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Demolition party – the beginning of the end…
All things must come to an end. So it is with a tinge of sadness that Dan and I visited the site of our development on Monday night with demolition just around the corner. The tenants moved out on...
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Day 1: Demolition – the end of the start
The stock market wasn’t the only thing crashing today. After 18 months it was pretty exciting to see the first phase of construction commence… Ouch… Share
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Joint venture property development – a case study
So you are interested in property development but don’t have either the knowledge, skills, time or money to do it yourself. What are your options? Well you could wait and accumulate the skills, time...
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November JV development update – half way there
Our last progress claim saw us tick past the half way point of our joint development in Northcote so I thought I would share a few of the best pictures of the project from the last few months. Starting...
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April joint venture development update – 6 weeks and counting
With our completion date fast approaching in mid-May we are in for a busy time over the coming 6 weeks. Thought I would share some pictures from the last four months since my last update. It’s funny...
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Citiniche – a crowdsourcing model for residential property development
Crowd funding is a relatively recent phenomenon that has the potential to change the way people raise capital. With the arrival of social media and connected online networks it has become much easier...
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Property syndicates – power in numbers: API magazine
Thought I would share a recent article from API magazine which outlines some of the niche property strategies available to investors; property development, commercial investment, student housing,...
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How to find the right joint venture development partner: Your Investment...
Its a question I get asked often and its a not that easy a question to answer. Your Investment Property magazine asked me to put together my thoughts on this question for its readers in the November...
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Northcote joint venture property development – the finished product
Units 1-4/2 McCracken Avenue Northcote, Victoria View from McCracken Avenue Design Team: Dan Demant, Tim Riley & The Saint George Collective Documentation Architects: Loop 8 Location: Cnr of St...
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Step by step guide to small property development: YIP magazine
Your Investment Property magazine recently started a three part series on small property development. The aim of the series is to cover everything you need to know about making the transition from...
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The Clarke Street Collective – our second Northcote joint venture development...
I’m pretty excited to have kicked off another joint venture property development after recently purchasing 121 Clarke Street Northcote. After 9 months of searching for a development site and a number...
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The Next Collective – be a partner in our next property development
Interested in joining a joint venture property development project? We are looking for partners to be part of our next collective. We are currently looking for joint venture partners for 4-8 townhouse...
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Nightingale apartments Brunswick approved – alternative development models...
I’ve been following the progression of the Breathe architecture led Nightingale Brunswick apartment project with interest over the last few months. Mostly because it seems the creators have developed a...
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The Strettle Street Collective: Thornbury 6 townhouse development JV kicks off
Before Christmas 2014 we formed our next collective and started looking for another townhouse development site. While the purchase of our St Georges Rd Northcote and Clarke Street Northcote sites took...
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The Clarke Street Collective: final design for Northcote 7 townhouse project
The Clarke Street Collective recently submitted a revised town planning application for our seven townhouse project in Clarke Street Northcote. Based on Council’s feedback we undertook a partial...
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Buy with a little help from your friends – syndicate feature in The Sunday Age
Property Collectives was lucky enough to have a great feature in last week’s Sunday Age. The story featured some of the original partners in our St Georges Rd syndicate which finished in 2013, plus a...
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The Ireland Street Collective: West Melbourne 8 townhouse syndicate launches
In August 2015 our fourth property syndicate formed and on Christmas eve we received an early present in the form 11-17 Ireland Street West Melbourne. Measuring 409m2 the site is a north facing...
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The Strettle Street Collective: final design for Thornbury 6 townhouse project
Our project near Merri Creek in Thornbury features six double-storey townhouses of around 130 sqm of living. Measuring around 1430 sqm with a 20 metre frontage and 70 metre length, the most exciting...
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The Gardiner Street Collective: North Melbourne 8 townhouse project launches
I’m very excited to announce the launch of our fifth townhouse joint venture with the purchase in May of 6-10 Gardiner Street North Melbourne. Our newest collective purchased the 425m2 site off-market...
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Northcote Collective – Clarke Street construction commences
I’m glad to report that the build on our 7 townhouse project in Northcote is well underway. After some late planning challenges were resolved we demolished before Christmas and construction commenced...
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