Spyre Group Unveils Triple Tower Vision for Gold Coast
Luxury south-east Queensland residential developer Spyre Group has revealed bold plans for a triple tower development that would reshape the skyline of one of the Gold Coast’s most tightly held and expensive suburbs.
The proposal comprises one tower of 37 storeys and two towers rising up to 41 storeys across an amalgamated 3344sq m site at Main Beach.
Under the plans lodged with the City of Gold Coast, the towers would accommodate a combined 309 apartments to be delivered in four stages—including a reconfiguration of the site at 3640-3642 Main Beach Parade into three ocean-facing lots.
The scheme—allowing each tower to operate independently—has been designed by internationally recognised Auckland-based architecture practice Monk Mackenzie as “a new benchmark for high-density coastal development”.
“The design draws directly from the Gold Coast’s distinctive coastal identity,” according to the application filed by an entity linked to Spyre Group.
“The immediate context is shaped by a varied skyline of slender towers positioned along the coastal spine, offering uninterrupted sea views and direct engagement with nearby public spaces.
“The development continues this established built-form pattern by introducing three well-proportioned highrise residential towers on southerly, east and northerly ocean-facing lots, each reinforcing the area’s vertical rhythm while contributing to its evolving architectural language.”
If approved, the proposed development would replace a 1980s three-storey unit complex with 33 units at 3642 Main Beach Parade and a commercial building at 3640 Main Beach Parade, as well as superseding an existing approval for an 18-storey, 15-unit tower on the latter portion of the site that was granted after Spyre Group successfully appealed a council decision in 2023.
Overall, the proposed development would deliver a mix of large-format apartments, skewing towards the owner-occupier market. Tower 1 would comprise 59 four-bedroom apartments, while towers 2 and 3 would each house 125 apartments, largely three-bedroom configurations.
“The three towers have been designed to offer generous and unique apartment layouts, ensuring a broad spectrum of future residents can enjoy large, flexible floor plans with meaningful indoor-outdoor connections,” the documents said.
Each tower is to feature a podium-top communal recreation terrace spanning 691sq m to 840sq m, incorporating indoor and outdoor spaces including pools, gyms, lounges, barbecue and dining areas, spas and saunas.
At street level, two food-and-drink tenancies would anchor the Main Beach Parade corner providing what is described as “an active, sociable interface that strengthens the neighbourhood’s cultural fabric”.
Parking for 413 residential and 32 visitor vehicles would be provided across two podium and up to four basement levels across the development.
A design statement said the tower designs had been “carefully sculpted to create an expressive and visually compelling form”.
“Continuous central curves run the height of the towers, breaking down the mass into a collection of slender and elegantly balanced elements,” it said.
“Highly transparent corners extend outward to capture the surrounding views, while the more solid and functional components draw inward, reducing visual impact and creating a refined silhouette that sits comfortably within the coastal skyline.”
Central to the development’s architectural design is what Monk Mackenzie calls a “stabilising spine”.
“At the core of the architectural concept is the idea of a central, quiet and constant element that offers refuge from the movement of the surrounding coastal environment.
“Around this spine, perimeter spaces are carved to allow residents to choose how they interact with climate, views and public life.”
Urban Strategies, which prepared the town planning report, said the site’s size, three-street frontage and separation from neighbouring towers made it uniquely suited to the intensity proposed.
“The scale of the development reflects that of the emerging highrise built-form character of the area and promotes the City Plan initiatives for the frame area of the light rail renewal overlay,” it said.
“The placement of the towers, and the management of the tower interfaces, makes efficient use of land in this renewal area. The unique site setting (including its separation from other towers, favourable planning controls, large site area by local standards, three street frontages, and underdeveloped nature) means the proposed development could not occur in a similar fashion elsewhere in the locality.”
The move to the northern end of the Gold Coast strip follows Spyre Group’s success with its benchmark Glasshouse development to the city’s south at Burleigh Heads.
Designed by Bureau Proberts, the project set Queensland apartment records, first with a $20-million penthouse sale in 2022, then with a $24-million three-level penthouse sale in 2023.
