Apartment Buildings Proposed at Fitzgibbon Car Wrecking Yard

Approval has been granted for a 516-unit, 7-building development at a car wrecking yard in the Fitzgibbon Priority Development Area.

The 35,572-sqm site is located at 490 Beams Road. It is near the Carseldine Urban Village, which is being developed by Economic Development Queensland. 



Building F
Proposed Building F | Photo credit:  The State of Queensland / statedevelopment.qld.gov.au

To be delivered in seven stages, the mixed-use development designed by Wiltshire Stevens Architecture will feature 516 residential apartments plus 1,260sqm of office space on the ground level and 4,780-sqm of communal recreation space. The plan also includes a total of 830 car parking spaces — 749 for residents and 81 for visitors.

Building G
Proposed Building G  | Photo credit:  The State of Queensland / statedevelopment.qld.gov.au

The buildings will be between five and eight storeys high. Stages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 will involve the construction of Buildings A, B, C, F and G, respectively. Each eight-storey building will comprise 78 apartment units — 25 one-bedroom, 37 two-bedroom, and 16 three-bedroom units— along with 104 residential car park spaces and 1,449sqm of private open space.  



Stage 4 (Building D) will include 78 apartment units —  39 one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom, and 15 three-bedroom units — with 119 residential car park spaces and 1,449sqm of private open space. Stage 5 (Building E) involves the construction of 48 apartment units —  16 one-bedroom, 20 two-bedroom, and 12 three-bedroom — plus 110 residential car park spaces and 940sqm of private open space. 

Except for Buildings D and G, all buildings will have their own visitor parking spaces: Building A (38), Building B (5), Building C (19), Building E (4), and Building F (15)..

Internal perspective
Internal perspective | Photo credit:  The State of Queensland / statedevelopment.qld.gov.au

On 25 July 2008, the State Government declared the Fitzgibbon Priority Development Area (PDA). And as it is covered by the Fitzgibbon PDA, this proposal with application #DEV2020/1103 was granted approval by EDQ. 
The proposed Fitzgibbon site has been reduced to make way for the planned widening of Beams Road and the Rail Corridor. A business case is currently being developed for the Beams Road railway overpass project.