Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: John Carver (jcarverislandnet.com) | |
Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 21:20:44 -0700 (PDT) |
I believe Allison is referring to what's called a project manager, one
who oversees the project but is not the developer.
Allison, we're just across the water in Nanaimo at Pacific Gardens Cohousing. Our group hired an administrator to handle the business side, a project manager to oversee the building construction and a construction company to assemble the contracts to do the actual building. We created a numbered company to be the developer, so the developer was us. That is, through the numbered company we bought the land, did the hiring, applied for the rezoning and permits, arranged the financing, filed with land titles then sold the properties to the member/shareholders.
Unfortunately none of the above, including the architects, were cohousing experienced, and our little clutch of would-be cohousers were not development experienced, which made for a rough learning pathway. Mistakes were made, some of them quite costly. That said, I think I can say we are generally happy with the result, but most would agree we would have done better with the right professionals.
Being in Vancouver you have access to good experienced resource people. Reach out to the other cohousing groups in the area for their suggestions.
John Carver Pacific Gardens Cohousing Community, Nanaimo, BC http://pacificgardens.ca/ (Yes, we do have units for sale.) On 05/05/2015 6:44 PM, Katie Henry wrote:
On Cohousing-L, the person who handles land acquisition and construction is normally referred to as the developer. A management company is an entity that manages the facility after construction is finished and the community members have moved in (paying bills, performing maintenance, etc.). The terms may be different in Canada, but you'll have better luck in the coho-l archives using the term "developer." Katie HenryFrom: Allison tom <allison.tom [at] telus.net>To: Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net>; "cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [C-L]_ management services vs self-management at the building stageNo, I mean a management company who oversees the process of land acquisition, building, community formation._________________________________________________________________On May 5, 2015, at 6:22 PM, Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net> wrote:I would very much appreciate hearing from list members who can share their > stories about buying land & building with and without a management company.I think you might mean a developer, rather than a management company. You might try the archives again, searching on "developer." Katie Henry _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
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Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage Katie Henry, May 5 2015
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Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage Allison tom, May 5 2015
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Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage Katie Henry, May 5 2015
- Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage John Carver, May 5 2015
- Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage Allison tom, May 5 2015
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Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage Katie Henry, May 5 2015
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Re: management services vs self-management at the building stage Allison tom, May 5 2015
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