Local developer Harridan is seeking to turn its Woolloongabba apartment project into the first stage of a broader transformation of Burke Street, using a new 16-storey mixed-use building to establish a greener pedestrian connection toward the rapidly evolving Boggo Road transport and knowledge precinct.

The South East Queensland developer has filed plans for 154 apartments on the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-burke-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">southern side of Burke Street</a>, where its proposal has been designed alongside a wider vision by LatStudios for the street.

That vision positions the southern side of Burke Street for buildings of 15 storeys and above, while envisaging lower-rise development of up to five storeys on the northern side to transition into Woolloongabba's existing character housing. It also proposes wider pedestrian verges, deep planting, new street trees and upgrades to the pedestrian approach to Boggo Road Station.

The Harridan development itself has been designed by Brisbane-based Arqus Design and will comprise 154 apartments across 16 storeys. The mix is weighted heavily toward two-bedroom apartments, with 121 proposed alongside 10 one-bedroom and 23 three-bedroom residences. There will typically be around 14 units per floor.

A lower-ground car park and three podium levels will accommodate 156 resident parking spaces, along with visitor and commercial parking. There will also be 154 resident bicycle spaces and 40 visitor bicycle parks.

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Harridan is a family-owned developer and part of the Holmwood Highgate Group, with more than three decades of development activity across South East Queensland. Its portfolio spans residential, commercial and industrial property, with current residential projects including Riverbank on Byron in Bulimba, Esperance Residences in Carina and The Precinct at Kinross Road in Thornlands.

Wooloongabba has been popular for apartment developers, particularly since the announcement of the 2032 Summer Olympics games in Brisbane.

While there have been a lot of development applications, it has failed to materialize into real supply.&nbsp;

Sarazin has been the major player in the area. They are under construction at Murcia Residences, on the fringe of East Brisbane and Woolloongabba. They have just launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-stanley-residences-woolloongabba-8-trafalgar-street-woolloongabba-qld-4102">The Stanley Residences</a>, in Woolloongabba on Trafalagar Street. They also have Nuage coming soon on the nearby <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nuage-woolloongabba-14-wellington-road-woolloongabba-qld-4102">Wellington Road</a>.

Joel Robinson

First look: Harridan plans Burke Street transformation beside Boggo Road transport hub

IN BRIEF

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	Just three double-storey Sky Homes sit at the top of The Waterline, each with its own private marina berth and rooftop terrace.
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	Construction on The Waterline is complete, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.
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Lewis Land has opened the first completed sky home for inspection at Harbour Shores, giving buyers their first opportunity to step inside one of just three double-storey residences crowning The Waterline.

Each sky home comes with its own private marina berth, rooftop terrace and Broadwater views, combining the scale of a larger home with direct access to the boating lifestyle that underpins the wider <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/harbour-shores-biggera-waters-564-oxley-drive-biggera-waters-qld-4216">Harbour Shores</a> masterplan.

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Lewis Land Head of Development Michael Long said the inclusion of a berth with every Sky Home had become increasingly valuable as marina access across the Gold Coast tightened.

“Marina berths are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across the Gold Coast, so including one with every Sky Home makes this a genuinely rare offering,” Long said.

“The private 70-berth marina will accommodate boats up to 12 metres in length and is positioned just 2.5 kilometres from the Broadwater, placing the open ocean only 15 minutes away.

“Being able to step out of your home onto your boat is a rare luxury, and it’s something residents here can look forward to when it opens later this year.”

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The display opening comes as construction completes on The Waterline, with the first residents expected to move in from mid-October.

The three Sky Homes range from 282 sqm to 367 sqm and each feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive kitchens with butler's pantries and large balconies taking in the Broadwater outlook.

Each residence also has three secure basement car spaces and additional storage.

“This is the first opportunity the Gold Coast has had to step into Harbour Shores and see, touch and feel what we’re bringing to life here,” Long said.

“There are only three Sky Homes within The Waterline, ranging in size from 282sqm to 367sqm, with each residence featuring three large bedrooms, three bathrooms, multiple living zones, expansive custom-built kitchens with butler’s pantry, and large balconies capturing Broadwater views.”

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Residents of The Waterline will have access to a private pool, along with Harbour Shores' wider collection of amenity including a lagoon pool, social clubhouse, tennis court, gym, yoga facilities and sauna.

Lewis Land partnered with Studio Collective to furnish the completed display, with the interiors designed to demonstrate how the residences could function as permanent homes rather than simply as show apartments.

Studio Collective Director Melissa Park said the surrounding waterways informed the interiors, but in a more restrained way than a traditional coastal scheme.

“We drew inspiration from the canals and coastal surrounds, but our approach was to interpret that subtly through layered materials and a grounded palette of earthy tones, rather than literal coastal references,” Park said.

“We introduced hero moments of green and teal to reference the surrounding waterways, while mirrored elements help reflect natural light.

“The result is a residence that feels elevated yet comfortable, somewhere buyers can genuinely imagine themselves living, entertaining and unwinding.”

Sky Homes are priced from $3.65 million.

Lewis Land is also offering private marina berths with The Residences, its limited collection of three and four-bedroom villas positioned directly along the Harbour Shores waterfront boardwalk.

Three-bedroom villas are priced from $2.99 million, while four-bedroom residences start from $3.19 million.

Harbour Shores is being marketed by Colliers International.

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Lewis Land opens sky home display as The Waterline completes at Harbour Shores

St Vincent de Paul Society Housing Australia has filed plans for a major mixed-use housing precinct on the southern edge of the North Sydney CBD, adding another significant proposal to a pocket around North Sydn​ey Station that is quickly becoming one of the LGA's busiest development zones.

