Celebrity gardener joins $180m Gold Coast project
Bastion Group has submitted plans for a 30-storey terracotta-coloured apartment tower on the Gold Coast.
Dubbed Surfer, the $180 million project is earmarked for three adjoining sites covering 1231 square metres near Northcliffe Beach: 25 and 27 Vista Street and 2959 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, Surfers Paradise.
The application. with the Gold Coast City Council, proposes 100 apartments – 75 for short-stay use.
The balance will be marketed as high-end with seven-figure price tags.
Also with 45 car spaces the project will retain a Norfolk pine trees on one of the blocks.
27 Vista Street
Led by founder and chief executive Alex Wood, Bastion plans to complete the Surfer, to go by the address of 27 Vista St, by 2028 (continues below).
Studio Snell is the architect.
Amenities are planned to include an EMF-designed gym, swimming pool, residents’ retreat, private plunge pools, spa, kids’ zone and ground-floor retail and dining.
Jamie Durie will landscape the gardens.
Bastion has previously said it aims to have 10 Gold Coast projects in the market over a decade.
The group’s first, Nera on Chevron Island, with 87 apartments, due for completion next year, carries a c$174m end value.
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