Illawarra & South Coast Specialists
Stone & Clay is a boutique property consulting firm specialising in residential development site acquisition — from Austinmer to Huskisson. We do the work so you don't have to.
Who We Are
Stone & Clay is a boutique property development and consulting firm operating across the Illawarra and South Coast corridor. We work across the full development lifecycle — from identifying the right site to delivering the finished product — with a small number of clients at any one time so every project gets our full attention.
Our core focus is small residential development — duplex to townhouse scale — where we act as both developer and specialist consultant. We identify opportunities, run the numbers, manage acquisitions, and where engaged, oversee the entire development from DA through to completion.
For clients who need expert guidance without a full development partner, our consulting arm provides independent feasibility analysis, planning advice, site assessment, and acquisition strategy — backed by a trusted network of builders, architects, engineers and real estate agents who validate every opportunity before you commit.
What We Do
Every engagement is bespoke. We don't list properties — we find, analyse and secure them on your behalf, with full due diligence at every stage.
We source on-market and off-market opportunities across our coverage corridor, screening against your budget, development type and return requirements before you see them.
Detailed financial feasibility modelling accounting for planning constraints, construction costs, infrastructure requirements and realistic end values — not back-of-envelope estimates.
We coordinate site surveys, traffic engineers, slope assessments and infrastructure reviews. No surprises after exchange.
We negotiate on your behalf with full awareness of local market conditions, planning risk and comparable transactions — protecting your position at every step.
Our direct outreach program identifies landowners considering selling before they list, giving our clients access to opportunities that never reach the open market.
Deep knowledge of the NSW Low-Medium Rise Housing Policy changes, local LEP/DCP controls, flood constraints and zoning — we know what can actually be built.
How We Work
We work with a limited number of clients simultaneously. This allows us to be genuinely thorough — not just fast.
We understand your investment parameters, return expectations, preferred development type and risk tolerance before we start looking.
Active search across both listed and off-market opportunities. We screen each site against planning controls, topology, services and preliminary feasibility.
Site visits with builder and architect, survey coordination, infrastructure assessment, traffic engineering where required. We validate before you commit.
Offer strategy, negotiation, conditional period management and unconditional exchange. We see it through to settlement.
Selected Work