Gold Coast Don't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Residents of a new luxury tower in the heart of swanky Main Beach can be seen “urinating, showering and fornicating” thanks to clear windows installed in their bathrooms.
The first residents of Raptis Group’s Pearl tower moved into the Main Beach Parade building in October but neighbours soon discovered clear glass windows allowed them to see directly into the bathrooms. Images seen by the Bulletin show people showering, unaware they can clearly be seen. It has sparked calls for the Gold Coast City Council to prevent a repeat of the design flaw when approving future high-rises.
One resident of the neighbouring Spinnaker Apartments said there had been several instances of unintended privacy breaches. “This is a fundamental design flaw in the Pearl development by Raptis and also lack of oversight by Council,” they said. “Spinnaker Apartment residents are looking out of their kitchens into new Pearl resident’s bathrooms watching them urinate, shower and fornicate.
“It was a shock to see people so close and intimate from the kitchen window when people first moved in. “It’s one thing to see what people are eating for dinner, it’s another to see them showering or on the toilet (because it) kind of spoils your meal. Residents of the Pearl tower in Main Beach can be seen from neighbour towers in their bathrooms.
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