Design & documentation · Nationwide
Multi-Site and Portfolio Project Support
Repeated work needs consistent records and site-specific decisions. True North coordinates multi-location programs, property improvements and recurring document or permit assignments.
For owners, project teams and delivery partners nationwide. The written scope identifies True North’s work, the responsible professionals and any separately contracted construction.
Request a project reviewWhat the scope can include
Select the work and handoff your project needs. The agreement identifies the included deliverables and responsibilities.
A controlled common starting point
Develop authorized detail libraries, prototype updates and document standards for recurring work. Record what can repeat and what needs a local or property-specific decision.
Property-by-property delivery
Coordinate surveys, accessibility improvements, equipment replacements, franchise updates and post-occupancy changes. Track access, owners, technical scope and approvals for each location.
Program visibility and records
Maintain location-based action and approval registers, current documents and handoff status. A portfolio summary never substitutes for the individual site’s unresolved requirements.
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 list, program standards, prototype documents, intended work, local contacts, existing approvals and reporting requirements.
The agreed handoff
A program-level register connected to controlled site packages and clearly assigned decisions.
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
Assignment size, source-data quality, file standards, review cycles and changes to the authorized technical direction.
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.
Rollouts and capital-improvement documentation
Use the property list and program objective to separate repeatable standards from site decisions. Existing prototype, franchise and location-based record coordination remains the starting point.
Franchise rollout and multi-site permits
For a franchise rollout, record prototype revision, local adaptation, landlord criteria, site conditions, authority, applicant and release status for each location. A multi-site permit coordination register connects these decisions to the correct drawing package, comments and next action. Shared branding does not make utility capacity, accessibility or local approval conditions identical.
Facility-condition assessments and priorities
A facility-condition assessment (FCA) organizes observations, available records and specialist findings about property systems within an agreed investigation scope. Identify inaccessible or untested conditions, reported deficiencies and further studies rather than presenting visual observations as comprehensive certification. Supply maintenance and equipment records, access and owner priorities so capital-improvement documentation can connect proposed repairs, design packages and phased decisions to a traceable property record.
Illustrative two-location register
This fictional example shows how to track Locations A and B. It is not a delivered program, client history or claim about our capacity. The locations share a prototype design. Each record still tracks its own local approval and open decision.
Location A: proposed tenant improvement
Authority: the local building department; confirm it for this property. Prototype: revision 2. Local variation: the existing entry differs from the prototype. Submission: not yet submitted. Open decision: check the entry conditions and the changes needed. Responsible parties: the owner provides access; the assigned designer reviews the detail. Next milestone: issue the package for this site once the design decision is resolved.
Location B: a different existing condition
Authority: Location B has a separate reviewing authority; verify which one. Prototype: revision 1. Local variation: equipment is in a different room. Submission: an earlier package is recorded; check its current status against the receipt. Open decision: will the proposed prototype change affect this room? Responsible party: the assigned design team uses equipment information confirmed by the owner. Next milestone: record whether this site needs a revision and another submission.
One prototype change, separate site decisions
If revision 2 changes the required space around equipment, first identify the affected rooms at each site. Do this before distributing the revision. Location A may need a revised sheet. Location B may need no change or a different adjustment. For each site, record the reason, who makes the decision and which revision governs the work. Updating a prototype does not automatically revise a permit or establish approval at either location.
Before you begin
Common questions
Does one approved prototype authorize all locations?
No. Each property’s conditions and applicable approvals need to be addressed, even when the starting design is shared.
How is overflow or repeat work scoped?
Agree the specific deliverables, source information, review authority, file formats and handoff milestone. New technical design, field investigation or additional submissions are identified as changes when outside that agreement.
Does a facility-condition assessment certify every system?
No. Define access, observation, records review, testing and specialist investigation in the agreement. The report should identify unverified conditions and follow-up studies so capital priorities are based on the evidence actually obtained.
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