The State Significant Development Application covers a 5,990 sqm site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/1-19-mackenzie-street-lavender-bay-nsw-2060">1-19 MacKenzie Street and 211 Blues Point Road in Lavender Bay</a>, immediately south of Nor​th Sydney Station and between the commercial core and the lower-rise Lavender Bay Heritage Conservation Area.

Designed by Wardle, the proposal would deliver a new residential tower comprising 88 build-to-sell apartments and 19 affordable apartments, alongside a separate co-living building with 57 rooms and a building manager's studio.

It would also see the significant restoration and upgrade of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the adaptive reuse of the former school building, new parish facilities, retail, a new public square and around 1,000 sqm of publicly accessible open space.

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The project is seeking a concurrent rezoning of the site to R4 High Density Residential and an increase in the maximum building height to allow a tower reaching RL120, or up to 20 storeys. The proposal was progressed through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

The build-to-sell component will be weighted toward larger apartments, with just six one-bedroom apartments compared with 31 two-beds, 43 three-beds and eight four-bedroom residences.

The 19 affordable apartments will comprise two studios, 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments, taking the total apartment component to 107 residences before the 58 co-living rooms are included.

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Wardle's design for the Vinnies site has sought to negotiate that emerging high-rise context while retaining the lower-scale character of MacKenzie Street and the adjoining heritage conservation area.

The main building adopts a three-storey podium and tower arrangement, with the podium aligned to the ridgeline and front setback of St Francis Xavier Church.&nbsp;Wardle has designed the podium with colonnades, seating, recessed entries and active ground-floor frontages, with sandstone-toned precast concrete and face brick referencing the materiality of the existing church.

The tower then steps back eight metres to the south and six metres to the north before rising in a sculpted form comprising four interlocking quadrants. Wardle has also introduced rounded forms and chamfered corners to reduce the tower's perceived bulk and improve view sharing with neighbouring development sites.

Resident facilities and outdoor areas are planned at the separation between the podium and tower at Level 3, oriented toward Sydney Harbour and the CBD skyline.

The tower itself will feature a glass reinforced concrete facade, with recessed balconies and deep reveals used both to provide shading and privacy and frame views toward the harbour and city. The lower levels take a different architectural approach, using brick and sandstone-toned finishes intended to establish a stronger relationship with St Francis Xavier Church. The Church itself will be conserved and upgraded for its continued use, while the former school building will be adaptively reused as part of the co-living component.

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The proposal adds to an increasingly concentrated pipeline of residential development around Blue Street, MacKenzie Street and Lavender Bay.

Just west of the site, Central Element lodged plans earlier this year for one of the most significant residential developments proposed in Lavender Bay in recent years.

Central Element's SJB-designed scheme at 64-66 Lavender Street and 3-7 Middlemiss Street would deliver 163 apartments across two towers rising 23 and 32 storeys, replacing five existing apartment buildings containing 32 homes. The project also forms part of the Housing Delivery Authority pathway.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-central-element-reveals-lavender-bay-apartment-plans?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">First look: Central Element reveals Lavender Bay apartment plans</a>

Immediately around North Sy​dney Station, another two significant proposals have emerged at 5 and 15 Blue Street.

Zurich Australian Insurance Properties is seeking to adaptively reuse its longstanding commercial building at 5 Blue Street, directly above North Sydney Station, rather than demolishing the structure.

Its SSDA proposes converting the building into a 14-storey mixed-use development with 62 apartments and 86 co-living rooms, together with ground-floor retail and a major refurbishment of Blue Street Plaza. The application is currently at the Response to Submissions stage.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-zurich-targets-north-sydney-office-conversion-with-148-unit-proposal-above-metro-station">First look: Zurich targets North Sydney office conversion with 148-unit proposal above Metro station</a>

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First look: Vinnies files for 20-storey Lavender Bay apartment tower as North Sydney housing pocket heats up

When the opportunity arose for South Australian developer Palumbo to return to Kent Town, where it had previously delivered East Park Apartments and the East 
Rundle Apartments, it wasn't one the longstanding developer-builder was going to pass up.

The decision was quickly vindicated, with more than 30 apartments sold within the first month of launching <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/royal-apartments-kent-town-2-8-north-terrace-kent-town-sa-5067">Royal Apartments</a> to the market.

The 206-apartment development, which will bring significant new supply to Adelaide's tightly held eastern city fringe, also gives <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/palumbo">Palumbo</a> the opportunity to bring new life to one of Kent Town's most recognisable watering holes.

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Royal Apartments incorporates the historic Royal Hotel, a venue Palumbo Managing Director Daniel Palumbo said has a longstanding connection with the local community.

"Everyone in the area has history with the Royal Hotel," Palumbo told Apartments.com.au.

"It was quite an active pub and social gathering place for locals. We want to bring it back to its former glory."

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The wider development will comprise two residential towers alongside the restored hotel, sitting on North Terrace opposite the Adelaide Park Lands.

For Palumbo, the project also marks a return to familiar territory.

The developer completed East Park Apartments next door more than a decade ago and jumped at the opportunity to develop in Kent Town again when the Royal Hotel site became available.

"The opportunity emerged, and we moved to secure the site," Palumbo said.

"We were approached by the previous landowner, who said they had extensive commitments in Sydney and weren't in a position to deliver the project.

"We took over the site and within six months recut the design scheme to be more in keeping with the type of development we want to bring to Adelaide.

"Now we're on the market and those changes have really resonated with local buyers."

That has translated into a strong start to sales, with 33 apartments transacting in the project's first 35 days.

Palumbo said the early purchaser profile had been consistent with the group's traditional focus on owner-occupiers rather than investor-led apartment stock.

