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LAND USE CONSULTING
LAND USE CONSULTING
Hiring an architect as a consultant, while looking for properties, can save you time and money. An expert at your side will help you better evaluate and assess which properties have opportunities. With the leadership of our strategic consultants, Clay Aurell and Josh Blumer, AB design studio has established a track record of satisfied clients.
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If you are having trouble finding the right property, we can help you accelerate the process and realize the project of your dreams.
AB design studio has a history of fruitful collaborations with land use consultants and realtors. In addition to their expertise, we will provide you with a complete understanding of design challenges and can give you a more tangible vision of opportunities.
Our proven process involves all the tools to an accurate assessment of property: Assessing local zoning ordinances, local architectural guidelines, investigating planning/zoning archives, as well as our personal connections with local design committees are fundamental to uncover opportunities and constraints.
We recently worked with a Buyer and Realtor team to facilitate their successful navigation of the lot purchasing process. Along the way, we evaluated both the constraints and opportunities of the different properties, performed due diligence to better understand what was possible on each, educated the our clients on the local codes and ordinances and ultimately made recommendations based on their long term goals. Here are is how our clients review our work:
“Often my clients are starting from square one without even having a lot picked out, only general ideas of what they may want to build. I highly recommend working with Clay, Principal Owner of AB design studio. Apart from being able to create and execute beautiful building plans, he is incredibly knowledgeable about the entire process from purchase to permitting; has extensive experience working with all the builders in town; and can basically answer any question or concern you or your client may have related to any building. If you're a REALTOR, he basically sells the land for you! --as long as it can facilitate the client's ultimate building goals. Clay and the AB design studio team do a wonderful job listening to client's preferences and provide realistic guidance on whether the desired outcome can be achieved based on budget, proposed land, and any other goals the client has.”
Kami Love, Residential Realtor - Santa Barbara Brokers
“What appeals to us about building a home is constructing something that reflects our own preferences, nuances, and sensibilities and that hopefully creates a lasting legacy to be enjoyed for years by our family and then by those that live there in the years to come. Specifically, we wanted a structure that had high impact visual appeal, that blended into the landscape, and at a high enough elevation would create the perception when the morning fog rolled in of a 'house in the clouds.' From the house we wanted a diversity of views and vantage points including the ocean, the mountains and the city below. Around the house we wanted a degree of seclusion. We looked at several properties that fit these criteria so, when it came to making a decision, we really needed to understand whether or not what we wanted to do was actually feasible. That is where Clay and his team came in. They performed drone surveys and due diligence pulling all the applicable reports and provided recommendations based on our goals. They even did a very rough preliminary design so we could really envision what was possible. The information they provided allowed us to confidently pull the trigger on a purchase.”
Joe Leveque, Home Owner - AB design studio Client
