Ehlmann Development combines 20 years experience of real estate development, architecture and construction; helping investor(s) and land owners turn their "dreams into reality" in a real estate development and property acquisition.

It’s like having three specialists in one; all working together in perfect harmony.
Market advantages = Management team (Ehlmann's Advisor Team and Ehlmann Development)
Ehlmann's Advisory Network and Ehllmann Development:  The vast knowledge that Ehlmann can be utilized from its own experience and its strong advisory network allows Ehlmann to control risk and expenses in the startup without having to rely upon a large staff or outsourcing.  It is an asset not often found in this combination.
Ehlmann's advisors consist of a deep bench of colleagues it have gotten to know over the years:  contractors, engineers, architects, developers, accountants, importers, traders, computer programmers, servers, many other business owners and leaders in the community.
As an architectural designer and manager, Ehlmann not only save in the upfront cost and risk of preliminary designs through construction documents, but also combine the development needs by designing to achieve highest rents for the particular investment, while knowing construction and constructions cost, will minimize infrastructure, building and site cost.  Ehlmann knows the numbers from every perspective: the rentable, the operational, and the rate of returns to building, materials, and site cost.
Ehlmann's Education: Graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Associate of Applied Science Degree in Architectural Technology 1984. Received four competition awards from the American Institute of Architect/Southern Illinois Chapter.
Overall competition 1984, Southern Illinois Chapter,
Design of Office building - Multi-story steel structure: technical award  - Masonry building: technical award
Ehlmann's Real Estate Development Experience:
Prospectus: Conferred with the SEC and wrote a prospectus for Reg. D filing to raise capital.
Site selection: Site analysis highest and best use, Forecasting market trends comprehensive market, and location analysis. Analysis of collateral, management of property, economic feasibility and loan placement
Feasibility studies: Operational cost, building cost, comparable valuations, business development plan to maximum usage 
Pro Forma: Value to cost, cap rate, income projections/s.f., operating expenses/s.f. of residential tracks and many commercial applications.
Entitlements/due diligence: land use planning, legal, code research, and zoning.
Programming: Master Planning, Site usage and building space uses
As a developer, Ehlmann searches for the highest return for the investor.  Ehlmann use property analysis and conduct in house due-diligence.  Ehlmann has  all accounting work verified by an outside CPA.
Ehlmann's Architectural Experience:
Project work for architectural firms – Project Coordination, marketing, programming, code research; design thru developing construction documents and construction administration. Hand drafting, AutoCAD 12 & AutoCAD 14, Auto Cad 2000, 2001, 2002 and Mac Power
Retail, Physician Offices, Elementary School, Apartment Buildings
Design/Build Inc.:  Ehlmann-Architectural Manager/Marketing Manager.
• Managed a 6 person design staff on 30 on-going projects for a well-established Design/build construction firm
• Developed business plan for senior housing development. 
• Met with clients, developed a marketing strategy and development packages for the firm.
• Form budgets and schedules for the departments, AutoCAD 14, excel, and word.

Hoff Architecture:  Ehlmann-Associate. Project work for code review thru construction administration on small Commercial/Industrial and Multi-family
Architect LA Designer:  Ehlmann -Programming/Site analysis/Schematic/Design Development. Office/Retail buildings.
Horner & Shifrin Inc.:  Ehlmann-Project Coordinator. Major Institutional/ Commercial
JonesMayer Architecture Inc:  Ehlmann -Project Team Member. Major Institutional/Commercial
Plus: Stan Rickards Architecture, Kibbey Architects and Associates, BJSS and others
(part time) Almquist/Kibbey Architect, Cassis Corp. (arch),  Bax Eng. (civil), ACF Eng.
Ehlmann service can include an owners representative position. Along with Ehlmann's contruction  experience, Ehlmann includes a strong advisory board of top seasoned builders.  Ehlmann has good TI strength and broad knowledge base. Ehlmann has worked as a general contractor, with other large general contracting firms, large sub contracting firms and has accounts still open with the mills to buy and import direct.  Which works great for managing replacement and remodeling cost in the future too.
Ehlmann's Construction Experience:
Fire restorations, forecasting/closeout/marketing package in the High Tech Industry, permitting, manage 6 subcontracting interior crews. Shop drawings for structural steel, stairs, windows systems  and exterior panels; i.e. Intex Corporation and others, former owner of retail floor covering store and roofing (estimating)