"Local owner-occupiers have always been our market," he said.

"There are always some investors, but we've never developed what would be called traditional development stock. Owner-occupiers are very much our market."

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The buyer mix has been diverse so far, with downsizers and younger professionals both accounting for a significant portion of early sales.

South Australia's current stamp duty settings, which allow&nbsp;eligible homeowners in South Australia aged 60 savings of up to $103,830 on stamp duty when they downsize to a new property valued at up to $2 million,&nbsp;have helped encourage downsizer activity, while younger buyers in their late 20s and early 30s have been attracted to the opportunity to live immediately outside the CBD while still being able to walk into the city.



Location has been a major part of the proposition for both buyer cohorts.

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Royal Apartments sits on North Terrace directly opposite the Adelaide Park Lands, with residents able to walk through the parklands toward the East End, Rundle Street and Rundle Mall.

Apartments have been positioned to capture views across the parklands, Adelaide skyline, Botanic Gardens and Adelaide Hills.

Palumbo believes the scarcity of developable land along this section of the Park Lands makes the site particularly difficult to replicate.

"There's very few allotments on that side that can be developed," he said.

"If this location was in New York and you were sitting on Central Park, you'd be talking about a $60 million apartments."

Royal Apartments will offer a broad mix of residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments through to four-bedroom sub-penthouses and penthouses.

Current listings include one-bedroom apartments from $680,000, while larger three and four-bedroom residences are priced around $2.5 million.

Residents will have access to a swimming pool, gym, barbecue and recreation areas, residents' lounge and dining space, and a communal deck.

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The apartments will feature generous balconies, while secure parking, bicycle storage and storage cages will also be provided.

A porte-cochère-style arrival and drop-off area has also resonated with buyers, particularly those attracted to being able to walk into the CBD during the day while retaining secure vehicle access at home.

Palumbo is acting as developer, architect and builder on Royal Apartments, continuing the vertically integrated model it has used across its South Australian portfolio.

The group was also behind the $150 million Sofitel Adelaide, the 251-room five-star hotel and residential tower which opened in 2021.

Palumbo said Royal's launch had come at an interesting time for the broader Adelaide apartment market.

Buyer confidence had initially been impacted by uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget and broader economic conditions, but Palumbo believes sentiment is beginning to improve against a backdrop of significant investment flowing into South Australia.

He pointed to increased activity across defence and resources, including Olympic Dam, as potential long-term drivers of the state's economy and housing market.

"Money is starting to flow into Adeliade, significant amounts as Adelaide bucks the trend of the rest of the country.," Palumbo said.

"There's a lot of activity in the economy over the next decade. I think more investment will come into this market."

Early works on Royal Apartments are expected to commence this year, with major construction activity and cranes anticipated on site from early next year.

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Palumbo's return to Kent Town strikes early chord with buyers

Go-to builder-developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/graya">GRAYA</a> is continuing to bulk out its already impressive and diverse apartment portfolio across South East Queensland. Their latest milestone is securing development approval for Silk, its boutique riverfront apartment development in St Lucia.

The approval clears&nbsp;the way for the team to begin construction planning for the 22-residence project.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/silk-st-lucia-16-18-sandford-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">Silk</a> will rise 15 levels from an 810 sqm site at 16-18 Sandford Street, occupying a prominent bend of the Brisbane River with a prized northern aspect across Orleigh Park toward the Brisbane CBD.

The approved scheme will comprise 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences, continuing GRAYA's move into larger-format apartment developments targeting Brisbane's prestige owner-occupier market.

The project has been designed around the site's broad river frontage and dual-direction views, with GRAYA prioritising larger residences, privacy and outlook over apartment yield.

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GRAYA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Gray said the project had been shaped around local homeowners wanting to remain in St Lucia without maintaining a traditional family home.

"St Lucia is one of those suburbs people do not want to leave," Gray said.

"They know the river, the trees, UQ, the golf course, Toowong and Indooroopilly, and that familiarity is hard to replace.

"True riverfront opportunities here are exceptionally scarce. What we have designed at Silk is a way to stay in the suburb people love, with the scale and privacy of a private home and far less to maintain.

"This is not typical apartment product. It is a proper home on the river, and that is exactly what this market has been missing."

The approval comes as new apartment development continues to increase across the St Lucia and neighbouring Toowong corridor, although direct riverfront sites remain considerably more tightly held.

GRAYA Co-founder and Managing Director Andrew Gray said securing the approval had removed a significant element of development risk from Silk.

"Genuine riverfront sites of this quality in St Lucia are not something that comes up regularly," Gray said.

"The approval removes a substantial layer of execution risk, and the location underwrites demand in a way very few inner-city sites can.

"The fundamentals here are as strong as anything we have assessed in Brisbane."

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Silk will see GRAYA return to a stretch of the Brisbane River where it already has recent construction experience. The vertically integrated group recently completed ARC in neighbouring Toowong as builder for developer Spyre, delivering the riverfront project on a constrained site.

GRAYA will take a different role at Silk, controlling the project from design and development through construction and aftercare under its vertically integrated model.

The development will include a gym and resident leisure areas at ground level, integrated with the river's edge.

Silk joins a growing pipeline for GRAYA across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, which includes Enclave, The Gallery, Coral and Ripple.

The developer-builder has also recently lodged plans for its largest project to date, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-silo-19-chester-street-newstead-qld-4006">The Silo</a>, a proposed <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/graya-buys-frasers-newstead-site-plans-the-silo-between-james-street-and-gasworks-precincts">$700 million mixed-use development</a> in Brisbane's James Street precinct.

Silk is expected to predominantly target local owner-occupiers and prestige buyers seeking a permanent riverfront home in Brisbane's inner west.

