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Meridien has secured approval for its 52 apartment complex at Airlie Beach.

It came after an approval recommendation from council officers for the proposed three and four-storey buildings, designed by Fender Katsalidis.

Whitsunday Regional Council granted &nbsp;approval for the vacant lot on Port Drive to build three apartment blocks.

The plans for a residential and short-stay apartment development at 26-32 Port Drive includes one, two and three-bedroom layouts.

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Mayor Andrew Willcox voted in favour of the development.

The council report noted its proposed height was lower there than existing buildings at the Port of Airlie.

The Balmain Group secured permission last year for a 12 storey hotel at 24 Coconut Grove, Airlie Beach.

Whitsunday Regional Council granted  approval for the vacant lot on Port Drive to build three apartment blocks.



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Airlie Beach apartment development gets approval

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Whitsunday achieves record month of sales as Melbourne buyers in lockdown dream of a tropical getaway.
Ray White Whitsunday sold more than $21 million worth of stock in August, with principal Mark Beale claiming he is fielding “dozens of calls” a day from southerners prepped to travel at the end of lockdown.
“So many people are looking to buy a holiday home in Airlie Beach with the option of living here full time or working from home", Beale says.
"It feels like everyone from down south wants to have a property here.
"So many of our buyers are working remotely anyway."
Recently, Hog’s Breath Café founder Don Algie sold his Whitsundays mansion Chesapeake Whitsundays through Beale.
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The off-market sale was the highest price achieved in the Whitsundays mainland since 2018 when Mandalay House sold for $14 million.
The buyer was revealed to be Alan Thomas Galloway of the world famous Alabar horse breeding stud in Victoria.
“I was flying and I saw the mountain with Chesapeake on the top at 1000ft above sea level, it was like a beacon", Galloway says.
"I have fallen in love with Airlie Beach, it’s like a hidden gem, a slice of paradise."
Set on 22 hectares, the gated Chesapeake estate has a three bedroom, four bathroom home with a number of living areas, a full stainless steel chefs kitchen and an upper pool.
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Surge in demand for tropical paradise as Whitsunday's nets big sale

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Mandalay Coral Gardens, the impressive 4749 sq m Airlie Beach waterfront in tropical north Queensland, has been sold after being listed with $10 million hopes.
It was built for the Whitsunday developer Bill Sharpe and his wife Kirsty.
It won the Australian Master Builders Association house of the year award for 2007-08.
The Sharpes started building residential property at Airlie Beach in 1994 and took four years to complete it. 
The four-bedroom main building has two levels with sliding glass walls, huge outdoor terraces and a marina berth. 
A 40-metre infinity-edge pool wraps around three sides of the house and has a swim-up wet bar.
 Informal living areas extend to a private beach with a teppanyaki pavilion. 
Ken Jacobs of Christie's Great Estates had the listing in with Robert Taylor of PRDNationwide Whitsunday.
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Mandalay Coral Gardens sold

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Club Crocodile Hotel, the resort in Airlie Beach, has been sold to Singaporean group Well Smart Investment Holdings.
Owning the Mantra Terrace Hotel in Brisbane and the Ibis Budget Hotel Melbourne, Club Crocodile is the group's third hotel.
The sale was brokered by PRD Airlie Beach.
The 3.5-star Club Crocodile Resort was sold by David Kingston's Ocean Hotels for between $8 million and $9 million.
The resort features 161 rooms on a large freehold site close to the beach front and Abell Point Marina.
Resorts in Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays have recently had high occupancy levels. 
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Club Crocodile sold to Well Smart 

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The Peppers Airlie Beach resort in North Queensland is on the market through an expressions of interest closing Thursday 20 October with price estimations between $15 million and $17 million, according to reports.
The resort, 9A Hermitage Drive Airlie Beach offering includes 56 self-contained freehold strata titled 1, 2 &amp; 3 bedroom apartments and 3 x 4 &amp; 5 bedroom villas with ocean views.
The receivership sale will be handled by CBRE Hotels and PRD Nationwide Airlie Beach on behalf of McGrathNicol.
Features of the property include Management Letting rights business for up to 106 apartments in the complex, resort facilities such as infinity swimming pool, gymnasium and Endota Spa.
CBRE agent Wayne Bunz said there was already significant interest in the area, pointing to the recent sale of Club Croc, Daydream Island and South Molle Island. 
"We have been inundated with enquiries for leisure assets of late, particularly from mainland China," he said. 
"Investors are looking to enter key leisure markets and capitalise on their potential for future growth, particularly in light of the softening Australian dollar, which is creating favourable market conditions for the local tourism market."
The $80 million resort was developed in 2009 by Josh Thompson's Latitude Development Group, which was placed in the hands of receivers McGrathNicol in March, according to the Australian Financial Review.
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Receivers' sale for Peppers Airlie Beach Resort, QLD

