ResidentialLindsay SaundersTue 23 Jun 26
High-Profile Trio Reveals $300m Plan for Noosa Bowls Club Site
A trio of Queensland developers wants to reshape one of Noosa’s most prominent underutilised sites, unveiling plans for a $300-million mixed-use precinct that would add more than 200 homes to one of the nation’s most undersupplied markets.
That trio includes Calile Malouf Investments, the family firm behind The Calile Hotel, the landmark hospitality property that has underpinned the rise of Brisbane’s James Street.
The family is partnering with high-profile Queensland-based developer Frank Developments and Kilter Property to redevelop the former Noosa Bowls Club site at 99 Noosa Drive into a residential-led precinct comprising apartments, retail and new public spaces.
The 1.8ha site, which has sat vacant for several years after the closure and demolition of the bowls club, is one of the largest redevelopment opportunities to emerge in Noosa Junction in decades.
The scheme expected to be filed with the Noosa Shire Council within two months proposes 208 apartments alongside almost 2000sq m of fresh market, retail and food tenancies, a new town square and improved pedestrian connections through the precinct.
The project would also add a new link between Lanyana Way and Noosa Drive, which the developers said would improve connectivity through the increasingly congested activity centre.
Housing affordability and workforce accommodation are central to the proposal, with 48 apartments earmarked as Affordable by Design homes and another 48 rooms dedicated to co-living accommodation targeting key workers.
The project partners said the proposal directly responds to chronic housing shortages identified in local planning strategies and takes advantage of one of the few remaining large infill opportunities within Noosa's urban footprint.
The development would predominantly deliver smaller studio, one and two-bedroom apartments in a market traditionally dominated by detached housing and premium holiday accommodation.
The project has been designed by Cavill Architects.
A construction start is planned for 2028 ahead of completion in late 2029 to early 2030.
Kilter Property co-founder Huw Williams said the redevelopment “aligns with the long-term evolution of Noosa Junction as a vibrant activity centre, creating a destination that enhances the area’s character while delivering significant economic and community benefits.”
Frank Development founder and director Frank Licastro said Noosa’s success relied on the people who lived and worked there.
“Providing well-designed accommodation for key workers is critical to supporting the local economy and ensuring the shire can continue to thrive,” he said.
The proposal is the second in Noosa for the Maloufs—their The Calile Noosa is rising on a site less than 2 minutes by road from this latest project.
The redevelopment proposal comes as councils and developers across South-East Queensland face mounting pressure to increase housing supply without expanding urban boundaries.
The former bowls club site joins a growing list of ageing assets being repositioned into housing-led mixed-use precincts, reflecting a broader shift towards intensification in mature coastal markets.
Its scale makes it one of the most significant housing propositions to emerge on the Sunshine Coast this year.
