Development

Only 13 of 51 new apartments launched at Levande Pine Lake retirement village on Gold Coast remain for sale

Mar 24 2025 Updated March 25, 2025

Ian Horswill

1 min read

Chief Executive Officer Kevin McCoy opened the new apartments in a ceremony in Elanora last Wednesday.

The new apartments - $695,000 to $765,000 (one-bedroom, one bathroom) and $775,000 to $1.2 million (two-bedroom, two bathroom) - mean the village overlooking Pine Lake will total 198 dwellings.

Levande Pine Lake Village was built in 1982 and has had a lot of capital expenditure since. A new community centre and pool was built in 2023.

Levande CEO Kevin McCoy opens the extension.

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