Design & documentation · Nationwide
New Construction and Site Development
New construction begins with the site and the intended use. True North coordinates design, professionally prepared plan packages and permitting for commercial and residential buildings, connecting site work and building systems from the start.
For property owners, operators, developers and their project teams throughout the United States. Start with your actual use, location and the records you have.
Request a project reviewWhat the scope can include
Select the work and handoff your project needs. The agreement identifies the included deliverables and responsibilities.
Establish the site basis
Coordinate survey, property constraints, access, utilities, ground information, grading and drainage. Identify off-site, roadway and flood-related work that can control the building schedule.
Coordinate the building
Bring architectural, structural and building-system design together around the approved program. Scope new homes, accessory or converted housing forms and commercial buildings according to their actual construction and use.
Define the approval and construction sequence
Track land, civil, utility and building submissions, owner decisions and partner-construction responsibilities. Separate permit-ready documents, issued approvals, construction completion and occupancy milestones.
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
Property and survey information, intended use and size, program or concept, utility correspondence, geotechnical records and owner priorities.
The agreed handoff
A coordinated design and approval scope, plan packages and decision register for the contracted new-construction milestone.
Decisions, fees and timing
Scope and dependencies determine the proposal. No universal price or approval date is assumed.
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.
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.
Account for project-specific dependencies
Site conditions, development approvals, utility availability, design complexity and the timing of owner and authority decisions.
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 building design start before every site question is resolved?
Concept work can proceed with explicit assumptions, but dependent design and commitments need a reliable site basis. Record which decisions remain provisional.
Are construction services available?
Yes, through our construction partners under an expressly agreed scope. The proposal distinguishes design, permitting and physical construction responsibilities.
Your next step
A project in mind?
Let’s give it direction.
Start with what you know. We’ll help define the path ahead.