Butler build-to-rent: 60 apartments start, 18 one-bed, 42 two-bed
WA Government says construction has begun on a six-storey, 60-apartment Build to Rent complex beside Butler Station, to be sold to a community housing provider.
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Building has started on a 60-unit Build to Rent apartment complex beside Butler Station in Perth’s north, the Western Australian Government said on 9 November 2026.
Why it matters
A statement from the Cook and Albanese Labor Governments calls the project social and affordable housing, delivered by the state with backing from the federal Housing Australia Future Fund. It says Butler is one of 40 Build to Rent projects supported by the State Government.
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Other projects in the sector are tracked in our Perth build-to-rent pipeline report. The statement says that once finished, the development will be sold to a community housing provider, which will own and run it. No provider is named.
The numbers
The statement describes a six-storey building of 18 one-bedroom and 42 two-bedroom apartments, designed and built by Western Australian firms Plus Architecture and PACT Construction.
Every apartment will meet a Silver Livable Housing Design accessibility standard and average a 7-star National House Energy Rating Scheme result, the government says. The design lists secure entries, clear sightlines and well-lit pedestrian paths, plus a central landscaped courtyard with barbecue and picnic areas, play spaces and landscaped seating.
The site is a short walk from METRONET Butler train station and near Butler Central shopping centre, local parks and the beach, per the statement. It gives no project cost, completion date or street address.
The government also links the project to its wider program, saying it adds to the more than 4,500 social homes delivered since 2021 under the WA Government’s $10.8 billion investment in housing and homelessness measures.
What’s next
Planning and Lands Minister John Carey said the apartments are the transit-oriented development the government wants more of: “well-designed, accessible and energy efficient multi-storey affordable homes situated within walking distance of public transport, jobs and amenities.”
Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said a pipeline of Build to Rent projects is under way, set to deliver hundreds of homes near METRONET stations. Premier Roger Cook said the apartments will suit a wide range of households.
Per the statement, the partnership with the federal government supports 9,800 new social and affordable homes by 2030. The statement publishes no completion date for Butler, so the timing for first residents is not yet known.
Source: Government of Western Australia media statement, 9 November 2026. Reported by The Australian Developer.
Quick answers
What are the key numbers in this story?
apartments: 60; storeys: 6; Build to Rent projects: 40.
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On the record
Major social and affordable housing project underway in Butler
Government of Western Australia · wa.gov.au
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