Duplex and dual occupancy
Two dwellings, one lot, designed for separate titles where the zoning allows it.
New home builder in Palm Beach
The Gold Coast suburb that changed fastest. Palm Beach is duplex country now, and knowing which blocks support one is most of the job.
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Building in Palm Beach
What it actually takes to build here
Palm Beach has gone from quiet to in-demand in about a decade, and the built form has followed. A large share of what gets built here now is dual occupancy — two dwellings on a lot that used to hold one modest house.
Whether your block supports that comes down to zoning, frontage, site cover and access, and the answer is genuinely different street to street. We run the check before you buy rather than after, because the difference between a duplex site and a single-dwelling site can be several hundred thousand dollars of end value.
For owner-occupiers, Palm Beach is still one of the better rebuild propositions on the Coast: a walkable, flat, beachside suburb where a well-designed two-storey home on a standard lot lives far bigger than the land size suggests.
Designs that suit Palm Beach
Drawn for these blocks, not a catalogue
Every design below has been built in Palm Beach or on a block just like yours. See the full range of 46 designs on the home designs page.
Owner-occupier two storey
Four bedrooms, two living zones and a pool on a standard flat Palm Beach lot.
Investor rebuild packages
Fixed-price builds with a rental appraisal and a build-to-lease timeline attached.
Recent Palm Beach builds
Homes we've handed over in Palm Beach
Real houses on real Palm Beach streets, captioned with the suburb and the handover date. Not a single stock photo — because the house we finished around the corner from you is the only proof that matters.
Palm Beach 4221
Duplex build, Nineteenth Avenue
Two three-bedroom dwellings on separate titles, both leased before practical completion.
Palm Beach 4221
Owner-occupier rebuild, Palm Beach
A flat 506sqm lot turned into a four-bedroom two-storey home with a pool and a genuine backyard.
Palm Beach 4221
Investor build, Elanora
Fixed price, 24-week program, handed over four days ahead of the tenancy start date.
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128 Google reviews
Every Palm Beach client gets the same text the day after handover. One message, one direct review link, sent by the supervisor who ran their build. It is the least complicated thing we do and the single biggest reason people in Palm Beach find us on Google.
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Palm Beach enquiries
Three fields and we'll call you back
Your name, your number, and a line about the build. That's genuinely all we need to give you a real conversation about your Palm Beach block — and every extra field we could ask for would just cost us both an enquiry.
Get a fixed-price quote
Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, Sat 9am–4pm. Every enquiry gets a call back within one business day.
Thanks, there — that's all we need.
A Halcyon consultant who knows in Palm Beach will call you within one business day. If you'd rather not wait, we're on the phone right now.
Call 07 5442 3180Three fields, that's it. Name, number, and a line about the build. Ring us instead if you'd rather — and if we're up a ladder, you'll get a text back within minutes.
Palm Beach questions
The things Palm Beach owners actually ask us
How do I know if my block can take a duplex?
Zoning, minimum lot size, frontage and site cover decide it. Send us the address and we will tell you inside two business days, before you commit to the purchase.
How long does a duplex take to approve on the Gold Coast?
A material change of use application typically runs 3–4 months. We lodge early and run design documentation in parallel so approval is the only thing you are waiting on.
Is Palm Beach affected by storm tide?
The low-lying beachside streets are, which sets a minimum floor level. It is a design input, not a blocker, and we pull the searches before quoting.
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