Site assessment, Sydney.
Before you spend on design, find out what your block actually allows. A fixed $1,500 builder-agnostic review of your site: feasibility, planning controls, and the cost drivers that matter. You own the report, whoever you build with.
Why it exists
There is no real budget without the site.
Most builders will give you a number before anyone has looked at your land. It feels helpful. It is also how cost surprises happen, because the site decides most of the cost.
The site assessment flips that order. We read your block first, tell you what it allows, and identify the cost drivers up front. Then any number you are given actually means something.
What is included
Four things, in one report.
Fixed $1,500. Usually around 4 weeks. The report is yours to keep.
Planning controls, read for your block
Zoning, height, floor space ratio, setbacks, and the overlays that apply: heritage, flood, bushfire, or tree preservation. The rules that decide what is possible, in plain English.
Feasibility and approval pathway
Whether your goal fits the site, and the likely route to approval: complying development (CDC) or a development application (DA), with realistic timeframes for your council.
The cost drivers that move the number
Slope, access, demolition, soil, and services. The site-specific factors that quietly add or remove tens of thousands, identified before you design, not after the slab.
A written report you own
Everything documented in one report you keep and can hand to any builder or architect. No obligation to proceed, and no number invented without seeing the site.
Is it for you
Honest about fit, before you spend.
- —You own a Sydney block, or are about to buy one, and want a clear read before committing.
- —You want a genuinely independent first step, not a free quote designed to sell you a contract.
- —You are weighing a knock-down rebuild, a custom build, or a constrained site (heritage, flood, slope, narrow lot).
- —You value getting the budget and feasibility right before spending on design.
- —You want the lowest possible headline price and are not concerned with what it includes.
- —You need a fixed build quote today, without anyone reviewing the site first. There is no real budget without the site.
Common
questions
The site assessment, answered.
What is a site assessment?
A site assessment is a structured, builder-agnostic review of your Sydney block before you commit to a full build. It reads the planning controls, identifies the site constraints and cost drivers, and tells you honestly what your land allows. You receive a written report you own and can take to any builder or architect.
How much does a site assessment cost?
The Marvel Homes site assessment is a fixed $1,500. It is deliberately the lowest-risk first step: you get a clear read on feasibility and likely cost before spending on design, and the report is useful regardless of who you ultimately build with.
Do I have to build with Marvel Homes after a site assessment?
No. The report is yours to keep and use with any builder or architect. We built the assessment as a genuinely independent first step. If it turns out a Marvel build is not the right fit for your site or brief, we will tell you.
How long does a site assessment take?
Around 4 weeks from when we receive your address and any survey or title documents. Heritage, flood, bushfire, or tree-constrained sites can take a little longer because there is more to review.
What do I need to provide for a site assessment?
The property address is enough to begin. A contour survey, title documents, and your brief help us go deeper, but we can start the planning and feasibility review with the address alone.
Start with your block.
Send us the address and we will come back with a clear, honest read on what your site allows, what it is likely to cost, and whether it is worth proceeding.
Mo Amin + Ibrahim Amin
Engineers · Licensed Builders · Certified Passive House Tradesperson