Knockdown Rebuild Rozelle — From $450K All-In
Fixed-price knockdown rebuild in Rozelle 2039. Demolition, new home, all Inner West Council approvals under one contract. No surprises, no variation trail.
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MBA NSW0476 300 300Knockdown Rebuild Builder in Rozelle
Knockdown rebuild in Rozelle is rarely the product, and I will be straight about why. This Balmain-peninsula suburb is Victorian terraces, Federation cottages and sandstone workers' cottages on 100 to 350m² blocks, with Heritage Conservation Areas covering most of the suburb and substantial sandstone fall to Iron Cove and Rozelle Bay.
On the heritage stock, the right work is a sympathetic restoration with a rear extension — often stepping down the fall, which the harbour-fall blocks reward with light and outlook. The Bays West masterplan will reshape the foreshore over the coming decades, which is worth understanding on the foreshore-adjacent blocks.
The ground is Hawkesbury Sandstone, so any excavation hits rock, priced from a real geotech. The old stock almost always carries asbestos and lead paint, so a licensed strip-out leads any works.
We build fixed-price, licence HBL 487805C. For Rozelle, the real conversation is restoration and extension — let me show you what is possible.
Buildana manages the complete knockdown rebuild process in Rozelle — from site assessment and architectural design through to DA or CDC approval, demolition management, and fixed-price construction to handover. One builder, one contract, one new home.
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- New home in Rozelle from $450K
- Inner West Council DA and CDC approvals managed
- Demolition and asbestos removal included
- M — engineered slab design included
- Typical blocks 100–350m² in Rozelle
- Single and two-storey designs available
- 6-year structural warranty
- Free site assessment — near Light Rail Rozelle Bay (in suburb) station
Reviewed by Oliver Alameri
Licensed Builder (NSW 487805C) · Master of Property Development · PhD Student · Building across Western Sydney since 2010
Heritage on the harbour fall
Rozelle's Victorian terraces and sandstone workers' cottages sit on 100 to 350m² blocks with Heritage Conservation Areas covering most of the suburb, and substantial fall to Iron Cove and Rozelle Bay. A standard knockdown is rarely on the table.
The right work is a sympathetic restoration with a rear extension — often stepping down the fall, which the harbour-fall blocks reward with light and outlook. The Bays West masterplan is worth understanding on the foreshore-adjacent blocks.
Rock and old materials
The Hawkesbury Sandstone means any excavation hits rock, priced from a real geotech and planned carefully on the tight blocks.
The old stock almost always carries asbestos and lead paint, so a licensed strip-out leads any works.
Knockdown-rebuild builder in Rozelle — key facts
- Suburb
- Rozelle, NSW 2039
- Council / LGA
- Inner West Council (Inner West)
- Primary zoning
- R1/R2 General/Low
- Typical lot size
- 100–350m²
- Soil class
- M
- Median house price
- $2.0M–$4.0M (harbour-fall $5M+)
- Home era
- 1850s–1920s
- Typical price range
- $450,000 – $1,200,000+
- Typical timeline
- 14–22 months including demolition
- Approval pathway
- CDC where eligible or DA for complex sites
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Free site assessment, fixed-price contract, line-itemised quote within 48 hours. No high-pressure sales — just a real builder talking real numbers.
Quality Promise
Rozelle knockdown rebuild done cleanly: licensed demolition, compliant slab, new home built to NCC 2025. Fixed-price contract.
How It Works
From First Call to Final Key
Everything that has to be right before we touch the ground. On-site assessment covers block measurements, soil conditions (Class M), tree preservation checks, service locations, and asbestos identification on your 1850s–1920s-era home. Clear feasibility report before you commit. Approval pathway gets locked at design stage based on FSR, height, setbacks, and any overlays. Most Rozelle KDRs go CDC for speed; we use DA when the design wants to push past complying development limits. Either way, all documentation prepared and lodged in-house.
⏱The Rozelle construction phase. Fixed price, programmed, supervised. Existing home demolished by licensed contractors. Asbestos removed and disposed of to EPA standards. Services disconnected, site cleared and prepped for construction. Buildana manages all permits and logistics. Construction starts the week demolition finishes — no idle site, no momentum lost. Slab pour usually within the first month, frame stand soon after. From frame stand to handover runs 6–9 months for a typical Rozelle family home.
⏱The job isn't done when the site's clean; it's done when you have keys, certificates and warranties. Final inspection, Occupation Certificate, 6-year structural warranty, keys, and maintenance guide. Services reconnected. Your new home near Darling Street & Rozelle Bay.
⏱Our Team
Oliver Alameri
Founder / Director / Builder · MPropDev · PhD Student
Ahmad Alameri
Accounts Manager
Claire Wendell
Project Manager
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Last updated: 1 April 2026
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