Registrations of interest are now open, with further details on the project and construction program to be released as it progresses.

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<h2>SILK PROJECT FACTS</h2>

Developer-builder: GRAYA

Project: Silk

Location: 16-18 Sandford Street, St Lucia

Apartments: 22

Built form: 15 levels

Site: 810 sqm riverfront holding

Mix: 16 split-floor and six full-floor residences

Status: Development approved

Next step: Construction planning underway

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GRAYA greenlit for riverfront St Lucia apartment development, Silk

Jo Chivers

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Today I drove around a new land estate in the Hunter Region of NSW where we now have a couple of dual occupancy projects planned.
It was early morning - I'd left Sydney by 6am to get an early start on my day. As I pulled up to the site we are looking to secure for a client - it had just turned 8am, my eye was caught by a ruckus across the road.
It was still a paddock as this estate was expanding and not yet complete. There a horse seemed to be rounding up the six or seven calves he shared the paddock with. My love of horses and animals lured me over and I caught a quick pat before the horse turned on his hind quarters and I snapped a quick photo of their frolics.
It reminded me that this estate, whilst carefully planned for by NSW Planning as an integral land release area due to the proximity to major economic hubs, transport and infrastructure, used to be pastoral land. So living here gives you a sense of country life but within 20 minutes you can be in the CBD of the sixth largest city of Australia - Newcastle.
In this masterplanned estate, there is a very good co-educational day school for students from preschool to Year 12. Kids can easily and safely walk to and from school. There is a fabulous state of the art sporting ground which includes two professional football fields, a cricket pitch, tennis courts and netball courts.  There is also a new community centre. There's a great kids play park with a massive climbing structure and wonderful bike and walking paths that take you around the estate, with areas to sit and ponder whilst looking out to natural wet lands or bushland.
One of the spaces I love it the Aboriginal heritage conservation area where you can learn and connect to the original lands owners. This area has a lovely peaceful feel and includes 'footprints' in the concrete that are reminders of the 'ghosts' of the original people. There's a sitting area and recycled water runs across a large sandstone flat rock with grooves typical of areas where once Aboriginal tools were worked. 
Just up the road, within 1 kilometre is an Aldi store under construction and within the same area in the opposite direction in a new village shopping centre including a Coles supermarket, lovely cafe and other essentials shops such as a hair salon, bottle shop and community bank.
Most importantly for investors, there was good sales references, the median price is well above neighbouring suburbs and a strong rental demand. With a high percentage of owner occupiers within this estate tenants would want a piece of the action. People loved living here for all the benefits the estate offered but also because of the quick drive time into the CBC of Newcastle.
To top it off, this area has the largest and fastest population growth within the north and south of Greater Sydney, up 3,000 people or 35%, according to the ABS NSW Regional Population Growth 2011.
I needed to report back to our client so he could move forward in securing the land. As I stood on our dual occupancy site, taking photos of the surrounding homes that were very nicely presented and looked after, I thought, 'hey I would really like to live here myself'.  Now that could be a very good indication.
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Finding a great location to invest in the future

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One of the joys of my job is listening to people's investment stories - how they've achieved what they have so far and where they are heading.
One of our female clients has six children, is an accountant and owns eleven investment properties after completing two property developments with Property Bloom. To state the obvious, she's time poor, I've written about Rachel in the past...
<a href="/expert-insights/buying/focus-determination-and-drive-are-key-to-property-investment-success-jo-chivers">How does a mother of six come to accumulate eleven investment properties?</a>
Another client is a family man and fellow soccer coach, man does he loves his football! We met years ago as our sons played for the same club, but he didn't know what I did until he read an article in a property magazine that I'd written. Busy with work, soccer and family commitments and with no development experience, he asked me to manage a project for him. Then he embarked on a long-term holiday; we organised the builder to pre-invoice his drawdowns so we could manage the bank payments while he toured Europe.
Another lovely couple recently completed a three villa development with us, she works at a university and he's an engineer, both highly educated. They referred their daughter, a law (and soon to be medicine) graduate to us for her first property investment - a dual occupancy project. She was our youngest ever client. When we completed villas, the parents signed up for another project; they had little spare time and I think most importantly, we'd earned their trust.
We managed one development for a client who we are very proud to say served our country in the Australian Army in Afghanistan. She was there right through the duration of her development. I really cherished the updates we would get from this lady, when she had email access, and was amazed at some of the conditions she had to endure. No running water for days – how is a girl to wash her hair!  Needless to say, she had important things on her mind and could not have managed her own development from an active war zone. I've written about her story before too:
<a href="/expert-insights/investing/don-t-let-a-war-get-in-your-way-when-investing-in-property-jo-chivers">Don't let a war get in the way</a>
All our clients are different - they come from varying backgrounds, cultures and employment and we love working with such diverse clientele.  
But there is a common thread I have noticed.
All of our clients are highly driven and time poor.  They are conscious that there is a limited amount of time available in which to build their wealth.  They've told me, that to outsource the management of their property development to someone more experienced and capable was a no brainer. They openly admit that whilst passionate about property development, there is a knowledge gap and for them to come up to speed would take years.
To handover this responsibility to us lets our clients keep doing what they do well, earn a salary to support their financing and spend precious time with those they love.
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Even the most time poor people can create a property success story

