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IDA Small Scale Development Workshop-Now open to the public!

We are pleased to announce IDA’s newest public offering, the IDA Small Scale Development Workshop!

Our one-day virtual Workshops on small scale real estate development are 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. By the end of the Workshop, aspiring developers will feel more prepared to take the first steps on their own project.

Small Development Workshop participants will get an overview of incremental development: the approach, the practice, and its application to common building types and neighborhoods. Faculty will lead a hands-on site planning and pro forma exercise to lay out a building on a site by applying a sample zoning code. Participants will also leave this session with a better understanding of how to handle site challenges.

Find out more about our Workshops and who should attend HERE.

Details

Important Notice: This is a virtual course offering. All logistical details and information will be sent to all registrants prior to the Workshop start date.

This virtual Workshop is open to the public and is a prerequisite for the IDA Boot Camp.

REGISTRATION

Early Bird Registration Rate $180 (through March 17)
Regular Registration Rate $210 (March 18-25)
Last Minute Registration Rate $249 until event date, if space available.

Faculty Presenter Alli Quinlan

Presenter Alli Thurmond Quinlan is an architect, landscape architect, and small infill developer. She founded and runs Flintlock Ltd Co (a multi-disciplinary design practice) and Flintlock Development (an urban infill real estate development company) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She also served on the Fayetteville Planning Commission and the Construction Board of Appeals, as well as being known to occasionally teach urban design with a focus on advanced grading and stormwater in the Landscape Architecture Department of the Fay Jones School of Design at the University of Arkansas.

Faculty Presenter Dan Zack

Presenter Dan Zack is the founder and President of Zack Urban Solutions, Inc, a consulting firm which offers urban planning services to cities and developers who need assistance creating walkable, fun, and inclusive places. Prior to founding ZUS in 2022, Dan spent 23 years in local government working on practical, achievable solutions to challenges facing cities. As the Assistant Director of Planning and Development for the City of Fresno he oversaw the current planning, long-range planning, Downtown revitalization, historic preservation, and parking management programs for the 5th largest city in California. As the Downtown Development Manager for the City of Redwood City in the San Francisco Bay Area he attracted the development of 2,500 homes in an area that had stagnated for decades, but which is now one of the most active downtowns in the Silicon Valley. He also instituted the first performance-based parking ordinance in the nation, inspired by the writings of professor Donald Shoup, and he wrote a chapter in Shoup’s most recent book, Parking and the City.

All registrations are final. There are no refunds after payment is processed.

COURSE OVERVIEW
You can find a course overview and more information about our workshops and who should attend here.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

9:00 AM: Welcome and Introductions

9:15 AM: Power of the Incremental Approach 

9:35 AM: Business Models and Skill Sets

9:45 AM: Right-Sizing Your Project

11:30 AM: Building Arts 101

12:30 AM: Market Research & Site Selection

1:00 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM: Zoning

1:50 PM: Project Pro formas

2:10 PM: Hands-on Site Planning and Pro forma Activity

4:00 PM: Financing a Project

4:30 PM: Buying a Property

5:00 PM: Wrap-Up | Q&A and Next Steps

5:30 PM: Conclusion

Contact
Andrew Applegate · training@incrementaldevelopment.org · (855) 462-3382 x702