How to Succeed at City Council Meetings

You need to succeed at a local city council meeting. Your project needs the approval, your budget needs the approval, and after weeks of working towards a construction start date, you need this. But, where do you begin? You understand your concept top to bottom, and you can even argue why it will do the city good. How do you succeed at a city council meeting? Know Who is Who: A key to succeeding at a city council meeting is knowing who the city council members are. Learn their names, their districts, and what their interests are. Doing some research …

May 1, 2016 By admin

2016: Year of the Hotel?

2016: The Year of the Hotel for Los Angeles?   Is 2016 the year of the Monkey AND year of the hotel in Los Angeles? According to the Chinese calendar 2016 is the year of the fire monkey with character traits of adventure, ambition, and irritability. Not exactly the perfect mix for hotel developers choosing Los Angeles for their projects. On the ambition side, we’re seeing bids for the 2024 Olympics, a NFL stadium, and public transit initiatives. On the irritability side, we see tax incentives for hotels coming under scrutiny and tighter control by city councils affecting new developments. …

Apr 17, 2016 By admin

Here are 4 Reasons You Need Permit Expediters

We know you want us, here’s why you need us 1. We know the Jurisdiction: Permit Advisors knows jurisdiction codes and teams to help push your project through the permitting process more efficiently. 2. Pre-Screen Plans Before Submittal: Permit Advisors will screen your drawings for codes and application preparation before we submit on your behalf. We are so vigilant that one of our clients calls it a “plan check before the plan check.” You know what? He’s absolutely right. 3. Permit Advisors Manages Your Timeline: Have multiple projects or a rollout going through the permitting process? Permit Advisors will manage ALL of …

Apr 10, 2016 By admin

Mixed-Use Intensification

Mixed-Use Intensification As of writing this in Quarter 2 in 2016, Mixed-Use commercial concepts are trending nation-wide, especially in high urban and metro areas, but no one is talking about the intensification of these units and how they are costing developers. Maybe everyone knows when talking about mixed-use that intensification is an assumption on the part of planners, and the cost of pushing these permits through can be pretty complex when thinking of time and money. But, judging by the amount of proposed mixed-use concepts with the actual number of mixed-use concepts approved tells another story. The Break-Down Alright, lets …

Apr 3, 2016 By admin