Find out what your site could do
Most people who want to develop a site don't want to become developers. They want to make a good investment decision, then have someone capable take care of the rest.
That's exactly what BF Properties' development service is. We assess your site, run the feasibility, coordinate the architect and consenting, manage the build, and see it through to handover or sale. You stay involved in the decisions that matter - and out of the ones that don't.
We also develop our own properties across Canterbury. That means we approach every client project the way we'd approach our own because we know exactly what it takes for a development to perform.
– Site assessment and development potential analysis
– Feasibility — realistic numbers before you commit
– Architect referral and design brief coordination
– Resource consent and council management
– Full build management, senior team on site
– Fixture and finish specification
– Handover or pre-sale support
– You own land and want to understand what it's worth to develop
– You want a new investment property but not the complexity of managing a build
– You're a small developer looking for a builder who understands the full picture
– You've started down this road before and it didn't go to plan
Talk to us about your renovation
Renovating is harder than building new. Existing homes have history - structural surprises, outdated systems, and constraints that don't show up in a floor plan. It takes real experience to adapt and upgrade an existing property without creating problems in the process.
Our team has worked on domestic renovations, heritage restorations, structural upgrades, and full home reconfiguration. We approach every renovation the same way: understand the property first, plan properly, and build it to last.
Whether you're updating a family home to suit how you actually live, restoring a character property to its full value, or adding space for a growing household - we can assess it, plan it, and build it.
– Large-scale kitchen, bathroom, and living area renovations
– Heritage and character home restoration
– Structural work, strengthening, and reconfiguration
– Extensions and additions
– Full home renovations from the ground up
– Consent management where required
– You want to significantly improve a property you own
– You've bought a character home and want to bring it up to standard
– You're an investor wanting to lift value and rental yield
– You've had quotes but weren't confident the builder understood the property
Talk to us about your new build
If you've got plans, bring them to us. If you're still working with an architect, we can be part of that conversation early - the kind of input that saves cost and time later.
We build custom homes, dual occupancy, townhouses, and multi-unit developments up to 20 units across greater Canterbury. Every build is site-specific, built by the team you've already met, and delivered to a standard we'd build our own home to.
We also handle the things most clients don't want to deal with: TC1/2/3 ground design, council consent, interior specification. Tell us what you want to be involved in and we'll handle the rest.
– Council consenting and compliance
– TC1, TC2, TC3 ground solutions
– Architect coordination (or referral if you need one)
– Build management — senior team on site throughout
– Fixture and finish selection, if you want our input
– Handover with full documentation
– You have plans and want abuilder who'll deliver them properly
– You're building a home youplan to live in for a long time
– You're an investor buildinga rental or development property
– You want one point ofcontact across the whole build
Ready to build or renovate? Fill out the form and our team will be in touch.
We're happy to meet, at your place or ours. No obligation. Just a conversation about what's possible.
