Surfers Paradise Vista St: 25 dwellings, 75 short-stay units approved

City of Gold Coast has approved a material change of use for 25-27 Vista Street, Surfers Paradise: 25 multiple dwellings and 75 short-term accommodation units, with a food and drink outlet and a shop. Our SEQ development application wire logged the decision on 25 September 2026, about two weeks ago.

Why it matters

The mix is the point. Of the 100 approved units, 75 are short-term accommodation and 25 are multiple dwellings, which sets how the building can be financed, sold and operated. For developers, an approval at this ratio on a Surfers Paradise site is a working template for hotel-style product.

The record lists Lot 205 on RP21845, Lot 2 on RP48704 and Lot 6 on SP243229. The assessment type is code assessment, so there was no public notification and no submissions period. Council decided it under delegated authority.

The numbers

• Application: MCU/2025/562, City of Gold Coast, status Approved.
• Approved uses: Multiple Dwelling x25, Short-Term Accommodation x75, Food and Drink Outlet and Shop.
• Lodged 19 December 2025, approved 25 September 2026 (dates per our wire; the public record page does not display them), roughly nine months to decide.
• The applicant is not shown on the council page. Press coverage at lodgement, by The Urban Developer, tied the proposal to Bastion Group’s “Surfer” tower: 30 storeys, 100 two-bedroom units and a $180 million estimated cost on a 1,231 sqm site.

Those storey, cost and site figures describe the lodged proposal. The council page we checked does not state the approved height, so confirm it against the decision notice before relying on it.

What’s next

The decision notice and conditions sit under Application Documents on the council record. Read them for the currency period, infrastructure charges and any height or design conditions. Builders and consultants in the Surfers Paradise catchment should watch for operational works and building work applications, which would signal a construction start. Related Queensland approvals are tracked on our Queensland hub.