Overview
Turning land and intent into a viable development.
Apex works with investors, developers and property owners to transform an idea, a parcel or an off-market opportunity into a defensible development plan — long before a single drawing is issued.
Our planning team combines land economics, municipal policy interpretation and construction cost intelligence. We test density, unit mix, servicing capacity, entitlement risk and capital structure together, so the go / no-go decision is made on evidence rather than optimism.
The result is a single feasibility package that a lender, a joint-venture partner and a planning department can all read — and that carries directly into design without rework.
Project Vision
Site Evaluation
Development Strategy
Financial Feasibility
Investment Planning
Land Assessment
Risk Identification
Municipal Planning
Capabilities
Our planning services.
Twelve disciplines, delivered as one coordinated pre-development mandate across Calgary, Edmonton, Airdrie and Grande Prairie.
Site Analysis
Topography, servicing, easements, setbacks and buildable envelope tested against current land-use bylaws.
Development Feasibility
Density scenarios modelled against zoning, parking ratios and achievable unit mix.
Market Research
Absorption, rental comparables and buyer demand data drawn from live regional transactions.
Investment Analysis
Commissioning, leasing / sales, stabilisation, hand-off.
Land Acquisition Support
Offer structuring, conditional periods and due-diligence coordination for target parcels.
Budget Planning
Class D through Class C cost estimating built from recent Apex construction data.
Risk Assessment
Entitlement, servicing, geotechnical, market and financing risk scored and mitigated.
Environmental Review
Phase I ESA coordination, wetland and contamination screening prior to closing.
Planning Workflow
Eight steps from first conversation to approved development plan.
Twelve disciplines, delivered as one coordinated pre-development mandate across Calgary, Edmonton, Airdrie and Grande Prairie.
Step 07
Development Strategy
Week 9-10
Step 08
Project Approval
Week 10-12
Step 06
Budget Planning
Week 7-8
Step 01
Client Consultation
Week 1
Step 05
Investment Review
Week 6-7
Step 02
Project Discovery
Week 1-2
Step 04
Feasibility Analysis
Week 4-6
Step 03
Site Investigation
Week 2-4
Deliverables
What you receive at the end of Stage 01.
Everything you receive is issued in a structured, auditable format your lender, municipality and capital partners can rely on.
01
Feasibility Report
Consolidated technical and financial findings with a clear recommendation.
02
Site Evaluation
Constraint map, buildable envelope and servicing assessment.
03
Investment Report
Pro-forma, return metrics and sensitivity analysis for the capital stack.
04
Cost Estimate
Class C construction estimate with contingency and escalation.
05
Cost Estimate
Class C construction estimate with contingency and escalation.
06
Cost Estimate
Class C construction estimate with contingency and escalation.
07
Cost Estimate
Class C construction estimate with contingency and escalation.
Benefits
Why owners start with planning.
Lower Risk
Entitlement, servicing and market risk are priced before capital is committed.
Higher ROI
Density and unit mix are optimised for yield, not for the first idea on the table.
Faster Decisions
One evidence package replaces months of fragmented consultant opinions.
Better Planning
Design starts from a tested program, eliminating redesign cycles.
Reduced Delays
Municipal conditions are surfaced during pre-application, not at review.
Long-Term Value
Decisions are made against hold-period performance, not just build cost.