Construction commences at Devine's luxury Burleigh tower, Burly Residences

Construction commences at Devine's luxury Burleigh tower, Burly Residences
Joel Robinson March 10, 2025CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Developer David Devine's luxury Burly Residences in North Burleigh Heads is one step closer to being realised.

Construction firm Gowdie Management Group has started the build phase of the $535 million apartment development on a prime beachfront site at The Esplanade.

The 25-level apartment development will have just over 100 high-end apartments, serviced by a full suite of facilities unseen in the exclusive pocket of North Burleigh.

GMG, responsible for delivering a whole range of developments over the past 20 years nationally, expects to complete the build in 2027.

GMG is headed by John Gowdie who has more than 30 years experience in the Australian construction industry. Gowdie’s early years were spent working for some of Australia’s major construction companies, including Lend Lease and Walter Corporation, before establishing GMG in 2004.

DD Living CEO David Devine said it was exciting to see GMG on site bringing Burly Residences to life.

“Much has happened since we formally launched Burly Residences to the market, and I am very proud of the progress we have made to date and I am proud to announce our selection of Gowdie Management Group as the builder for the project,” Devine said.

“We are pleased to be working with a construction company of such high calibre for the delivery of Burly Residences to the elite standard we designed."

Burly Residences will comprise two, three and four-bedroom apartments with two full levels of facilities including several swimming pools, a gym with Peloton room, steam room, sauna, yoga and Pilates lounge, a private cinema, barbecue area, casual and formal dining, kitchen, teppanyaki bar, private office, executive lounge and a bar.

Legendary Japanese architect Koichi Takada designed Burly Residences, and the interiors were handled by the equally regarded interior practice, MIM Design, led by design doyenne Miriam Fanning.

The two-bedroom apartments start from 116 sqm and the four-bedrooms reach 743 sqm.

Adrian Parsons of TOTAL Property Group says Burly is completely unique and beyond anything else currently available on the market in North Burleigh.

“Large prestigious apartments enjoy 40 metres of beach frontage overlooking North Burleigh Beach and two whole levels of six-star resort and lifestyle amenities that are on par with the world’s most luxurious resort hotels," Parsons says.

"These facets and the exceptional location within walking distance of Burleigh Heads place Burly as a unique opportunity for large home-sized apartments right on the beach with six-star luxury and amenity.”

Prices start from just over $2.4 million.

Joel Robinson

Joel Robinson is the Editor in Chief at Urban.com.au, managing Urban's editorial team and creating the largest news cycle for the off the plan property market in the country. Joel has been writing about residential real estate for nearly a decade, following a degree in Business Management with a major in Journalism at Leeds Beckett University in England. He specializes in off the plan apartments, and has a particular interest in the development application process for new projects.

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