Develop Your Block With Quality-Built Apartments
To meet the demand for inner city living around Perth, many residential zonings and local authority town planning schemes have been changing. Developers can now build high-density developments in many Perth suburbs where previously only units, villas or townhouses were permitted.
Traditionally, Australians have favoured a large home on a big block of land, over an apartment. However, demand for smaller living spaces in inner city locations is growing. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) predicts an increase in the number of single person households by 1.7 million over the next 20 years, and expects that couples without children are set to outnumber traditional families by 2031. This means that not only will more houses be required, but there’s likely to be an increase in demand for smaller sized homes.
When you choose to build apartments, the land value remains constant, but the potential return from selling or renting the apartments may be much greater.
Perth Residential Design Codes
Before embarking on a development, one of the first steps is to check the Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) of the area, as they differ from council to council. As R-Code specialists, we can consult with local councils and planning consultants on your behalf to work out what’s possible on your site and whether it will be impacted by future zoning changes.
This table shows a few examples of zoning and how many apartments you may be able to construct on a given piece of land. As a general guide, a 1400sqm block zoned R40 would potentially support six single story units. The same block taking advantage of Class 2 building methods would potentially support 10 to 14 units.
View our featured apartment project case studies:
Coolbellup apartments
By teaming up with Dale Alcock Projects, the client was able to hand over the project management to a trusted team. Dale Alcock Projects designed and built a two-storey development of seven modern apartments. Six of the apartments have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and the seventh is a one-bedroom design.
Maylands apartments
Dale Alcock transformed this Maylands block into a stunning three-storey building, home to 10 architecturally-designed boutique apartments. The design focuses on big flexible living spaces and generous bedrooms, with the loft-style apartments on the top floor enjoying panoramic views of the city and Perth Hills.
Craigie apartments
The Dale Alcock team worked with Harden Jones Architects to create Vivo Apartments. A boutique apartment complex featuring 12 two bedroom, two bathroom apartments. Each apartment has been designed for lifestyle and privacy, featuring open living areas with quality features and finishes.