Developers & Advisors who focus our time and money on projects with purpose & impact

Our Advisory co-operative brings together the collective intelligence of a likeminded network of investment, development, project & asset management experts.

Our Building Group model empowers people to take more control over their housing future by allowing members to build the homes and communities they want. This group build approach has made us Australia’s leading deliberative developer, building 82 homes across 10 projects in Northcote, Thornbury, West & North Melbourne, St Kilda, Brunswick and Eltham since 2010.

Our Aim

We strive to spend our time and money on creating social, environmental and economic impact.  We do this by partnering with people who want to invest in long term quality outcomes.

Through our Advisory work we support organisations that are focused on creating impactful projects for the long term benefit of our community.

Our Building Group housing model is a practical solution for people that want to take more control over their housing future. The approach is a structurally more affordable way to build new homes.

We aim to make it easier for people to create inter-generational communities and produce homes with architectural and environmental integrity. Through our structured process we work hard to help collective members create real long term financial and social capital.

 

Advisory

Our co-operative approach to Advisory brings the collective intelligence of a network of investment, development, project & asset management subject matter experts in at the right points of the development process.

This networked approach allows Clients to efficiently augment their organisational capability to achieve their long-term real estate aspirations.

The team works across a range of Residential & Commercial projects and joint ventures, from project ideation through to project delivery and asset management.

 

 

Building Groups

Our building group model empowers people to co-develop the homes and communities they want at cost.

It provides a more affordable alternative for people to own great homes in great locations.

Our proven platform and network provide an operating system that citizens and community groups can leverage to create deliver their communal living aspirations.

By running a transparent and participatory approach members stay in control of the design & build of their future homes. And buy in locations that they otherwise might not be able to afford.

The approach is similar to the German Baugruppen (“self-build” or “build group”) model which allows home owners to co-develop together.

Since 2010 we have co-created 10 collectives building 82 homes worth nearly $100m, with estimated savings of around $9m to members.

Read more about our group build approach in The Conversation, The GuardianThe Age & SMH and The Fifth Estate, or watch this short video by RMIT.

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News

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A proven policy roadmap for delivering more affordable & better quality housing supply

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The Fifth Estate: Collective resi developments make sense

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Video: Urbanity 2024 – Private Developers Solving Australia’s Missing Middle Housing Crisis

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Robin Boyd Foundation: Home Made Melbourne at Walsh Street

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Parliamentary Friends of Co-operatives and Mutuals Affordable Housing Policy Roundtable in Canberra

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Open House Melbourne: Re/discover Community-Led Development in Eltham

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Podcast: Saltgrass – The Housing Crisis: Building Together

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The Guardian: These Melburnians dreamed of a ‘communal approach’ to housing. The local council had other ideas

Media

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The Fifth Estate: Collective resi developments make sense

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Video: Urbanity 2024 – Private Developers Solving Australia’s Missing Middle Housing Crisis

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Podcast: Saltgrass – The Housing Crisis: Building Together

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The Guardian: These Melburnians dreamed of a ‘communal approach’ to housing. The local council had other ideas

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Report: How Feasible is a New Generation of Housing Co-operatives in Australia?

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Video: Finance options for housing alternatives – NENA Housing Week

Image of Tim Riley in housing story in The Age newspaper

The Age & SMH: The missing middle that could help fix the housing crisis

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The Conversation: Want to cut your new home costs by 10% or more? That’s what building groups can do

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