Lessons from Inside
the Development World
Technical. Tactical. Story-driven.
Everything you wish someone told you when you started.
Reusing Plans Saves Time, Not Certainty.
On this project, we made a deliberate decision to reuse building plans from a previous development in another state.
The Fiber Line That Wasn’t Where It Was Supposed to Be
The ALTA showed an underground fiber optic line crossing the site within a recorded easement.
When the Framer Goes Bankrupt, Everything Stops
On a wood-framed project, there is no trade more critical to the schedule than the framer.
We Painted the Building and the City Shut Us Down
Midway through the project, the CEO decided the building needed more pop from the street.
Developing on an Occupied Campus Is an Operations Problem First and a Construction Problem Second.
This project wasn’t just about delivering a new building. It was about delivering it next to an occupied campus.
Indecision Is a Tax. And Time Kills Deals.
At the outset, this project looked like many others we’d done successfully. The site penciled.
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