Industry // 05
Multi-Family - ground-up to lease-up.
Entitlements, building permits, utility coordination, and Certificate of Occupancy for ground-up multi-family and large-scale renovation programs.
Sector Snapshot
9,200+
Units Permitted
82%
First-Cycle Plan Approvals
−21%
Avg. Months to CO
The Reality
Why multi-family compresses margin.
Multi-family schedules are governed by lender draws, lease-up assumptions, and fixed construction loan windows. A 60-day permitting slip cascades into months of carrying cost, and the entitlement-to-CO path crosses every regulatory desk in the building.
Entitlement uncertainty
Density, height, parking, and affordability conditions can shift mid-process, requiring redesign and re-engagement.
Lender milestones
Construction loan funding ties to permit issuance. Slip the permit, slip the draw.
Utility tie-ins
New service at full building scale requires upstream utility planning that's rarely on the developer's radar early enough.
Inspections at scale
Hundreds of unit-level inspections compress into the final 90 days before CO, without a system, they pile up.
Coverage
Permits & approvals we handle
Every approval between site control and lease-up.
Entitlement
- ·Zoning approvals
- ·Site plan review
- ·PUD / planned-development
- ·Variance / special exception
Construction
- ·Building permits
- ·Foundation early-release
- ·MEP permits
- ·Demolition / abatement
Utilities & site
- ·Water & sewer connections
- ·Stormwater / SWPPP
- ·Dry utility coordination
- ·Encroachment / ROW
Occupancy
- ·Temporary CofO
- ·Phased / building-by-building CO
- ·Final CO
- ·Fire marshal sign-off
Yes. About half of our multi-family engagements include entitlement-stage work, zoning hearings, community engagement, and design-review boards.
Lease up on the original schedule.
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