal space, which allows for uninterrupted beach views. The whole of the open plan space is wrapped in a balcony with a built-in barbecue kitchen.

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"The design intent met the needs of our future occupants we wanted to understand who those occupants were likely to be and what was going to be important to them and you'll see that that really translates to the team that we've chosen to work with as well for the project being Ellivo," Thompson added.

As well as the beachfront, the proximity to some of the Gold Coast's most emerging neighbourhoods was a driving factor in Siera Property Group's purchase of the site.

"What we've seen over the last few years is this real emergence of cultural precincts and lifestyle amenity and that's what we're seeing on the southern end of the Gold Coast in particular Kirra which is only located five minutes south of Bilinga. There's all of these restaurants and hotels and cafes that are currently under construction."

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Thompson also noted the walkway which connects all the way down from the Coolangatta border. That's now getting connected all the way through to Surfers Paradise in the north.

"Being able to have the access to all of that amenity on your doorstep while still being set back away from it so you're not right in the middle of all of the hustle and bustle but you can enter and leave when it suits."

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Siera Property Group secured the prime 1,214 sqm site late last year, along with plans for an 11-level building

"An opportunity not to be missed" Why Siera Property Group couldn't say no to Pipis Bilinga

The continued strength in the Gold Coast property market has seen the South East Queensland hotspot's median unit value surpass $700,000.

CoreLogic's Hedonic Home Value Index found Gold Coast units jumped another 1.3 per cent across September, topping growth in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Unit values are now 6.4 per cent up in the last 12 months, according to the property data analytics firm.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/city-beat-august-2023-gold-coast-unit-median-approaches-700k-following-august-growth">City Beat August 2023: Gold Coast unit median approaches $700k following August growth</a>

<h2>What's happening in the Gold Coast off the plan market?</h2>

Prospective buyers are still queuing up for off the plan apartments developments on the Gold Coast.

While signing up to join waitlists was more prevalent during the pandemic when buyers were missing out on projects which were selling to databases without even hitting the market, the recent development application by Molti for their <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/qld/first-look-exclusive-molti-secure-prime-bilinga-site-plan-luxury-apartment-project">luxury beachfront Bilinga project</a> saw a strong response.

Molti Director Ben Teague said the response has been incredibly positive.

"We’ve already had people join our waitlist at this early stage," Teague said, adding that buyers have been impressed with both the architecture and the beachfront position in Bilinga.

"We’ve been looking at the southern Gold Coast for a number of years, and while it’s seen considerable growth since the pandemic, we still feel there’s plenty more room to grow."

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Molti's key business&nbsp;contacts and stakeholders from southern states, particularly Melbourne, are wanting to heavily invest in property in South East Queensland.

"That tells us the growth wasn’t solely pandemic-fuelled. While thousands from the southern states viewed it as an escape from lockdowns over 2020 and 2021, there’s still people moving in droves to SEQ, and forecasts suggest that will continue."

Prominent Canberra developer Amalgamated Property Group are set to bring some further supply to the Gold Coast off the back of the success of their under construction Broadbeach apartment development, Amaya Broadbeach.

Amalgamated Property Group Development Manager Michael D'Elboux says they&nbsp;are seeing a return of buyer confidence, which he says&nbsp;is a direct response to the recent introductions of developer/builders at the helm of both the project vision and delivery.&nbsp;

"Specific feedback that we’re hearing from our buyers at Amaya Broadbeach is that this is providing them with additional certainty knowing that the delivery of the home they’re investing in will actually be of the highest priority to both parties and that their successes go hand-in-hand; there isn’t another party calling the shots," D'Elboux says.&nbsp;

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"Industry-wide, this all contributes to a much-needed positive sentiment – these increases in sales and continuation of construction activity does have a broader flow-on effect, with impact on the general market confidence and therefore, future demand and supply."

D'Elboux said that even with the arrival of spring and its natural inclination for the number of sales to pickup, the majority of enquiries at the moment are discerning buyers, namely those who have been watching the marketplace for some time.&nbsp;

"Buyers are doing more independent research before they even reach out to us, which means we're experiencing higher-quality enquiries and shorter conversion timelines to purchase,"&nbsp;D'Elboux says.

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"They are connecting with the long-term vision so we’ve got a strong reassurance of a quality residential community that will be in alignment with our original concept.

"As well as holiday-home makers, we’ve definitely been seeing a strong pickup in owner-occupiers who are looking to the future and finding their way to get closer to the water and live that Gold Coast dream by the sand and the sea, but in a low-maintenance home for an easy lifestyle."

Unit values are now 6.4 per cent up in the last 12 months, according to the property data analytics firm.



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