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191-193 Esplanade, Cairns North QLD 4870

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1,209 m²

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This is on the market — is it worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale — no asking price recorded(Listing record · 21 Aug 2026)
  • FactLand 1,209 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.

Price evidence

The ask against the evidence

Asking

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Cairns North at a glance

5,814

People

$732,500

Median sale

$583/wk

Median rent

4.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cairns North report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.

Site

Terrain

Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.

Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.

Flood, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not retrieved

Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Listedprice unknownavailable21 Aug 2026
  2. Listedprice unknownavailable6 Aug 2026

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

QLD

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $583/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

Read more

Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

Evidence

What is known for this property

Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    Statutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Area

Cairns North in one glance

Cairns North at a glance

5,814

People

$732,500

Median sale

$583/wk

Median rent

4.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cairns North report →

Keep researching

  • Why Cairns North? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Cairns North →
  • Other records on Esplanade →

Listing material

Listed by Altora Global

CAIRNS ESPLANADE | 1,209M² | APPROVED 22-APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT

CAIRNS ESPLANADE | 1,209M² | APPROVED 22-APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT

191–193 Esplanade & 200 Lake Street, Cairns North

Three titles.

Read the full description

1,209m² of land.

Dual street frontage.

Development approval for 22 apartments.

And one of Cairns' most tightly held waterfront positions.

For developers searching for their next premium infill project, this is an opportunity that deserves to be assessed on the numbers — not simply admired from the Esplanade.

Positioned directly opposite the Cairns waterfront and within minutes of the CBD, hospital, airport and marina, the property combines an exceptional location with an existing approved residential development scheme.

THE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

The holding comprises:

• 191 Esplanade – approximately 403m²

• 193 Esplanade – approximately 403m²

• 200 Lake Street – approximately 403m²

• Approximately 1,209m² total site area

• Three adjoining titles offered together

• Dual frontage to Esplanade and Lake Street

• Development approval for 22 multiple dwellings

• Premium Cairns North waterfront position

• Existing planning documentation available for review

For a purchaser looking to avoid starting with raw, unapproved land, the existing development approval provides a substantial planning foundation from which to assess the project.

THE ADDRESS IS THE DIFFERENCE

This isn't a development site hidden in an outer growth corridor.

It sits directly opposite the Cairns Esplanade.

Future residents would be positioned within easy reach of:

• Cairns CBD

• Cairns Hospital

• Cairns Esplanade and waterfront recreation

• Restaurants and cafés

• Cairns Marlin Marina

• Cairns International Airport

• Major tourism and employment precincts

That combination creates an address capable of appealing to owner-occupiers, downsizers, investors and buyers seeking premium Cairns apartment living.

THREE TITLES. TWO STREET FRONTAGES.

The configuration provides another important advantage.

The property stretches between the Esplanade and Lake Street, offering access and design flexibility that should be carefully considered by prospective developers when reviewing the approved scheme and any potential alternative concepts.

THE APPROVAL IS THERE. NOW RUN THE FEASIBILITY.

This property isn't being marketed on vague future-development promises.

A development permit has been issued for a 22-unit multiple dwelling project.

Serious purchasers can request the available development documentation, review the approved plans and conditions, engage their consultants and determine whether the project fits their development strategy.

FOR SALE – CONTACT AGENT

The owners are committed to achieving a sale and genuine proposals are invited.

Developers, builders, investment groups and land bankers interested in securing a premium Cairns Esplanade holding are encouraged to make contact early.

Request the Information Memorandum and available development documentation today.

Prospective purchasers should undertake their own independent investigations regarding the development approval, its currency, conditions, infrastructure requirements, construction costs, planning controls and suitability of the property for their intended use.

Listing description written by Brad Wilson, Altora Global — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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