Mosaic adds sunshine to busy workbook, plans $20m project

Prolific Brisbane-based developer Mosaic Property Group is extending its reach to the Sunshine Coast with plans for a $20 million beachside project in Kings Beach, Caloundra.Having identified the Sunshine Coast as a major growth market with pent-up demand for well-located beachside apartments, the group has paid $1.375 million for the site.Mosaic has lodged a development application for a 31-apartment complex high on a north east facing ridge in Canberra Terrace at Kings Beach, which it plans to release to the market in October this year.Mosaic Managing Director Brook Monahan said the company was also in due diligence to purchase multiple sites across key areas in the Sunshine Coast.“We are developing a healthy workbook for release over the coming months and next year,” he said.“The decision to expand to the Sunshine Coast is the result of years of consideration and research into the region’s economy and property market.“We have a sustainable and measured plan in place to deliver in-demand apartment product to the Sunshine Coast.“The move is in keeping with our long-term development strategy and we will continue to have a strong presence in our core market of Brisbane’s inner suburbs.“Our Sunshine Coast operation will be a smaller version of what we do in Brisbane, reflecting the regional nature of that market.”Mr Monahan said the decision to move into the region was driven by strong economic and market indicators suggesting the Sunshine Coast’s residential property cycle was entering the growth stage and that its economy was maturing.“The Sunshine Coast’s GRP has doubled in the past decade and there is a long-term economic plan in place to attract major investment,” he said.“There is a transition away from a heavy reliance on tourism and construction which will underpin more stable and sustainable economic and property cycles.“We are seeing major infrastructure projects under way or planned across transport, health, education and city building to the tune of more than $18 billion.“This level of infrastructure development is the catalyst for a significant boost to the population, which according to the ABS is growing at 2.3 per cent annually.“For many people, the Sunshine Coast’s major appeal lies in the lifestyle it offers residents, with some of the best beaches in Australia and world-class shopping and dining.”The Canberra Terrace project will feature spectacular never-to-be-built-out ocean views and is within a very short stroll of the heart of Caloundra’s shopping and dining precinct.Mosaic’s building arm, Mosaic Construction, has already started making inroads on the Sunshine Coast after winning House of the Year for a stunning Maleny home at the 2016 Master Builders Sunshine Coast Housing and Construction Awards earlier this month.The stunning rural home, built by Mosaic Construction as the final stage of a 110 acre site masterplan, also won Best House Over $2 Million and Best Residential Kitchen.Mosaic’s expansion to the Sunshine Coasts follows a buoyant 2016 financial year during which the company doubled its Brisbane workbook to more than $120 million.Mosaic, which focuses on boutique apartments and town houses in affluent inner-ring suburbs, has begun rolling out at least five new projects across Brisbane.