APAirspace PodsRooftop Modular

Sydney · NSW

Rooftop airspace development in Sydney

Sydney has the tightest housing supply and the highest airspace values in the country, and thousands of post-war walk-up blocks with flat, structurally capable roofs sitting empty above them.

$15,200 / m²
Median airspace sale value
10–14 weeks
Typical approval window
Pyrmont, Surry Hills
Delivered projects

Planning & strata pathway

NSW airspace projects run under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015. Most rooftop additions proceed as a development application to council, with a strata plan of subdivision registered after completion. A special resolution of the owners corporation is required.

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 Sydney roof

Where we work in Sydney

  • Pyrmont
  • Surry Hills
  • Bondi
  • Chatswood
  • Parramatta
  • Newtown
  • Randwick
  • North Sydney

Current Sydney benchmarks: $1,180 / m² per annum rental, $15,200 / 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.

420 m²
100 m²1,000 m²

Estimated pod capacity

3 pods

165 m² of new floor area

Potential annual yield

$179,124

Gross rental income, indicative

Added capital value

$2,508,000

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

Sydney airspace questions.

The questions strata committees, building owners and engineers ask us first. Anything missing? Send it through the enquiry form below.