Chatswood is one of Sydney’s major commercial and retail districts outside the CBD. The Pacific Highway office tower cluster hosts Optus, PepsiCo, Lenovo, Cisco, Huawei, NEC, and dozens of other Australian headquarters and regional offices. Chatswood Chase is mid-way through a major redevelopment by Multiplex. Landcom is about to start works on the Dive Site redevelopment delivering four 180-metre towers and 1,500 homes. Novus on Albert and Chatswood Grand Residences are progressing through planning and construction. And Westfield Chatswood’s 81,000 sqm of retail sits alongside the Metro interchange serving 18,900 local office workers and 5,000 daily bus commuters.
Drone work here runs across corporate tower marketing, commercial real estate, masterplan documentation, retail precinct content, and facility inspections. Enord UAV Solutions provides all of it. Three booking formats. Right aircraft for the job.
Aerial Work For Chatswood’s Corporate Tower Cluster
Chatswood is nicknamed Sydney’s “global economic corridor” for a reason. The A-grade office tower cluster along Pacific Highway and Victoria Avenue hosts a dense concentration of corporate tenants. Citadel Towers at 799 Pacific Highway. The Zenith at 821 Pacific Highway. 9, 12, and 15 Help Street. 465 Victoria Avenue. 475 Victoria Avenue. Approximately 18,900 local office workers are based in the suburb.
For building owners, leasing agents, and corporate tenants, aerial content supports commercial property marketing, tenant acquisition campaigns, corporate video production, capital partner briefings, and headquarters relocation announcements. For multinational tenants setting up regional HQs, aerial imagery of the Chatswood CBD showing proximity to the Metro interchange, Westfield, Chatswood Chase, and the broader North Shore business context is standard content for internal relocation packages and corporate communications.
Our commercial drone work covers full-stack corporate video content, building exterior captures, rooftop and helipad imagery (where approved), and precinct context aerials. For facility inspections on the older tower stock, thermal imaging picks up envelope issues that visual inspection misses. Editing and post-production are arranged as an add-on when the corporate client needs it.
The density of the corporate cluster also means this is one of Sydney’s busiest B2B markets for dry hire. Production companies shooting corporate video, in-house marketing teams with their own certified pilots, and specialist corporate video agencies regularly need specific aircraft for specific briefs.
The 1,500-Home Chatswood Dive Site Redevelopment
The former Sydney Metro construction site at 607 Pacific Highway is the largest upcoming development in Chatswood. Landcom (the NSW Government’s development agency) has appointed FK as lead architect for a masterplan delivering four slender towers up to 180 metres in height and 56 storeys, comprising up to 1,500 new homes.
Stage 1 delivers 180 build-to-rent apartments for essential workers (nurses, paramedics, teachers, police officers, firefighters), offered at a discount to market rent through a separate subsidy. The project is part of the NSW Government’s $450 million investment into Landcom for 400 BTR homes across metropolitan Sydney. Stage 1 applications went on public exhibition 19 March to 15 April 2026. The remaining 1,300 apartments (Stage 2) will include affordable housing and market-sale homes. Mowbray House, a heritage building that operated as a boarding school from 1906 to 1954, will be adaptively reused for community purposes.
Early enabling works begin in 2026. BTR construction starts early 2027. First essential worker residents move in by late 2028.
For Landcom, FK, the construction contractors, and the stakeholder communications teams, this is a multi-year aerial documentation program. Pre-construction baseline aerials. Monthly progress captures through the enabling works, excavation, and tower construction stages. Volumetric measurements during early works. Mowbray House heritage documentation for the adaptive reuse component. Community engagement content for the ongoing consultation program. Our aerial documentation service is structured around exactly this kind of multi-year masterplan work.
Chatswood Chase And The Chase Quarter Rooftop Offices
Chatswood Chase Sydney, open since 1983 and one of the two anchor retail centres for the suburb, is mid-redevelopment by Multiplex for Vicinity Centres. The transformation repositions the centre as a luxury retail, experiential dining, and rooftop office destination for the next four decades.
The redevelopment includes a new fresh food market hall, reconfigured luxury retail precinct with new skylight-atria, a major upgrade to the Victoria Avenue entrance (reframed as the main gateway), and the introduction of Chase Quarter, up to 9,400 sqm of commercial rooftop offices elevated above the retail centre with outdoor landscaped terrace and laneways. Chase Market, the lower ground floor food precinct, is already well underway as the first phase.
For Vicinity, Multiplex, the leasing agents, and the incoming luxury retail and office tenants, aerial documentation supports construction progress tracking, leasing collateral for Chase Quarter office space, phased marketing content as new tenancies open, and completion imagery for the repositioning campaign. For incoming tenants specifically, aerial content showing the Chase Quarter rooftop integration with the broader Chatswood commercial district is common leasing-package content.
