St Vincent’s Greenlit for Kangaroo Point Wellness Campus

Preliminary plans for a major ‘wellness community’ at Kangaroo Point have been approved by the Brisbane Council.

The six-stage, 20-year development by St Vincent’s Health Australia will offer a residential precinct and a health, aged-care and education masterplan.

Plans for the integrated wellness community were lodged in 2021 for the four-lot site at 363, 365, 373 and 411 Main Street, Kangaroo Point. 

St Vincent’s has had a presence at Kangaroo Point for 70 years and said there was a “changing landscape of aged care” and an increased consumer interest in remote and virtual health services. 

It operates the St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane on the site, with a range of hospital, palliative care and residential aged-care buildings at the southern end of the site.

The healthcare specialist said the 18.8sq m site was a rare, under-developed plot on the Kangaroo Point peninsula.

The five buildings planned for the precinct will be from 15 to 19 storeys.

According to the initial plans, construction will begin at the northern part of the site, which is currently an open-air carpark. 

The first stage will offer three levels of parking. Stage two comprises the healthcare and residential aged-care accommodation. Once completed and occupied, the buildings on the western side of the site will be demolished. 

Following approval of the preliminary plans, a more detailed planning application will be prepared and lodged with the council. 

Despite limited site availability, Kangaroo Point has experienced a flurry of activity in the past year, with a $100-million luxury slender tower from Fortis approved in November while plans for another site on Main Street were filed this time last year.