A medium-rise commercial and apartment development with the potential to transform Papamoa's traditional beachfront hub has been promoted to the Tauranga City Council.
Sunshine Paradise was proposed to be built on the 7350sq m section on the corner of Papamoa Beach Rd and Domain Rd, with the design team looking to imitate the relaxed cafe and shopping atmosphere of Mount Maunganui Main Beach's Twin Towers.
The four-level development was the biggest signal since the market collapsed six years ago that confidence was returning to Tauranga's apartment and townhouse sector.
It follows a 20-unit townhouse development in Miro St, Mount Maunganui, selling out in just seven weeks, harking back to the boom days when apartments were being sold off plans.
The details for Sunshine Paradise were outlined to councillors yesterday by developer's representative Bob Wooller and planning and architectural consultants David Needham and Rob Benge. The developer was Graham Rodgers, who built The Anchorage apartment complex at the Mount.