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Vertical and horizontal residential
Analyzed area
Terrain Typology
Project type
To accurately cost a small-scale development to equitably split the profits among three parties.
Final cost document: total project cost $4.15M, sales value $5.39M, net profit $1.15M split equally, plus a $90,000 bonus for the salesperson.
Vertical and horizontal residential
analyzed in 4 portions (≈174 apples)
Terrain Typology
Project type
The historical absorption of existing inventory predicted 40 years to liquidate; it was necessary to diversify typologies and densify without losing brand exclusivity.
Business Case Development final (Mar. 2019): total cost $392.61M, revenue $459.51M, gross margin $66.90M (15%) — reduced the projected payback period from 40 years to 14–17 years.
Vertical and horizontal residential
analyzed in 4 portions (≈174 apples)
Terrain Typology
Project type
The three brother-owners lacked the liquidity to finance feasibility studies and venture capital, and the Huizúcar property was practically undevelopable due to its land-use zoning.
Structured waterfall monetization plan: sell 3 blocks of Costa del Sol (~$1M) to finance the studies and the land-use change process in Huizúcar.
Vertical and horizontal residential
analyzed over 100.6 manzanas of land (1,005,445 v², 67% useful area)
Terrain Typology
Project type
The family, having no experience in real estate development, had to decide on the best mix of uses for a plot of land with hydrological constraints that ruled out 3 of 5 design iterations.
Final presentation (Oct. 2021): total project cost $169.44M, land IRR 13.6%, vehicle IRR (SPV) 59.9%, accumulated net profit 2022–2034 of $9.94M.
Vertical and horizontal residential
(2 towers of 17 levels, 136 apartments)
Terrain Typology
Project type
The client already had their own conceptual design; the task was to audit and optimize that design instead of starting from scratch.
Final presentation (Feb. 2024): the review revealed that the project would cost $42.9M, not the $26.5M originally estimated by the client.
Capital Perspective · HBU and structuring · 2024 – 2026