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Each week I receive phone calls from people who have started a property development and then fallen into trouble.  
I can't help taking these SOS calls from fellow developers but I've noticed a pattern...there seems to be three different areas in which the issues fall:
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<li><a href="/expert-insights/the-most-common-first-time-property-developer-mistakes-team-selection">Team selection</a></li>
<li>Not understanding the development process</li>
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The development process is complex - there is no two ways about it. Even what may seem the most simplest development can turn into a very time consuming project.  Although Property Bloom has completed over 80 developments, all of which I have personally overseen, I still find tiny nuances that make each development unique and challenging. 
However, if you have some understanding of the steps needed to be taken on your property development journey, then the development process can be simplified.
The development process can be broken down into a number of steps:
 
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Research or due diligence  Most of your research should have been done by now because choosing  the right location for your development cannot be underestimated. Once you've narrowed down the area you're going to work in, you need to research the needs of your target market.  Your target market is either the people you'll be renting to if you hold onto the dwellings you build or the people you'll be selling to. What do they want in a property? You need to balance this with what you can afford to build, always be careful not to overcapitalise by assuming you have to give everything. 
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Designing your project is the next step in the process. Use either a builder's design and make some minor changes to suit your needs or use an architect or drafting service to design exactly what you want. In more upmarket areas, you may want to deliver something more unique so spending time and money on coming up with the right design is important. 
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The planning process is another very important processes. Ensure you are meeting the requirements of the local council's Development Control Plan and Local Environmental Plan. This is complex and unless you want to spend days studying these enormous documents, engage a planning consultant or architect that understand these local requirements. This should save time so when you lodge your DA there should be little hold up in having to make changes to your plans. 
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Engineering for storm water management, driveways and slab design is required to obtain the final approval of your Construction Certificate. Again, engage a good engineer but make sure you have a basic understanding of what they are designing.  Don't be afraid to ask questions. I was able to reduce some costs on a three villa project by questioning the number of storm water detention tanks required under the driveway. I knew each tank meant more costs so just by asking the engineer to check the water volume calculations meant  if we could cut two of the eight tanks required in that project. 
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Once you have all your Planning Consents, then it's important to have a good understanding of the building process which will help you as you review your builder's contract. You need to understand terms such as 'Provisional Items' and 'Excluded items' as if one of these blows out, so can your development profit.  Check the contract and discuss with the builder so that they can explain clauses to you. You can also have your solicitor look over the contract. Many builders will use a standard Housing Industry Association contract. Check the drawdown schedule as this will impact on your holding costs. 
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Maximising your finance and getting the best deal is an important step in the process.  Your bank will need a number of documents such as the consents and builder's contract before they can give you unconditional finance approval. Make sure you allocate four to eight weeks in your schedule to get your finance in place. This often draws out depending on how slow your bank is. The longer they take, the more holding costs you are paying waiting for finance. Your builder cannot start construction without a Letter to Commence from your bank. 
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Once the builder has this permission to commence work, you move into an exciting but still risky part of the development - the build phase. The main area for cost variation can be in the site preparations and slab work. Until your site is cut, retained and slabs are piered and then laid you will not really know the true costs of your building works as most Provisional items are loaded into this early stage of building works. 
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It's exciting to see your project come out of the ground and as the building works draw to a close, the process then moves into the completion stage. Now you need to maximize your rental and depreciation benefits or sale return. You will need to choose your management or sales agent carefully. Brief your quantity surveyor at this point to start work on your depreciation schedules and make sure you include all consultant fees, including project management if you have used a professional project manager.   
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You cannot relax just yet. You need to, attend the practical completion and handover inspections with your builder and have a good understanding of their warranty periods. You need to obtain Occupation Certificates which will not be issued unless everything is complete.
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As project managers, our job is to manage all the fine details of the development process. There are many areas that need your undivided attention at the time. 
As part of our project management process, we prepare a detailed weekly report for clients including milestones met that week, goals for the following week to achieve and photos showing the progress. Also included is news reports in the local area that may impact on the end result. Our job is to focus entirely on the process so that our clients don't have to. It can be beneficial for inexperienced developers to use a project manager to minimise and help them through the challenges a property development can bring.
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The most common first time property developer mistakes: Not understanding the development process

