Spirit (building)

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{{Infobox Skyscraper

|building_name = Spirit

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|location = 3 Trickett Street, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia

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|status = Cancelled by developer

|groundbreaking_date = 2016

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|est_completion = Project Cancelled

|opening = Project Cancelled

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|roof = {{convert|297.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|top_floor = {{convert|284.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|floor_count = 89, plus 6 underground

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|cost = AUD$1.2 billion

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|architect = DBI Design Pty Ltd

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|developer = Forise Investments

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Spirit, also known as Iluka, was a proposed residential skyscraper under construction on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Upon completion, it would have become the tallest building in Australia to roof, and the second tallest building overall (surpassed by the nearby Q1). The site was sold in March 2019 with only basement level work completed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/spirit-supertower-sale-welcomed-by-gold-coast-kingpin-max-christmas/news-story/888b924d7909ee26be715eb74151bc4d|title=Spirit supertower sale welcomed by Gold Coast kingpin Max Christmas|last=Potts|first=Andrew|date=5 March 2019|work=Gold Coast Bulletin|access-date=23 April 2019}}

Proposed in 2015, the project was developed by Forise Investments and designed by DBI Design Pty Ltd.[http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/spirit/20192 Spirit – The Skyscraper Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820110348/http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/spirit/20192 |date=20 August 2016 }}. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 27 July 2016 With a height of {{convert|297.8|m|ft}}, Spirit was intended to become the third-tallest building in Australia overall, behind the nearby Q1, and by completion date the Australia 108 will come in as second, as well as the tallest building to roof, surpassing the Eureka Tower in Melbourne by 50 centimetres.Potts, Andrew & Thomson, Alister. (28 September 2015). [http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/storey-tower-to-rise-on-former-iluka-site-as-one-of-the-gold-coasts-tallest-buildings/story-fnj94hf2-1227546879897 "88-storey tower to rise on former Iluka site as one of the Gold Coast’s tallest buildings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929082351/http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/storey-tower-to-rise-on-former-iluka-site-as-one-of-the-gold-coasts-tallest-buildings/story-fnj94hf2-1227546879897 |date=29 September 2015 }}. Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 28 September 2015

Spirit would have consisted of 470 residential apartments, across 89 levels, and would have further included 6 basement levels.Cranston, Matthew. (28 September 2015). [http://www.afr.com/real-estate/chinas-forise-holdings-gets-approval-for-12-bn-gold-coast-apartment-tower-20150928-gjwedk "China's Forise Holdings gets approval for $1.2b Gold Coast apartment tower"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929072114/http://www.afr.com/real-estate/chinas-forise-holdings-gets-approval-for-12-bn-gold-coast-apartment-tower-20150928-gjwedk |date=29 September 2015 }}. The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 September 2015Tod, Quentin & Potts, Andrew. (23 July 2015). [http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/storey-tower-to-rise-on-former-iluka-site-as-gold-coasts-tallest-building/story-fnjdgobq-1227452970343 "88-storey tower to rise on former Iluka site as Gold Coast’s tallest building"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801041005/http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/storey-tower-to-rise-on-former-iluka-site-as-gold-coasts-tallest-building/story-fnjdgobq-1227452970343 |date=1 August 2015 }}. Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 28 September 2015 The AUD$1.2 billion skyscraper received planning approval by the Gold Coast City Council in September 2015, with construction commencing at March 2016, and intended to finish by 2020.Johnson, Shane. (28 September 2015). [http://www.domain.com.au/news/city-of-gold-coast-grants-approval-for-12bn-surfers-beachfront-world-tower-20150928-gjweb9/ "City of Gold Coast grants approval for $1.2bn Surfers beachfront World Tower"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928234956/http://www.domain.com.au/news/city-of-gold-coast-grants-approval-for-12bn-surfers-beachfront-world-tower-20150928-gjweb9/ |date=28 September 2015 }}. Domain. Retrieved 28 September 2015

In March 2019, Forise sold the site for $50–60 million at an estimated loss of $50 million, as Forise purchased the former Iluka tower for $65 million and then spent approximately $40 million on initial work at the basement level.