Soul (building)

Soul is a 243m tall residential tower local along the Esplanade, close to Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has overtaken Circle on Cavill as the second tallest building on the Gold Coast, behind Q1. The building was approved by the Gold Coast City Council in October 2004 and finished construction in 2012 along with the next stage of the Gold Coast renovation project.It was developed by Juniper Group, and constructed by Grocon at a cost of A$850 million.HistoryThe site was previously occupied by the Raptis Plaza. By early April 2010 construction of the core structure had reached level 40. By July 2010 the tower had reached 138m half the structure's total height. On the 14 March 2011, workers left the site in protest at the sacking of 11 Australian tilers while Korean workers were allowed to stay. Owners of apartments from level 39 and below were able to move into their properties before the building was complete. Some shops had opened in the retail section in mid 2010.DesignThe tower was designed by the local architectural company DBI Design PL.The design includes 288 apartments on 77 floors and 5,700 m² of retail space. An average square metre cost of A$16,490, made Soul the highest priced apartments on the Gold Coast at the time.ApartmentsSoul's penthouse, which spans four levels, is Australia's highest-selling apartment at A$16.75 million. Beneath the penthouse are three sub-penthouses each occupying a whole floor. Sales were strong between 2006 and 2008, however the global financial crisis curtailed purchases. All apartments in the building were sold for more than $1 million each.