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Carrying on from our last column, this week we'll look at what can be an area of contention for a property developer - team Selection.
Each week I receive phone calls from people who have started a property development and then fallen into trouble.  I can't help taking these SOS calls from fellow developers but I've noticed a pattern... there seems to be three different areas in which the issues fall:
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<li><a href="/expert-insights/the-three-most-common-first-time-property-developer-mistakes-site-selection">Site selection</a> </li>
<li>Team selection</li>
<li><a href="/expert-insights/the-most-common-first-time-property-developer-mistakes-not-understanding-the-development-process">Not understanding the development process</a> </li>
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Not selecting the right development team is the next most common cause of grief to developers.
Who do I need on my Development Team? 
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<li>Property specialist accountant and solicitor - don't scrimp on important advice.</li>
<li>Finance broker or personal banker - to get the best finance deal possible.</li>
<li>Surveyor - for your identification and contour surveys and to manage subdivisions.</li>
<li>Architect/draftsperson - look for a cost effective construction design.</li>
<li>Builder and other tradesmen; plumber, electrician, carpenter.</li>
<li>Consultants such as an engineer and private certifier.</li>
<li>Quantity surveyor for your depreciation schedules and cost reports.</li>
<li>Development project manager  – to guide you through the process, share their experience and bring savings to the project. </li>
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A lovely lady called Lily phoned me recently to tell me all about her incredibly bad experience with a builder she'd used on a large renovation project.
I was absolutely astounded by some of the things she told me. She'd reached the stage where the renovation was finished but there were so many ongoing issues that she decide to take the builder to court which was an expensive process. All the points she raised were very valid, however she did not win the case as she had 'insufficient evidence' to support her case. 
It is hard to know what builder to choose, and I have used a number of different builders over the years Property Bloom has been managing developments. Funnily enough, the very first builder I selected and used on our very first development project is still my builder of choice.
But over the years, I have tried a number of different builders and had numerous builders tender on our projects. The worst experience we've had was when one of the builders we used, on their fourth construction project with us, went into receivership without any warning.  That was not a great situation to have to manage.  In hindsight, there were warnings; slowing down on progress, disgruntled tradies and lots of vague responses to our investigative enquiries. We would turn up on site for our weekly site inspection only to find the site manger 'off sick'. When this happened twice in a row, we really started to hound the builder's head office, with most calls going to voice message.
I tracked down a carpenter I knew worked for the builder and asked if he'd seen the site manger lately or knew what was going on?  He very quickly let out a stream of obscenities and I soon gathered he had not been paid for the past four weeks!  
Now alarm bells were ringing in my head.
Sure enough the next week we were informed building company had collapsed. I could not get hold of the managing director who only a month before met me for coffee to see when the next project may be coming on.
It's hard to know what's going on inside a business but keep a look out for any small signals. Before you engage a builder, interview them not just about their track record in completing projects but ask about their financial position.  Ask what kind of 'float' they have in the bank and would they mind passing on their bank manager's phone number for you to make enquiries. These are very direct questions  and not many builder's will like it but the ones that have no issue with you making these enquiries in general should be OK to work with. Check they are an active member of the Housing Industry of Australia and check in with the Department of Fair Trading to ensure there has been no complaints lodged against them.
Also, ask the builder for a list of the current contractors or tradies and contact them to ask what the builder is like to work for? Does he pay promptly?  And are they planning to continue working for this builder?  If a tradie has been crossed, he will tell you all about it!
 After my bad experience with the liquidated builder many years ago, I rang my 'old tried and trusted' builder and said that I needed to know if they were OK financially. The next thing I know, there's an email in my inbox from the local Commonwealth Bank Manger just letting me know that this builder is in a good financial position. 
Our builder is like a business partner in a way. They offer our clients a good deal based on the volume of business we bring them and we know by working closely with them that their systems and processes are efficient. Our long standing relationship means we have open access to their entire team and we can always find an answer to a question or solution to a problem within a short time.
As project managers, our job is to manage our clients projects to bring in the best results. I know that nurturing relationships is important. By letting our team know how much we value working with them and continuing to nurture our ongoing relationship we get the best results for everyone.
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The most common first time property developer mistakes: Team selection

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Each week I receive phone calls from people who have started a property development and then fallen into trouble.  
I can't help taking these SOS calls from fellow developers, even if we are not likely to do business together. Talking to them gives me a little perspective of issues others are facing.
 I've noticed a pattern.
There seems to be three different areas in which property development issues fall:
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<li>Site selection</li>
<li><a href="/expert-insights/the-most-common-first-time-property-developer-mistakes-team-selection">Team selection</a></li>
<li><a href="/expert-insights/the-three-most-common-first-time-property-developer-mistakes-site-selection">Not understanding the development process</a></li>
</ol>
This week, we'll look at the first area of contention - site selection.
Site selection in my opinion, is the most important process. If you don't choose the right site, then issues can snowball and no matter how good your team of understanding of the development process, you may not make up for the costs of buying the wrong piece of land.
The last call I received was from a lovely man called Sebastian, who I chatted to for more than half an hour about his development site. I don't normally offer a 'sob on my shoulder' service but I do honestly care about others and find it hard to ignore a fellow developer in need.
Sebastian explained that he'd purchased what he thought to be, a very good development site. It did tick a number of good criteria 'boxes' but then he told me that after he'd purchased the site, that council had 'all of a sudden' deemed it to be in a flood area.  He said when he'd purchased it, the Section 149 Planning Certificate in the Sales Contract had said it was not flood effected, although he had noted a creek a couple of kilometres away.
What Sebastian didn't know was that council had commissioned a flood study in this area. A flood study is usually commissioned out to a surveying company and can take months depending on the complexity of it. It’s a comprehensive technical investigation of flood behaviour for a particular catchment, river or creek. It is the technical part of the floodplain management process for councils.
By the time he was ready to lodge his DA, the study was completed and his land had changed to non-flood effected to flood effected.  Council would not allow additional dwellings (over and above the one house already on the large piece of land) on the land as in their words "it could add pressure to council's systems IF a flood was to occur".  They did, after further consultation, agree to review plans where the dwellings were built to a certain height (over 1.5 metres) and of course this would heavily impact on the development costs. The other major impact was on the potential end values of the new dwellings being located within a flood zone. 
So just how can you avoid this? Well, Sebastian's initial observation was good as he did note the nearby creek. But when he reviewed the planning certificate he let down his 'property developer' guard and did not question it. This is extremely common and some will say they rely on council's information. Never rely on council's information, do further research.   
Always check the date of the 149 Certificate, if it's not very recent, like within the last few weeks, request the vendor update it.  Remember within a few weeks a flood study could be completed and changes made to council flood areas. Your solicitor or conveyancer should be onto this for you as well.  If Sebastian had made an enquiry with council's flood engineer, he could have asked if there is likely to be any change to the flood zoning in the near future. The engineer would be aware of any investigations or studies being conducted in that area. 
Because we know the areas we work in so well now, we bring a level of experience - managing over 80 developments -  to the table but despite this we always conducts a thorough site investigation, inspection and review of council documents and the sales contract before we present a development site to our clients.
Stay tuned next week for part two...
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The three most common first time property developer mistakes: Site selection

