Aalto, Surfers Paradise beachfront apartments launch
Northcliffe Beach has welcomed one of its finest apartment developments to date, with the official launch of the hotly anticipated luxury tower, Aalto.
Aalto, which received the greenlight from the Gold Coast City Council in July, is being developed by the Sydney developer Weiya Holdings, who secured the prime 1500 sqm Garfield Terrace site for $30 million mid-last year.
Since then Weiya has been in full planning mode with architecture firm Conrad Gargett, who also designed their most recent local project DE-LUXE, the transformation of the iconic Old Burleigh Theatre on the dress circle Goodwin Terrace.
What they’ve produced is one of the best projects the Surfers beachfront has seen, sales and marketing director Patrick Pancur, who is the exclusive agent on the project, says.
Pancur says the 38-level tower, which will home 66 high-end apartments including some half floor, full floor, and double-storey penthouses, is a cut above the rest on the beach.
“What we’re offering is quite different to what’s come before us, and will come after us,” Pancur says, referencing the site’s unique beach frontage.
The Garfield Terrace site is one of the widest on the exclusive street, resulting in more panoramic views than any other beachfront project in development. Garfield Terrace has recently started its extensive redevelopment. In the next five years the beachfront will home some of the Glitter Strip’s most expensive real estate in striking, architecturally-designed towers, replacing the 1960s-built blocks that have come before.
The striking design of Aalto came from an unusual design process. Conrad Gargett ran their own in-house design competition, with three teams testing a number of ideas to create the luxury building, which was named Aalto after the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, whose work with organic forms inspired the design. The word Aalto translate to ‘wave’ in Finnish.
Lawrence Toaldo, Managing Director of Conrad Gargett, said the team considered what makes Surfers Paradise and the wider Gold Cost so uniquely beautiful.
“We want to continue to celebrate the Gold Coast’s urban heritage and character, telling stories of its past, conjuring memories of place and creating a much deeper overlay to the city,” Toaldo said.
Pancur expects Aalto to appeal to both the interstate holiday maker or local downsizers.
“It’s one of the best projects I’ve marketed on one of the best sites on the Gold Coast,” Pancur says.
There's a diverse mix of apartment configurations, starting from the two-bedroom plus multipurpose room through to the massive five-bedroom plus multipurpose room penthouse.
Prices start from $2 million for the two-bedroom apartments, $3.2 million for the three-bedrooms, and $4 million for the sprawling four-bedders, which span a huge 270 sqm plus. Some of the premium four-bedroom apartments span a whole floor and will have nearly 360 sqm of living space. They start from $4.7 million.
Much like the apartments, the residential amenity has also been designed to take in the sweeping beach views, with an ocean view gym with sauna and rain showers, an ocean view yoga area, and an infinity pool almost hovering over the sand, one of two pools in the tower.
The Club AALTO lounge will have an owners bar and private function facilities, as well as a business centre with conference room and meeting rooms, a must have for the fly-in, fly-out business elite. Of course there's a concierge who can handle anything from booking space in Club AALTO, airport transfers , catering services and hair and make-up stylists, to laundry services and housekeeping.
There's even a further nod to the beachfront location. EACH apartment has its own beach room which is designed for surfboard storage.
Residents will have exclusive access to two swimming pools, one literally hovering over the beach, the other connecting to the cabana lounge area.
Construction completion for Aalto is slated for mid-2025.