Developers Spearheading Affordable Housing in 2025

Housing supply and affordability remain key challenges in the Australian landscape. But a number of developers are tackling the problem head-on with the help of private and institutional investors. Research driven by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute indicated that densification could deliver more affordable housing as the population increased. However, a more targeted policy was needed to make the delivery of apartments more financially feasible and incentivise developers to deliver them. Developers, including Billbergia and Deicorp in NSW, are coming to the party as their affordable housing pipelines begin to swell. We take a look at the developers with projects coming out of the ground in 2025, using data from MSCI’s Real Capital Analytics data platform. Brisbane Housing Company (BHC) The Brisbane Housing Company is owned by the Queensland Government and the Brisbane City Council. BHC was established in 2002 as a not-for-profit, charitable company and is one of the most active developers in the affordable and social housing space in Queensland. The developer has 17 active projects in various stages of planning and construction across South-East Queensland with six under construction. It expects to complete 290 affordable homes this year. Company: Brisbane Housing Company Investor type: Developer/Owner Estimated construction value (Past 5 years): N/A No. of social and affordable housing projects (Past 5 years): 17 Cedar Pacific JV Sumitomo Forestry Cedar Pacific, along with Sumitomo Forestry, is making significant strides in the social and affordable housing sector—its latest project is 50 Quay Street with an estimated construction value of $199 million. Company: Cedar Pacific Investor type: Investment Manager Country of origin: Australia Company: Sumitomo Forestry Investor type: Real Estate Operating Company Country of origin: Japan Estimated construction value (Past 5 years): $199 million No. of social and affordable housing projects (Past 5 years): 1 50 Quay St, build-to-rent MAB Corporation JV Housing First MAB Corporation and Housing First (Port Phillip Housing Association Inc) have joined forces on the Preston Crossing Project, delivering two new residential villages to expand affordable housing options. The development has an estimated construction value of $128 million. Company: MAB Corporation Investor type: Developer/Owner Country of origin: Australia Company: Housing First (Port Phillip Housing Association Inc) Investor type: Developer/Owner Country of origin: Australia Estimated construction value (Past 5 years): $128 million No. of social and affordable housing projects (Past 5 years): 1 Northside Preston Village Bell Social Housing Frasers Property JV Mitsui Fudosan Frasers Property and Mitsui Fudosan have partnered on Midtown MacPark (Stage 2), a residential tower development centred around social and affordable housing. The project has an estimated construction value of $109 million. Company: Frasers Property Investor type: Real Estate Operating Company Country of origin: Singapore Company: Mitsui Fudosan Investor type: Real Estate Operating Company Country of origin: Japan Estimated construction value (Past 5 years): $109 million No. of social and affordable housing projects (Past 5 years): 1 Midtown MacPark—Stage 2 (Social Tower) CasUrban JV Housing Choices Australia An estimated construction value of $34 million underpins the Reynolds Street project in Victoria, a joint venture between CasUrban and Housing Choices Australia. Company: CasUrban Investor type: Developer/Owner Country of origin: Australia Company: Housing Choices Australia Investor type: Non-Professional Country of origin: Australia Estimated construction value (Past 5 years): $34 million No. of social and affordable housing projects (Past 5 years): 1 Housing Choices Apartments—1-5 Reynolds Street Launch Housing The Viv’s Place project, led by an Melbourne-based community housing and homelessness organisation, carries an estimated construction value of $24.4 million. Company: Launch Housing Investor type: Developer/Owner Country of origin: Australia Estimated construction value (Past 5 years): $50-million-plus No. of social and affordable housing projects (Past 5 years): 2 Viv’s Place Bellfield Social Housing Project, Bellfield * This list was compiled with data sourced from MSCI Real Capital Analytics.

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