This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
QUEENSLAND aged care provider Rockpool has unveiled plans for its $44 million facility at Pelican Waters’ new island precinct on the Sunshine Coast.
Rockpool’s plans for the 6,000 sqm site are currently before Sunshine Coast Council and the company is hoping for final approval before the end of this year.
“We feel there is some need in the area for supporting aging in place, caring for the people who have lived and worked in Pelican Waters, who love the area and want to stay there,” Rockpool CEO Melissa Argent said.
The facility will accommodate 150 beds split into small, 15-bed communities over its six-storey design. The ground floor will offer dining, café and hair salon facilities, theatre, function and consulting rooms, wellness area and speciality health services.
Over 100 jobs will be generated during construction and an additional 200 ongoing local jobs once fully occupied.
General manager of development for Pelican Waters, Hamish Pressland, said the arrival of Rockpool was an exciting milestone.
“To be able to have such a premium offering of this magnitude is another way of providing a pathway for those in and around Pelican Waters to age in place and not needing to leave the area.
The design will take advantage of the views of the many waterways in and around Pelican Waters including Bells Creek and the Pumicestone Passage, and new canals recently constructed.
As per its other projects, Rockpool will undertake all of its own development as well as build and operate facilities, all the way down to handpicking its own chefs, cleaning, laundry, care and hospitality staff.
Henzell Property Group’s $200 million luxury residence project at Pelican Waters recently achieved a sell-out of its first release of 15 terrace homes for a combined $12 million.
The Cove is set to become the Sunshine Coast’s largest private development, featuring 220 apartments and terrace homes on a 2.7-hectare waterfront site with north-facing views.
