Rooftop Restaurants to Help Bulimba Project Stack Up

Two rooftop restaurants with city views are proposed as part of revised plans to bolster the financial viability of an approved inner-city Brisbane mixed-use project.

Developer Cielo Property Group has amended its scheme for a 3085sqm site at Bulimba, about 9km north-east of the CBD.

As well as incorporating two “high-quality” restaurants, two function rooms—“suitable to host business conferences, weddings, private parties, awards ceremonies and seminars”—also are proposed for the roof terrace, which would create a fourth storey component to the design.

Under the amended plans, the building’s gross floor area has been increased from 6472to 7361 square metres.

To facilitate floor-to-ceiling clearances that “better align with the requirements of future commercial tenants” across the office space on levels 1 and 2, the overall height of the proposed building also has been increased from 10.5m to 14.9 metres.

The local council’s strategic focus on inner-city growth “aligns with the broader objective of this project to enhance the liveability and vibrancy of this part of Bulimba by providing for an integrated mixed-use commercial offering which revitalises the site and Oxford Street”.

Additionally, the planning and preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics had progressed significantly since the original development approval was granted, a report said.

Three basement levels would provide 241 carparking spaces and 82 bicycle parking spaces.

Cielo has teamed with Bulimba-based architect Milton Zietsman from Z Architects on the project with the proposed changes not affecting the approved building envelope.

A number of low-rise retail tenancies and a three-storey block of nine units would be demolished to make way for the mixed-use development.

The project is the latest in Cielo’s ongoing revitalisation plans of the suburb to bring it in line with other premium shopping strips, including Fortitude Valley’s James Street and West End’s West Village.

The developer also has plans for a $35-million apartment project at the corner of Riding Road, and another high-end apartment development at 52 Main Avenue in the adjoining suburb of Balmoral.

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