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Construction Certificate and Construction Documents are next Thank you for your kind wishes. I am meeting with the architect and my accountant to plan the next step. I hope to be able to build the rear townhouses first without dislodging the tenants in the front building. There will be...

DA Approved! After a year of fine tuning, neighbour objections and accepting Council changes the DA is now approved and ready. Next step budget fine tuning and finance:)

My DA has been lodged Quick update the DA has been lodged however there are some issues with my western neighbours including acoustic privacy, bulk and the front fa?ade of the building being in a Conservation Area. We have amended some sections of the plans and waiting to hear from Council

DA is now with Council My DA is now with Council and the Neighbours have been advised. I have 4 submissions to respond to. My second meeting with the SEPP committee went as planned and soon the Planning Officer will assess the DA. The DA is not completely complying and the FSR is about 14%...

Moving to DA Stage I have all the consultants on board, the cost for the DA is way above what I expected but I understand what I am paying for, in particular the pre DA chat with Council officers and the SEPP 65 panel was enlightening and should pre empt any approval problems. I have talked to...

Thanks for your suggestion. After I get finance I will put the project out to tender. I would love to have some recommendations of builders who work in the local area and are familiar with older buildings:)

Chris Gray Yes I know Chris Gray and watch his show on Sky news... he initially gave me the idea about extending the back of the unit block. We meet the Council officers for our Pre - DA in a week or so. Lets see what they say!

Thanks for your comment. My engineer has inspected the building and as long as I use light weight materials for the top floor there is no issue with the foundations.. in fact we have just removed the old slate roof that was stored in the roof cavity... it weighed a ton!

Pre DA Our PRE DA with the SEPP 65 committee went well. They were not concerned about us exceeding the FSR for the development, if fact they suggested that we go slightly bigger and the architect show some more "flair". They thought the neighbours had exceeded the FSR markedly already ... and...

Thanks for your note We are already at the Pre DA stage. We will present that to council in October. I have a planner who has done a property potential report .. but would like another point of view from someone who has renovated an older style block of units in Sydney. Thanks again.

Finally Moving I am finally moving on this and am about to put my DA into council to develop the building and block. I will change the 4 x 1 bedroom units into 2 x 3brs and 2 by 2 bedrooms. I cannot build another level on top but have decided instead to do attic conversions..hence the 2 x...

Unit Allocation on the Strata Plan Thanks for your interest Michael. You are a great sounding board for me. I will try to keep this thread alive but feel free to contact me should I get preoccupied. Real Estate is only one of my fiddles! When this block was strata titled in 1996 the previous...

Hey Michael Thanks for the advice! I have some contacts in council as I am active in local Precinct activities. I will push the envelope in terms of FSR somewhat but figure I have a good case. Yes I do need to find other examples in the area so I might have to simply do a bit of a drive around...

I hope it's a well beaten path! I need advice

Thank you I will have try and find a copy

Hi I own a block of 4 Units in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. It is a 2 storey double brick block built in approx 1930's. It consists of 1 2 bedroom Unit and 3 x 1 bedroom units. It is suituated on a large block of land with 5 garages. Subject to council approval I want to add a third storey...