ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a passionate team of developers, architects, project managers, and finance specialists based in the Byron Shire, working exclusively in the Northern Rivers.
We're longtime locals, tired of business as usual, who came together with a shared vision for doing things differently and building better communities.
We've proven that development can be community-minded and commercially successful, and our goal is to continue improving the region we love for the benefit of everyone.
WHAT WE DO:
We don’t just get things approved and move on. We work across the full lifecycle of a project, from identifying sites and rezoning land, to construction, leasing, and long-term placemaking. Our scope includes:
• Land acquisition and rezoning
• Urban and architectural design
• Development approvals
• Construction management
• Sales, leasing, and marketing
• Property management and placemaking
We approach every project as if we’re going to live or work there ourselves, because sometimes, we do.
WHY NOW?
The Byron Shire is at a crossroads. The housing crisis has gone from urgent to critical. Climate change has hit. Inequality is on the rise. Communities throughout the region are under the pump.
We’re not waiting for someone else to fix things. We live here, and we’re doubling down by investing here, because we believe better is possible.
TO ACHIEVE WHAT?
Yes, we’re developers, and like any business, profit matters. But we’re hell-bent on proving that better developments can provide better returns, so that doing the right thing becomes bankable and the new normal. We want to see:
• Affordable and appropriate housing
• A region rich in people from all walks
• Resilient, connected communities
• Appropriate models for growth
• Developments that build community
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
We wrote a book about it → Read New Old Ways.
AWARDS
HABITAT BYRON BAY:
Commercial Precinct
2018 AIA NSW Country Division Award: Commercial Architecture
Barrio Byron Bay
2018 AIA NSW Country Division Award: Interior Architecture
Live Work Terraces
2018 AIA NSW Country Division Award: Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing
Recreation precinct
2018 AIA NSW Country Division Commendation, Small projects
Easy Street Living
2020 AIA NSW Country Division Winner: Residential ‘Multiple’ Housing
2020 AIA NSW Country Division Winner: Sustainable Architecture
Easy Street Commercial
2023 AIA NSW Winner - Commercial Architecture
NSW Government Architects
Case study
Planning Institute Australia, 2019
PIA NSW Awards Plan to Place
Planning Institute Australia, 2018
PIA NSW Awards for Planning
Excellence: Winner, Best Planning Ideas, Large Project
CREATIVE CAPITAL:
Byron Shire Council
In Business for Good Award 2024
NORTH BYRON PARKLANDS :
Planning Institute Australia
2018 PIA NSW Award for From Plan to Place (Planning Excellence)
Byron Shire Council
World Environment Day Award, June 2014. Outstanding Sustainability Efforts.