Craig Yelland – the sole Director – will identify ways to enhance your development outcome. He will provide peace of mind that your proposed development is the highest and best use.
One-on-one expert advice to give peace of mind that your funding opportunity or development maximises its potential.
Unlike many firms, Yelland Co clients will always be dealing the experienced principal. Craig Yelland’s focus is to work where he can have the biggest impact on the success of the project. His services are provided quickly and succinctly. He will brief and appoint the development team. He is then consulted throughout the development process as needed.
Yelland Co will provide an opinion on the potential financial return on multiple scenarios.
Identifying key performance indicators such as Return on Costs and Return on Equity given different funding models.
Yelland Co will review proposed designs with a focus on market acceptability, commerciality and buildability.
You can use this information to brief your development team on ways to maximise the development. You can also use Craig Yelland’s experience to bolster the output of a great design firm who may lack experience in commerciality.
Keeping the other side honest.
Yelland Co will provide the analytical backbone to in your negotiation with your development partners.
Having sat on both sides, Craig Yelland can review and advise on the commerciality and acceptable risks in consultant agreements.
Based on expert sales and planning advice, Yelland Co will prepare a set of concept plans identifying the highest and best use for the site.
This will include NSA, GFA and car parking. The output will be plans, a three dimensional CAD model and an area schedule.
Set KPIs for your development team. Development schedule identifying the use NSA, GFA, efficiency, services and corridors, balconies, car parking.
Markets can change quickly.
Multiple concept plans can be prepared to analyse alternative development outcomes if the market shifts.
Craig Yelland
Director of Yelland Co
B.Arch (hons) QUT 1997
Post Grad in Property Development RMIT 2006
30+ years architectural experience
An architect with a financial mind, Craig Yelland spent 16 years as the Director of Plus architecture where his responsibility was to maximise his clients’ development outcome. Craig’s focus on commerciality took Plus architecture from humble beginnings to 150 staff in six offices. He is now using his industry contacts and knowledge as a Development Manager to enhance developments where he can have the biggest impact – one on one with the client.
Since 2017 Yelland Co has given its clients peace of mind that they are getting the best out of their business – being development or professional services.
Craig regularly collaborates with the UDIA and Property Council to advocate positive changes in planning policy with both sides of the Government.
Craig has had the pleasure of optimising many of his client's developments.
Board Advisory
Since 2017 Craig Yelland has sat on the board of Away Digital with the goal of guiding their growth. He is very pleased to say the company has grown to ten times the staff and ten times the turnover in five years – all whilst maintaining great staff retention and high profitability.
Craig also had the pleasure of assisting Australian Superfoods with their pitch for the Mars food award – which they won – jumping them to the next level of business.
Craig is now building a podcast to share tips on the art of running a successful architectural practice.
Public Speaking
Craig Yelland regularly gives boardroom presentations and seminars to client groups, on property development fundamentals. He has spoken at UDIA and Property Council events and is a guest lecturer with Property Development Workshops and APDI where he demonstrates the value in an efficiently designed building.
A favourite activity is holding public speaking training for team members.
Expert Witness
Preparation of Expert witness reports on matters pertaining to the equitable development.
Craig will determine the optimum development and the resulting residual land value using development returns that banks require to provide funding.
Podcast Coming Soon
The Art of Running an Architecture Practice
EPISODES:
The importance of happy staff
Right people on the right job at the right time
How to get a higher fee
Financial reporting and benchmarking – how much should I spend on…
Outsourcing
Architecture in the press and the value of awards
Design and how it impacts business. Good and Bad
