Strategic Development Advisory & Feasibility
The Objective: defining the project's economic viability, technical constraints, and strategic roadmap — before capital is committed.
Three workstreams that decide whether the project gets built.
Pre-design consultancy is most useful when the answer can still change the decision. Land, financials, brief — in that order.
Land Due Diligence
Technical and regulatory appraisal of land plots. We tell you what you're actually buying — under the zoning, under the soil, under the master-plan obligations.
- — Zoning, height & setback constraints
- — Geotechnical & topographic appraisal
- — Master-developer / authority obligations
- — Title & encumbrance review
Feasibility Studies
Financial modeling and market positioning. The number you should plan against, not the number you'd like — built bottom-up against comparable supply.
- — Bottom-up cost-of-build modelling
- — Comparable transactions & absorption
- — Yield / IRR / payback under stress
- — Marketing & product positioning
Technical Terms of Reference
Developing rigid project briefs and requirements for the future design teams. The brief is where projects live or die — get it wrong and every later stage compounds the error.
- — Architectural & engineering brief
- — Performance & acceptance criteria
- — Baseline budget & cost limits
- — Indicative development schedule
Three classic entry points.
Development consultancy is most useful before money is irreversibly committed. We typically engage at one of three moments.
Land under offer
Validating that the plot is worth the asking price for the use you have in mind, before you commit.
Concept design
Pressure-testing the architect's massing against achievable yield and cost of build.
Investment committee
A single independent pack to present alongside the developer's case — same numbers, different scrutiny.
Five steps. Typically 4 — 8 weeks.
Pre-development consultancy is short and dense by design. Every step produces a written deliverable owned by you — and a decision the next step depends on.
Brief & data intake
Initial workshop with the owner. Capture the brief, the constraints, the commercial targets, and any existing documents (title, drawings, market views).
Land & regulatory due diligence
Title check, zoning & height, master-developer obligations, geotechnical and topographic appraisal. What you can build, where, and at what cost of authority compliance.
Financial modelling & feasibility
Bottom-up cost of build, comparable transactions, absorption assumptions, yield / IRR / payback under realistic and stress scenarios.
Technical ToR & development brief
A rigid architectural and engineering brief the design team can be measured against. Performance criteria, acceptance conditions, baseline budget, indicative schedule.
Sign-off & design-team handover
Owner sign-off on the ToR. We assist in shortlisting and appointing the independent design team — and stay close enough to police the brief during concept design.
Answers, before the call.
The five questions owners ask in nearly every first conversation about Stage 0–1 work.
01 Can you advise on land we haven't purchased yet?
Yes — that's the ideal moment. We can review one plot in isolation, or run a comparative due diligence across two or three candidates so you commit to the right one.
02 Do you provide the architect or design team?
No. We do not design and we do not subcontract design. We recommend three independent firms based on the brief, manage the appointment, and police the deliverables on your behalf. We never accept referral fees.
03 What does a typical engagement cost?
Scope-dependent. A focused land DD for a single plot sits in the lower five figures. A full pre-development pack — DD, feasibility, ToR — for a mid-rise residential typically falls in the AED 60–200K range. We share an indicative number after a 30-minute call and a binding proposal within five business days.
04 Will you sign an NDA?
Standard practice on our side. We treat counter-NDAs as absolute and have never breached one. About two thirds of our active engagements are under NDA at any moment.
05 What happens after Stage 1?
Most owners continue with us into Stages 2–3 (Design Management & VE) — we already hold the brief and the financials, so design oversight is the natural next step. Some owners take the ToR pack to a different consultant, which is fine; the document is yours either way.
Tell us about the project.
Pick your current stage. We come back with a fitted scope within one business day. Held under NDA on request — no follow-up unless you ask.
After the decision is made.
Design Management & VE
Optimising architecture and engineering for ROI.
Tendering & Commercial Control
Procurement and contract administration.
PMC & Site Supervision
End-to-end execution control.
Inspections & TDD
Existing assets and post-handover.
Have a site, plot, or concept on the table?
Thirty minutes on a call. We tell you what we'd want to see, what we'd model, and what an indicative fee looks like. No proposal attached.