A 112-room high-end resort-style hotel will be built in Springwood.
That is, if a hotel operator shows interest in joining the party alongside Logan City Council’s investment arm.
investLogan has bought the site, but now wants to push the concept open to expressions of interest from hotel operators willing to buy into the project.
The four-star+ hotel will include a laneway precinct, incorporating food and beverage outlets, conference and events spaces, a swimming pool and fitness centre across the ground and mezzanine levels.
It will have a floor area of 6000sqm over 10 storeys.
Cavill Architects have helped design the “subtropical” hotel.
It would be the first hotel to be built in Logan for 15 years, and is geared towards demand from the Olympics.
Research by investLogan shows the city’s population surge has contributed to visitation outstripping current accommodation availability.
If the new hotel is built, transient accommodation capacity in Logan would rise 35%.
investLogan CEO Medy Hassan said as one of the largest Local Government Areas in Australia, Logan was on the cusp of incredible growth and investment that positions the city as a desirable tourism hub.
“A surge in private and public investment, growing visitor numbers and game-changing tourism projects are driving demand for short-term accommodation in the City of Logan,” Mr Hassan said.
“Despite high occupancy rates, no new stock has been developed for more than 15 years, providing an ideal investment opportunity, as well as an incredibly exciting activation of a precinct that will build on Logan’s lifestyle proposition.
“Logan is well positioned to accommodate the demand that will come as we approach Brisbane 2032, and public and private investment is already ramping up as Southeast Queensland prepares to be on the world stage.”
Logan currently has 318 accommodation rooms. Most are motel-style and sit on arterial roads.
About 1.54 million domestic and international visitors relied on short term accommodation in Logan in the financial year leading up to the pandemic, and as the city experiences increasing tourism and work-related travel into Logan following the reopening of international borders this figure is expected
to grow.
“It centres around an activated laneway with a focus on convenience, ambience, and lifestyle, calibrated finely to its suburban setting,” Mr Hassan said.
“The precinct will exemplify how spatial consideration and thoughtful planning can create innovative and meaningful placemaking.
“This will play an important part of the Council’s broader activation strategy, perfectly positioned to compliment its work into reinvigorating the night time economy of Logan.”
