Northerly
Northerly is a Western Australian commercial builder and property developer founded in 2002, delivering end-to-end development, construction, refurbishment, and fit-out services across multi-residential, commercial, retirement, SDA, and hospitality sectors for enterprise clients in Perth and regional WA.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersPerth, Australia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Northerly does
Northerly is a Western Australian commercial builder and property developer operating since 2002 from offices in Balcatta and Subiaco, Perth. The company delivers projects across four service lines: property development, construction, refurbishment, and fit-out, spanning multi-residential, commercial, retirement living, Special Disability Accommodation (SDA), hospitality, and heritage sectors. Notable projects include Altum Luxury Apartments (51 over-55s units in Scarborough), Montreal Commons (39 carbon-neutral apartments in Fremantle), Nara Community (206 all-electric townhouses for Stockland in Beaconsfield), Treendale Retirement Village (114 independent living units for Amana Living), and multiple Flight Club entertainment venues for NightOwl Entertainment.
The company's business model is project-based and bespoke: Northerly earns revenue through one-time contracts on owned developments (where it originates, finances, and delivers projects such as Altum) and on construction-only or design-and-construct engagements for third-party developers, operators, and government/NPO clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; each project is scoped and quoted individually on a fixed-price or cost-plus basis. There is no proprietary software, platform, or recurring revenue stream — the underlying product is physical built assets delivered through Northerly's in-house design, pre-contracts, and construction teams.
Northerly operates exclusively through direct B2B engagement in Western Australia, with project acquisition driven by founder/Managing Director Michael Lawson, Group Manager Renato Palmiero, and senior leadership relationships. Repeat clients include NightOwl Entertainment (six projects), Rocky Bay, Amana Living, and Stockland. The firm is accredited to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and OFSC standards, and has delivered a growing portfolio of Green Star and NABERS-rated projects. No revenue figures, funding rounds, or institutional investors are disclosed.
Northerly firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Northerly
- Legal name
- Northerly Group Australia Pty Ltd
- Website
- https://northerly.com.au
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Northerly is a Western Australian commercial builder and property developer founded in 2002, delivering end-to-end development, construction, refurbishment, and fit-out services across multi-residential, commercial, retirement, SDA, and hospitality sectors for enterprise clients in Perth and regional WA.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Northerly industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Construction and Property Development Services
- NAICS
- Residential Building Construction (23611), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Land Subdivision (23721)
- SIC
- General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Senior Living & Assisted Living Facility Construction (IMAFACAJ), Independent Living Community Development & Construction (Senior Housing Developers) (HLADAAAH), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL), Residential Luxury / High-End Home Construction (IMAFABAJ)
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Where Northerly is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Perth
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices2 records
Markets served
Northerly business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Development: Northerly acts as a property developer, originating and financing projects across multi-residential, commercial, retirement, and SDA sectors. Projects include owned developments (Altum) and joint ventures with developer partners.
- Construction Services: Northerly provides end-to-end construction services — from concept through to handover — for clients including developers, property groups, and government/NPO organisations. Revenue is earned on a project-by-project fixed-price or cost-plus basis.
- Design and Pre-Contracts Services: Renato Palmiero leads the Group Manager, Design & Pre-Contracts function, delivering detailed project plans from initial concept to building permit stage, managing systems and processes for clients and in-house developments.
- Refurbishment and Fit-out: Northerly undertakes heritage refurbishments, commercial fit-outs, and hospitality/entertainment venue builds under separate project contracts.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Northerly product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Northerly is a Western Australian commercial builder and property developer that delivers end-to-end property development and construction services — from site identification, planning, feasibility, and financing through to design, construction, refurbishment, fit-out, and handover. The company serves multi-residential, commercial, retirement living, special disability accommodation (SDA), aged care, and hospitality/entertainment sectors with bespoke, project-based delivery. It supplements construction with self-developed projects such as Altum Luxury Apartments (over-55s living) and joint-venture developments including Montreal Commons (carbon-neutral apartments) and Nara Community (all-electric townhouses with Stockland).
