Sunshine Coast Council and its partners, SunCentral and Walker Corporation, are welcoming a new era for the Maroochydore City Centre, with amendments to its Development Scheme to reshape the vibrancy and attractiveness of the CBD now in place.
Construction has begun on a $100 million 10-storey private hospital with state-of-the-art medical and teaching facilities.
Offering surgical specialties, ancillary health care services, as well as pain management, sports medicine and allied health, the hospital will also serve as a hub for education, research, and clinical care, with a strong focus on musculoskeletal conditions.
Construction is underway to provide spaces for 294 cars and end of trip facilities in Maroochydore City Centre.
The public car park, situated on Lightning Lane, includes accessible parking and electric vehicle charging spaces, 39 motorcycle and 28 bicycle spaces.
Construction is underway on 15 storey Premium Office Tower in Maroochydore City Centre.
The $90 million commercial tower ‘ 50 First Avenue’ will feature a grand lobby space with high ceilings, concierge and café with a panoramic rooftop. The prime tower offers Premium A Grade office space with some of Maroochydore’s largest floors, measuring greater than 1000 sqm per level.
Construction is underway on the $129million dollar The Corso mixed use residential project.
Tower One includes 116 apartments over fifteen stories including five penthouse units on the top floor while Tower Two includes 42 apartments over 8 stories, as well as 715sqm of retail space on the ground floor.
The five storey ultra-modern A1 building on First Avenue is open for business and winning awards.
Comprising ground-floor retail, a level of car parking, three levels of office space, end-of-trip facilities, a rooftop terrace and stunning city and coastal views, the A1 took top honours in its category at the Master Builders Queensland 2023 Sunshine Coast Housing & Construction Awards.
The first residential building to open in Maroochydore City Centre, Market Lane Residences offers 146 apartments across two Towers.
Comprised of 2 and 3 bedroom configurations, as well as a selection of penthouse style apartments, Market Lane has premium amenities including landscaped open space, a resort style 25m lap pool, BBQs and entertaining areas as well as ground floor dining.
The Sunshine Coast will get its first new hotel in decades after fund manager, developer and operator Pro-invest said it would open a new Holiday Inn Express in Maroochydore at end of 2020.
Demand for commercial space in the new Maroochydore CBD is building momentum with more than 40 per cent of a new sustainable office building already leased.
Local environment the inspiration for proposed City Hall design
The beauty of the Sunshine Coast, our deep connection to the hinterland, our mountain ranges and our coastal plains have been the inspiration behind the proposed Sunshine Coast City Hall design concept which was unveiled by Mayor Mark Jamieson today (May 31).
Mayor Jamieson said the administrative centre, to be located in the new Maroochydore city centre, would be a landmark building, one which invoked pride in our community and our city and represented our region’s natural assets.
“Our City Hall will represent our people, our culture, our natural elements and our success as one of the fastest growing and most progressive regions in Australia and reflect our healthy, smart, creative vision,” Mayor Jamieson said.
“So our Council has been keen to see its design reflect this beautiful region we are fortunate enough to call home.
“Architects Cottee Parker have used the magnificent mountain formations located across our region along with the diversity of landscape and our climate as the foundations of the proposed building design.
“The building will be a signature civic building in the Maroochydore city centre, encouraging residents and visitors to visit and enjoy all it has to offer.
“It will also be a major catalyst for the development of the city centre’s commercial core and will play a significant role in activating the area.”
Mayor Jamieson said a key aspect of the architectural brief was to design a building which would allow residents and visitors to observe governance in action – including a view into the council chambers.
“Our new City Hall will be bound by a network of laneways which offer dining and other retail opportunities as well as landscaped avenues linking the major boulevard of First Avenue through to the already developed Urban Square,” Mayor Jamieson said.
“This will all help make our new city centre a vibrant space.
“Achieving highly sustainable outcomes is a key element of the proposed design concept and our brief to the architects was to achieve a 5 Star Green Star rating considered by the Green Building Council as ‘Australian Best Practice’.
“Council wants this to be an energy and water efficient building to reflect our vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region.
“Shading elements would protect the building from direct sun, reducing overall running costs while enhancing the textural nature of the façade.
“We also aim to deliver a healthy workplace, one where there is a focus on fresh air and flexible indoor and external workspaces.”
Cottee Parker Director Martin Timms said the proposed design would deliver a building unlike any others on the Sunshine Coast.
“We believe we have achieved a balance between economic, social and environmental considerations to deliver a sustainable building, using emerging innovations, technology, trends and applications,” Mr Timms said
“Landscaping is also a key feature of the building reflecting the region’s native flora and geology.
“Natural hues give the building an enduring and grounded appearance, with landscaping rising up the building, from ground level, through the urban plaza, the façade treatments, balconies and rooftop.
“Plant covered arbours from the street level will reach towards the building offering footpath dining under dappled light, reflecting the flora found at the base of mountains.
“Finally, the ground floor design and level one council chambers are intended to integrate with the community. These areas will include public art and tell the Sunshine Coast’s cultural heritage story.”
Council CEO Michael Whittaker said Sunshine Coast City Hall would be centrally located within the first stage of the core commercial precinct of the new city centre, comprising one full block.
“It will be home to about 600 council employees and is part of a region-wide workplace strategy to service the community by providing the right people, delivering the right services at the right location,” Mr Whittaker said.
“In addition to delivering an administration function, City Hall will also provide broader community activation opportunities through commercial spaces.”
Construction is expected to start in mid-2020, subject to approvals, and be occupied by 1 July 2022.
Council is in discussions with Economic Development Queensland now on the proposed design, and aspects may change as it works its way through the approval process.
It may have been among the first list of locations in the song I’ve Been Everywhere, but Maroochydore has long played second fiddle to the rest of the Sunshine Coast.
Perhaps, in years gone by, that was because it didn’t have the same sex appeal as Mooloolaba a few short kilometres south, or most southerners simply drove straight to Noosa on their holidays after landing at the coast’s airport a few kilometres to the suburb’s north.
Until relatively recently, I, for one, had never frequented its bevy of beaches but now am a die-hard fan because of fewer people on the sand and definitely fewer out in the waves.
Top-tier investment and development firms are being invited to partner on the next stages of one of south-east Queensland’s largest urban regeneration projects.
The vision for the Sunshine Coast's new central business district has continued to take shape with an expression of interest campaign launched for the forthcoming development stages.
The 15-hectare site of the proposed Sunshine Coast's central business district, formerly Horton Park Golf Club, was bought by the Sunshine Coast Council for $42 million in 2015.
The world is on the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution and the Sunshine Coast is uniquely positioned to maximise the opportunities that are poised to abound.
The development approval from Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) for Foundation Place in SunCentral’s new Maroochydore City Centre has generated an influx of enquiry for the $30 million energy efficient retail and office complex. The eight-level project is being delivered by experienced locally-based developers Evans Long, with construction expected to be commence later this year.
An innovative floating wetland is under construction to help improve the water quality of Maroochydore's Dalton Lake
Workers are currently planting more than 2500 plants on the 400sqm man-made island behind the Sunshine Coast Daily office as part of the SunCentral development.
The Floating Wetland Treatment System has been used successfully around the world to treat stormwater and improve water quality.