Most developments don't fail on the idea. They fail on delivery.
01"I've never done this before."
You own the land, but you've never run a development. Where do you even start?
02"Does council even allow it?"
Zoning, overlays, setbacks, yield. Nobody gives you a straight answer.
03"Utilities alone could sink it."
Sewer, power, headworks. Hidden costs turn a good idea into a loss.
04"The builder underquoted."
Twelve consultants, twelve invoices, and nobody owns the result.
There's a better way. One partner. One plan. Paid when you win.
How it works
Three steps. One accountable team.
You start free. You only pay when the numbers say it's worth it.
Step 01
Free · 48 hours
Site Potential Snapshot
Send us your address. We send back the zoning, a yield range and the three best uses for your land.
Step 02
10 days · fee credited
Project Appraisal
Three scenarios, full feasibility, costs, funding and a delivery roadmap. Credited 100% if we deliver.
Step 03
Concept to keys
Site-to-Asset Delivery
Planning, design, construction, then sale or leasing. One team, one plan, reported monthly.
Try it
Ask CairnsPlan 2016.
Plain-English answers on setbacks, granny flats, sheds and more, straight from the planning scheme.
The 10-Day Site Profit Appraisal
Before you spend a dollar on architects, know if your site makes money.
In 10 business days you'll know what your site can become, what it'll cost, what it'll make, and the fastest path to get there.
Planning and zoning due diligenceTown planner
Three development scenarios, comparedDevelopment consultant
Concept yield study and layoutArchitect
Cost plan from QS-backed ratesQuantity surveyor
Feasibility per scenario: profit, margin, land valueFeasibility consultant
Sales and rental evidenceFlagstone Property Group
Funding pathway: debt, equity, JVFinance advisor
Program and top 10 risksProject manager
Exit options: sell, hold, BTR, refinanceValuer
Modular build checkPT-Blink
Delivery roadmap and fixed fee proposalLandMarx
60-minute walkthrough with a principalLandMarx
The Skin-in-the-Game Guarantee
If we blow your budget, we wear it.
Most project managers get paid the same whether your project lands on budget or blows out. We don't.
You hold 20% of our fee.It's only paid when we land your project on the budget and program you signed off.
Locked when the numbers are real.Budget and program are set once the DA is approved and the builder is tendered.
Beat the feasibility, share the upside.Our bonus comes only from profit above the feasibility, after our fees.
How our management fee is paid
80% base, monthly
20%
80% funds the team20% earned on budget + program
Independent QS certifies final cost. The superintendent certifies completion. Full terms in your Development Management Agreement.
Proof
We don't just advise. We develop.
Every project below is one we've originated, structured and are delivering ourselves, in Cairns.
Parramatta Park · Co-living
The Quarters Severin
16 ensuited suites across two connected three-storey buildings, built for Far North Queensland's rotating workforce.
Secured · in delivery
North Cairns · Shared living
262 Lake Street
14 self-contained suites over three storeys, with a pool, cinema, lift and rooftop solar.
Selling as one asset
Edmonton · Dual income
Mountain View Estate
Two independent 3-bed homes on one 600 m² lot. DA approved and under construction.
Now selling
Lake Street, Cairns · Mixed use
The HQ
Offices, coworking, conference rooms and hospitality under one roof, for the people who build Cairns.
In development
Also in the pipeline: a landowner joint venture at Izatt Close, Edge Hill · a GP super centre in Woree
Questions
The things people ask before they call.
What does the snapshot cost?
Nothing. Send us your address and we send back the zoning, a yield range and the three best uses for your land within 48 hours.
How much is the full appraisal?
$4,950 plus GST, fixed. If you go ahead with us within 90 days, every dollar comes off our delivery fees.
Do I keep control of my land?
Yes. You approve every stage before we move to the next one. It's your site and your decision, always.
What if the numbers don't stack up?
Then you find out in 10 days, not two years. The appraisal also shows your other options: sell with an approval, joint venture, or hold. If it can't give you a clear answer, you get your money back.
I have capital but no site. Can you help?
Yes. We source and appraise sites to your brief, and we can structure joint ventures with landowners.
What kind of projects do you take on?
Townhouses, co-living, build-to-rent, health and mixed-use, across Queensland from our base in Cairns.
How are you paid for delivery?
A management fee on development cost. You hold 20% of it until we land your project on budget and program. We earn a bonus only if we beat the feasibility.
Start here
Your site won't develop itself.
Find out what it's worth to develop. Free, in 48 hours, from people who build in Cairns.
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