The smooth experience your building journey deserves.
Build Fresh are expert client-side Project Managers in residential construction. We source, guide and oversee your entire architecture and building processes on your behalf to ensure a smooth and successful experience.
We are client-side project managers.
Build Fresh is a niche project management firm based in Carlton North.
With over 20+ years industry experience, Emily Potter leads her projects with integrity, authority and experience to ensure every project is a success and each client’s needs are well looked after.
Let us coordinate your entire building project.
Build Fresh oversee time and cost at every stage of the process to look after your best interest.
Architect selection
Build Fresh carefully procure and brief an excellent architect for your project who will provide you with an exceptional design.
Builder selection
Build Fresh source, thoroughly vett and negotiate excellent builders for your project with a focus on viability, quality, cost and time.
Budget & Scope
Build Fresh will collaborate with you to identify your scope, brief and budget. This is the foundation for your continual success.
Consultants & Permits
Build Fresh handle sourcing and negotiating of all consultants, plans and permits on your behalf.
Projects We Love
With over 25 years experience in Melbourne’s building industry, we project manage a wide variety of residential building journeys.
Awesome People Behind Us
Get in touch with us today to hear more about our services and how we can make your building project a success.


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EXCELLENT Based on 27 reviews Laurell Scott2024-08-19Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. From the planning process to the build and minor defect issues, the build Fresh team have been very professional and I highly recommend their services to anyone looking to take on a new construction. Great work and thanks so much Daniel Vicino2024-03-06Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Build Fresh was with us through every step of our build which was a 3-year process from planning to move in. To engage Build Fresh was the first big decision we made as part of the build and it was an excellent decision. We run a fairly busy life with running a business, work and 2 little kids and so having Build Fresh engaged made the build a much easier process and reassuring that we won't miss something or get caught out by huge expenses we weren't aware of. This being our first experience building, we engaged Build Fresh to ensure we get a well-designed house built by a quality builder without massive budget blow outs and all these boxes were ticked. In fact, the house is well beyond our expectations. Thanks Emily and Stu. It was a journey that was all the better with you guys on it with us. john patterson2023-11-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We`ve moved back into our newly-renovated terrace house and couldn`t be happier. Emily and her Build Fresh team managed all aspects of this project for us - from initial conversations around ideas and options, coordinating plans, permits and quotes, presenting options for interiors and liaising with builders and all the other trades throughout the process. Emily`s expertise across all stages of the project meant that we always knew what was happening. Communication was brilliant. She provided realistic answers to all our questions and her advice and day-to-day decision-making kept the project on budget. We couldn`t recommend Build Fresh enough to anyone thinking about starting a building project. Silvia Gonzalez2023-05-12Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Highly recommend when you are needing to build/renovate and simply don’t have the time or ability to project manage yourself. I had been sitting on a to-do-list to get started on the renovation for over a year before I came across Emily. She not only got the project off the ground but was able to take care of every aspect along the way. From dealing with council, to recommendations on drawing/plan updates, which builder to engage, and to design aspects. Every question and conversation was met with enthusiasm and a can-do problem solving attitude. This made the entire renovation process much easier and less stressful. Emily went above and beyond to make our tired old house into a beautiful home again. James Williams2023-03-21Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Emily is just amazing. Although Build Fresh weren't in a position to assist with our specific request, Emily provided a range of important things to follow up on and look into, clearly knows what's what, and genuinely wants clients to get the best outcome. matt mc2022-10-14Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The team at Build Fresh were excellent. For non builders with busy jobs and lives they were exactly what we needed to get the job done. Emily did it all, from architects to builders, plans and permits. She also did a fantastic job on bathrooms and the kitchen with a great eye for style and detail. We received regular updates on the build and very prompt action on any issues that arose. Overall it was a really nice experience and I would recommend Build Fresh to anyone with a building project. Daishi Animal2022-10-12Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We engaged BuildFresh to project manage our renovation and extension. We were immediately impressed with way the team quickly understood our vision and was very quickly able to translate the vision into reality. BuildFresh sourced an architect and builder who absolutely matched our and exceeded our needs. Their knowledge of the industry and players meant we only had great quality people involved from day 1. Emily and her team took all the stress out of renovating. She steered us through the uncertainty of the COVID years with aplomb. The team is incredibly responsive, knowledgeable, innovative and respectful of budgets. I cannot recommend BuildFresh highly enough for anyone undertaking a building project. Olivia Hanaphy2022-06-24Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We used Emily and the Build Fresh team as project managers for a knockdown rebuild of our old weatherboard house in Oakleigh and could not be happier with our modern Hamptons style dream home. Emily was amazing from the start to finish. We could not have done this project without her. We had never renovated or built before and are so grateful for Emily's extensive knowledge and advice. Our build was efficient and experienced no dramas and we have no doubt that this was largely due to Emily and her management of our project. We relied heavily on Emily's advice and suggestions for the design and interior fit out of our new home and we are just so pleased with the results. You won't meet a more personable, passionate and trustworthy person who will look out for your best interests than Emily. We would not hesitate to recommend Emily and the Build Fresh team to anyone looking for a project manager. Margaret Szczepanik2022-01-20Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We obtained planning approval after a lot of back and forth over a 2 year period, we thought that was going to be the big hurdle on the project. But then it was time to engage a builder. We found one, a mid size builder. They seemed fine, but once we engaged them, they were terribly slow and inefficient. Almost every time a change to the drawings was required, they used the wrong plans. The whole process dragged on and on. We were spending money with nothing to show for it. With so many issues before we started even breaking ground, we felt we couldn't risk proceeding with them and stopped. I left the matter for over a year because I no longer had the time or energy to deal with all the issues. After that, I decided to look into hiring a project manager, yes, it's an additional cost, but it would get us out of the ground and building. I found Build Fresh online and met with them. Emily was fabulous, easy to talk to and very reasonable. We engaged Build Fresh and they jumped on the project straight away. They got the project moving again and found a great builder at a reasonable price very quickly. They provide genuinely good advice, even if it isn't what you want to hear, they tell you (& the builder) what they think is right based on their extensive building experience. They proactively make suggestions and are open to work shopping suggestions. I know many people are reluctant to spend money on a project manager, but I'm now a convert. They save you so much time and money, it really isn't an additional cost when you factor that in. I would absolutely use them again and have no hesitation in recommending them. Kosmas Xanthis2021-11-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We have found Emily and the Buildfresh team very professional. Emily was always respectful and generous with her time. She and her team always communicated well and kept to their promised timeframes with every project they have undertaken. They were always great throughout the building process very accommodating and helpful with our needs and requirements. Buildfresh is highly recommended to anyone who is undergoing home renovations on either a small or large scale. We are very pleased and grateful for their service.