Novus On Albert, Grand Residences, And The BTR Pipeline
Chatswood has a significant build-to-rent and mixed-use residential pipeline beyond the Dive Site. Novus on Albert, designed by Rothelowman for Novus and M and G Real Estate, received SSD approval in 2025 with construction starting early 2026. It’s the second Novus BTR in Sydney (following Parramatta’s Novus on Harris) and targets a 5-star Green Star rating with 7-star NatHERS performance. Novus on Victoria at 410 Victoria Avenue is the second Novus project in Chatswood.
Chatswood Grand Residences is a 36-storey mixed-use SSD near Railway Street, delivering 308 residential apartments plus retail, commercial, and childcare uses, currently progressing through public exhibition with significant community objection. Multiple other residential towers are at various stages around the Anderson Street area.
For Novus, Rothelowman, Multiplex, and the other developers across the pipeline, pre-construction aerials support SSD submissions, stakeholder briefings, and marketing campaigns. Monthly progress captures during construction keep investors, lenders, and marketing teams aligned on project status. Our real estate aerial photography covers off-the-plan marketing content, pre-construction site context, and progress documentation for the full BTR and residential tower pipeline.
Westfield Chatswood And Retail Precinct Marketing
Westfield Chatswood operates 81,093 sqm of retail floor space anchored by Myer, Target, Aldi, Coles, Uniqlo, Zara, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport, and Hoyts Cinema. Combined with Chatswood Chase, the Chatswood Interchange, Mandarin Centre, Lemon Grove, Victoria Plaza, The Gallery, Orchard Arcade, and the Victoria Avenue pedestrian mall, Chatswood operates one of the largest retail concentrations outside the Sydney CBD.
The Concourse, opened in 2011, adds a cultural dimension: a 5,000 sqm library, 1,000-seat concert hall, 500-seat theatre, exhibition spaces, and restaurants. The Melody Markets run every Thursday and Friday in Chatswood Mall along Victoria Avenue.
For Scentre (Westfield), the centre operators, retail tenants, cultural programming teams, and event organisers, aerial content supports retail marketing campaigns, event coverage, tenant mix promotion, and precinct context content. Flights in the Victoria Avenue pedestrian mall and around the Interchange need timing around peak pedestrian hours, which we handle as part of the pre-flight brief.
Three Booking Formats For Chatswood CBD Work
Dry Hire
You already hold a RePL, carry your own public liability insurance, and can fly the aircraft safely. You hire the drone itself from us and run the job yourself. Cheapest option because you’re only paying for the aircraft and hand-off time. Corporate video production companies, in-house marketing teams with certified pilots, and freelance RePL operators shooting commercial content in Chatswood all use dry hire regularly. Our dry hire fleet includes the DJI Mavic 3 Pro, Mavic 3T, Mavic 3 Enterprise, and Matrice 4E. Credentials verified at hand-off.
Chatswood’s airspace is manageable for dry hire, but sites near the Interchange or within 1.4km of Royal North Shore Hospital’s helipad need careful airspace checking before the flight.
Pilot Hire
You own a drone but don’t hold commercial certification, or your in-house pilot is unavailable. You provide the drone. We provide a CASA-licensed pilot who handles the flight, airspace clearance, insurance, and legal compliance. Our pilot hire service gets used frequently in Chatswood by corporate clients who own drones but want proper commercial operation for flights near the office tower cluster or active construction.
Full-Service Aerial Work
We bring the aircraft, the pilot, airspace planning, and all the insurance. We capture the output (photography, video, inspection data, or measurements) and hand it to you. Editing and post-production as an add-on when you need it. Most corporate marketing, retail precinct work, and masterplan documentation in Chatswood is booked this way.
Airspace Planning Near Chatswood Interchange
Chatswood sits about 10 kilometres north of the Sydney CBD and under Sydney’s wider controlled airspace. The standard 120-metre commercial ceiling applies across most of the suburb, but three specific factors shape flight planning here.
First, the Chatswood Interchange. As one of Sydney’s busiest transport hubs with rail, Metro, and a major bus terminus, the precinct around the station has ongoing operational activity that affects scheduling. Active infrastructure sites also need Transport for NSW coordination.
Second, Royal North Shore Hospital nearby. Medical transport helicopter traffic in the North Shore corridor means any flight within 1.4km of the known helipad needs additional planning. Helicopters have right of way, and we build timing around that.
