Australia-wide · Est. 1986

Precision Intelligence
for Land Assets

Our Agentic Highest and Best Use (HABU) Analytics Engine converts fragmented planning registries and regional data into actionable development intelligence. We don't just identify land – we model its maximum potential in real-time.

HABU Diagnostic land intelligence model

Analytics

Demand, demographic, planning and financial modelling. Evidence over intuition, on every engagement.

Highest & Best Use

A formal, defensible answer to what this site is worth, and as what? – across 90+ alternative uses.

Algorithmic Due Diligence

De-risking capital allocation through live, state-wide data synthesis in hours, not weeks.

Development partner
with rare expertise

With decades of experience and a 100% success rate in securing DA approvals, our diverse, multi-disciplinary team includes strategic advisors, development experts, design managers, project coordinators, financial analysts, research and project administration professionals, each bringing hands-on experience across property development projects of all scales and complexities.

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90+
Alternative Uses
Scored Per Site
90+
Childcare Projects
Across Australia
100%
Success Rate
Planning Approval
30+
Residential Development
Projects
The HABU Engine

How a site becomes
a recommendation.

A five-stage analytical pipeline that compresses what was once weeks of desktop research into a structured, defensible recommendation. Built in-house. Run on every engagement. Our pipeline serves as the analytical backbone for our partners, de-risking capital deployment at every stage.

01

Ingest

Site geometry, title, planning controls, demographic catchment, comparable transactions – pulled and normalised.

02

Overlay

Zoning, heritage, environmental, infrastructure and growth-corridor overlays applied. Constraints surfaced early.

03

Evaluate

The site is scored against 90+ alternative use cases – childcare, medical, residential, BTR, commercial, hospitality, education.

04

Model

Top candidates run through full financial viability: EBIT, capex, yield, exit. The unviable are eliminated.

05

Recommend

A short-list of viable uses, ranked by risk-adjusted return, with planning and execution pathways attached.

What We Do

Built on Early Education.
Broadened by analytics.

Thirty years of property advisory, organised around ten disciplines. Our core commercial foundation rests on an established, high-compliance track record of social infrastructure delivery, serving as the mathematical and regulatory baseline for our advanced technology.

Highest and Best Use is now the front door – and the lens we apply to everything that follows.

01
Lead Service

Highest & Best Use Analysis (HABU)

Our proprietary agentic infrastructure systematically de-risks land acquisitions and structural pivots, providing developers and agents with unmatched speed-to-market certainty.

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02

Strategic Property Acquisitions & Analytics

Our Strategic Acquisitions and Analytics services go well beyond site identification. Dedicated from initial search and detailed due diligence to negotiation.

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03

Childcare Needs Assessment, Modelling & Feasibility

A comprehensive assessment of the project against legislative, economic and infrastructure factors, commercial and spatial parameters to identify the strengths, weaknesses, risks, and profits.

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04

Childcare Property Leasing

Sourcing unique sites for childcare developments and establishing lease opportunity. We bridge the gap between tenants and landlords, managing each step of the leasing process.

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05

Childcare Centre Design & Design Management

Architectural centre design and design management for the full development cycle from the feasibility concept and facade design to securing town planning and Building Permit Application Drawings.

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06

Architectural Design & Design Management

Architectural design and project management for the full development cycle from the initial feasibility concept design and planning through to certification and construction.

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07

Development Management

End-to-end management from DA through handover in accordance with project and financial objectives. A 100% planning-approval record, built across 42+ completed projects.

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08

Project Administration

A comprehensive service to ensure all aspects of construction are monitored and coordinated, from Construction Documentation and Tender Stage through to Certificate of Practical Completion.

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09

Childcare Business Brand Development

Brand development tailored to position you as a leading provider in a crowded market, giving you a competitive edge to secure a turnkey lease or obtain financial investment.

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10

Not-for-Profit Grant & Development Support

Tailored support for NFP childcare providers with funding pathways, project feasibility assessments, and development strategies to secure competitive government grants.

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Selected Case Studies

What HABU looks
like in practice.

Sites where the obvious answer was not the right one. In each, the recommended use outperformed the incumbent on yield, planning risk and execution time.

Heritage Commercial · Office / Showroom

Inner Melbourne, VIC

A heritage-listed warehouse with a stalled retail concept. We modelled four alternative uses; the recommended office/showroom hybrid lifted projected ROI by 38%.

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Historic Brewery · Residential Enclave

The Victoria Albert Town Residence

Located on the historic site of the former Victoria Brewery, this landmark redevelopment transformed a 1.4-hectare city block into an exclusive residential enclave comprising 144 premium residences, including apartments, townhouses, and penthouses.

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The team at Mollard Property Group delivered an excellent Childcare Development Options report. The level of detail demonstrated their diligence and extensive experience — invaluable in informing decision-making going forward.
— Project Development Team, Deakin University
Have a site sitting longer than three months?

Let's model what else
it could be.

A HABU Assessment is completed within 7 working days. You get a ranked short-list of viable uses, financial viability for each, and the planning pathway attached. Often the answer changes the deal.

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Experience

Over 40 childcare centre projects

One Stop

Childcare development solution service

Quality

Finding the right site for your success

Creativity

Exceptional outcomes in centre design

Efficiency

Achieving compliant floorplans

Success

100% success on planning approvals

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