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Recent Tower Lodgements Point to Steady Residential Push in Brisbane Suburbs
Developers have filed plans for new buildings at Albion, Kangaroo Point and the CBD, adding to a pattern of activity in inner neighbourhoods.
How we reported this
Frank Developments has lodged plans for a 28-storey residential building called Avela at 60 Kingsford Smith Drive in Albion, directly at the Breakfast Creek corner. The proposal joins other recent filings that show developers continuing to target established Brisbane locations for larger housing projects.
Why the filings arrive together
These applications follow earlier submissions in nearby areas and come as Brisbane experiences ongoing demand for new dwellings near existing transport and services. The source site tracks multiple projects lodged within days of each other, indicating developers are moving forward with designs that add height and density in northern and eastern suburbs.
Details from the Brisbane Development site list the Avela project alongside an 18-storey tower named Banksia at 127-133 Lambert Street and 30 Shafston Avenue in Kangaroo Point, submitted by Zephyr and Joe Adsett. A separate filing covers a revamp of retail galleries under the InterContinental Brisbane by IFM with design input from Woods Bagot. Pradella has also launched Evergreen Sherwood, a park-side community of 76 homes in the western suburb of Sherwood.
What the pattern shows on the ground
The listed projects focus on residential towers and boutique communities rather than single houses, reflecting a shift toward multi-level buildings in areas already served by roads and amenities. Albion sits near the northern gateway, Kangaroo Point lies across the river from the CBD, and Sherwood offers direct park access, giving each site different local advantages that developers appear to be using in their designs.
Readers checking the Brisbane Development site can track these and future applications through the listed categories for northern, eastern and CBD projects. The site also provides SEQ development maps that place each new filing in the wider regional context, allowing residents to see how individual proposals fit alongside existing buildings and transport routes.
Anyone wanting to review the Avela or Banksia designs can access the renders and addresses published on the Brisbane Development site. Checking the latest lodgement dates and project pages there gives the clearest next step for following which proposals move from application to construction in coming months.