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2 & 3 bed apartments + penthouses
The Belvedere is a boutique collection of freehold residences, 350m from the Nelson Bay shoreline. The considered alternative to a retirement village.
Builder appointed
A new chapter begins
There comes a time when the family home starts to ask more of you than it gives back. Rooms you no longer use. Gardening that fills the weekend. The upkeep. A quiet sense that the next move should feel like a step up, not a step down.
The Belvedere is that step up.
Anchored in the rhythm of Nelson Bay, this boutique collection of residences is shaped around light, texture and timeless form, from the shoreline. For anyone weighing up a retirement village or lifestyle village in Port Stephens and hoping for something more considered, this is the alternative worth waiting for — a landmark address you own outright rather than lease, with construction planned to begin in 2026.
Yours outright, yours to keep.
Every residence at The Belvedere is owned in full. Many retirement and lifestyle villages work differently. Your home is held on a long-term lease or licence, and a deferred management fee takes a share of its value when you leave, with the operator often keeping part of any growth as well.
The Belvedere asks for none of that. No village contract. No exit fee. No deferred management fee. What your home is worth stays yours to keep, to sell when you choose or to pass on.
Age-considered design
A home that ages well is the home you don’t have to leave.
Thoughtful design can keep a home working for its owner 10, even 15 years longer. We call this age-considered design, and it runs through every phase of The Belvedere. Wider hallways, level thresholds, two lifts and layouts that keep you independent for longer. Light comes first too, with strong natural light and considered layouts that feel right today and just as right in 20 years.
Where a retirement village or lifestyle village asks you to move again as needs change, an age-considered home keeps working as life does.
Getting older was never the point.
So much of what gets built for this stage of life — the retirement villages, the over 50s communities — promises less. A smaller life. A slower pace.
The Belvedere was designed on the opposite conviction. Wellness, community and independence built into the bones of the building, for people who have no intention of stopping.
This isn’t the end of anything. It’s a beginning.
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Life in motion
The Residences
Our 2 and 3 bedroom residences capture the calm rhythm of Nelson Bay through generous layouts, crafted finishes and a sense of sanctuary elevated above the shoreline, offered in 2 thoughtfully curated colour schemes.
Each is shaped around independence, ease and the quiet pleasure of low-maintenance living. This is downsizing without compromise, a more considered answer for anyone exploring over 50s living in Port Stephens.
Two bedroom collection
- 2 bed
- 2 bath
- 1 car
- Storage
Light-filled and beautifully finished, these residences offer generous open-plan interiors, flexible living zones and natural light. A home for downsizers who still travel, still entertain and want a place that looks after itself while they are away. This is refined simplicity by the bay.
Three bedroom collection
- 3 bed
- 2 bath
- 2 car
- Storage
- BBQ
For those who desire more space, more flexibility and more comfort. These homes feature expansive living areas, larger terraces and elevated storage and amenity. With room for family and grandchildren to stay, they suit sea-changers and entertainers who are simplifying, not shrinking.
Penthouse collection
- 3 bed
- 3 bath
- 2 car
- Private rooftop
- Storage
- BBQ
- (Unit 701 + 704)
- 3 bed
- 2 bath
- 2 car
- Storage
- BBQ
- (Unit 702 + 703)
Four penthouses crown The Belvedere, two with private rooftop terraces. Expansive layouts, refined finishes and sculptural outdoor spaces, offered in two distinct palettes.
This is the home that hosts Christmas. Room for the whole family to gather, to entertain on a grand scale, and the privacy to retreat once the day is done. Living at the top becomes a celebration of taste, ease and a life well lived.
Your exclusive 
rooftop oasis
Each penthouse offers rare scale and serenity, with generous indoor–outdoor living, a sunlit balcony, a full butler’s pantry and a master suite that opens to a landscaped terrace. A wraparound alfresco space provides multiple settings for entertaining or quiet retreat, while an exclusive private rooftop sanctuary — complete with yoga lawn, BBQ terrace and intimate landscaped nooks — extends the home into a place of calm, wellness and elevated living above Nelson Bay.
Private penthouse terraces have been designed for sunset views over the bay and relaxed outdoor living.
Private residents club
The Residents’ Club is where wellbeing, leisure and community come together, in a setting shaped by architectural calm and sweeping views across Nelson Bay. Gather family, host old friends, watch the light change with a glass in hand.