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I think the beginning of a new financial year brings much hope and optimism, a bit different perhaps to the start of a calendar year when we are usually still in holiday mode.  
Now is a good time to reflect on our investments and think about how we can continue to grow our property portfolios.
This week I've received a few depreciation reports that I'd ordered for clients, as we'd recently completed their property development projects. I love reviewing a project on completion. As part of our project management process, as a development nears completion we arrange rental appraisals, order market valuations and analyse the project. We check the builder's final payment and the credits or variations received during the build phase then we add the actual build cost to our Project Analysis.
I love watching my spreadsheet change as we add the actual results. We remove any contingency we had left in the project and see the real cost. The actual rents are included and we can see the real yield and when the valuations come back, we replace our estimated end values with the market valuations to see how much equity has been created. 
The final costs and the handover date is confirmed with our quantity surveyor so they can finalise the depreciation reports. In the last dual occupancy project there was  $20,340 in year one using the diminishing method. This combined with the rental return will almost always make a dual occupancy project cash flow positive for our clients as gross yields are around 6-7%.
Did you know that these items are also taken up in the depreciation schedule?
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<li>Preliminaries such as architect and engineering fees;</li>
<li>Contractors margin;</li>
<li>Authority fees; and</li>
<li>Consultants fees.  A project management fee can also be included here.</li>
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Once we determine our final project management fee, we ensure that it is also reported to the quantity surveyor to include in the depreciation schedule.
In this dual occupancy project, our client was pleased with the $107,782 of equity created in 11 months and the high depreciation benefits and decent rental yield....well who wouldn't, considering they have never even seen the land or completed villas and let us project manage all the work for them?
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End of financial year is a good time to reflect on your investments

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I had learnt a little about suburb lifecycles recently  - how a suburb can change over time.
Generally speaking new areas usually attract young couples and families, but also some mature aged people like grandparents wanting to be close to their grandkids and who can help support and care. So it's important that new areas do have a mix of housing available. 
I've recently been researching a new location after finding a good dual occupancy development site there. 
In the past, I have put this suburb aside as the land was expensive and generally lot sizes smaller, however a large enough site came up and as I ran the figures on it, my heart beat increased!
This suburb was experiencing fast growth due to new land estates opening  and there was a fair amount of land to be released in the location. Because of this, the government had allocated money for community services, facilities and infrastructure.
The suburb is also very well located being only 20 minute drive into Newcastle CBD.  In the new estates, it was predominately large four or five bedroom family homes being built and even though the land was expensive reflecting the facilities of the master planned estate, after some research I could see the opportunity for good demand for smaller dwellings.
The area was popular with families building new homes and wanting to be close to good quality schools - there is a well regarded primary and high school within walking distance. Parents could work in Newcastle and be home early for the family.
The estate offers a bushland location with beautiful views over wetlands, quality sporting fields, a community centre and a new shopping village had popped up within five minutes with a shiny new Coles open and Aldi store under construction.
The M1 freeway access to Sydney is just a few minutes drive away. This estate was well placed location wise and also for future growth.
For me, building three bedroom villas in a location that is dominated by four or five bedroom houses makes a lot of sense. There would be several markets for these villas on completion; young people who can't yet afford to build the larger homes, separated people looking for smaller dwellings, single parents and empty nesters looking to downsize. I think if the location and facilities are good, a lower entry point for rent and sale prices - can be a good differentiation for your development.
Also sales of the larger, more expensive dwellings could impact positively on the values of smaller dwellings if there are no direct comparable sales.  There could be good demand from renters wanting all the benefits of the estate for a smaller outlay.
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A good mix of dwelling size is important

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This week I was speaking with one of the land developers we source our development sites from and was interested to hear her say that they’d been told that the NSW state government were currently fast tracking land releases to meet their housing acceleration goals. Music to my ears as we are always on the lookout for good development sites in well planned areas.
One of the most important roles the Department of Planning and Environment is to work closely with other agencies, councils and communities to plan for housing supply and delivery in "greenfield" or undeveloped areas, and "infill" housing in existing areas.
The NSW government has allocated more than $300 million from the HAF in the 2013-14 NSW budget to drive housing growth.
This includes:
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<li>$141 million towards eleven water, road or electricity projects in Sydney and the Lower Hunter which can accelerate 42,900 new housing lots.</li>
<li>$70 million towards an upgrade of Old Wallgrove Rd in the <a href="https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/StrategicPlanning/Employmentlands/WesternSydneyEmploymentAreaWSEA/tabid/366/language/en-US/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Western Sydney Employment Area</a> to deliver jobs near major housing growth centres</li>
<li>$99 million towards the <a href="https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/StrategicPlanning/FundingPrograms/LocalInfrastructureGrowthScheme/tabid/653/language/en-US/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Local Infrastructure Growth Scheme</a> to assist councils fund local infrastructure needed to support growth above the developer contribution cap.</li>
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With our focus on project managing property developments in the Hunter Region of NSW, I delved a little deeper into the NSW Planning website which is a fantastic source of information. I wanted to see where the $141 million spend on infrastructure and where the new housing was planned for, although I already had a very good idea.
<a href="/news">Maitland</a>....it’s one of Property Bloom’s favourite cities to build and invest in throughout the Hunter. This city has experienced solid population growth, has a diverse economy and the planned growth of the city is no secret.  Council has identified several areas for new land release.  It’s an affordable yet established city and benefited from some recent infrastructure projects such as the Hunter Expressway opening this year, a new hospital being announced, road and bridge upgrades and an aggressive planning program to accommodate one of the state’s highest population growth projections.
Maitland’s population is projected to grow by 42% from 2011 – 2031. It’s one of the highest projected growth areas of NSW. The main drivers will be net internal migration from within the state – people moving perhaps from Sydney or other areas and interstate migration. Also from high fertility rates, apparently they make lots of babies there. Actually what that means it that it’s a nice place to raise a family with good schools and facilities. Housing is affordable and there is solid rental demand.
<a href="https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/projections" target="_blank">Check out the website</a>, it also gives you the age profiles of the community, household types and size and my favourite, projected dwellings – this shows the number of dwellings needed to provide private housing for all projected households. This is a fabulous tool and we are using it to understand the local councils and NSW Planning expectations. We can then help our clients develop their property development strategy targeting the right locations for their developments.
Property Bloom project manages villa developments; dual occupancies or larger medium density developments as well as granny flat complying developments. One of the points raised on the NSW Planning website is that in 2011, couples with children were the most common household type in the Lower Hunter. However by 2031, most households will be occupied by couples only or those living alone, together making up 56% of all households in these regions.  Also the 65-84 year age group is projected to almost double in NSW. So the low maintenance villa dwellings that we are producing will meet the demands of this emerging market.
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Planning for the emerging market - low maintenance, smaller dwellings

