A rare vacant waterfront block in one of the Coast’s blue-chip suburbs is for sale.
The 728sqm lot has a coveted north-facing aspect and unrestricted deep-water access, with a private pontoon and boat ramp already in place.
The property, at 17 Neerim Drive, Mooloolaba, has a price guide in the low to mid-$3m range and is being sold by Fletcher Riley director Alan Riley.
He said properties on the eastern side of Brisbane Road were very hard to find, let alone a vacant lot with an 18-metre water frontage.
“There’s only four waterfront streets in Mooloolaba that have unrestricted deep-water access, Neerim obviously being one of those,” he said.
“Along with that there’s only a handful that have that north-facing aspect, which is that little strip of Neerim there and Eleanora Avenue.
“So a north-facing deep-water side of Mooloolaba is pretty hard to come by.”
Mr Riley said the block previously had a house on it but it was knocked down earlier this year.
“It had a little old original ’80s house on it, which the current owners knocked down with the intention to build, but they’ve ended up purchasing an already established property that they’ve sort of fallen in love with,” he said.
“This has come to market before they’ve got through to that initial build stage, but they had already knocked the house down in preparation for that.”
He said there was the potential to take the blank canvas and turn it into something spectacular.
“There was a recent sale at number 29 Neerim Drive that fetched $6.75m,” he said.
“It’s literally five or six houses up the street and quite a substantial build, but that’s your upside potential there to get in there and build a nice home.”
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Mr Riley said waterfront properties were in demand in general but he thought buyers were preferring already constructed homes to building their own.
“There’s a bit of hesitation with engaging with builders at the moment, particularly for people that are a bit naive to that side of things that don’t have contacts and anything like that,” he said.
“There is probably a bit more of a push on the finished product side of it as opposed to the blank canvas, build-your-own. That would have been the opposite a couple of years ago when more people were inclined to want to do their own project.
“Now they’ll more happily compromise on the finished product and know that they can walk straight into it and it’s job done.”
He said the buyer of 17 Neerim Drive would be able to build a dream home close to all the amenities Mooloolaba has to offer.
“It’s an outstanding spot. It’s literally on the broad water off the main river, so access out is very easy and direct from there,” he said.
“Obviously being in the heart of Mooloolaba, it’s a pretty extraordinary site.”
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