Press Release

9 April, 2010-08-30

The Rocket Welcomes Stockwin de Vere

Sanctuary Cove-based legal practice Stockwin de Vere is planning a role in the development of CBDRobina, establishing an office in the imposing new office building The Rocket.

The legal practice, headed by Chrysilla Stockwin, focuses on business,  commercial and property law. 

Stockwin de Vere opened its office in a 144 square metre suite on level 9 of the $110 million, 16-storey tower on Monday (March 8).

The Rocket office is in addition to the Sanctuary Cove facilities of the practice, established 17 years ago as Summerton de Vere.

Stockwin de Vere Lawyers has taken a long term lease with options over the premises in the tower, completed in December and designed to serve as CBDRobina’s premier corporate address.

Ms Stockwin said partners recognised that CBDRobina was developing as a significant commerce centre and was excited by the opportunities it offered.

“For some time we had been considering a Gold Coast CBD presence to tap the central-city market for the services we provide and Robina had been very much in our sights,” said Ms Stockwin.

“CBDRobina is a fresh, new, well planned, central-city business hub with outstanding train, bus and car access.

“This is great for clients and staff and we have no doubt it has a huge future.

“Completion of The Rocket, a building of the highest quality, coincided with an improvement in the economic outlook, providing us with the right location at the right time.

“Stockwin de Vere Lawyers is a focused, boutique practice with a reputation for offering the highest quality of service in business, property and entertainment law. 

“We believe we have a role to play in the growth of CBDRobina, facilitating the movement of enterprises to the new business hub.

“It is a very exciting time for us and we are looking forward to a new environment, new opportunities and new challenges.”

Stockwin de Vere Lawyers is one of two legal practices to establish offices in The Rocket, which is also home to Trilby Misso, a Brisbane-based personal-injury specialist.

Trilby Misso has leased a 72 metre space on The Ground Floor of the tower for 5 years with options. The lease was negotiated by Tania Moore of CB Richard Ellis.

The practice also opened for business this month.

The move is part of a wider expansion program that has seen Trilby Misso open service centres at North Lakes and Morayfield in Brisbane’s north, with an office in Ipswich scheduled to open in March.

The law firm also has a presence in Gladstone, Queensland’s premier heavy-industry city.

Establishment of the Stockwin de Vere Lawyers office follows that of Australiawide mortgage brokerage business Raine and Horne Financial Services which has set up its national headquarters in The Rocket.

The brokerage, the first corporate enterprise to take up residence in the tower, opened the office doors two weeks ago.

The business, associated with partners Paul Newell and Gary Leese, operates from a 167 square metre space on Level 11 of the tower, Robina’s first high-rise building whose upper storeys afford panoramic views of the Gold Coast City and the hinterland. 

They take over from facilities in Brisbane and Sydney and serve as the administration centre for the brokerage, which has 86 mortgage consultants throughout Australia.

Raine and Horne Financial Services provides services to clients of real estate agency network Raine and Horne, associated with Max Raine and son Angus.

The premises have been acquired for an undisclosed sum from The Rocket’s developer Robina Projects Australia, the company responsible for the A-grade CBDRobina office buildings, HQ @ Robina, Eastside and Campus Alpha as well as the popular Easy T convenience shopping and dining centre.

RPA General Manager Hylton Slater said Stockwin de Vere’s decision to establish an office in The Rocket reflected the confidence of its partners in the future of CBDRobina.

“The Rocket, a signature project for the company, provides Stockwin de Vere  with a premier CBDRobina corporate address and corporate profile,” said Mr Slater.

“Stockwin de Vere Lawyers is a long-established and respected legal practice and we are delighted that it has chosen to make The Rocket its base.

“We have no doubt that The Rocket offers the practice the best possible platform from which to pursue new business opportunities.”

“The Rocket is a visual icon on a trophy waterfront site that offers some of the finest A-grade office space in Gold Coast City and this is widely recognised by the business community,” he said.

The Rocket is sited on the corner of Laver Drive and Robina Town Centre Drive and with neighbouring project The Wharf, two eight-level buildings with 73 apartments above five ground-level commercial spaces, forms an lifestyle precinct beside Lake Lido.

The tower provides 11,000 square metres of office space above an 1800 square metre destination retail and dining precinct with 14 spaces and has underground parking for 400 vehicles.   

Retail precinct businesses include the coffee shop and eatery Kaffiend, a Night Owl convenience store, O-Me-Ly Vietnamese and Anatolia Kebabs.

The precinct also houses an office of Robina Marketing Australia, which undertakes sales and leasing for The Rocket, The Wharf.

Office spaces range from 90 square metres to whole floorplates of 790 square metres.

Its retail precinct spaces range from 88 square metres to 265 square metres and businesses being sought for it include restaurants, espresso bar, a fine wine outlet, cafes, day spa, hair salon, beautician, real estate office, homeware outlet newsagent, bakery and  delicatessen

The Wharf’s ground-level commercial spaces range from 85 square metres to 175 square metres.

Robina Marketing Australia’s Marcus Weld said The Rocket-Wharf precinct was unique in CBDRobina and had strong appeal to businesses.

“The lifestyle appeal of the precinct is gaining wide recognition and the office tower is drawing significant inquiry,” said Mr Weld.