Chelsy Gautama-Duong is a Valuer at Charter Keck Cramer working within Valuations as part of the Residential Development team, based in the firm’s Sydney office. Chelsy joined the firm in June 2022 and has more than five years’ experience with a strong foundation in small to medium scale residential development and rural subdivision across Greater Sydney.
Chelsy specialises in development feasibility analysis and advisory, Highest and Best Use assessments, pre-purchase, due diligence advice and property market research. Beyond her core valuation practice, Chelsy also has a keen interest in public sector consultancy, delivering well-informed insights that support government and institutional clients in making sound, evidence-based decisions. Originally from Indonesia and fluent in English and Indonesian, Chelsy brings an international perspective to her work.
Having lived across Sydney’s Upper North Shore, Eastern suburbs, City and South-West, Chelsy has developed a considerable personal and professional understanding of the development characteristics, community profiles and cultural diversity that define different parts of Sydney. This lived experienced, combined with her technical expertise, gives her a well-rounded appreciation of the Sydney property market across its many submarkets.
Her recent experience spans residential development projects within identified Low-Medium Residential (LMR) areas across Sydney’s Eastern suburbs, terraces and townhouse development across Sydney’s south, south-west, west and north-west growth corridors valued at more than $10 million per project, rural land valuations within identified growth precincts across Greater Sydney and development feasibility studies for townhouse, terraces and multi-dwelling projects across the broader Sydney region.
Chelsy is also passionate about supporting her clients beyond the formal valuation process. From the initial onboarding process, Chelsy welcomes open conversations about the feasibility of a project and how best to approach a project to achieve a viable outcome. Whether a client requires a formal valuation or simply a candid discussion about whether a project stacks up, Chelsy is known for being approachable, practical and genuinely invested in helping clients navigate the development process with confidence.
Chelsy holds a Bachelor of Property Economics (Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney and a Diploma of Hospitality Management from the International College of Management, Sydney. She is an Associate of the Australian Property Institute (API).