Cannon Hill is shaping up as one of Brisbane’s busiest growth pockets in the inner east. Brisbane City Council has flagged renewal plans for the Cannon Hill Centre, new apartment projects are appearing along Wynnum Road, and now Anthony John Group has lodged a revised masterplan for East Village, the mixed-use precinct it has been building out beside Cannon Hill Plaza.
The revised plan, lodged with Council alongside a separate application for the precinct’s next residential building, sets out a $1.5 billion-plus vision for the 5.975 hectare site on Wynnum Road: apartments, shops, offices and dining around more than 12,000 square metres of landscaped parklands and public spaces.
The revised masterplan builds on this commitment, unlocking the potential of East Village to deliver a vibrant, connected destination for Brisbane’s inner east.
Daniel John, Chief Executive Officer, Anthony John Group
The biggest change is height and housing. Anthony John Group says the site’s elevation and slope allow for a varied skyline, with buildings averaging 16 storeys and a 25 storey landmark at the centre of the precinct, freeing up ground for parklands, retail plazas and community spaces. The masterplan acts as a framework only; each future stage will need its own development application, and the group says it will consult the local community on its plans in the coming months.
The first building under the new plan is a 127 apartment tower designed with bureau^proberts. It puts an activated retail precinct on the ground floor with 16 storeys of one, two and three bedroom apartments above, and the developer says more than half of the homes would have uninterrupted views of the city skyline.
The design leans on Brisbane’s subtropical climate, wrapping the building in louvred screens and cascading gardens for privacy and shade. Residents would share more than 1,000 square metres of communal space, including a rooftop infinity pool, private dining and barbecue areas, a library, lounge and work-from-home rooms, and a wellness area with a plunge pool, steam and sauna rooms and a media room. A four-level basement would hold resident and visitor parking and bike storage, keeping cars off the street.
Brisbane’s growth and housing needs have evolved considerably over the past decade and as a significant inner-city precinct with strong bus and rail connectivity, it’s important that the East Village masterplan responds to this.
Daniel John, Chief Executive Officer, Anthony John Group
The new stage follows Vila, the group’s most recent East Village apartment building, which is more than 70 per cent sold with early works under way. The Courtyards townhomes and The Quarters apartments are already complete, and the precinct sits between Southgate Corporate Park, which Anthony John Group also developed, and Cannon Hill Plaza, with local buses at the door and Cannon Hill and Murarrie stations about a 15 minute walk away.
Brisbane Development has followed East Village through earlier proposals for a commercial tower and the Stage 2D apartments. The new masterplan is the clearest picture yet of how the remaining land could fill out, and with the Cannon Hill Centre renewal also in the works, the suburb’s centre looks set to change considerably over the coming decade.
Also in Cannon Hill
- Updated plans proposed for East Village Stage 2D
- Commercial tower proposed for East Village in Cannon Hill
- Eight storey residential project proposed for 1181 Wynnum Road
Project Rundown
| Development Parameter | Proposed Development |
|---|---|
| Address | 1068 Wynnum Road, Cannon Hill QLD 4170 (East Village) |
| Application Number | A007133853 |
| Project | East Village revised masterplan and Stage 1D, a 127 apartment building |
| Precinct Value | $1.5 billion-plus (Anthony John Group estimate) |
| Application | Material change of use: a variation request (preliminary approval) for the revised masterplan, plus a development permit for Stage 1D |
| Assessment Level | Impact assessable |
| Date Submitted | October 2026 |
| Site Area | 5.975 hectares (East Village); masterplan application area 28,281 m²; Stage 1D site 2,280 m² |
| Masterplan Homes | About 1,065 dwellings: 121 one bedroom, 479 two bedroom and 465 three bedroom |
| Masterplan Non-Residential | 23,745 m² of retail and commercial space, including 9,500 m² of offices |
| Masterplan Heights | Precincts of 16 to 25 storeys, averaging 16, with a 25 storey landmark (Precinct 3A) at the Wynnum Road and Creek Road corner |
| Public Realm | More than 12,000 m² of parklands and public space, including a Precinct Park, a public plaza beside Precinct 3A and a central boulevard |
