Debuilt was retained by Coles Group Property Developments Limited to assist with a multifaceted development & divestment programme for Richmond Plaza Shopping Centre. The project required an ability to skilfully navigate a variety of complex processes including town planning, tendering, value-engineering, feasibility analysis, cost control and general development management. These responsibilities were discharged with both diligence and professionalism resulting in the largest real estate transaction by dollar value for a single asset ever undertaken by Coles.

Mark Upton (Coles)

I first contacted Daniel through the Debuilt website with an enquiry about his experience with MediHotels. This resulted in Daniel assisting me as the development manager for a new hotel project in Hobart.

It was a complex project which included the negotiation with Council over the acquisition of council land and the inclusion of a public thoroughfare. Debuilt also negotiated our hotel management agreement and our building contracts.

Debuilt’s assistance in preparing the finance information memorandum was critical in assisting me obtain construction funding from a major Australian bank, on favourable terms, for my hotel development in Tasmania.

Richard Doedens (Vibe Hotel Hobart)

In 2017, Merricks Capital first engaged with Daniel and Paul to provide property consulting expertise for our growing development and property loan book. Since then, Debuilt has completed due diligence projects with a combined value of over $3.2bn and project monitoring covered $2.0bn worth of projects on our behalf. Projects have varied in size from approx. $2.5m up to $400.0m.

For Merricks, Debuilt provides independent hands-on development and construction capability that alleviates the need for us to try to replicate within a finance business.

Debuilt has become a vital resource for Merricks Capital’s property lending operation. We see Debuilt as an extremely safe pair of hands providing valuable and efficient assistance to our property lending team.

Adrian Redlich (CEO at Merricks Capital)

We have worked with Paul and Daniel since 1997 when they headed up the development business of Escor Property, our partner on several JV projects. Paul then joined us as GM of Property for JGL investments from 2006 to 2016 – this role included property development, asset management, property management, refurbishment, leasing and disposal.

Following Paul’s decision to leave JGL and join Daniel to form Debuilt Property, we have found great value in their services and continued to utilise their consulting experience for both the Liberman family group at Digital Harbour and other specific family ventures.

Having known and worked with Daniel and Paul for over 20 years, I have found them both to be highly knowledgeable and trustworthy. I would highly recommend utilising Debuilt’s consulting services.

Bori Liberman