22 Jul 2026
Words The Hotel Conversation

The off-plan management rights to Habitat's St Clair development sold — ResortBrokers

ResortBrokers’ Director Tim Crooks and Sunshine Coast agent, Senior Broker Chenoa Daniel, have settled the sale of the management rights to St Clair, the latest development to be completed by Habitat Development Group.

Completed in April, St Clair is a 200-apartment waterfront development on Lake Kawana in Birtinya within the Sunshine Coast’s “Golden Triangle,” one of the region’s largest and fastest growing areas.

St Clair is adjacent to Stockland’s $5 billion Oceanside Kawana development, which includes Oceanside Health Precinct Village Park, a world-class medical precinct anchored by the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Ramsay Health Private Hospital and a new town centre.

“This was a rare offering from Habitat,” ResortBrokers’ Tim Crooks and Chenoa Daniel told The Hotel Conversation. “The group typically retains the management rights to its developments for at least the first year, so having these rights offered off the plan presented a rare opportunity for an operator to secure a position at the ground level of a premium development.”

“We’re delighted to have found the right buyer for the management rights to this flagship development by way of an experienced operator who owns multiple management rights across Queensland and New South Wales.”

“Securing a quality operator was our highest priority to ensure the long-term success and legacy of the St Clair development,” Cleighton Clark, Managing Director of Habitat, told The Hotel Conversation.

“Habitat’s next major Sunshine Coast development, The Millwell, is currently under construction in the heart of Maroochydore. The 205-apartment development will further strengthen Habitat’s growing portfolio of premium residential communities and represents another significant milestone in the company’s continued investment in the region.”

ResortBrokers has previously sold the off-the-plan management rights for two other Habitat residential developments: the 152-apartment Market Lane Residences and the 158-apartment The Corso. Both form part of the emerging $2.5 billion Maroochydore City Centre Priority Development Area. END