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Builders & Developers

The prestige residential development market demands a different kind of strategic partnership — one built on genuine market intelligence, a curated buyer network, and the credibility to position your project at the top of its category. We are selective about who we work with. If you are building something exceptional, we should talk.

The Opportunity

SEQ Is Undersupplied at the Premium End

South-East Queensland is experiencing a structural undersupply of genuinely premium residential product. With $3 million now the established prestige entry point — McGrath's Winter 2026 Brisbane Prestige Residential Report recorded 615 transactions above $3 million over the past year — buyer demand at the premium end continues to outpace supply. CBRE forecasts point to a constrained dwelling pipeline, with around 4,600 adjusted additions per annum across Brisbane between 2025 and 2029, approximately 60% concentrated in the inner city. This gap represents a strategic opportunity for developers willing to build at the top of the market.

The 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are accelerating this dynamic, but the opportunity is broader than the Games themselves. Queensland’s 2026–27 Budget identifies a record $119.241 billion four-year capital program, while Infrastructure Partnerships Australia ranks Queensland first overall in its 2026–27 Australian Infrastructure Budget Monitor. For developers, this reinforces the need to think carefully about location, product-market fit, buyer depth and execution timing in a market where infrastructure investment, population growth and prestige supply constraints are converging. Brisbane has been named one of the world's hottest luxury property markets by Knight Frank's Wealth Report. The window to develop and sell at the premium end — before competitors respond — is open now.

$3M+

BRISBANE PRESTIGE THRESHOLD

McGrath Brisbane Prestige Residential Report, Winter 2026

Brisbane's prestige residential market is commonly analysed from the $3 million-plus threshold, with McGrath's Winter 2026 Brisbane Prestige Residential report recording 615 transactions above $3 million over the past year.

2032

Olympic & Paralympic Games

Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee

The 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are accelerating demand for premium product and driving a record infrastructure investment program across South East Queensland.

+76.1%

BRISBANE HOUSE VALUE GROWTH

Cotality Home Value Index, June 2020–June 2025

Cotality's Home Value Index recorded Brisbane house values rising by 76.1% between June 2020 and June 2025. More recent data indicates continued growth, although momentum has moderated through 2026.

~3,000 p.a.

INNER-CITY DWELLING SUPPLY

CBRE Brisbane residential market analysis, 2025–2029 forecast

CBRE forecasts point to a constrained Brisbane dwelling pipeline, with adjusted additions of around 4,600 dwellings per annum across Brisbane between 2025 and 2029, and approximately 60% expected to be concentrated in the inner city.

What We Offer

Our Services for Builders & Developers

From feasibility through to settlement, we provide a comprehensive suite of services designed to maximise the commercial outcome of your prestige projects.

Project Feasibility & Market Positioning

Before a sod is turned, we provide detailed market analysis, benchmarking, and buyer-demand profiling for your target price point and product type. We help developers align product, positioning and pricing strategy with prevailing market demand from day one.

Off-the-Plan Sales & Pre-Launch Strategy

We manage discreet pre-launch campaigns for pre-qualified, high-net-worth buyers, using our curated buyer network and professional relationships — creating opportunities to secure meaningful pre-sales before a project reaches the broader market.

Project Marketing & Buyer Engagement

Our prestige marketing approach — premium photography, architectural renders, bespoke collateral, and targeted digital placement — positions your development at the top of its category. We create desire, not merely awareness.

Sales Agency for Completed Prestige Product

For completed developments, we provide a full boutique sales agency service: staging and presentation management, buyer management, negotiation, and end-to-end transaction coordination through to settlement.

Site Identification & Acquisition Support

Through our relationships with property owners, agents and professional advisers, we may assist developers in identifying and assessing suitable development sites, including selected opportunities before they reach the open market.

Our Commitment

A complete partnership, from first feasibility to final settlement.

Every service we provide is designed to maximise your project's commercial outcome — with the rigour, discretion, and buyer relationships that only a specialist prestige agency can deliver.

Express Your Interest

What You Achieve

Goals & Benefits

De-Risk Your Project

Accurate pre-launch market intelligence means you build with confidence — not assumptions. Fewer surprises at the sales stage lead to better financial outcomes.

Access Pre-Qualified Buyers

Our buyer database and professional network give your project immediate access to serious, qualified purchasers — reducing time on market and marketing waste.

Premium Positioning

We position your project at the top of its category from day one. The right positioning at launch can significantly influence the commercial success of your project.

Faster Pre-Sales

Pre-launch campaigns through our network can generate meaningful pre-sales before the public launch — potentially supporting financing outcomes and reducing project risk.

End-to-End Transaction Management

From the first buyer enquiry to settlement, we manage every stage of the sales process, so your team can focus on what you do best: building and developing.

Long-Term Partnership

We are not interested in 'one-off' short-term transactions. We work with a select group of builders and developers to build a long-term, productive partnership — aligning our interests with yours and growing together across multiple projects.

Why Partner With Us

What Makes Us Different

Tom’s executive career involved extensive engagement with boards, institutional stakeholders, regulators, government authorities and industry organisations. This experience provides a practical understanding of the complex stakeholder environments often associated with significant development and transformation projects, where alignment, governance, risk, reputation and long-term value creation must be carefully managed.

We Select Who We Work With

We do not partner with every builder or developer who approaches us. We work with builders and developers who share our commitment to quality and excellence. That selectivity protects our buyers and our reputation — and it protects yours.

Institutional Market Intelligence

Our market analysis draws on the same disciplined approach used in institutional investment and capital allocation decisions. Developers partnering with us receive analysis that goes well beyond standard comparable sales reports.

A Buyer Network, Not Just a Database

Our buyer relationships and network, even internationally, are cultivated over years, not harvested from portals. Pre-qualified, relationship-managed buyers move faster and negotiate less aggressively than portal-sourced enquiries.

Prestige Is All We Do

Our primary focus is premium and prestige property and development opportunities. Every project we represent is positioned at the premium end of its category. Your development will not compete for attention with other 'standard' competitors.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Let's Talk

Strategic Relationships. Long-Term Perspective.

We work with a select group of builders, developers, landowners and industry professionals seeking strategic insight, market intelligence and long-term professional relationships across South East Queensland.

Schedule a confidential conversation to explore whether there may be an opportunity to work together.

All discussions are treated in the strictest confidence.

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Service Scope

Tom Pellegrini & Partners provides strategic property, property-related investment, development opportunity and relocation advisory services. Information provided is general and strategic in nature and has not been tailored to any person's specific objectives, financial situation or needs. We do not provide financial product advice, financial planning advice, legal advice, taxation advice, migration advice or credit assistance.

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Forecasts & Market Commentary

Historical performance, market commentary and forecasts are provided for general information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a prediction of future outcomes. Market reports, commentary and forecasts reflect general observations and should not be interpreted as recommendations, predictions or guarantees of future performance.

Real estate services are independently provided by Tom Pellegrini & Partners (Queensland Corporate Licence 4933454), Tom Pellegrini (Queensland Individual Licence 4924515), and Francesca Raucci (Queensland Individual Licence 4966241), and may also be provided, where appropriate, in conjunction with Prestige by Harcourts Property Centre. For further information regarding our services, please refer to our Advisory Scope & Disclaimer Notice, Website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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