Product overview
Northerly is a full-service commercial and residential building and development company operating across Western Australia since 2002. Its offering is not a unified software platform but a portfolio of distinct project-based products and service lines. The core portfolio includes luxury retirement living (Altum), carbon-neutral residential development (Montreal Commons), all-electric community housing (Nara Community with Stockland), and special disability accommodation (Bank Street and Stalker Road with Rocky Bay). Complementing these are entertainment/hospitality fit-outs (Flight Club venues, The Breakwater Shuffle Room, The Lookout, Hyde Park Hotel), heritage refurbishments (Church House, CERI), and commercial/residential construction (Tweeddale Rd Apartments, Riseley St Apartments, Tain Street Apartments, Westgate Office, 320 Rokeby Road). Service offerings span end-to-end development (site identification, financing, feasibility, design, construction) and standalone construction delivery across multiple industry sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Development Services
Quantifiable outcome
- Montreal Commons produces approximately 240 tonnes less carbon emissions per year compared to a typical apartment building.
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Companies that use Northerly
Customer profileNamed customers11 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Northerly technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Northerly partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- OP PropertiescoreNortherly partnered with OP Properties to deliver Montreal Commons — a 39-apartment carbon-neutral development in Fremantle, one of the first certified carbon-neutral apartment developments in Australia. The project generates 240 tonnes less carbon per year and delivers 50% strata levy offsets to residents through solar, battery storage, and power trading.
- StocklandcoreNortherly is appointed as builder for Stages 1 and 2 of Stockland's Nara Community in Beaconsfield, WA — Western Australia's first all-electric residential development comprising 206 architecturally designed townhouses. Northerly works alongside award-winning Plus Architecture on this master-planned community.
- Rocky BaycoreNortherly has partnered with Rocky Bay on multiple SDA projects: Bank Street (8 units, East Victoria Park) and Stalker Road (5 residences, Gosnells). Northerly is also contracted for several SDA projects in the pipeline with Rocky Bay. Rocky Bay's SDA company, Shift Homes, is also a named partner.
- NightOwl EntertainmentcoreNortherly has completed multiple entertainment venue projects for NightOwl Entertainment: Flight Club Perth CBD (2021), Flight Club Fremantle (2023), The Lookout Scarborough (refurbishment), and The Breakwater Hillarys (Shuffle Room fit-out). NightOwl is described as a repeat client with strong ongoing relationship.
- Brown-Neaves InvestmentscoreBrown-Neaves Investments is a development partner and client for Altum Luxury Apartments — Northerly's flagship retirement living development in Scarborough North, developed specifically for discerning over-55s.
- Greenlane GroupmajorGreenlane Group is the developer and client for 320 Rokeby Road, Subiaco — a bespoke high-end commercial premises designed by Donaldson Boshard. Northerly served as the builder on this project.
- Plus ArchitecturecorePlus Architecture is the award-winning architectural firm engaged by Stockland for the Nara Community project. Northerly is the appointed builder. Plus Architecture designed the 206 townhouses inspired by Fremantle's coastal heritage.
- GHD Design (GHDWoodhead)coreGHD Design, led by Craig Muir, was the design architect for Altum Luxury Apartments. Northerly served as developer, designer, and builder. The partnership produced a project that won multiple 2025 industry awards.
- BHO InteriorsmajorBHO Interiors is Northerly's interior design collaborator on NightOwl Entertainment projects including Flight Club Perth CBD and Flight Club Fremantle. BHO Interiors translates NightOwl's venue concept into build-ready designs that Northerly executes.
- Donaldson BoshardmajorDonaldson Boshard is the leading WA architectural firm engaged by Greenlane Group for 320 Rokeby Road, Subiaco. Northerly served as builder, collaborating closely with the architects to execute the complex curved design in concrete, steel, and timber.
- Amana LivingmajorAmana Living is the retirement living operator and client for Treendale Retirement Village in Australind (114 independent units). Northerly designed and constructed the village. Amana Living also co-locates with Northerly at the Subiaco headquarters (Level 2/541 Hay St).
- SHIFT Accessible Homes (Shift Homes)majorSHIFT Accessible Homes is Rocky Bay's Special Disability Accommodation company. Northerly has partnered with SHIFT on Bank Street (East Victoria Park) and Stalker Road (Gosnells) SDA projects, with further projects in the pipeline.
