ApartmentsPhil BartschWed 11 Nov 26
Dusk Group’s Height-Busting Redcliffe Debut Cleared to Rise
Brisbane developer Dusk Group has secured approval for Sunrise on Sutton, an eight-storey residential tower a block back from the Redcliffe beachfront.
The green light clears the way for the group’s maiden foray onto the Moreton Bay Region peninsula—about 40km north of Brisbane’s CBD.
Designed by MAS Architecture, the approved scheme will deliver 70 apartments, comprising 14 one, 35 two and 21 three-bedroom configurations.
The residential levels will sit above two basement levels with 111 carparking and 42 bicycle spaces.
As well, it will feature 155sq m of ground-level communal open space with amenities including a swimming pool, sunlounge deck, function room, barbecue, and dining area.
The proposal for the 27.7m-high tower triggered an impact assessment as it exceeded the site’s 21m building height limit.
In the development application, planning consultants Plan A argued that the height variation aligned with the precinct’s established trajectory.
“Based on the existing streetscape and recent approvals, there is an established precedent for a relaxation to building height,” it said.
To address building scale on the streetscape, the design team focused heavily on exterior modulation.
“The proposal has incorporated building articulation to minimise building bulk and present a building that is proportionate to and commensurate with the site area and frontage width so as not to be overbearing on the street or adjoining development,” the documents said.
“As such the proposal will provide a positive contribution to the streetscape…[as well as maximising] the efficient use of land through appropriate built form and land use intensity.”
With approval in hand, Dusk Group joins an expanding field of developers pursuing apartment projects across the Redcliffe peninsula.
Traders in Purple has built an established presence in the area, completing its 124-apartment Lasail development at Newport in 2023 and progressing its 80-apartment Marin project on the Scarborough waterfront and 32-residence Orilla at Woody Point.
It also secured approval for a larger 175-apartment development at 2–8 Gayundah Esplanade, Woody Point, replacing the former Palace Hotel site with two towers of nine and 10 storeys.
Meanwhile, Gardner Vaughan Group is advancing One Redcliffe, a two-stage waterfront development comprising 214 apartments across two 12-storey towers at Redcliffe Parade and Sutton Street.
