In September 2003, Mason Sexton, the young, inexperienced developers, made plans to replace the rooming house he inherited near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville with a new 14-unit, 5-story apartment building. His attempts to gather information, coordination, and resources necessary to indicate the steps and risks inherent in the development process. On the example of a small residential project, this case illustrates the development of lessons that are applicable to projects of any size. Rewritten version of the previous case. "Hide
by William J. Poorvu, Donald A. Brown Source: Harvard Business School 13 pages. Publication Date: August 29, 1995. Prod. #: 396001-PDF-ENG
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