Tim has over 20 years of medium density infill development experience, is the founder of Property Collectives, and acts in the capacity as Development Director on group build projects.
Over this time Tim has been responsible for developing over 100 townhouses and apartments, 90 of which have been built across 11 group build joint ventures.
In 2018 Tim was a recipient of The Urban Developer Award for Excellence in Commercial Innovation for the development of the group build model.
Development advisory consulting experience includes:
- Viability/Buildability consultant to the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) and the Office of the Victoria Government Architect (OVGA) to advise on the Future Homes initiative.
- Viability/Buildability consultant to the City of Maroondah on their Greening the Greyfields initiative.
- Strategic development advice to the Community Housing Association of Victoria (CHIA Vic) on their 10-year strategic roadmap for sector growth.
- Affordable housing & development advice to local authorities including Merribek Affordable Housing, the City of Greater Bendigo and the City of Whittlesea.
- Affordable housing development advisory advice to faith-based organizations and the Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation including Northern Community Church of Christ, High St Preston (mixed use 60-80 apartments) and Box Hill Baptist, Ellingworth Rd Box Hill (mixed use 50-60 apartments).
- Crisis housing development advisory advice to Mornington City Council and regional community services provider Meli Group.
- Construction debt advisory and procurement for Cooperation Housing WA.
Development management experience includes:
- 22 Powers St Donvale, 8 homes, completed 2007
- 132 St Georges Rd Northcote, 4 homes, completed 2013
- 121 Clarke St Northcote, 7 homes, completed 2018
- 4 Strettle St Thornbury, 6 homes, completed 2019
- 60a Barkly St St Kilda, 7 homes, completed 2021
- 11-17 Ireland St West Melbourne, 7 homes, in construction
- 6-10 Gardiner St North Melbourne, 8 homes, completed 2022
- 687-693 Queensberry St North Melb, 11 homes, in construction
- 2 Union St Brunswick, 6 homes, completed 2023
- 16-18 Clarendon St Thornbury, 6 homes, completed 2023
- 488-490 Victoria St West Brunswick, 10 homes, completed 2024
- 62a Brougham St Eltham, 21 homes, 2021 – 2026
Tim is also an experienced public speaker and has spoken at:
- M Pavillion – High Density Happiness – Alternative Ownership 2018
- Byron Shire – Our Housing Challenge 2019
- UDIA Development Summit 2019 – Disruptive Housing
- Moreland City Council – Good Medium Density Design 2019
- AHURI conference 2022
- The Urban Developer conference 2017, 2019 & 2024
- The Affordable Housing Investment Summit 2024
- Moonee Valley Council community engagement forum
- City of Greater Geelong Pakington North community engagement forum
- Planning Instutite of Australia Victorian State Conference 2019 & 2023
- Robin Boyd Foundation – Home Made Melbourne 2025
- Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) Victoria annual conference 2025
- Australian Cooperative Housing Alliance (ACHA) conference 2025
- Office of the Victorian Government (OVGA) Density Done Well forum
Tim is also a co-founder of not for profit Middle Ground Housing, an incubator for a new model of cooperative housing that provides secure, sustainable cost-stabilised homes for Australians locked out of homeownership