- Austin TechnologyminorAustin Technology is a co-tenant at Northerly's Subiaco headquarters (Level 2/541 Hay Street), a 5 Star Green Star rated building shared with Amana Living and Northerly.
- Cameron Chisholm NicolmajorCameron Chisholm Nicol was the architect for Church House — the St Georges Heritage Precinct refurbishment and addition of an eleventh floor. Northerly served as construction and refurbishment contractor.
- Paterson ArchitectsmajorPaterson Architects designed the Applecross Residence — a prestigious private home awarded '2023 Commonwealth Bank Top WA Home' by Master Builders. Northerly served as builder.
- Hillam ArchitectsmajorHillam Architects was the architect for Montreal Commons, the 39-apartment carbon-neutral development in Fremantle, in partnership with OP Properties and Northerly.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Northerly competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Lendlease: Global developer and builder with significant Australian operations spanning residential, commercial, and retirement living. Comparable at the multi-residential and senior living end of its portfolio, though at vastly larger scale.
- ICON Construction: National Australian builder active in commercial, residential, and aged care. Comparable end-to-end project delivery model, particularly in the retirement and aged-care sectors where Northerly is also building capability.
- Built: National Australian contractor delivering commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects. Directly comparable to Northerly's commercial construction and large-scale residential work, though at materially larger scale and national footprint.
- Hutchinson Builders: Privately held national Australian builder with multi-sector residential, commercial, and retirement living experience. Comparable in private-company ethos and range of project types, with broader geographic reach.
- ADCO Constructions: National Australian commercial builder with active WA presence across commercial, residential, retail, and refurbishment projects. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same institutional and developer clients in WA.
- Roberts Pizzarotti: Australian commercial builder with strong residential and mixed-use track record, including retirement and aged-care projects. Comparable in multi-sector delivery and project complexity.
Direct peers
- ALAND: Australian integrated residential property developer and builder focused on apartments and townhouses. Comparable on integrated development-plus-construction model and multi-residential project scope, though Sydney-based.
- Pindan: Western Australia-based integrated property developer and contractor with end-to-end development, construction, and refurbishment capability across residential, commercial, retirement, and student accommodation. Closest comparable on geographic footprint, business model, and sector mix.
Regional players
- BGC (Australia): Large WA-based construction and property group operating across residential home building, commercial construction, and concrete supply. Comparable as a regional incumbent with broader vertical integration, but at materially larger scale than Northerly.
- Geocon: ACT-based integrated apartment developer and builder. Comparable on integrated development-construction model and multi-residential delivery, though operating in a different geographic market to Northerly.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Northerly social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance5 records
Northerly financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
Northerly leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Northerly funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Northerly M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Northerly
What does Northerly do?
Northerly is a Western Australian commercial builder and property developer that delivers end-to-end property development and construction services — from site identification, planning, feasibility, and financing through to design, construction, refurbishment, fit-out, and handover. The company serves multi-residential, commercial, retirement living, special disability accommodation (SDA), aged care, and hospitality/entertainment sectors with bespoke, project-based delivery. It supplements construction with self-developed projects such as Altum Luxury Apartments (over-55s living) and joint-venture developments including Montreal Commons (carbon-neutral apartments) and Nara Community (all-electric townhouses with Stockland).
Is Northerly a public or private company?
Northerly is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Northerly founded?
Northerly was founded in 2002. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Northerly based?
Northerly is headquartered in Perth, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Northerly make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Development is the primary driver. The others are construction Services, design and Pre-Contracts Services and refurbishment and Fit-out.
Who are Northerly's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Lendlease, ICON Construction, Built, Hutchinson Builders, ADCO Constructions and Roberts Pizzarotti. Direct peers are ALAND and Pindan. Regional players are BGC (Australia) and Geocon.
Does Northerly have an API?
No public API is recorded for Northerly.
What industry is Northerly in?
Northerly's product category is Commercial Construction and Property Development Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFABAB, Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes), with a secondary code of IMAFACAJ, Senior Living & Assisted Living Facility Construction. Its NAICS code is 23611 and its SIC code is 1520.