MD Urban Advisory

Services

Everything between the site and the settlement.

Engage us for a single piece of advice or to lead the whole programme. Most clients start with feasibility, then ask us to stay on as development and project managers through to handover.

01

Subdivision & Greenfield Delivery

Our core business — across residential, industrial and commercial land. End-to-end management of subdivision from the town-planning phase through civil design and delivery, staging, authority works and titling, converting raw land into registered, saleable lots.

  • Town planning phase management
  • Civil design management
  • Subdivision staging strategy
  • Civil & authority works delivery
  • Statement of Compliance
  • Plan of subdivision & titling

02

Development Management

We act as your client-side development manager — managing strategy, budget, programme and risk, and directing the consultant and contractor team so you keep control without being consumed by the day-to-day.

  • Development strategy & staging
  • Budget & cash-flow management
  • Consultant procurement & coordination
  • Risk & approvals strategy
  • Authority & stakeholder engagement
  • Reporting to investors & financiers

03

Project & Construction Management

Hands-on delivery management through design, tender and construction — holding programme, controlling cost and administering contracts so the build matches the plan.

  • Programme development & control
  • Procurement & tendering
  • Contract administration
  • Cost & variation management
  • Quality & defect management
  • Handover & commissioning

04

Town Planning & Approvals

Strategy and management of the planning pathway — from permits and amendments to PSP and development plan processes — with the authority relationships to keep approvals on track.

  • Planning permit applications
  • Rezoning & planning scheme amendments
  • Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) input
  • Development & subdivision plans
  • Council & referral coordination
  • VCAT & expert team management

05

Feasibility & Due Diligence

The numbers and the risks before you commit. We assess development potential, test yield and model feasibility so acquisition and investment decisions are made with eyes open.

  • Site development assessment
  • Yield & staging optimisation
  • Residual land value analysis
  • Sensitivity & scenario modelling
  • Pre-purchase due diligence
  • Concept master planning input

06

Built Form & Knockdown-Rebuild

Delivery of townhouses and medium-density housing, plus single-dwelling demolish-and-rebuild — managing planning, design and construction for built form at any scale.

  • Townhouse & medium-density delivery
  • Single-dwelling demolish & rebuild
  • Planning permits & approvals
  • Design & builder management
  • Contract administration
  • Defects & handover

07

Superintendency & Contract Administration

Independent superintendent and contract administration services for construction contracts — fair, timely and transparent management of payments, claims and variations.

  • Superintendent under AS contracts
  • Progress claim assessment
  • Variation & EOT assessment
  • Practical completion
  • Defects liability management
  • Final account

Our process

A clear path from land to lots and keys.

Phase

01

Feasibility & strategy

Site assessment, yield testing and feasibility modelling to confirm the opportunity and the right development pathway.

Phase

02

Planning & approvals

We assemble the consultant team and manage permits, amendments and authority negotiations to secure approvals.

Phase

03

Design & documentation

Design management and procurement — coordinating consultants and contractors and locking in budget and programme.

Phase

04

Construction & delivery

On-the-ground project management — programme, cost, contract administration and quality through to completion.

Phase

05

Titles & handover

Statement of Compliance, titling and handover — closing out the project so lots and dwellings can settle.

Not sure which service you need?

Tell us about your project and we’ll point you in the right direction. The first conversation is always obligation-free.

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