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Inception to completion; we provide exceptional experiences across the development spectrum.
We have delivered high quality property across Australia, creating long term value for our clients.
DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
Capital
Transparency and alignment with capital partners are essential to Quintessential’s success. Quintessential initiates all projects on balance sheet and enables wholesale and institutional investors to participate through special purpose vehicles, including partial owner-occupiers and joint ventures.
We optimise debt and equity structuring for each project to maximise unitholder returns on a risk-adjusted basis. Quintessential enjoys strong working relationships with major debt financiers across the market.


Origination
Quintessential’s combined Australian investment and development platform provides us with a strong pipeline of opportunities. Capital transaction managers and analysts support our dedicated development origination team to pursue projects that best fit our preferred sectors, locations, and equity returns.
Through the process of origination, detailed due diligence is undertaken, and architectural concepts are established, which support feasibilities and statutory planning requirements. Quintessential believes sustainable development is holistic; from community and placemaking to environmental design and operational credentials.
Urban regeneration and heritage adaptation are at the core of our purpose. We engage purposefully with indigenous elders and genuinely believe that new developments can benefit through listening and learning about their long history and use of land and waterways.
Conversion
Quintessential unlocks value through the project conversion phase. Extending on the knowledge gained through origination, we will implement strategies to enhance each development and increase the attractiveness of each project to end users. Our Love the Tenant strategy means that we focus on providing an exceptional experience for occupiers.
Successfully converting projects means securing binding contracts covering leasing, sales, capital, construction, and asset management. Quintessential has core capability in each discipline in-house. We pride ourselves on mitigating risk and providing each stakeholder with a higher level of certainty.


Delivery
Over several years, Quintessential has invested time and resources into a robust ecosystem of trusted consultants. This includes architecture, engineering, planning, and construction. Risk management is a daily thought process amongst our team. Delivery is managed in-house by our dedicated Development Managers and overseen by our General Manager – Construction.
Investors and stakeholders are also kept well-informed throughout the delivery phase. Our systems and procedures are thorough and well-proven, from health and safety in design and construction, to cash flow management. The Development team undertakes a seamless handover to the asset and property management teams within Quintessential Assets.
THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Quintessential Development provides specialist capability across project origination, conversion, and delivery. A strategic group of experts is accessible to provide our partners, investors, and end-users with increased project certainty, financial outcomes, and occupational experience.
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Truman Dare
Head of Development
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Truman Dare
Head of Development
Truman is a senior real estate executive at Quintessential, bringing over 25 years’ experience across investment, development, acquisitions, and full lifecycle project delivery.
He has held senior executive roles with Vicinity Centres and Cbus Property, where he helped deliver major developments across commercial office, residential, retail, hotels, and mixed-use sectors. Most recently, Truman led Vicinity Centres’ national mixed-use development program, including the origination of One Middle Road, a 20,000sqm commercial office building pre-leased to Kmart.
At Quintessential, Truman brings a pragmatic, results-driven leadership style, with a strong track record in unlocking value, leading high-performing teams, and building trusted relationships across investors, government, tenants, and delivery partners.
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Tamara Lodewyke
Development Manager
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Tamara Lodewyke
Development Manager
Tamara joins us from Generate Property Group, where she managed office fit out projects for blue-chip tenants such as Aware Super, BHP and Rio Tinto. Prior to that, she gained experience working within the Property Management and Development teams at Charter Hall.
Tamara brings a wealth of property and project experience and is ready to make a significant impact as part of our team.

Rob Donegan
Design Manager

Rob Donegan
Design Manager
With nearly two decades of industry experience leading and delivering significant, complex projects in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Rob’s knowledge of commercial office and design expertise makes him an instrumental Design Manager to the Quintessential team. In his role, Rob acts as a client side design project manager with a strong focus on the management of various consultants and the coordination of the development and existing asset teams to achieve desirable design outcomes.
Rob’s extensive experience leading and managing architectural and design team from the concept design phase right through to the completion sees every project managed with a close attention to detail. Rob’s breadth of experience with stakeholder management enables him to liaise with multiple parties to achieve successful project outcomes and ensure compliance with project budgets. Rob is also responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential project related risks.
Since graduating from Dublin Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology in 2005, Rob has spent almost two decades developing his skills in the application and integration of architectural and construction technologies in the building design process. With career beginnings in Ireland as an Architectural Technician for Anthony Reddy Associates, Rob progressed to the role of Senior Associate and Project Leader for global architecture studio, Woods Baggot, where he worked on an array of project typologies, scales and phases from 2010 up until February 2022. As Project Lead, Rob was responsible for the management and coordination of projects valued up to $240M.
Rob is a highly-skilled technical professional with a passion for driving contemporary architecture and design. Quintessential and their clients continue to benefit from Rob’s opportunistic, resilient, and adaptive nature and dedication to his projects.

Justin Murray
General Manager - Construction

Justin Murray
General Manager - Construction
Justin is a highly accomplished Construction Manager with a track record of over 20 years in delivering successful buildings and civil engineering works across Australia.
He has worked with renowned commercial builders and property developers, overseeing projects nationwide. Notably, Justin played a key role in supervising over $500 million worth of commercial office buildings, tenant fit-outs, and retail precincts within the Collins Square complex in Melbourne. He collaborates closely with tenants, design consultants, builders, and the wider construction industry, aligning their visions to bring projects to fruition. Leading Quinessentials' in-house Design & Construction Team, Justin leverages their combined 50 years of Construction, Engineering, and Design expertise.

Nikita Sullivan
National Product Marketing Manager

Nikita Sullivan
National Product Marketing Manager
Nikita has joined Quintessential as National Product Marketing Manager, overseeing the Quintessential Assets and Quintessential Development National Portfolios. Bringing 15 years’ experience in property marketing, Nikita's career has been built on driving strategic marketing leadership and a customer-led approach bolstered by deep expertise across all property sectors. Having previously worked with industry leaders like Lendlease and Charter Hall, she specialises in managing large property portfolios and developing marketing strategies that connect with customers and support business objectives.
By prioritising customer insights and placemaking strategy, Nikita is dedicated to creating holistic customer experiences across all touchpoints that enhance the value and appeal of every project.
Driven by a genuine passion for the industry, Nikita approaches every project with enthusiasm and a strong commitment to delivering meaningful results. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, she strives to inspire teams and stakeholders with the value of strategic, customer-centric marketing.

Our considered, authentic and committed approach to ESG is based on our firmly held founding principle that ‘we want to leave things better than we found them’.
For the benefit of our staff, tenants and investors, we aim to deliver exceptional carbon-mitigated properties and are committed to environmental sustainability, social benefits and sound governance.
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