All Forum Posts by: Steven Bates

I would love to know some of the following:

How long did the build take, and what time of year is more suitable to start?

What is one thing you would have passed on for the building?

how much land do you need for 30k sqft and how do you estimate the parking lot?

Im confused on submetering, I know I would want it for extra units, but unclear how you mentioned you could avoid the fees when you were unsure how many to get.

I know sprinklers can be very expensive, what is the dd period?

would you contact an architect before you bought the land?

my father is a GC but does not have specific warehouse experience, should we still consult a specialist GC?

there was a vacant land in a flood zone area and company built a warehouse on it and we were shocked because we ruled it out even though the land was cheap.   What did we miss here?

Happy to chat on the phone if it's easier

Need: Showroom, Large warehouse space (zoned I3 or industrial), possibly site selection person to help with this

Background: Amazon just moved in for HQ2, Microsoft is adding 1500 jobs, NOVA is steadily increasing in population and density.  

We have an existing business in the countertop fabrication business and need more space to get the automated equipment we need (water jet and line polisher).

existing facilities are not what we need (10k sqft warehouse, 1500 sqft + show room (separate or together).

we want to buy as we own our current two warehouses (2 units 4k space each).

strong reinforced foundation (ideally gently sloping to remove water), 20 ft+ ceilings, 2+ loading bays, low HOA (or water and heavy granite/quartz trash removal included).

because this is so large and specific and e-commerce has jacked up warehouse prices we are strongly considering building.  Also we can build more space than we need ex. 20k sqft and then rent out other units until we may need it in the future.  Estimating we need 2-3 acres of land minimum for this.

open to all suggestions / ideas.