Third, high-density pedestrian areas. The Victoria Avenue pedestrian mall, Chatswood Chase and Westfield entrances, and the Interchange concourse all sit well within Chatswood’s CBD and carry pedestrian density that exceeds CASA’s standard 30-metre separation guidance during peak hours. Flight timing around peak retail and commuter hours matters.
For full-service and pilot hire bookings, we handle all three factors in the pre-flight brief. For dry hire, these factors are your responsibility, and Chatswood CBD specifically benefits from proper planning before the flight.
Reaching Chatswood Via The M2 And Pacific Highway
Dry hire pickup is from our Melrose Park base at 17 Cobham Ave. Delivery to a Chatswood site can be arranged for an additional fee. Return hand-off works the same way.
For pilot hire and full service, we reach Chatswood via the Epping Road arterial, the M2 to Lane Cove Tunnel, or Pacific Highway depending on traffic and the specific site. CBD, Pacific Highway tower, and Interchange sites are usually quickest via the M2 and Pacific Highway. Sites off Victoria Avenue or Anderson Street are often faster through the local street network depending on time of day.
If your work covers multiple North Shore and surrounding suburbs, we also cover drone services in Macquarie Park, aerial work in North Sydney, Epping, and Eastwood. Multi-suburb bookings across the same week let us build a more efficient schedule.
Chatswood CBD Drone Work: Common Questions
Can you film corporate video content for tenants in the Chatswood Pacific Highway tower cluster? Yes. Corporate video for tenants in Citadel Towers, The Zenith, and the Help Street buildings is a regular part of our commercial work. Aerial content showing the building exterior, the corridor context, and the proximity to the Interchange and retail precincts is standard corporate communications content.
Do you do pre-construction aerials for the Dive Site redevelopment? Yes. The 607 Pacific Highway masterplan across its multi-year build program is exactly the kind of project we set up long-running capture schedules for. Pre-construction baselines, monthly progress captures, volumetric measurements during excavation, Mowbray House heritage documentation, and completion content are all within scope.
Can you document the Chatswood Chase redevelopment for Vicinity or Multiplex? Yes. Retail redevelopments of this scale benefit from ongoing progress captures through the construction program. We can capture the broader precinct context including the Victoria Avenue entrance upgrade and the Chase Quarter rooftop integration for leasing collateral.
Can you do aerial work around the Chatswood Interchange? Yes, with proper Transport for NSW coordination for any active infrastructure work and airspace checks for the surrounding area. Flight timing around peak commuter hours is built into the pre-flight plan.
Do you film retail content at Westfield Chatswood or the Victoria Avenue mall? Yes. Retail and precinct marketing is a regular part of our work in the Chatswood CBD. Flights in the Victoria Avenue pedestrian mall need timing around peak foot traffic, and Westfield flights need centre operator coordination, which we handle as part of the pre-flight brief.
What’s the airspace situation around Royal North Shore Hospital? Any flight within 1.4km of the hospital helipad needs additional planning. Helicopters have right of way, and we build flight timing and holding patterns around that. For sites very close to the hospital, we may recommend early-morning or late-afternoon windows when helicopter traffic is lower.
Can you do building envelope inspections on older Chatswood office towers? Yes. Older stock like the Zenith Centre (built mid-1980s) and other pre-2000 towers often have deferred envelope issues that drone inspection catches quickly. Thermal imaging picks up insulation and moisture problems through the facade. Reports go directly into capital expenditure planning for building owners and REITs.
What drones are available for dry hire? The DJI Mavic 3 Pro, Mavic 3T, Mavic 3 Enterprise, and Matrice 4E. Mavic 3 Pro is the most common choice for corporate video and standard commercial work. Mavic 3T for thermal facade inspections. Mavic 3 Enterprise for precision and zoom detail. Matrice 4E for mapping and larger precinct-scale captures.
What does dry hire cost compared to full service? Dry hire is the lowest-cost option because you’re only paying for the aircraft and hand-off time. Pilot hire adds the certified operator. Full service adds the complete captured output delivered to you. Editing is a separate add-on when you need it. Send us the job specifics and we’ll quote each option.
Are you insured? Yes, full public liability insurance on every full-service and pilot hire job. Certificate of currency available before the job if your corporate tenant, building owner, or developer requires it. For dry hire, you carry your own insurance.
Lock In Your Chatswood Drone Project
Tell us the site, the booking format, the timing, and what you need the output for. Whether it’s corporate video for a Pacific Highway tower tenant, masterplan documentation on the Dive Site, retail precinct content, or facade inspection on older commercial stock, we’ll come back with a fixed quote and a turnaround that reflects Chatswood’s airspace and pedestrian density. Call us on 0422 237 421 or get in touch through our contact form.