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True North Permitting and Design Consultants LLC

Design & documentation · Nationwide

Housing, Multifamily and Community Projects

Housing projects combine individual living spaces with shared property and operating responsibilities. True North coordinates plans and approvals for new housing, conversions, multifamily improvements and community amenities.

For property owners, operators, developers and their project teams throughout the United States. Start with your actual use, location and the records you have.

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What the scope can include

Select the work and handoff your project needs. The agreement identifies the included deliverables and responsibilities.

  • Homes and housing conversions

    Scope single homes, attached housing, accessory or converted units and other approved housing forms around the actual property and intended occupancy. Coordinate structural and utility changes with the layout.

  • Multifamily and common areas

    Address shared circulation, services, fire systems, accessibility, management facilities and phased work in occupied properties. Establish which owner or association controls each affected area.

  • Household systems and amenities

    Coordinate outdoor structures, pools, recreation, landscaping, equipment and community infrastructure. Keep private approvals and shared-system work connected to the individual project.

Prepare for the assignment

You can start with incomplete records. Tell us what is available and what still needs to be established.

  • Information to bring

    Site and building records, unit/common-area plans, ownership and association criteria, proposed uses, known system issues and occupied-site constraints.

  • The agreed handoff

    A housing and common-area scope with coordinated drawings, approval responsibilities and phasing dependencies.

Decisions, fees and timing

Scope and dependencies determine the proposal. No universal price or approval date is assumed.

  1. Confirm the basis and responsibility

    Review the available records, intended endpoint and authority to use the information. Assign missing inputs, technical decisions and the parties who can authorize changes.

  2. Coordinate and review the work

    Prepare the included documents from agreed inputs, resolve interfaces with responsible specialists and track revisions. Record external decisions and conditions separately from work prepared for review.

  3. Account for project-specific dependencies

    Number and type of buildings, shared utilities, occupied access, property rights and the extent of common-area improvements.

  4. Deliver the defined milestone

    Provide the controlling documents and remaining-action record. Identify what is accepted, what still requires a decision and what belongs to a separately contracted next stage.

Before you begin

Common questions

Can work inside one unit affect common systems?

Yes. Structure, fire protection, utilities and shared circulation can cross unit boundaries. Provide association criteria and relevant building records.

Can a prototype be repeated across sites?

Use it as an authorized starting point. Site conditions, utilities and applicable approvals still need project-specific review and adaptation.

Your next step

A project in mind?
Let’s give it direction.

Start with what you know. We’ll help define the path ahead.

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