From Broadbeach to Main Beach: Why local downsizers are making the move to Drew Group’s Lagoon Main Beach
For years, Michelle and Wade had cruised the Broadwater, often docking at the Main Beach Yacht Club and dreaming of a life closer to what they call their second home.
What started as a holiday habit quickly turned into something more permanent when they discovered Drew Group’s dual-tower apartment development, Lagoon, in Main Beach.
For Michelle and Wade, long-time Broadbeach locals and passionate boating enthusiasts, the decision to downsize wasn’t made overnight. But when the opportunity arose to call Lagoon home, it felt like everything fell perfectly into place.
The couple recently secured a three-bedroom plus multipurpose room residence in the Sunrise Tower of Lagoon, with panoramic views and an enviable connection to the Broadwater lifestyle they adore.
“We live on our boat just as much as we live at home,” Michelle said.
“We were spending holidays at the yacht club just around the corner. It was during one of those stays we first came across Lagoon—started looking at the floorplans and just thought, ‘We can really do this.’”
`The couple live in a five-bedroom, two-level home in Broadbeach Waters, but Michelle was ready for a change. She couldn’t convince Wade when they first looked at Lagoon, but they came back a year later when the project began rising from the ground and they could see extensive progress in construction.
“Once we saw it in real life, it all just clicked”, Michelle recalled.
For the couple, Main Beach and Lagoon offers everything they need.
“We feel like we’re not losing anything by downsizing, in both the space offered at Lagoon as well as the facilities like a lagoon style swimming pool and a top-tier gym.”
Their new home at Lagoon offers a low-maintenance, lock-and-leave lifestyle that supports both relaxation and activity. “When we’re home, I want to be on the boat, and not mowing lawns,” Wade said. “Lagoon gives us that freedom.”
They liked the peace and quiet of Main Beach compared to neighbouring suburbs, but also loved the fact it still has significant waterside amenities on The Spit and an increasingly thriving hospitality and retail precinct on Tedder Avenue and at Marina Mirage.
One of the main drivers in purchasing off the plan was what friends and locals said about those behind the project.
“Everyone knows Hutchies as a builder,” Michelle said. “Drew Group was a new name to us, but everyone we’ve spoken to in the local community has nothing but praise for Jon Drew. Friends who know people in the industry spoke very highly of him and we value their opinion.”
Hutchinson Builders is approaching topping out of the two towers. Drew Group expects Lagoon residents to move in over the summer.
Michelle and Wade took part in Urban's Buyer Q&A series which focuses on the driving factors behind buying off the plan property in Australia
