Why would you hire me to inspect a
commercial building? All architects are registered in ALL states they
practice in but not all commercial building inspectors are registered
in all states they practice in.
What knowledge can I bring to bear
for your advantage? I bring over 15 years of experience completing
inspections on most commercial building types.
How will this knowledge add value
to your investment? I have already completed inspections on most building
types and I am therefore familiar with what to expect and how
to proceed in the quickest manner.
What will be needed from you? Information needed from you will include; Client
name, Owner name, Property name, Address of building, Contact
name, Contact telephone number, Site plans of building location.
How soon will your material be required
before I can start? Your information
will be required 1 week before I can schedule a visit to your
site.
What is included in the report? The report is broken into three separate portions,
the executive summary, the written report and pictures of the
building. Each section tells the same story but in a different
manner. Some owners just read the executive summary and look
at some pictures, while others are more interested in the details
of the report.
How long will an inspection take to
complete? It depends on the location,
size and complexity of the inspection required, but generally
2 to 3 weeks after a contract is signed with you the report will
be complete.
How many copies of the report will
I receive? Two copies are included.
Additional copies can be provided at a nominal additional cost.
What will this cost? The cost depends upon what you have asked to be
done, (size, complexity etc.) and where your project is located.
All travel, hotel, food and per diem expenses are a part of the
fee structure.
Examples:
I was the consulting Senior Supervising
Architect for the New York City Office of Management and Budget,
City Charter Fixed Assets Project. This project included the
physical survey of over 2,700 facilities with values over
$10 million each. These buildings varied from City Hall to The
Metropolitan Museum to the Bronx Zoo to all the schools, fire
houses, jails, parks, piers, terminals, etc. for all eighteen
city agencies.
This was the largest physical survey
of buildings ever finished in the USA and it created the current
Capital Budget for Maintenance for New York City through 2015.
I was the lead consulting architect to Parsons, Brinkerhoff,
Douglas &, Quade Architects & Engineers for this project.
Building Inspection--Merchandise Mart
# 416, Harvey, Louisiana, Retail 70,000± S.F. store.
Building Inspection--Merchandise Mart
# 408, Mettarie, Louisiana, Retail 150,000± S.F. store.
Building Inspection--Newburgh NY Housing
Authority, 9 story Public Housing with 90 units.
Building Inspection--Brooklyn NY, NY
State Housing Finance Authority with 1,500 units.
Building Inspection--Boulevard Square,
Amhurst, N.Y. (Benderson Development Corp., strip shopping center,
with four main buildings of about 171,785 S.F. located on 14
acres -with Laslo Papp, FAIA.)
Building Inspection--Colony Bay, Fort
Wayne, Indiana (Siara Management, Inc. Housing complex with six
Main residential buildings, recreation facilities, garages, parking
maintenance facilities and about 1,500 units located on 26 acres--with
Laslo Papp, FAIA.)
Building Inspection-Boulevard II Towers,
Amhurst, N.Y. (Siara Management, Inc. Housing complex with two,
six story buildings and parking garages for 402 units located
on 26 acres--with Laslo Papp, FAIA.)
Building Inspection--Hamilton Corporate
Center, Hamilton, N.J. (Hamilton Center Associates, Office/Industrial
Building of about 85,000 S.F. located on 10 acres-with
Laslo Papp, FAIA.)
Building Inspection--Physical Survey
"MRI" Building, St. Francis Hospital, North Street,
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Principal Architect--Survey to confirm compliance
with all NY State Board of Health and ADA requirements.)