This is the sense of community you choose for yourself, not the kind a retirement community arranges for you. Not a retreat from life, but more room for it.
Rooftop Retreat
The rooftop is made for the people you love most. An pool the grandchildren will never want to leave, and beside it a sun deck, dining terraces and quiet corners to settle into once the day winds down. Room to host family whenever they visit, with the whole of Nelson Bay laid out beyond.
And it sits at the very top of the building, on the penthouse level itself.
The Wellness Suite
The gym opens to a quiet stretch of lawn, inviting residents to move, breathe and reset in the fresh coastal air. After a workout or a day exploring the bay, the wellness suite offers the perfect place to restore. Arriving through the grand lobby, softened by lush deep-soil planting, every visit feels like stepping into a private resort designed entirely for your wellbeing.
And unlike a private sauna at home, these are yours without the running costs or the upkeep. Shared amenity, done properly, is the smarter way to own wellness.
Landscaping
Landscape architect Mark Baldock has created gardens to be enjoyed rather than laboured over. Sculpted greenery, shaded lawns and a place to sit with a morning coffee, all cared for on your behalf. The pleasure of a beautiful garden, without a weekend ever spent maintaining it.
Uncompromising quality, enduring calm
Inside, generous ceiling heights, natural stone and timber, and refined detailing create a sense of calm that lasts. Engineered timber flooring and premium appliances complete a palette of enduring quality.
Architect designed by leading Australian practice with over 35 years’ experience
Built to be certain
Buying off the plan is a decision about trust as much as design. The Belvedere is delivered by Fortezza Group and built by Credence Constructions — an iCIRT-rated builder holding triple ISO certification across quality, environment and safety. Every purchase is protected under the NSW Strata Building Bond Scheme, an independent, government-administered safeguard for buyers of new apartments.
We brief our architects for the thirty years a person will live here, long before the first brick is laid. And before a single certificate is signed, the building is tested the hard way. Once waterproofing is complete, every wet area is flooded and monitored for three full days. Not because the rules require it, but because doing it properly now means never fixing it later.
- iCIRT‑rated
- Triple ISO
- Strata Building Bond
Nelson Bay, unhurried
On the Port Stephens coastline, Nelson Bay balances quiet and connection, a walkable town rather than one you drive through, a calm remove from the metropolitan rush without giving up lifestyle. A warm, welcoming community meets expansive national parks, shimmering bays and long stretches of beach, where every day feels unhurried and beautifully considered.
A retirement village in Newcastle or Port Stephens might offer convenience. The Belvedere offers convenience and independence together. Everything within reach, every day entirely your own.
This is Nelson Bay
This is how the days fill when your time is finally your own. Stroll to d’Albora Marina for a morning coffee by the water, explore the beaches, join a dolphin or whale watching cruise, or hike Tomaree National Park’s winding trails for breathtaking views over the bay. When evening falls, settle in for fresh local fare, from the elegance of to the laid-back charm.
Active, unhurried and entirely yours. This is the retirement you had in mind, a new chapter in relaxed, luxurious living.
Crafting places with identity, intimacy and permanence.
Fortezza was founded on the belief that true quality is created long before the first brick is laid — in the procurement, the design thinking, the intent behind every decision. With over 75 years of combined experience,we delive developments shaped by depth, precision and long-term vision. Our work rejects mass production in favour of a slower, more deliberate process where ideas mature, materials matter, and every detail justifies its place.
We design buildings that belong to their setting — coastal, urban or regional — allowing light, proportion and the rhythm of daily life to inform form and experience. From early concept to post-settlement care,our approach is personal, focused and unwavering.
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Project team
HAL Architects are a development-based design studio with over 35 years’ experience — recognised for the consistent delivery of high-quality, bespoke architectural outcomes throughout South East Queensland and across other parts of Australia.
iCreate Agency are off-the-plan property marketing specialists, providing a full spectrum of marketing and digital solutions, from branding to PropTech strategy, ensuring comprehensive support for builders, developers and sales teams.Â
LJ Hooker Group has been pioneering real estate since 1928, playing a significant part in the development of the nation. Now, 90 years since its inception, LJ Hooker stands apart from its peers as the most trusted real estate brand in Australia.
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