Dalcott's Marrone swaps 65-unit tower for 97 South Brisbane homes

The same report covers a second approval across the river: Pellicano’s 25-storey tower at 157-163 Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill (Brisbane). It shows two Brisbane inner-city sites changing product after earlier approvals, one by adding apartments and one by changing how the apartments are used.

The numbers

Marrone sits on a 2,746sqm site fronting Browning and O’Connell streets. The report says Dalcott bought an adjoining 910sqm site to reach that footprint. The mix is 16 two-bedroom and 81 three-bedroom apartments, which the outlet describes as weighted toward larger owner-occupier product.

Communal open space is 332sqm. Parking is 120 spaces for residents and five for visitors. The outlet lists a pool and spa, sauna, magnesium plunge pools, a private lounge, a dining room and outdoor entertaining areas.

At Spring Hill, the outlet says Pellicano bought the site from Upra Holdings in December 2024 for $12.1 million. A 2023 approval covered 112 build-to-sell apartments. Pellicano has since revised the plans to 116 build-to-rent apartments and 144 short-term accommodation units, operated by Pellicano Living and Rambla. That is 260 units in total on the report’s own figures.

Parking rises from 146 to 163 spaces. Planned amenities include a rooftop pool, cinema, gym, barbecue areas and a commercial wellness centre with saunas and steam rooms.

What’s next

The report says construction at Marrone is slated to start in the second quarter of 2027. It adds that the unit mix may change, with the developers noting the market is shifting.

Dalcott also plans a third South Brisbane tower, La Terra, on a corner site it acquired from Aria Property Group (see Aria’s South Brisbane precinct), according to the outlet. The report says that, with La Terra, the holding could approach 150 units. No start date for La Terra or for the Spring Hill tower is given in the report.

Source: The Urban Developer, 12 November 2026.