#4 – Michael Mi
Builds: High-quality, design-focused townhouses
Build locations: West Auckland, North Shore, Māngere Bridge
Tends to suit: Investors looking for capital growth
Opes recommended: 4 developments in 2025
Michael Mi is a husband and wife company with a simple philosophy: Build homes they would be proud to live in themselves.
We had our eye on Michael Mi for a while before officially working together.
That’s because we’d seen four of his completed projects and were genuinely impressed.
What stood out immediately was the attention to detail. They felt like homes, not just investment stock built to hit a price point.
Day-to-day, Michael leads the big-picture development side of the business. His wife, Vanessa oversees the interiors. She selects the kitchen colours, tiles, lighting placement and finishing details. Together they make a strong team, blending development strategy with a sharp design eye.
Like most of the developers on this list, Michael Mi works closely with Opes, to build properties for investors.
For example, some of Michael’s earlier projects didn’t include car parks. That’s not going to work for investors. So we focused on finding sites and creating designs that would.
Here’s an example of a boutique project in Māngere Bridge. These 2 and 3 bedroom townhouses were between $739k and $849k.
