The Small Scale Development Workshop on small scale real estate development is all about project formation. We take a big picture view of neighborhood-based development to help attendees analyze what makes a good project, how a building makes money, and how small developers interact with the broader ecosystem of professionals in the built environment.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
Build It Green, Stop Waste, and PLACE Initiative
This workshop is part of the Alameda County Small Developer Incubator.
SCHOLARSHIP
A limited number of full scholarships (rate reduced to $0) and partial scholarships (rate reduced to $50) for the workshop are available, apply here. Scholarship applications will close on February 21, 2025. To apply, the scholarship application form is available here.
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REGISTRATION
Early Bird Registration Rate ($150) - open until February 21, 2025
Regular Registration Rate ($170) - open until March 1, 2025
Last Minute Registration Rate ($190) - open if space is available.
IncDev Associate and Charter Members receive a 20% discount.
Registration is available here.
COURSE OVERVIEW
You can find a course overview and more information about our workshops and who should attend here.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Welcome and Introductions
Power of the Incremental Approach | Incrementalism is best paired with time. By rooting in a neighborhood, building relationships and making many small improvements over time, a small developer can build wealth in their community.
Business Models and Skill Sets | What kind of projects are you interested doing? How will that be structured? What skills do you have and whose help do you need?
Right-Sizing Your Project | By evaluating zoning, financing tools, and building codes, a project can conform to systemic thresholds that control costs and minimize risk.
Building Arts 101 | A small developer who understands architecture, urban design and planning fundamentals can create more value with their project while contributing to the health, safety, and welfare of their community.
Market Research & Site Selection | Finding the right site or building as the critical first step to any development project. Understand how to establish a baseline range for the rents, sales and other variables in your neighborhood and pay the right price for property.
Lunch at the Venue (Provided with Registration)
Zoning | Understand the key regulatory basics that shape a project’s physical form and the typical processes that govern what is allowed by-right versus with special permission.
Project Pro formas | Get familiar with a financial pro forma template and the important concepts, key terms, and industry jargon that show how a building makes money.
Hands-on Site Planning and Pro forma Activity | Apply everything learned so far in the day to layout a building on a site by following a sample zoning code and then filling out a project pro forma to see how the project performs financially under many conditions.
Financing a Project | A great project needs a great plan for obtaining permanent mortgages and construction/renovation loans. To get there, a small developer will need a written financial package and a verbal pitch to present to a bank and/or private investor.
Buying a Property | A basic overview of the process for purchasing property and the elements of the crucially important due diligence process.
Wrap-Up | Q&A and Next Steps
Conclusion
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Contact
Chloe Chapman · training@incrementaldevelopment.org · (479) 305-4807