A new development application has been lodged within the Woolloongabba Priority Development Area (PDA) proposing the full restoration of the state-heritage-listed Broadway Hotel alongside two contemporary residential towers.
Submitted by Broadway Projects QLD Pty Ltd, the proposal would transform the long-vacant site into a mixed-use precinct comprising 282 apartments, hotel, bar, function facilities and food & drink outlets.
Built in 1889–1890 and designed by John Hall & Sons, the Broadway Hotel is a key example of late-Victorian architecture in Brisbane. Following fires in 2010 and 2018, the building remains roofless and structurally fragile.
The redevelopment proposes a full conservation program including reinstatement of original windows, tuck-pointed brickwork, interior joinery and staircases in line with Ivan McDonald Architects’ Conservation Management Plan. The hotel will once again operate as a public bar, restaurant and function venue, reconnecting with Logan Road through open verandahs and new courtyard spaces.
According to Red Door Architecture, the new development juxtaposes the restored heritage building with a three-wing, sculptural residential tower that “breathes” via operable façades and landscaped terraces. The curving glass-and-concrete form introduces a distinctive profile to the Woolloongabba skyline while maintaining visual separation from the historic hotel.
The design draws inspiration from the curved geometry and detailing of the original Broadway Hotel, reinterpreting its ornate craftsmanship in a contemporary architectural language.
Project Rundown
| Development Parameter | Proposed Development |
|---|---|
| Address: | 44 Balaclava Street & 93 Logan Road, Woolloongabba |
| Development Type: | Mixed Use Development – Multiple Dwellings (282 Units), Hotel, Bar, Function Facility & Food & Drink Outlets on a Heritage Place |
| Site Area: | 2,507 m² (total of Lot 76 & Lot 50) |
| Gross Floor Area (GFA): | Not specified – subject to PDA assessment |
| Height: | 24 storeys / approximately 80 metres |
| Apartments: | 1-bedroom: 84 2-bedroom: 170 3-bedroom: 28 x282 dwellings total |
| Elevators: | 4 across two towers (lift-to-unit ratio 1:70.5) |
| Communal Space: | Level 7 pool and recreation deck with spa, gym, games room, cinema and private dining rooms; rooftop terrace with wellness areas and outdoor dining |
| Retail: | Ground-floor laneway precinct including café, bar and casual dining tenancies integrated with the restored hotel building |
| Car Parking: | Basement levels with resident and visitor parking (access from Balaclava Street) |
| Bike Parking: | Resident and visitor bike spaces provided within basement and podium levels |
| Developer: | Broadway Projects QLD Pty Ltd |
| Architect: | Red Door Architecture |
| Landscape Design: | Red Door Architecture – Landscape team |
| Town Planner: | Planning Initiatives Pty Ltd |
| Sustainability: | Rooftop Solar: No proposed solar on plans for communal building energy consumption Energy Efficiency: Passive design principles with façade shading and natural ventilation Waste Management: Dedicated refuse room with compactor and baler. A dual recycling and general waste chute would be provided to all habitable levels of the building. Water Conservation: Stormwater treatment and reuse system below ground Green Landscaping: Podium and rooftop planting with integrated planters and laneway courtyard trees Active Transport Facilities: Bicycle and pedestrian connectivity through activated laneway and Balaclava Street frontage |
| Date Submitted: | 17 September 2025 |
| Assessment Level: | Woolloongabba Priority Development Area – Development Permit (EDQ Assessment) |
| DA Application Link: | EDQ Ref 1717 |
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The restored Broadway Hotel is planned to re-emerge as the social heart of the development, reinstating its original public bar on the corner of Logan Road and Balaclava Street, complemented by new dining and function spaces across multiple levels. The ground floor of the heritage building will include a large public bar, a café tenancy opening onto the new internal laneway, and a restaurant space that extends into a landscaped rear courtyard.
The upper floors will feature restored dining rooms and flexible event areas accessed via the reinstated grand staircase, showcasing original brickwork, timber joinery and arched openings that have been carefully reconstructed.
In total, five retail and hospitality tenancies are proposed across the site. Three are located within the heritage hotel itself and two are positioned within the adjoining mixed-use podium, both designed for food and beverage operators with frontage to the internal laneway.
These new venues will provide a continuous sequence of activated spaces from Logan Road through to Balaclava Street, encouraging outdoor dining and pedestrian flow while blending the hotel’s late nineteenth-century character with the contemporary form of the new towers.
Material choices such as neutral-toned concrete, glass, and metallic screening have been selected to complement the restored red-brick façade without imitation. Vertical greenery and layered planters on the podium and terraces soften the tower’s scale and integrate the structure into the surrounding streetscape.
Red Door Architecture describes the development as embodying the “Buildings that Breathe” principles, maximising natural light, cross-ventilation, and subtropical outdoor living, while symbolising Brisbane’s evolution toward a denser, more connected inner city that respects its historic character.
The level 7 communal deck incorporates a landscaped pool area, spa, games room, gym, private dining rooms, cinema and sauna. The upper rooftop level contains wellness terraces and open-air lounges framed by greenery.
In 2021, Broadway Projects bought the derelict Broadway Hotel from its then‐owner, Malcolm Nyst, for $8.8 million, after the property had survived two devastating fires and years of neglect. Broadway Projects QLD Pty Ltd, established in 2021, is a development shell company.
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This has to be a joke. Looks so gross. Encasing a heritage building in a multistory carpark… seriously
This is just ugly. The new building completely dominates the heritage building
“The design draws inspiration from the curved geometry and detailing of the original Broadway Hotel, reinterpreting its ornate craftsmanship in a contemporary architectural language.” – insane cope on their part. Looks like every other building thats been put up recently, 2 balls and a shaft
I’m not at all against development but my god this is an ugly outcome
Way too big which dwarfs the Broadway – trying to squeeze too much into a small area.
Cant have s*** in Brisbane wtf
this is effing horrendous. the laziest design I have ever seen. does absolutely zero to integrate its design into the Broadway hotel. Try again.
Why so tall?? No wait, I know. Shear greed, greed, greed. Aren’t we all so sick of this greed. Corporations don’t care one bit about people, quality of life, visual beauty…only profits. The whole model of our human capitalist existence is profits, profits , profits and fk the people.
I am all for more housing in Brisbane and not against the height. However, a tall building should be be well designed to give back to the city. I dear say the public does not enjoy looking at this building…can’t see any relationship nor architectural response to the Broadway Hotel either. Hope council can see that building this scale should have some sort of design excellence.
wow, the comments here want to make a cake and eat it. go figure! and how do you pay for an almost 140 year old building to be restored? state, federal… oh that’s public money, so borrowed against your name? this is the reality, it’s practical. get on with it. if it means a 500 m building next door, then do it!!! let’s go.
This design is so terrible. I don’t object to the height or the nature of the development, but they way they’ve designed it seems to have intentionally made the Broadway Hotel feel smaller.
Surely we want a design that provides better contrast to prioritise and honour heritage like this? The design does not do that.