Want help finding financing for your building project?

Knapp Schmidt Architects is offering a new service package which combines market and financial studies with preliminary architectural design.

The final step is a lender search and application preparation that will save you time and possibly money.

After years of helping veterinarians create the facility of their dreams, KSA managers knew their clients needed something that provides enough information to take to lending sources and site use permit officials.

Every step of the two-phase package can be taken individually, with authorization required each step of the way.

"When I first started this specialized area of design, I focused on learning the elements of planning and construction that my clients needed to function comfortable," says principal designer Mark J. Schmidt.

"Over the years I've learned that an equally valuable service is up-front business and financial planning. Clients need to have a realistic understanding of development and construction costs before they plan their building budget."

Mark and Jim Hornik, market and financial analyst, have created a proposal that blends their two disciplines.

The result is a building plan and a business plan ready for lender review, and for the governing entities that issue site use permits.

"By bringing the owner, architect, and lender together early," says Hornik, "and by measuring market opportunities, we can help owners manage the big risks early with a very affordable effort."

When you reach the end of the process you're ready to begin construction planning confident of your financial footing.