| Staging | Indicative: Precincts 1D and 2D first, then 3A, 1B/1C, 3B, 3C/3D and 1A, each subject to its own application |
| Stage 1D Building | 127 apartments (15 one bedroom, 50 two bedroom, 62 three bedroom) on 16 residential levels above the ground floor, with a rooftop garden; roof at RL 75.75 m AHD |
| Stage 1D GFA | 15,044 m² |
| Ground Floor | A 165 m² tenancy facing the plaza, lobby beneath a landscaped awning, gym, media room and wellness area with sauna and steam rooms |
| Communal Space | More than 1,000 m² of communal facilities, including a rooftop garden with infinity pool and barbecue terrace, private dining, lounge, work-from-home office, library, and wine and whiskey rooms |
| Car Parking | 243 spaces over four basement levels: 223 resident (including 46 tandem) and 20 visitor |
| Bicycle Parking | 159 spaces: 127 resident and 32 visitor |
| Sustainability | Envelope: A curved tower with layered balconies, vertical battening, sand-coloured concrete, tinted glazing and glass balustrades, around a central core. Living Greenery: Planted ledges and a rooftop garden on Stage 1D, about 612 m² of landscaping and 78 m² of deep planting; masterplan parks, plaza and boulevard planting. Water: Not specified or detailed within the documents reviewed. Movement: 159 bicycle spaces in Stage 1D; a planned lift and stair link towards Southgate Avenue and Cannon Hill station; about a 15 minute walk to Cannon Hill and Murarrie stations. Solar PV: Not specified or detailed within the documents reviewed. Waste & Recycling: A single chute with a hopper on every residential level takes both general waste and recycling, with a diverter separating the streams into two 1,100 litre bin systems and a compactor on general waste; the chute room is in Basement 3 and bins are collected on site from the shared Stage 2D loading dock three times a week. |
| Transport | Local bus services; about a 15 minute walk to Cannon Hill and Murarrie stations |
| Completed Stages | The Courtyards townhomes and The Quarters apartments; Vila more than 70 per cent sold, early works under way |
| Developer | Anthony John Group |
| Architect | bureau^proberts (masterplan and Stage 1D) |
| Town Planner | Urbis |
| Landscape Architect | Urbis (masterplan); Place Design Group (Stage 1D) |
| Civil and Stormwater | ACOR Consultants |
| Traffic and Waste | Colliers |
| Acoustic | ATP Consulting Engineers |
| Air Quality | MWA Environmental |
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Anthony John Group is a Brisbane developer established in 1983 that focuses on mixed-use urban renewal. It has completed more than $1 billion of retail, residential, commercial and hotel projects, including Southpoint at South Bank, the Emporium precinct in Fortitude Valley and Southgate Corporate Park at Cannon Hill.
Looks great, but where’s the public transport there to move all of those new residents?
It’s right beside a train line?
Fantastic proposal but it needs better public transport access, evidence of ample parking for residents (none of that crap in West End where bike spots replace car spots. We are not in an area where the city is easily accessible, unless the developer proposes contributing to a safe cycling track all the way to Story Bridge).
Height of buildings may need reducing but overall a great idea and about time we see the regeneration and improvement to the area that is so desperately needed, especially as other suburbs have already benefited hugely from similar ideas.
The plan should include plenty of shaded, public outdoor areas, the use of solar and other energy mitigating plans and a well thought out way of bringing traffic onto an already very congested set of main roads.
When will it commence?
Would be good to see easier access to Southgate Avenue and the Cannon Hill train station rather than making people walk or drive out onto Wynnum Road first. Why cant the developers and the City Council put a gate in the North East corner of the development?
Would be good to see easier access to Southgate Avenue and the Cannon Hill train station rather than making people walk or drive out onto Wynnum Road first. Why cant the developers and the City Council put a gate in the North West corner of the development?
They are proposing access from the development level including a lift down to the IGA shopping complex which then allows a short walk to cannon hill train station. There are also bus stops directly adjacent to the development
It would be great to see a pedestrian tunnel linking the bus terminal and the shopping centre.