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Townhouse feasibility, with the staging right.

Stages, civils and title type as first-class inputs. The cashflow follows the stage and the settlement follows the dwelling.

  • Inputs7 blocks
  • Outputs8 metrics
  • CashflowMonthly
  • ScenariosLive

What this model does

Townhouses feasibility, end to end.

Model townhouse projects the way they actually run. Stages, civils, common area and title type drive the answer. Profit on cost reflects staging, not a single completion line.

Calculation flow05 steps
  1. 01

    Site and scheme

    Lot, frontage, dwelling count and mix captured as scheme inputs.

  2. 02

    Staging

    Stage count, stage durations and per-stage settlement profile applied.

  3. 03

    Cost stack

    Build by typology, civils, common area and subdivision broken out.

  4. 04

    Cashflow

    Cashflow follows each stage, with per-stage settlement rolling up cleanly.

  5. 05

    Returns

    Profit on cost, equity IRR and peak debt reflect the staging, not a single completion.

Schema

Every input. Every output. In one view.

The full townhouses feasibility model schema. 7 input blocks feeding 8 output metrics, with the calculation engine in between.

Inputs07 blocks
  1. 01

    Site

    Lot sizeZoningConfigurationFrontage
  2. 02

    Scheme

    Dwelling countMix (3, 4-bed)Average sizeCommon area
  3. 03

    Construction

    $/m² per typologyCivilsCommon areaContingency
  4. 04

    Revenue

    Per-dwelling pricingTorrens vs strataAgent feeGST
  5. 05

    Statutory

    Section 7.11Council DASubdivisionMarketing
  6. 06

    Finance

    EquitySenior debtInterest rateDrawdown
  7. 07

    Staging

    Stage countStage durationsSettlement profile
Outputs08 metrics
Primary outputAt base case
Profit on cost19.8%
MetricValue
  • GRV by dwelling$42.6M
  • Total development cost$35.6M
  • Development margin16.4%
  • Equity IRR23.2%
  • Peak debt$22.1M
  • Peak equity$6.8M
  • Programme32 months

Engine logic

Two engines. Scenarios and cashflow.

The two pieces that separate the townhouses feasibility from a spreadsheet. Scenarios that share one project, and a monthly cashflow wired to every input.

Scenarios01 / 02

Multiple scenarios, one project

Switchable in a click. No copied files.

  1. 01

    Torrens vs strata as a scenario switch, not two workbooks.

  2. 02

    Stage count and stage durations live per scenario.

  3. 03

    Move mix and civils per scenario, see profit on cost respond.

  4. 04

    Each scenario keeps its own staging, cost and revenue assumptions.

Cashflow02 / 02

Monthly cashflow, fully connected

Every input touches the schedule.

  1. 01

    Cashflow runs per stage, with each stage carrying its own duration.

  2. 02

    Per-stage settlements roll up cleanly into the project cashflow.

  3. 03

    Civils and common area in their own cost lines, not hidden in $/m².

  4. 04

    Subdivision timing sits in the programme, not assumed after completion.

Excel replacement

Where the workbook quietly fails.

Every row is a recurring failure mode of the townhouses feasibility spreadsheet, and how the model handles it once.

SpreadsheetPopurise model
  • 01Staged settlements modelled as one periodSettlement profile per stage
  • 02Civils lost in a single $/m² rateCivils and common area broken out
  • 03Title type not modelledTorrens vs strata as a scenario switch

Use and verify

What it decides. What to check first.

The decisions the townhouses feasibility is built to support, alongside the things to verify before you trust it on a live deal.

What it decidesUse cases
  1. 01

    Stage the construction

    1 to 5 stages, each with its own duration and settlement. The cashflow follows the stage.

  2. 02

    Torrens or strata

    Different cost stacks and timing for each title type, side by side.

  3. 03

    Right-size the mix

    Test 3-bed against 4-bed against margin, not just total cost.

  4. 04

    Test the civils

    Civils are a hidden margin lever. Move them and watch profit on cost respond.

Pre-flight checklist05 checks

  • Stage count and per-stage duration as live inputs.

  • Settlement profile per stage, not a single completion.

  • Civils, common area and subdivision broken out of $/m².

  • Torrens and strata switchable as scenarios on one project.

  • Cashflow honest about stage overlap, not just sequential.

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Questions

Townhouses feasibility, answered.

How Popurise handles the townhouses feasibility.

Can I model 5-dwelling and 50-dwelling projects the same way?

Yes. Smaller projects use simpler staging. The framework scales without rebuilding.

Does it handle Torrens and strata together?

You can model each title type as its own scenario, side by side.

Can I stage the settlements?

Yes. Each stage has its own settlement profile, and the cashflow follows.

What about a single-stage townhouse build?

Set stages to 1 and the model collapses to a single-stage cashflow.

Run a townhouses feasibility in minutes.

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