Soul (building) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Soul |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°00′4.2″S 153°25′49.77″E / 28.001167°S 153.4304917°E |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 77 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Juniper |
| Main contractor | Grocon |
Soul is a very tall apartment building located in Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It stands 243 m (797 ft) high, which is about as tall as 80 regular-sized houses stacked on top of each other! This makes it one of the tallest buildings on the Gold Coast.
Soul is located right by the beach, near a famous street called Cavill Avenue. It was approved by the local council in 2004. Construction finished in 2012. The building was built by a company called Grocon. It cost about A$850 million to build.
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History of the Soul Building
Before Soul was built, a shopping center called Raptis Plaza was on this spot. Construction for Soul started and moved quickly. By April 2010, the main structure had reached 40 floors high. By July 2010, it was already half its final height.
Some shops on the ground floor opened in mid-2010. People who bought apartments on lower floors (up to level 39) could move in before the whole building was completely finished.
How Soul Was Designed
The Soul tower was designed by a local architecture company called DBI Design PL. The building has 288 apartments. These apartments are spread across 77 floors. It also has a large area for shops, about 5,700 square meters.
When the apartments were first sold, they were quite expensive. They were some of the highest-priced apartments on the Gold Coast at that time.
Apartments in Soul
Soul has a very special apartment called a penthouse. This is the biggest and most luxurious apartment. Soul's penthouse covers four whole levels! It was sold for A$16.75 million, making it Australia's most expensive apartment sale at the time.
Below the penthouse, there are three "sub-penthouses." Each of these takes up an entire floor. Many apartments were sold between 2006 and 2008. However, sales slowed down when there were money problems around the world in 2007-2008.
All the apartments in Soul were sold for more than A$1 million each. Many buyers were from the local area in South East Queensland. Some buyers from China also showed a lot of interest. By July 2010, about three-quarters of all the apartments had been sold.
Financial Challenges for Soul
In October 2012, the company that developed Soul faced financial difficulties. This meant that the building was put under special management to help sort out its money problems. At that time, about 88 apartments in the building were still unsold.
How Soul is Managed Now
Since November 2013, a company called Mantra Group has been in charge of managing the Soul building. They handle things like renting out apartments and looking after the building's services.
See also
In Spanish: Soul (edificio) para niños
