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DEVELOPMENT

The most successful ventures exceed the financial goals of our clients while satisfying the practical needs of the people who will be living and working there. Whether office, residential or mixed use, each property within our portfolio has enriched the community where it resides. The success of each project represents the culmination of our team’s thoughtful intent, tenacious effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution.

Clients choose us for our intimate knowledge of local real estate markets, our strong relationships with industry professionals, and our ability to mitigate risk. They also choose us because our creative designs and attention to detail ensure a building is not only functional, but inspirational. Ultimately, we strive to achieve balance between the practical and the aspirational; to safeguard our client’s investment while promoting a sense of community and purpose. By addressing the environmental, economic, physical and political issues inherent in a complex development project, we convert ideas into successful, valuable investments for our clients.

Northpoint partners with clients to offer the following development services:

• Site Selection and Acquisition
• Feasibility Studies and Analyses
• Due Diligence Analysis
• Financial Pro Forma
• Cash Flow Analysis and Modeling
• Financing – Debt and Equity
• Program Development
• Development Budgeting and Scheduling
• Budget and Schedule Analyses
• Design Team Selection and procurement of Professional Design and Consulting Services
• Design Management
• Entitlements, Approvals and Permits Management
• Community and Public Relations Management
• Review of Design/Constructability/Value Engineering
• Sustainability Input
• Recommendations on Bidding Strategies
• Contractor Qualification Statements
• Manage Leasing and Marketing Activities
• Lease Negotiations
• Bidding and Awarding of Construction Contracts
• Management of Soft/Hard Cost Items
• Lender Interface: Coordination of Lender Requirements
• Project Accounting and Administration
• Transition to Property Management, Operations and Occupancy
• Project Close-Out
• Exit Strategy Analysis and Execution

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Whether a major renovation, tenant build-out, ground-up project or multi-acre campus expansion, our team offers professional oversight throughout every stage of the construction process. Our strengths include meticulous attention to detail and an ability to provide incisive direction throughout the analysis, planning and execution of a project. Clients appreciate our continual adherence to budget and time constraints, our ability to minimize or avoid risks, and our insistence on seeking out opportunities for adding value to a project. Our firm’s dedication to providing superior quality buildings on-time and on-budget have helped shape skylines and landscapes throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

Our Construction Management services include:

Pre-Construction

• Project Management
• Program Review
• Existing Conditions Assessment
• Adjacent Properties Analysis
• Hazard Assessment/Remediation
• Scope of Work Development
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Permits and Approvals
• Community Relations
• Design Reviews
• Budgeting and Estimating
• Scheduling
• Value Engineering
• Constructability and Sustainability Reviews
• Risk Management Program
• Site Logistics Planning and Filing
• Long Lead Material/Equipment Procurement
• Bidding Strategies
• Trade Contractor Qualification
• Procurement of Major Trade Contractors
• Contract Administration

Construction

• Project Management
• Contract Administration
• Community Relations
• Labor Relations
• Material and Equipment Expediting
• Logistics Planning and Management
• Site Safety Program
• Site Supervision and Coordination
• Management and Administration of General Conditions
• Quality Assurance Program
• Coordination/Review of Shop Drawings
• Loss Prevention in Risk Control
• Coordination of Testing and Inspections
• Equipment and Material Delivery
• Scheduling
• Trade Contractor Requisitions
• Project Hard Cost Requisitioning
• Project Accounting and Record Keeping
• Cost Forecast Reporting
• FF&E Management
• Government Inspections
• Punch List Management
• Occupancy Sign-Offs and Approvals
• Start-Up Commissioning
• Manage Efforts for LEED Certification Process

Post-Construction

• Punch List Completion
• Move-in Coordination
• Assist in Transition to Complete Occupancy
• “As-Built” and Owner Manual Assembly
• Assemble Final Occupancy Sign-Offs
• Project Close-Out
• Warranty Assistance