Expert commercial development site

The best development sites are often sold quietly, before they are ever advertised, and competition for prime sites is fierce. Our industry relationships give you access to off-market and pre-market opportunities you won’t find on the open market, and first look at sites ahead of competing developers.

We assess each site on what it can actually deliver, considering developable area, likely yield, end values and the highest and best use of the land. You get a clear, evidence-based view of a site’s potential, not just the numbers a listing puts forward.

A site is only as good as what you can build on it. We investigate zoning, permissible use, floor space ratio, height limits, overlays and the likely planning pathway, so you understand the real development potential and the constraints before you buy.

On a development site, both the price and the terms shape your margin. Beyond price, we negotiate the conditions that de-risk a project, such as longer settlements, deferred terms or acquisition subject to planning approval, protecting your position and your feasibility.

We look beyond the single site to how each acquisition fits your broader program, helping you build a consistent pipeline across locations and product types, and advising on when and where to acquire as the market moves.

We start with your objectives, including preferred product type, target margins, appetite for planning risk, and the locations and site sizes you want to pursue. This defines a clear brief and the criteria every site is measured against.

Using our Australia-wide network and access to off-market listings, we run a highly targeted search, screening on zoning, developable area, planning potential and feasibility, so you only see sites genuinely worth pursuing.

We scrutinise the factors that determine whether a site stacks up, including zoning, permissible use, floor space ratio, height limits, overlays, site conditions and any structural, contamination or heritage issues, so you buy with a full picture.

We manage the entire negotiation, securing the site at a price and on terms that protect your feasibility, whether that involves a longer settlement, deferred terms or a planning-approval condition, then coordinate with your legal and financial advisors through to settlement.

Once the site is yours, we remain on hand, whether that is sourcing your next site, refining your acquisition strategy or helping you plan the next stage of your pipeline.

From infill sites to larger residential holdings, we source land with the zoning, developable area and planning pathway to support apartments, townhouses or medium-density product, assessing yield and end values to target strong project margins.

We identify sites suited to office, retail or business-park product in CBD, metropolitan and growth-corridor locations, with the fundamentals and planning potential to support a viable commercial development.

For developers pursuing diversity within a single project, we source sites suited to mixed-use schemes that combine residential, retail and commercial components, offering multiple income and value-add levers under one title.

We help developers secure land in strategic metropolitan and regional corridors for warehousing, logistics and light industrial product, a sector supported by long-term structural demand.

From neighbourhood retail to large-format and bulky-goods sites, we source land with strong catchments, exposure and the planning potential to support viable retail development.

We source sites suited to childcare centres, medical and allied health facilities and other social infrastructure, product types supported by strong demand and often backed by long leases on completion.

We help developers identify broadacre and englobo land with subdivision potential, assessing zoning, servicing, staging and the planning pathway to unlock developable lots.

For developers seeking existing improvements, we source assets with repositioning, refurbishment or change-of-use potential, where planning and design can unlock latent value.

We help developers weigh location, planning and end-use potential to secure sites suited to hotel, short-stay or accommodation product in the sector.

Establishing what a site is genuinely worth, and negotiating on price and terms effectively, takes specialist knowledge of feasibility, end values and comparable land sales. Without it, developers risk overpaying or missing the terms that protect a project’s margin.

Thorough due diligence uncovers what a listing won’t, such as zoning limits, overlays, easements, contamination, heritage constraints or servicing issues. Missing these can turn an apparently strong site into a project that never stacks up.

Development carries complex planning and regulatory requirements. Misreading a planning pathway or an approval condition without professional guidance can lead to expensive delays or a project that cannot proceed as intended.

It is easy to be swayed by a site’s location or headline potential. Acquisition decisions should be driven by feasibility and planning analysis, not sentiment, otherwise you risk committing to a site that erodes your margin.