Great developments need more than just a builder, they need a true partner. One who understands the full development lifecycle, creates efficiencies, and is committed to delivering positive outcomes for all stakeholders.

That level of expertise isn’t easy to find, which is why we continue to enhance our own in-house construction team.

At Oreana, we believe success is shared, not singular. That’s why integration is at the heart of everything we do – our development and construction teams work seamlessly together, ensuring every project is high-quality, well-planned, and designed to enhance the communities we serve.

It is critical to our success, and it explains some of the story behind our expansion in the construction space.

From Start-Up to Strength

Construction has always been part of the Oreana DNA, built on medium density housing and delivering solutions for developers. Today, that means servicing both our own integrated development team and the external developer clients we work with. Because we’ve been in their shoes, we understand the pain points developers face, and we’ve built reliable, streamlined processes to navigate these challenges and deliver a result that can be trusted.

Our integrated structure enables us to extract the best value for our partners and clients. And those who’ve worked with us for the past 20 years would say one thing: we do what we say we will.

Delivering in Commercial

As our development team has scaled up and taken on projects of a larger nature, particularly in retail, we have also scaled our construction capability.

This began organically through the delivery of integrated early education projects. Our teams acquire sites, manage them through design and planning and then we build them. As we’ve become one of the most prolific developers of early education in Australia, it has naturally expanded our construction capability.

In the past few years, we’ve evolved this even further, taking on commercial construction and building a high-performing team that now delivers retail and convenience projects across Melbourne.

Led by Nicholas Corp and starting with just four key team members: Patrick Hudson, Travis Gray, and Damian Manczal, the commercial construction team has grown to 20 in just 12 months, with plans to expand even further to meet rising demand.

This rapid growth is a testament to our commitment to quality and efficiency. From residential to commercial projects, including townhomes, retail centres, childcare, fuel stations, and community hubs, our focus remains the same: delivering fit-for-purpose developments that create real value for the communities we serve.

What Sets Oreana’s Construction Team Apart?

The team’s biggest strength? Alignment. Every member is fully invested in the shared goal of building something great. Through smart integration and close collaboration across teams, we’re able to problem solve challenges before they become problems, and apply the learnings to the many other sites we’re working on.

“What makes me most proud is how everyone is so aligned and working towards the same goal,” says Nick Corp, Head of Commercial Construction.

“It’s all hands on deck, and everyone is willing to do what it takes for Oreana to succeed.”

While there are many projects under construction, one of the proudest milestones so far this year has been delivering a 7 Eleven at Mambourin—a true Oreana effort that showcased the power of vertical integration. The experience reinforced how our model creates efficiency, quality, and trust in delivery.

A Win-Win-Win Approach

We operate with a win-win-win mentality. Our goal is to create outcomes that benefit our clients, their stakeholders, and the communities in which we work.

With a growing team, an expanding project pipeline, and a commitment to delivering best-in-class developments, Oreana’s construction division is going from strength to strength. We’re here to build for today and for the future, creating places where people can live, work, and thrive.

Stay tuned – there’s much more to come.