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A 14-storey apartment tower will be built behind the preserved façade of the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade on the Gold Coast, under plans by Conrad Gargett.

The historic red brick building dates back to 1930, when it was built as the De Luxe Theatre, a picture theatre and dance hall. It was remodelled in 1954 after it was substantially destroyed by a cyclone and again in the mid 1970s, when it was converted into an arcade with shops, restaurants and offices.

It was placed on the local heritage register in 2019 following public outcry after developer Weiya Holdings purchased the site for $18.5 million and revealed plans to redevelop it. However, it was rejected for state heritage listing, with the Queensland Heritage Council pointing to the substantial changes made to the building over the years.

Conrad Gargett’s design calls for the conservation and adaptive reuse of the front “book end” of the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade but will see the demolition of some 1950s and 1970s sections of the building, along with relatively recent ground floor shop fronts and some internal partition walls. - by Architecture Au Editorial 14 Jul 2020

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