Love the name.. and an architect as well.

Is it best to approach an architect or a land developer for what I am proposing?

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Architect and broker How did you finance this deal?

Do you mean it would need an architect because that's required by the jurisdiction, or because the project itself would need an architect's expertise?

They found it out, andI had to go to the planning board and zoning board, hire an engineer and architect to make the fourth unit legal.In my opinion, the realtor should have verified the zoning, and if you used bank financing, it's pretty rare for the bank to miss it as well.You are probably going to have to hire an architect to draw plans and to get it approved as a triplex.I wish you luck.

So this involves hiring an architect draw up plans ($1,000 - 3,000 if I had to guess).  

@Kash Tacke legally, you would need architect drawings to get approval from Detroit Zoning Board.

Residential conversions are costly, so working with an experienced architect and contractor specializing in adaptive reuse is critical.

To legalize a curb cut in NYC, your first step is to hire a licensed architect or engineer.