Melbourne · VIC
Rooftop airspace development in Melbourne
Melbourne's inner-north and inner-east mid-rise stock is ideal airspace territory: generous floor plates, robust concrete frames and strong demand for premium small-footprint homes.
- $11,400 / m²
- Median airspace sale value
- 9–13 weeks
- Typical approval window
- Fitzroy
- Delivered projects
Planning & strata pathway
Victorian projects sit under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the Owners Corporations Act 2006. Rooftop additions typically require a planning permit plus building permit, with heritage overlays the most common constraint in the inner suburbs.
We prepare the structural feasibility scan, the owners corporation briefing pack and the certification documentation, then coordinate the fabrication and crane program so on-site works stay within days.
Assess a Melbourne roofWhere we work in Melbourne
- Fitzroy
- Richmond
- South Yarra
- Brunswick
- Carlton
- St Kilda
- Collingwood
- Hawthorn
Current Melbourne benchmarks: $890 / m² per annum rental, $11,400 / m² on completion. See our calculator methodology.
Airspace Calculator
What is your roof actually worth?
An indicative airspace model based on local rental benchmarks, structural allowances and typical strata approval pathways.
Estimated pod capacity
3 pods
165 m² of new floor area
Potential annual yield
$135,102
Gross rental income, indicative
Added capital value
$1,881,000
On completion, at current comparables
Next step
Get the full feasibility model for your building.
Structural allowance, approval pathway, staged cost plan and yield sensitivity — downloads instantly as a PDF.
Who we work with
Committees, engineers and managers.
“The airspace sale paid for our facade remediation and a new lift. Nine years of special levy arguments solved in one resolution.”
Marion Webb
Chair, Owners Corporation — Harris Street, Pyrmont
“I signed off the structural scope in a fortnight. The chassis loads were well within what the existing frame could carry with minor strengthening.”
Daniel Okafor
Chartered Structural Engineer, CPEng
“Residents expected a year of scaffolding. The module landed on a Saturday morning and was watertight by lunchtime.”
Priya Raman
Strata Manager — Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
FAQ
Melbourne airspace questions.
The questions strata committees, building owners and engineers ask us first. Anything missing? Send it through the enquiry form below.