Fortitude Valley's Brooklyn development offers a taste of the Big Apple
The Brisbane entertainment precinct of Fortitude Valley is becoming a hotspot for residential development, and a new 191-apartment complex is set to add to it upon its completion in early 2013.
David Devine’s Metro Property Development, in partnership with Pearls Australiasia, have designed the 14-storey Brooklyn complex on Brookes Street as a New York-style apartment building.
The 14-storey complex will comprise six studio apartments from $305,000, 85 one-bedroom apartments from $356,500, 21 two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments from $489,500 and 79 two-bedroom, two bathroom apartments between $543,000 and $705,000.
“With its close proximity to the Brisbane CBD and Fortitude Valley’s vibrant shopping, restaurant and entertainment precinct, it’s extremely attractive to individuals and couples looking for an exciting inner-city lifestyle,” says Metro Property Development executive chairman David Devine.
Architecture firm Woods Bagot is designing the complex, which will be very modern in feel with extensive use of glass and textured concrete.
Woods Bagot principal Mark Damant says design of the development was inspired by its namesake city.
“The acknowledgement of the wider block and its urban context inspired the ‘New York’ approach to the design – presenting the building as a series of closely related individual towers, rather than a microcosm of a city,” Damant says. “Brooklyn on Brookes exudes cosmopolitan flair yet embraces the traditional rustic feel that is akin to Fortitude Valley’s urban footprint.”
The development officially launched yesterday, October 4, and Metro Property Development says it has had a flood of interest from potential owner-occupiers and investors, but local and overseas.
The building includes a swimming pool and gym, and the living area in each apartment will have full-width glass windows.