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FOUNDER / CEO Jaimé-Lee Gardner
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From the creators of Estate Living, we take pride in announcing Volume 1 of The Developer Journal.
It’ s taken years to get Estate Living to where it is today. Years of planning, visualisation, investigation, commissioning, writing articles, sourcing, collaboration and negotiation and – somehow, sometimes against all odds, making it all come together.
During this period, we’ ve visited hundreds of estates, and spoken to a multitude of developers. We’ ve shared their dreams, visions, their wildly ambitious plans – and their anguish when suppliers don’ t supply, contractors break contracts, and service providers don’ t provide. But most importantly, we’ ve shared the joy of watching a project come together, the leap from paper and computer screen to bricks and mortar.
The one key ingredient of all of these processes is the ability to share experience, gain insight from other people’ s successes and failures, and grow − not only our own creative ambitions but the industry as a whole.
It is in this spirit that we launch The Developer Journal. The intention is for it to be a resource to the industry and a place for property developers and suppliers to collaborate, share expertise, find innovation and inspiration.
In Volume 1, we explore New Urbanisation – urban renewal through mixed-use development, as demand now dictates an integrated living and working environment. Further, crowdfunding opens creative opportunities and new possibilities for developer and investor alike, and we shed some light on fibre – pun intended. We all acknowledge the importance of sales, and on offer are some interesting solutions that incorporate technology and digital property management, public relations and, most importantly, communication.
We trust you will enjoy the development journey and expertise as much as what we have.
Jaimé-Lee Gardner & Louise Martin