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This is the MADDPROJECT newsletter. A distillation of lessons and ideas from a couple of decades of design and real estate development work.
Oct 8, 2023
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Antonia Botero
A [Big] Announcement.
One of the ingredients of our secret sauce, now available as software.
May 19
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Antonia Botero
Trials and Tribulations: Chasing a Bankrupt Development Site
What four months inside a bankruptcy proceeding taught us about distressed real estate.
Apr 21
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Adrian Guenther
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Antonia Botero
Five Construction Best Practices to Insist on
What we've learned across 40+ projects and $1+ billion in development
Apr 1
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Antonia Botero
What Most Developers Get Wrong About Land
How deal structure, entitlement, and site conditions determine what land is actually worth
Feb 18
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Adrian Guenther
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Antonia Botero
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Condo Economics.
Jun 25, 2025
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Adrian Guenther
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Antonia Botero
That Development “Consultant” Just Cost You $500,000
Jan 29
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Antonia Botero
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Adrian Guenther
How to start a development company.
Jul 11, 2024
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Antonia Botero
Design-Driven Development
May 30, 2025
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Antonia Botero
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Adrian Guenther
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That Development “Consultant” Just Cost You $500,000
The four questions all development teams must answer.
Jan 29
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Antonia Botero
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Adrian Guenther
Let's meet in NY!
We'll be in NY all week and would love to meet with new and old friends.
Jul 26, 2025
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Antonia Botero
Condo Economics.
And why we like condos as an investment opportunity in this part of the cycle.
Jun 25, 2025
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Adrian Guenther
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Antonia Botero
Design-Driven Development
When design experience means better development margins through math, not through paint color "vibes."
May 30, 2025
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Antonia Botero
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Adrian Guenther
Fund One, Now Open!
A break in our usual programming to share some news.
Jan 15, 2025
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Antonia Botero
Deals that work.
Good deals are out there, but not everyone is seeing them.
Jan 3, 2025
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Antonia Botero
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Adrian Guenther
How zoning affects value.
A look at two NYC buildings and their potential for office to residential conversion.
Nov 29, 2024
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Antonia Botero
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Adrian Guenther
News & Office to Residential Conversions
8 things to look at before buying into the hype-- and before buying a building that 'seems' to be 'on sale'.
Nov 12, 2024
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Antonia Botero
How to Negotiate a Change Order
It's more about reality and contract than it is about bargaining.
Sep 20, 2024
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Antonia Botero
A couple of deals.
A bit of an update, and some thoughts on distress.
Sep 13, 2024
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Antonia Botero
How to start a development company.
The First 6 Weeks.
Jul 11, 2024
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Antonia Botero
Your terms are your terms.
...and your terms are who you are.
May 30, 2024
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Antonia Botero
Everybody loves a good sale.
But just because something is 'on sale,' it doesn't mean it's a good deal.
May 3, 2024
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Antonia Botero
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