▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ED Q ▁man ages ▁development ▁projects ▁in ▁some ▁P D As . ▁ ▁Park lands ▁re development ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 9 - he ct are ▁of ▁area ▁in ▁Park lands ▁which ▁is ▁three ▁kilometres ▁from ▁South port ▁Central ▁Business ▁District ▁and ▁ 3 . 6 ▁kilometres ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Motor way ▁was ▁identified ▁by ▁ED Q ▁and ▁declared ▁as ▁a ▁P DA ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁Park lands ▁P DA ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁Athlet es ▁Village ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁le ased ▁by ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁Corporation ▁( G OL DOC ) ▁during ▁the ▁Games , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁Health ▁and ▁Know ledge ▁P rec inct . ▁ ▁The ▁Dutch ▁company ▁Arc ad is ▁designed ▁the ▁master plan ▁of ▁the ▁re development ▁of ▁Park lands . ▁The ▁project ▁featured ▁ 1 , 2 5 2 ▁housing ▁units , ▁compr ising ▁ 1 , 1 7 0 ▁one ▁and ▁two - bed room ▁apart ments ▁and ▁ 8 2 ▁three - bed room ▁town h ouses ▁over ▁ 1 8   build ings ▁with ▁ 8 ▁flo ors ▁each ▁and ▁a ▁' v ill age ▁heart '. ▁Australian ▁company ▁Gro con ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁the ▁Park lands ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁work ▁comm enced ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 5 .