Creston Property
Capital Partners

We put our own capital into the projects we ask you to back.

Creston Property develops and builds residential projects in Auckland. Feasibility, design, consent, and construction run through one in-house team, and the same team sets the sale strategy and runs the presale campaign, so the people who set the numbers at the start of a project are the ones who have to deliver them at the end.

If you are considering putting capital into Auckland residential development, you have good reason to ask hard questions before you do. This page sets out how we work, who checks our work from outside the business, and what we have built so far.

Completed Brandon Terraces townhouses in Auckland.

90+

Years of combined experience

$145m+

Delivered project value

100%

Approval track record

24 mths

Defect maintenance included

Completed homes at the Tagish Way residential development in Auckland.
What This Is

What your capital is actually doing.

You are funding one specific Auckland residential project, not a fund and not a pool. What the money is used for, how it is secured, and when it comes back are documented before any of it is drawn, and our own capital is in the same project.

That suits someone who wants a defined project with a defined end. It does not suit someone who may need to get out at short notice, because development capital is committed through to settlement.

Alex and Ilya holding Master Builders House of the Year awards.
Delivery Track Record

Award-winning delivery experience.

Our residential construction work has been recognised with Silver and Bronze awards at the 2026 Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards. For capital partners, that recognition supports what matters most: disciplined delivery, finish quality, and accountability through to completion.

Master Builders House of the Year 2026 Silver Award, Auckland / Northland / CoromandelMaster Builders House of the Year 2026 Bronze Award, Auckland / Northland / Coromandel

Our own capital is in it

We develop projects on our own account, not only for other people. When we weigh a site's cost, risk, and timing, we are weighing our own money as well as yours.

One team from site to settlement

Feasibility, design, consent, and construction run through the same in-house team, and that team also sets the sale strategy and runs the presale campaign.

Two exits on every scheme

Our schemes are built to sell either into the private market or to a community housing provider. A scheme shaped around a provider's brief has a buyer in view before construction starts.

Who Checks Our Work

Scrutiny from outside the business, on every project.

A development is only as good as the checks it has to pass. Councils, contract standards, housing providers, and lenders each look at our projects for their own reasons, and each of them can stop a project that does not hold up.

You can see the completed projects behind those figures on the projects page, alongside the renders we produced before they were built.

01

Consents approved, every time so far

Every resource and building consent we have lodged has been approved. Consent is the part of a development programme we control least, so we work through it before a site is committed rather than after.

02

Contracts that carry obligations

Our builds are delivered under Registered Master Builders contracts as standard, and building work is carried out and supervised by Licensed Building Practitioners. For developer-side work we contract on the New Zealand Standard forms, NZS 3910, 3915 and 3916.

03

Homes that meet a provider's brief

Community housing providers set out what they need in writing and hold us to it. Building to that standard means the homes are assessed by someone outside the project before they change hands.

04

Lenders who assess the same numbers

The lenders funding a project run their own assessment of the programme, the costings, and the sale plan before any money is drawn. Their view of a site is a second read on ours.

How It Works

From first look at a site to settlement

01

Site & Feasibility

We assess the site, run the numbers, and set out the constraints before anything is committed. If a project does not work on paper, we say so at this point rather than later.

02

Structure & Terms

We agree how the project is structured, what your capital is used for, how it is secured, and when it comes back. All of it is documented before any work starts.

03

Design, Consent & Presales

Architectural design, renders, and the consent application run alongside the presale campaign, so the project is being sold while it is still being consented.

04

Build & Settlement

Our construction team builds the project while the presale campaign runs to the strategy set at step three, and an agency transacts the sales. Programme, cost, and sales progress are reported to you through to settlement.

Before You Talk To Us

The questions worth asking first.

FAQ

Common questions from capital partners

It varies with the site and the structure, so we set it out in writing for the specific project rather than as a general policy. We do develop projects on our own account, so the position we take alongside you is not theoretical.

The sale strategy is set before the build starts, and most of our schemes can go either into the private market or to a community housing provider. That does not remove market risk, and we would rather say so plainly than suggest otherwise.

Ownership of the land, the security you hold over it, and who the consent is granted to are three separate questions, and all three are settled at the terms stage before any capital is drawn. We work through them with you on the specific project and document the answers rather than leaving them to understanding.

Returns are specific to a project, and we do not publish figures. Once we know which project you are looking at, we take you through the numbers behind it.

Yes. We have our own construction team - construction managers, site managers, quantity surveyors, and a Licensed Building Practitioner in-house. Trades are delivered by subcontractor firms who have worked with us for years, each bringing their own Licensed Building Practitioners, under our direct supervision.

Our renders and the finished homes are both on the projects page, so you can compare them yourself before you talk to us.

We set up a call or a meeting to hear what you are looking for, and take you through how we run a project and what we have built. Neither of us commits to anything in that conversation. If it goes further, the specific project is set out in writing, and you would take your own legal and financial advice before committing any capital.

Get in Touch

Tell us what you are looking for.

The detail of a specific project is something we go through in conversation rather than on a website. Send us a few details and we will come back to you to arrange a time to talk, by phone or in person.

When we talk, we can take you through

  • How we run a project from site assessment through to settlement, and who is accountable at each stage.
  • Completed projects, with the renders produced beforehand alongside photographs of the finished homes.
  • How a project is structured, secured, and reported while it is underway.
  • The two exit routes we build every scheme to take, and how each one is set up before construction starts.

Prefer to talk it through?

If it is easier to talk than to write it down, book a call at a time that suits you.

This page describes how Creston Property works and what we have built. It is not an offer of financial products, an invitation to invest, or financial advice. Any investment in a specific project would be documented separately, and you should take your own legal and financial advice before committing capital.