Knapp Properties, Inc. has proven that successful and carefully planned real estate development is an asset to the community. Our experience of over 100 years in commercial and residential development has cemented the trust of community leaders throughout central Iowa.
Why choose Knapp Properties, Inc for real estate development?
Here are some reasons why you should trust us with your greater Des Moines, Iowa real estate development project:
- Knowledge of Local Regulations: We've proven our ability to successfully facilitate the governmental approval process
- Land inventory: We control more than 7,000 acres across central Iowa; providing you with access to the widest array of options to meet your goals and objectives.
- Flexibility: We can assess the financial implications of various real estate options, including traditional financing, build to suit, purchase and leaseback, limited partnership, or joint venture formation to structure each development to best meet our clients' needs.
- Experience: We bring you more than 100 years of experience acquiring, developing, financing, constructing, and managing real estate.
Our experience, reputation and relationships combine to serve our clients with the best possible experience throughout the development process.
- We appreciate that each property owner has goals and objectives for their real estate and we create a plan to fulfill those objectives.
- We understand that leasing or purchasing real estate can be one of the biggest decisions a company will make, one that is influenced by many different factors.
- We have the experience to identify and assist in the evaluation of these factors.
- We understand the local markets and can use our expertise to assist you in achieving your goals and objectives
Finance
Our development team can assist in financial modeling and analysis to explore alternative project and capital structures and to optimize the financial performance of your real estate solution.
Construction
We also have extensive experience in construction. We understand the risks and issues associated with design and construction. Our development team will closely manage the entire construction process from conceptual design to project completion, including project scope, budget and schedule, to ensure your goals and objectives are met.
Development Services
Evaluate existing space utilization
- Review existing space to understand anticipated space needs.
- Develop project scope document based on the above.
- Exploration of alternatives to meet anticipated space requirements.
- Detailed costs analysis of alternatives.
Prepare Request for Proposal (RFP) for contractor and architectural services to obtain the most cost effective building solution.
We have the local knowledge to identify and define costs that are typically "hidden" within categories of work.
Through this process, we strive to identify the most qualified firm that is the best fit for our clients. We provide:
Pre-Construction
- Identify cost variances and recommendations for corrective actions to remedy any problematic issues in regards to design, budget and schedule.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on building system decisions.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on value engineering decisions.
- Identify long lead-time items and recommend methods of procurement to maintain the project schedule.
- Attend design review meetings to ensure the contractor and design professionals are in compliance with the RFP and client objectives.
- Ensure clear communication between client, contractor and design professional to minimize re-design and re-work.
- Coordinate and assist with approval by government agencies
- Review construction drawings and specifications for constructability and quality issues.
Construction Services
- Attend project team meetings.
- Monitor the activities of the design professionals and contractor to ensure that all work ins in accordance with client's objectives for cost, schedule and quality.
- Evaluate change orders and scope changes for compliance to terms of the RFP.
- Monitor general contractor for compliance to the terms of the RFP.
- Monitor design professionals for compliance to the terms of the RFP.
- Develop and monitor owner decision matrix
- Coordinate with contractor to schedule project walkthroughs and reviews.
- Coordinate work with any public agencies or utility companies.
- Monitor schedule submitted by the contractor on a periodic basis to ensure project timing.
- Monitor and report on project staffing and material availability issues that may cause schedule delays.
- Monitor and review monthly invoices and pay applications for compliance to the terms of the RFP.
- Monitor subcontractor performance and contracts.
- Provide contractor safety consulting to client and project as required.
- Work with client to coordinate installation of owner supplied equipment (furniture, phones, computers, security).
- Work with client to coordinate relocation.
- Provide a comprehensive final inspection of the project to verify that all work was performed in accordance with the contract documents and the intent of the RFP.
- Warranty administration.
- Service contract review and consulting.
- Develop preventative maintenance schedules.
- Building compliance reviews.
Contact Aimee Staudt at 515-222-5225 today to learn more.