Double-storey apartments set for Surfers Paradise beachfront as MIRA gets approval
The Brisbane-based developer Frank Developments is a step closer to making its mark on the Gold Coast.
Frank Developments, led by Director Frank Licastro, has been given the nod by the local council to developer MIRA, one of the most high-end projects on Garfield Terrace, comprising just 11 two-level apartments, which are being pitched as "vertical beach homes". The 25-level tower will be the first of it's kind for the Gold Coast.
“A double-level floor plan is traditionally reserved for the penthouse purchaser," Licastro says.
"At MIRA, every apartment is dual-level, meaning every resident will experience the penthouse way of life – private, elevated and life enhancing."
There's already been interest from locals, interstate, and even internationally, from those who Licastro says are “prioritising quality over quantity”.
“MIRA is curated with connection in mind," Licastro adds.
"This one of a kind design offers peace, connection to place and like minded people unlike larger, less intimate high rises.”
MIRA, which neighbours the revamped Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club, will replace an ageing three-storey walk up on a 607 sqm site to become the Gold Coast’s most sophisticated, slender beachfront development to date.
Development dense Northcliffe has attracted some of Australia’s biggest industry names.
The strip has attracted a wave of tower applications bringing a whole new luxury feel to the area, now rivalling Hedges Avenue, aka the Gold Coast's original Millionaires Row for demand.
“Coastal site scarcity will see engineering prowess progress savvy, slender towers like MIRA," Licastro says.
"Designing slim and tall is an innovative way to achieve development capacity within strategic city centres with few large parcels of land remaining."
Project architect Ferro Chow’s co-director Marco Ferro said, architecturally, they become landmarks.
“Minimising building mass and footprint to retain view corridors, MIRA’s impact on the skyline will be significantly less than conventional neighbouring developments," Ferro says.
"We believe this unique design will become an iconic address”.
Ferro praised the Gold Coast city planners and council for acknowledging innovation.
“MIRA is a bold interpretation of what is possible within the requirements of the Surfers Paradise zoning envelope.”
Each apartment, accessed by private lift, will have four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, and two or three parking spaces. All have panoramic views north and south.
Residents will have access to a full suite of private amenity, including a gym with sauna, steam rooms, a barbeque area, outdoor showers, and beach lockers.
Level one follows the same open plan brief, incorporating private dining which overlooks a 180 degree resort style pool which wraps around a sun lounge podium.
Construction on MIRA will commence at some point during 2023.
Frank Developments has a solid track record of delivering luxury projects in Brisbane.
Their most impressive project has been Maison in New Farm, where off the plan buyers from just a few years ago are almost doubling their money now the project is complete.