Heritage Turbot St Precinct Released For Potential Housing And Hotel Redevelopment

The Queensland Government has released two strategic land parcels at the northern edge of the Brisbane CBD, describing the opportunity as a rare chance to bring new housing, hotel and commercial projects into the city centre.

The release covers a total of around eight thousand nine hundred square metres and includes a major vacant parcel of land as well as the heritage listed Queensland Dental Hospital and College building on Turbot Street. The state is inviting proposals from the private sector as part of a broader effort to increase inner city activity and put unused government land back into productive use.

Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie said the government wanted the precinct to become a new engine of activity for central Brisbane.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to bring new life to the northern end of the CBD,” he said. “We know Brisbane needs more housing, more hotel rooms and more space for jobs and investment. Opening this land to the market gives industry the chance to bring forward ideas that will help achieve exactly that.”

The largest component of the release is a vacant site of about five thousand two hundred square metres that has remained unused for several years. The adjoining Queensland Dental Hospital and College building, which has been inactive since 2017, is included to encourage adaptive reuse as part of any future proposal.

Mr Bleijie said the government was focused on reversing a long period of land stagnation.

“For too long this part of the city has been sitting idle,” he said. “We want to see activity and progress. We want to support construction jobs. We want to see investment flow back into our city. This land release helps make that possible.”

The government said the opening of the two sites aligns with expected increases in accommodation demand and employment growth in the years leading up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Officials noted that the precinct is well positioned to support new residential, hotel or commercial development, given its proximity to the CBD core, public transport networks and Roma Street Parklands.

Minister Bleijie said the release forms part of a statewide approach to unlocking under used government land.

“Our government is taking action to make sure land that can support housing or economic development is not left dormant,” he said. “This is about being practical and results focused. Developers now have the certainty they need to put forward strong proposals for these sites.”

Economic Development Queensland will run the registration process and assess proposals. Interested parties must lodge a registration of interest by five March twenty twenty six.

The government noted that this release follows several others managed by Economic Development Queensland in recent months, including a South Brisbane precinct and a one hectare parcel near the Queensland Tennis Centre at Yeerongpilly. These releases form part of what the government describes as an accelerated program intended to create development ready opportunities in areas that can support population growth.

A previous proposal for a Turbot Street commercial tower was lodged by Mirvac in 2021, which had entered into a conditional agreement with the former government in 2020. Mirvac planned a thirty seven storey commercial tower across the combined site, including the area beside the heritage Queensland Dental Hospital and College building. The proposal failed to get going and the agreement with the government expired, leaving the proposal unsuccessful and the precinct sitting dormant until the current government moved to reopen the land to new contenders.