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One of Australia’s finest waterfront residence, the Mandalay House, at Airlie Beach remains for sale.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-airlie+beach-120281949" target="_blank">The house </a>sits on a 4241 square metre north-west facing block backed by a national park.
Featuring six king-sized bedrooms and nine bathooms, all with ensuites.
The oceanfront pavilion comes with a climate controlled cellar at the bottom which can host up to 12 people.
A separate fully self-contained caretaker/staff cottage is also included while the property is secure with a monitored security with CCTV and 24 recording.
The property also includes a cinema, gymnasium and pool room along with a self-contained office with secretarial space and multi-zone air conditioning throughout the house.
A private 22.5 metre marina berth with all-weather rock wall plus two jet ski docks and boat shed are included as are five car garages as well as a private helipad.
Fine dining, shopping, six star resorts and golf are just a short trip away.
The property is offered through Ray White agent Mark Beale.
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Airlie Beach waterfront residence the Mandalay House for sale

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Queensland's Airlie Beach Hotel is on the market for the first time in over 30 years.
The hotel has three major street frontages and is on what is considered to be one of the most strategic land holdings on the Whitsunday coast. 
Wayne Bunz, CBRE Hotels agent said the Airlie Beach Hotel is situated on a significant 8,819sqm waterfront site, in what is arguably the best location in the Airlie Beach CBD, with never to be built out views across to the Whitsunday Island
“It has been well maintained by the family with constant capital expenditure totalling approximately $3.5 million over the past five years,” he said.
"The hotel has multiple diverse income streams including 80 accommodation rooms and conferencing, commercial car park, restaurant, pub, retail liquor, 35 gaming machines and stable retail rental income.
"The retail tenancies have a substantial Weighted Average Lease Expiry (WALE), with the first lease expiring in 2022.
“Through reconfiguring the existing uses, an operator could also increase passive income by increasing the retail floor plate (STCA), and through additional leasing.”
Christie Leet from PRD Nationwide said the property is one of the most strategic land holdings on the Whitsunday coast.
“A site of this size cannot be replicated on Airlie Beach’s Main Street, where over 60% of properties are already strata titled,” Mr Leet said.
“It is being offered at a time when the region’s tourism sector is the strongest it has ever been, with an additional 110,000 airline seats to Airlie Beach this quarter on the back of being recognised as Australia’s fastest growing regional airport.
"The strength of the market was confirmed by Tourism Whitsundays CEO Craig Turner, who said Airlie Beach is in a strong growth cycle and with the increased flights is placed extremely well for the short to medium term”.
Expressions of Interest close May 4, 2017.
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Sale plans announced for Airlie Beach Hotel

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The Longhurst family have sold their luxury Airlie Beach holding for $7.5 million.

It's been bought by wealthy Queensland mining entrepreneur Paul Darrouzet, who owns the Airlie Beach Abell Point Marina next door.

Its recent sale was through Sophie Carter at Sophie Carter Exclusive Properties. 

Patriarch John Longhurst, the Gold Coast property developer who also co-founded Dreamworld, bought the holding in 2006.

His son, Australian racing driver Tony who recently revealed his new 19 metre, $2.5 million luxury catamaran, over saw the recent sale.

Designed by Peter Connelly Architects, the <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-airlie+beach-124442042" target="_blank">2009 designer home</a> was operated by the Longhurst family trust as a boutique rental in recent times.

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It offers views of the water from almost every room across two levels.

It has five bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a formal dining room with cocktail bar.

The centrepiece of the home is the 20 metre wet edge swimming pool.

Tony Longhurst was also a former Australian Champion water skier.

This article was first published in The Weekend Australian property section. 

 

Other Queensland developments on the market

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Airlie Beach trophy home sold by the Bathurst 100 winner Tony Longhurst

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Coral Sea Resort, one of the tourist destinations at Airlie Beach, has been listed for sale.
CBRE Hotels have been appointed to market the four-star resort on behalf of Sydney-based owner Darrol Norman. 
The 25 Ocean View Avenue holding comprises 60 large guest suites, with a total inventory of 73 keys in the resort letting pool, conference and function facilities, tour desk, gazebo, private jetty, and the Clipper Restaurant and Lounge.
CBRE Queensland Director Paul Fraser said the asset has been held by the same owner for over 20 years.
"The family has now decided to divest their prized asset to focus on retirement," Fraser said.
"This is a quality hotel which presents exceptionally well, having been maintained with constant capital expenditure.
"The resort has an unrivalled location, positioned on a 7,521 square metre ocean front site between the CBD and Abell Point Marina and offering spectacular views over the Coral Sea coastline.
"It is arguably the best site in the Airlie Beach region," Fraser added.
Offers for the Coral Sea Resort close April 12.
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Coral Sea Resort at Airlie Beach listed for sale

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Botanica Whitsundays which has a licence to host 160 weddings annually with up to 100 guests, has been listed for sale
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-woodwark-128659270" target="_blank">Botanica Whitsundays</a> is the private residence that has been a luxury wedding venue near Airlie Beach for the past decade.
Vendors Ralph and Janet Hogan turned their seaside villa at Woodwark into a wedding venue where the Balinese themed weddings start at $11,000 and can cost anywhere up to $45,000.
Fronted by 160 metres of Coral Sea frontage, the estate features a three bedroom main residence plus two bedroom guest pavilion.
A saltwater swimming pool overlooks the ocean on the 2.2 hectare parcel which features a number of outdoor living areas, manicured gardens, ponds, lush rainforest and wrap around veranda with rows of Balinese fluted timber columns.
Queensland Sotheby's agent Carol Carter has an August 6 auction.
This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.
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