With a sales office opened, construction has begun of a 169-unit retirement living facility at Baringa, a new suburb seven kilometers from Caloundra, next to Stockland's Aura master planned site.
Plantation Retirement Resorts, previously known as Oasis Retirement Resorts, will have three towers of between four and five storeys, designed by John Robertson from Sunshine Coast-based OGE Group Architects.
Work started late last month on stage one, which includes the four-storey tower one with 52 two- and three-bedroom units, together with the community hall and swimming pool.
The project was approved in May by the Queensland Government, as part of the Caloundra South Priority Development Area, and registered in July.
Plantation Retirement Resorts Group General Manager Marcus Shimbel, former CEO of Caboolture Show Grounds, said the complex would have an innovative design. The resort will feature communal facilities between the three towers, including a pool.
“It will be designed so that all the towers have natural light throughout the building, with a resort hotel atrium feel with internal gardens and open space,” Marcus said.
Stage one is expected to be complete in mid to late 2025.
Baringa is one of three retirement resorts in the pipeline. The other two are in Morayfield and Maroochydore.
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