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Address locked, Chatswood

1 house today → about 90 homes as apartments, up to 27 storeys. About 1,500 m², 110 m frontage, zone MU1.

Residual land valueA$22.0m
Likely ask (1 house)A$12.0mFrom the 1 July 2025 land value x 1.15
HeadroomA$10.0m
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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 90279,000 m² A$120mA$60.0mA$22.0mA$10.0m A$27.5m36% on cost · 24% on revenue
Cost stack
  • Construction 9,000 m² at A$5,500/m²A$47.5m
  • Basement parkingA$3.0m
  • DemolitionA$45k
  • Consultants, DA and certification (9%)A$4.5m
  • Contributions (A$28,000 per new home)A$2.5m
  • Contingency (5%)A$2.8m
  • 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$12.0m instead leaves A$27.5m pre-tax on a total development cost of A$80.0m.
Shop-top housing, up to 27 storeysLow and Mid-Rise (within 400 m) · FSR 6:1 · 90 m 80279,000 m² A$120mA$60.0mA$19.0mA$7.0m A$27.5m36% on cost · 24% on revenue
Cost stack
  • Construction 9,000 m² at A$5,600/m²A$50.0m
  • Basement parkingA$2.8m
  • DemolitionA$45k
  • Consultants, DA and certification (9%)A$4.8m
  • Contributions (A$28,000 per new home)A$2.2m
  • Contingency (5%)A$2.8m
  • 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$12.0m instead leaves A$27.5m pre-tax on a total development cost of A$80.0m.

Site facts

Site area
About 1,500 m² (25 m by 60 m)
Street frontage
About 110 m (measured against the road corridor)
Zone
MU1 Mixed Use · Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012
LEP controls
FSR 6:1 · height 90 m · minimum lot not mapped
Nearest nominated centre
About 50 m to Chatswood station and town centre (straight line) · Within 400 m of a nominated centre
Land value
About A$10,000,000 at 1 July 2025, NSW Valuer General · from A$7,000,000 at 1 July 2021 (+45%)