Varsity Lakes Property Investment Research
OVERVIEW
Varsity Lakes is a centrally located, masterplanned community
that will comprise 3000 dwellings over 343 hectares and up
to 150,000m2 of commercial space in the town centre. Varsity
Lakes will also become home to 7,800 residents and 4,500 employees.
It is located within minutes drive from Burleigh Heads beaches
and Robina Town Centre. It was given the presidents
award for Australia's best address and also voted
Queensland's best address by the Urban Development
Institute of Australia in 2007 & 2006.
A wide range of living options are available in Varsity Lakes
from waterfront penthouse or apartment style living to terrace
houses and freestanding homes.
HISTORY
Varsity Lakes was originally part of the Robina wetlands and
began life as a development by Delfin Limited around 2001.
NATURAL WONDERS
The magnificent Lake Orr takes in part of the 80 hectares
of waterways. There are 56 hectares of open space, including
hike and bike trails.
RETAIL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
Leading companies including IBM Australia, Goldman Sachs JB
Were, Minter Ellison Law and Cardcall are based in the commercial
precinct at Varsity Lakes.
Varsity Lakes is acknowledged as a high-tech industry cluster
which utilises high-speed information infrastructure in the
area. Other professional services firms including architects
and medical practitioners operate in the precinct.
A variety of exciting cafés, restaurants and shops
are all positioned around the shores of Lake Orr. The 18 hole
Robina Woods championship golf course bounds Varsity Lakes.
There is also an indoor sports centre, gymnasium, swimming
pool and tennis courts at Bond University.
Varsity lakes residents enjoy automatic city council approval
to operate a home based business, consequently this sector
is thriving in the area.
SCHOOLS
Bond University, an internationally acclaimed private Australian
university is well located in the heart of Varsity Lakes.
Varsity Lakes is home to Varsity College, a public school
with both elementary and secondary campuses. Varsity College
is widely regarded among the Gold Coast's top public and private
schools.
The Gold Coast city has a wide range of public & private
schools, universities and technical colleges.
This information has been carefully compiled and
is not intended to be treated as a warranty or promise as
to the correctness of the information. Interested parties
should undertake independent enquiries and investigations
to satisfy themselves that any details herein are true and
correct. Use with written permission only, students excepted.
Sources: ABS, RTA, REIQ, GCCC |
