Circle on Cavill

Circle on Cavill
(South & North Towers)
Circle on Cavill from the Q1 observation deck.
General information
Type	Residential
Location	Gold Coast, Australia
Coordinates	28°00′04″S 153°25′37″E / 28.001109°S 153.42706°E / -28.001109; 153.42706Coordinates: 28°00′04″S 153°25′37″E / 28.001109°S 153.42706°E / -28.001109; 153.42706
Completed	2006 (South) 2007 (North)
Height
Roof	158 m (518 ft) (South) 220 m (720 ft) (North)
Technical details
Floor count	50 (South) 70 (North)
Design and construction
Main contractor	Sunland
Developer	Sunland

Circle on Cavill is a $551 million commercial development with two ultra-modern residential towers built by the Sunland Group and dramatically positioned in a key city block right in the heart of the Surfers Paradise CBD, neighbouring with Towers of Chevron Renaissance shopping mall and resort apartment complex. Circle on Cavill is bounded by the main Surfers Paradise Boulevard at the western end of Cavill Mall and river end of Cavill Avenue, between the Gold Coast Highway and Ferny Avenue, in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

The tallest point of the north tower is approximately 220 m and reflects a recent trend to building upwards in Surfers' skyline, also reflected in the construction of Q1 and Soul.

Features

Circle on Cavill retail precinct on ground level features 4 main retail areas including an open air piazza designed for picnics, public gatherings, art, entertainment and sporting events on a huge LED screen with alfresco cafes, restaurants and bars, coupled with boutique shopping — innovative Australian fashion labels, specialty stores and a fresh food precinct with a diverse range of essential services such as IGA and ATM facilities. Many brand name shops are the first on the Gold Coast.

Circle on Cavill is the contemporary mix of holiday apartments with a range of modern and stylish accommodation options and modern facilities. Circle on Cavill spans 1.4 hectare site and comprises two towers, South Tower (50 level, 279 units) and North Tower (70 level, 365 units), totalling 644 apartments.

History

Around 1920, Brisbane hotelier James (Jim) Cavill^[1] acquired twenty-five acres (10 hectares) of land in an area known as Elston – the place known now as Surfers Paradise. The name James Cavill has always been connected with Surfers Paradise.^{[citation needed]} Dated back to 1923, Cavill paid £40 for a block of land. In 1925 he built the Surfers Paradise Hotel and is the namesake for Cavill Mall and Cavill Avenue. Then the bridge across the Nerang River was built, improving access to the hotel that, at the time, had a small zoo and a beer garden. During World War II, the hotel was used by convalescing soldiers, some of whom later returned with their wives and families.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Australia

References

1. ^ Jim Cavill at adb.online.anu.edu.au

External links

• Circle on Cavill, Official Circle on Cavill retail precinct site by Jones Lang LaSalle (published 4 December 2009)