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As I was dicing onion for tonight’s dinner, I saw some news on TV that made my ears prick.
A house in Swansea, a suburb of Newcastle <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-28/sink-hole-opens-up-under-nsw-home/5482498" target="_blank">was seemingly sinking into a hole</a>. The cause? An old mine shaft laying approximately 25 metres below.
This is mine subsidence – very unusual, yet something we do prepare for in our development process.
The area underneath the neighbourhood was once part of the Swansea Pit, a coal mine abandoned in 1953.  It was reported that Mine Subsidence Board officers believe the sinkhole appeared above an old vertical furnace shaft. Today they were pouring concrete into the hole to stabilise the area around the house and hopefully they can secure the area and save the house.
There is one comfort for the house owners; the cost for this work required is covered by the Board.
The <a href="https://www.minesub.nsw.gov.au" target="_blank">Mine Subsidence Board</a> is a NSW government department funded by the current mining companies today. The mine companies pay a levy that goes into a trust account and is to be used for any repair works that are a result of mines located beneath the property. It operates for the community in coal mining areas of New South Wales and is responsible for administering the Mine Subsidence Compensation Act.  The Act provides for compensation or repair services where improvements are damaged by mine subsidence resulting from the extraction of coal. 
In an area where you are building new dwellings and that has been identified as undermined, there is a process to follow.
The Mine Subsidence Board is very helpful and provides strict building guidelines on what can be built and the construction methods.  They need to approve and stamp the engineer’s plans for the footings that will support the dwelling. They inspect during the building process to ensure the builder is meeting the engineering requirements and they keep a copy of the approved plans on file. 
If any problems arise in the future that relate to the undermining of the site, the Board make all repairs at their cost, kind of like an insurance company for your development but you don’t pay any premiums.
There is no time limit on the coverage so they basically guarantee the project as long as they have approved the engineering.
As part of our research process, one of our first checks on a potential development site is with the Mine Subsidence Board. They can tell you over the phone if the land our client is purchasing is within a proclaimed Mine Subsidence District.  The purpose of a District is to prevent damage through surface development controls that take account of the risk of damage by subsidence from old, current and future mining.
With detailed geo technical reports and the assistance of the Mine Subsidence Board, a development in an undermined area can be very successful. We have used ‘<a href="https://www.minesub.nsw.gov.au/SiteFiles/minesubnswgovau/MSB4ppA4Potholes07.pdf" target="_blank">pot hole</a>’ construction methods on a duplex development and the construction costs were not very much more than normal construction. But we did secure the land at a discounted price which meant more equity was created during the development for our client.
If you own a property in Newcastle, chances are its undermined, but the type of sinkhole activity reported this week is very uncommon, so don’t lose any sleep over it.
If you are building in a new estate, always have a geotech report completed and use the resources on hand at the Mine Subsidence Board to ensure your building process is correct for the location.
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Feature photo: Guatemalan sinkhole, 2010. Courtesy of Flickr/<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_parent">Creative Commons</a>.
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Sinkholes -  How to make sure your development doesn't get swallowed up from beneath

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The next time you look at buying a piece of land within a land estate, spare a thought for the land developer.
A few discussions this week with different large scale land developers reminded me of the number of layers they need to work through when developing raw land. Raw land is land that remains in its natural state and has had no development improvements, service connections, road works or other developments done to it so that you can build a dwelling there.
I certainly don’t envy the job of a large scale land developer as it takes literally years of work before they see any profits.
One developer told me that they’d been working with council for several years to get their development application (DA) for the land subdivision approved...and that was the easy bit.
Once a subdivision plan is approved the land developer then starts the real work in meeting the conditions of the DA consent so that they can apply for the construction certificate and then finally the subdivision certificate.  Then the final step is to have the individual lots that have been created, registered.
Once registered the purchaser can buy their piece of land and commence their own development journey. For Property Bloom it’s usually an application for a dual occupancy or a multi villa development.
Another land developer explained the stage they were at in one of their current subdivisions. After waiting longer than ever anticipated for the land to be rezoned there other major hurdle was seemingly simple.  
After obtaining the DA consent and in order to commence their civil works, drainage, sewer connections, road and other service connections, they needed permission to put down a 20 metre access crossover.
The owner of the land they needed to use to access their subdivision is the Catholic Church. The levels they had to work through to obtain this small 20 metre access gave the impression it was going all the way to the Pope for approval. Of course it wasn’t, but it was just an example used to convey the time some things can take.
It’s a great thing for us to work with these developers and our established relationships mean Property Bloom gets the low down on land that will be coming up in the near to medium term. We get a sneak preview of the subdivision plans before others so we can choose the lots most suited to our type of development. It gives us time to prepare our DA whilst waiting for the final registration of the land saving on valuable holding costs.
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