CRA Group provides Development Management, Project Management and Property Development Advisory services to clients seeking to develop and add value to their property assets.
The CRA Group service offering typically includes involvement from project inception to completion and provides clients with a single point of responsibility for the leadership of the multitude of processes and consultants involved in managing and delivering development projects.
Founded in Sydney in 1999 and now based in Southport on the Gold Coast, CRA Group and director Chris Alston’s proven track record in delivering financially successful, sustainable projects whilst mitigating risk and exceeding client expectations is widely regarded.
CRA Group understands the property market and what drives success in developing projects. Our measured and analytical approach has been honed by preparing and analysing many feasibilities and project plans for local, interstate and international clients.
We only work with competent and proven professionals in their field to ensure that the advice we both receive and give is current, professional and can be relied upon by our clients.
The core principles of the control of time, cost and quality remain our primary objectives in order to pro-actively add value, mitigate risk and deliver maximum financial return for our clients.
Regardless of whether your project is boutique in scale or a major development undertaking, CRA Group will manage the delivery of your project according to your brief and with the objective of exceeding your expectations.
CRA Group’ strategic service offering includes:
We manage all aspects of property development processes, including:
Given the scale and nature of CRA Group projects, we have unique understanding, experience and expertise dealing at all levels of government – local, state and federal to achieve project approvals and support.
Fundamental to the CRA Group culture is close and effective communication with the client and also the wider project team. Outstanding personnel management is the fundamental premise of great project management and CRA Group prides it-self on our track record in managing large and complex teams of consultants to deliver great results for our clients.
Our objective is to take on the day-to-day technical development delivery tasks and activities and thereby enable the client to have the time and energy to focus on the commercial aspects of the project and their wider business. This way CRA Group is acting as an extension of the clients business, not just as another consultant. For this reason, we prefer to deal very closely with our clients to ensure that the business and project objectives are well understood and we can deliver in excess of the client’s expectations.
CRA Group comprises a collaborative team of tertiary qualified, multi-disciplined property professionals with proven experience and technical skills, honed delivering many projects across all sectors of the Australian Property market.