Purpose - In the context of housing, mixed tenure attempts to bring together social groups in urban neighbourhoods to create a vibrant dynamic sustainable community. This paper focuses on residential development design in the context of housing tenure where owner-occupier (or owner-investor) and social housing have the same locality. Specifically it asks: should different housing tenures be combined in a residential developed (salt and pepper design) or in close vicinity in separated structures (silo design)? Design/methodology/approach - This paper examines various factors to be considered with regards to the different mixed tenure designs. The research presents interviews with fourteen leading Melbourne property professionals (developers, consultants and financiers) to identify the different development design and tenure challenges. The semi-structured interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and coded through NVivo software to provide a platform to evaluate, interpret and explain the qualitative analysis. Findings - The inclusion of mixed tenure accommodation in a property development provided different responses across the various stakeholders; where property managers embraced the Salt and Pepper concept, property developers and financiers were more reserved and focussed on the impact of disclosure and associated pricing issues. Many stakeholders highlighted that a Silo design provide a better solution for maintaining a building and controlling costs. Originality/value - In developing this research area, information from leading property professionals can provide valuable information for policy decision making purposes. There is limited discussion within the Australian context which explores the two mixed tenure housing approaches and what the challenges and benefits are from the perspective of current building industry stakeholders.
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