Southport’s historic Courthouse Resort shall be knocked right down to make might for 2 mid-rise towers underneath plans lodged with the Metropolis of Gold Coast.
Beneath the plans lodged by HPC Planning on behalf of Ohreka Pty Ltd, which is linked to a Korean investor, the 1631sq m web site on the nook of Nerang and Davenport streets will turn into dwelling to a 12-storey tower and an 8-storey tower.
Initially established by Frederick Fass in 1878 as “The Queens Arms Resort” , the constructing has a proud historical past.
The pub was later often called the Queens Resort earlier than it was redeveloped and renamed because the Courthouse Resort 1998.
Previous house owners and operators have included rugby league legend John Sattler, main alcohol trade determine Tom O’Neill and Scorching Tomato founder Hans Torv.
Mr Torv owned the lodge when it served its final drinks in 2015 earlier than it was bought to Ohreka for $4.07m in 2016.
In accordance with the report back to council, there are not any formal heritage protections in place for the constructing.
Ohreka’s two-tower proposal incorporates a shared podium with a big communal open area space on degree 2, together with a swimming pool and backyard areas.
It features a 12-storey residential tower with 25 flats fronting Davenport Road whereas the eight-storey industrial tower is deliberate to incorporate a 60-bed lodge, plus 460sqm of area for places of work, retail or healthcare makes use of. The second tower would have a rooftop bar and deck.
Carparking for 86 autos can be supplied throughout two basements and the bottom degree.
“The constructing incorporates a sequence of enormous arches which wrap across the constructing from Nerang Road and Davenport Road,’’ the report back to council reads.
“The nook stays a outstanding characteristic of this web site which is completed in characteristic brick and can embody the title of the event, Queens, a throwback to the unique Queens Arms Resort later shortened to the Queens Resort.”
The positioning sits within the Southport Precedence Improvement Space.
