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Amalgamation site

Address locked, Chatswood

3 houses today → about 75 homes as apartments, up to 27 storeys. About 1,200 m², 35 m frontage, zone MU1.

Residual land valueA$19.0m
Likely ask (3 houses)A$8.5mFrom the land values x 1.15
HeadroomA$10.5m
Gain over buying separatelyA$10.0m
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A$387 inc GST · 3 months

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This holding is A$387 because its best option clears a 40% margin on cost at the likely ask. Other sites are A$182. One claim credit claims any site.

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Every option the rules allow

OptionHomesStoreysGFARealisationCostsResidual land valueHeadroomProfit at likely ask
Apartments, up to 27 storeys (LEP controls)Local Environmental Plan · FSR 6:1 · 90 m 75277,000 m² A$100mA$50.0mA$19.0mA$10.5m A$25.0m40% on cost · 25% on revenue
Cost stack
  • Construction 7,000 m² at A$5,500/m²A$40.0m
  • Basement parkingA$2.5m
  • DemolitionA$140k
  • Consultants, DA and certification (9%)A$3.8m
  • Contributions (A$28,000 per new home)A$2.0m
  • Contingency (5%)A$2.3m
  • Then selling costs 3%, GST on the margin, finance 7.5%, stamp duty 5.5% and a 20% developer margin solve for the land. Buying at the likely ask of A$8.5m instead leaves A$25.0m pre-tax on a total development cost of A$65.0m.
Shop-top housing, up to 27 storeysLow and Mid-Rise (within 400 m) · FSR 6:1 · 90 m 65277,000 m² A$100mA$50.0mA$16.0mA$7.5m A$25.0m40% on cost · 25% on revenue
Cost stack
  • Construction 7,000 m² at A$5,600/m²A$40.0m
  • Basement parkingA$2.3m
  • DemolitionA$140k
  • Consultants, DA and certification (9%)A$4.0m
  • Contributions (A$28,000 per new home)A$1.8m
  • Contingency (5%)A$2.3m
  • Then selling costs 3%, GST on the margin, finance 7.5%, stamp duty 5.5% and a 20% developer margin solve for the land. Buying at the likely ask of A$8.5m instead leaves A$25.0m pre-tax on a total development cost of A$65.0m.

Site facts

Houses
House, 400 m²House, 400 m²House, 400 m²
Site area
About 1,200 m²
Street frontage
About 35 m (measured against the road corridor)
Zone
MU1
Nearest nominated centre
About 50 m (straight line) · Within 400 m of a nominated centre
Land value
About A$7,500,000 at 1 July 2025, NSW Valuer General (the houses together)