Nearly 300 new Mermaid Water apartments spanning four buildings are a step closer after Sunland Group lodged a development application with Gold Coast Council for The Lanes Residences.

Designed by Sunland, in collaboration with Contreras Earl Architecture, the planned structures will deliver a total of 298 luxury apartments comprising a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom options. 

Sunland Group Managing Director, Sahba Abedian, said the vision for The Lanes Residences was to combine leading architecture with retail, lifestyle and leisure amenities. 

“The Lanes Residences presents the evolution of our medium-rise design typology, which first commenced in 2014 at the multi-award-winning Marina Residences in Benowa,” he said. 

“The two 10-storey buildings at the centre of the design feature ground-level retail and commercial spaces that will link to the future retail village at The Lanes, while the two 12-storey buildings will accommodate extensive resident amenities.

"Each building will capture lakefront, city skyline, and hinterland views."

The proposed buildings form part of a 42-hectare site bordered by Bermuda Street and Hooker Boulevard that was acquired by Sunland Group in 2014 for $61 million.

Since then, the group has established three residential precincts in the area, including The Lakes Residences, which was completed midway through 2018.

Mr Abedian said the elegant, fluid architecture of The Lanes Residences was inspired by the organic forms of plant life found at the water’s edge. 

“The buildings follow a radial curve that embraces the natural contour of the lake, allowing the sinuous shapes of the façades to emerge from the ground with the same organic rhythm as a plant or flower as it rises towards the sun,” he said. 

Pending approval, The Lanes Residences will be launched during the first half of 2019 with construction anticipated to take place concurrent to the construction of The Lanes retail village. 

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