Hunters Hill Council
Custom home builders in Hunters Hill
We have built twice in Hunters Hill — including a residence that sold at a suburb-record price.
Hunters Hill — Earl St
Four bedrooms, five bathrooms, double brick and suspended concrete throughout. Sold at a suburb-record price.
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Hunters Hill II
Our second commission in the suburb — timber battens over rendered masonry, built to the same standard as the first.
View the projectHunters Hill rewards restraint. Between its heritage streetscapes and established gardens, a new home has to earn its place — solid, quiet materials, proportions that respect the street, and workmanship that reads at close range. That is how we build everywhere; here it simply shows more.
Both of our Hunters Hill homes were built the same way: double brick and suspended concrete as standard, a quantity surveyor’s cost plan before contract, and interiors designed in-house. The first sold at a suburb-record price.
Building in Hunters Hill: what to know
Hunters Hill is one of Sydney’s oldest garden suburbs, and much of the peninsula sits within heritage conservation areas. In practice that means complying-development shortcuts are generally off the table — most new homes go through a full development application with Hunters Hill Council, assessed against some of the more careful planning controls in Sydney. It is not a fast council, but it is a consistent one: homes that respect the street, the tree canopy and the masonry character of the suburb do get approved.
The land itself shapes how you build here. Blocks step down toward the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers, sandstone sits close to the surface, and level building platforms are rare. Both of our Hunters Hill homes were built on sloping sites — it is exactly the terrain where suspended concrete slabs and double brick construction earn their keep, giving level living floors and the solidity the suburb’s older homes are known for.
We have taken two projects through Hunters Hill Council from design to completion — a Torrens-title double brick duplex on Earl Street that set a suburb price record, and a designer residence on Leo Street. That experience — what the council looks for, where DAs slow down, how to design for the slope instead of fighting it — is built into how we plan every new Hunters Hill home.
Walk through our Hunters Hill home
▶7 Leo Street — filmed at completion
Double brick & suspended concrete
Standard on every home we build — never an upgrade.
See your home in 3D, first
Complimentary panoramic visualisation, cost plan and interior design.
Fixed price. Fixed time.
A committed completion date and a contract price that does not move.
Hunters Hill building FAQs
Do you build custom homes and duplexes in Hunters Hill?
Yes. Our Earl Street project is a Torrens-title double brick duplex, and Leo Street is a single custom residence. Duplex and dual-occupancy controls in Hunters Hill are tighter than in most Sydney council areas, so feasibility depends heavily on the block — we assess that before you commit to anything.
How long does a development application take with Hunters Hill Council?
Longer than in most neighbouring council areas — much of the suburb is conservation area, so complying-development pathways are generally unavailable and new homes go through a full DA. We design to the council’s controls from day one to keep requests for information to a minimum, and we build the approval runway into your program honestly rather than promising dates we cannot hold.
How much does it cost to build a luxury home in Hunters Hill?
Every home we build is fully custom, in double brick and suspended concrete — so the honest answer is that it depends on your block and your brief. Slope, access, sandstone excavation and the level of finish all move the number materially. That is why every Amberstone project starts with a complimentary cost plan: you see a real, itemised figure for your specific block before you spend or commit to anything.
Can you build on a sloping or sandstone block?
That is most of Hunters Hill, and it is what our construction method is built for. Suspended concrete slabs give level living floors on stepped sites, and both of our completed Hunters Hill homes stand on sloping ground.
What have you actually built in Hunters Hill?
Two completed homes: a double brick duplex on Earl Street that sold at a suburb-record price, and a designer residence with suspended concrete construction on Leo Street. Both pages have full photo galleries, and Leo Street has a video walkthrough.