When building a 285-unit luxury apartment complex in Miami, ZOM, one of Florida’s leading developers, wanted to keep tabs on construction progress to make sure things were on schedule and on budget. However, with several projects in development and several stakeholders to keep in the loop, they didn’t want to have to make additional site visits.
So, in order to track the progress of the BLU at North Bay Village project in Miami, ZOM turned to the construction photo documentation expertise of Multivista.
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Founded in 1977, ZOM built its reputation from the ground up, eventually becoming one of the most highly-regarded multi-family developers in the United States. With more than 16,500 apartments developed, ZOM’s staff are meticulous about deliverables and quality assurance on every project.
Unfortunately, ZOM’s desire for careful record-keeping was not being met by their architects and contractors, leaving them on the hook for taking photographs of as-built conditions. The process of tracking the progression of construction was much more manual — a ZOM employee or the contractor would snap pictures randomly or as needed. Although these were useful, they had to dig through phones or cameras to find shots, time stamp images, upload, and organize. It took time away from other important tasks.
ZOM found the perfect answer to their problems in Multivista. Multivista documents the progression of construction projects through professional photography and an easy-to-use online platform.
ZOM hired Multivista to track construction progress on the BLU at North Bay Village project. For this apartment development, ZOM chose interior and exterior progressions, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) Exact-Built, and window installations Exact-Built.
ZOM used Multivista’s MEP photographs to identify and coordinate plumbing and mechanical details proactively. The project manager also loved being able to access exterior and interior progression photos remotely through the Multivista platform, saving him countless visits to the job site.
In the 17 months that Multivista worked on the BLU site, a total of 19,625 images were taken and attached to the project plans. In addition, the ZOM team used the Multivista app to snap their own pictures and directly index them to the architectural drawings, access their project floor plans and photos from the field, and view their high-resolution webcam streams.
ZOM has continued to invest in Multivista, contracting their services on 11 additional multi-family developments.
Founded in 1977, ZOM built its reputation from the ground up, eventually becoming one of the most highly-regarded multi-family developers in the United States. With more than 16,500 apartments developed, ZOM’s staff are meticulous about deliverables and quality assurance on every project.
ZOM’s desire for careful record-keeping was not being met by their architects and contractors, leaving them on the hook for taking photographs of as-built conditions manually.
ZOM hired Multivista to track construction progress on the BLU at North Bay Village project. For this apartment development, ZOM chose interior and exterior progressions, MEP Exact-Built, and window installations Exact-Built.
ZOM used Multivista’s MEP photographs to identify and coordinate plumbing and mechanical details proactively. The project manager loved being able to access exterior and interior progression photos remotely through the Multivista platform, saving him countless visits to the job site.
The advantage of remaining informed between site visits extended to ZOM’s capital partners as well.
For ZOM, there was so much value in Multivista’s services and platform that they continued to use them for all ground-up developments. ZOM contracted Multivista’s services on 11 additional multi-family developments after the BLU project.
“For us, it’s a no-brainer to have an unbiased independent party creating a comprehensive photographic record of construction progress.”
“I would recommend this tool on every job and to every owner…”
“Thoroughly documenting the rough conditions of a finished space to show compliance allows us to give our client peace of mind and adhere to the demands of the project schedule. Multivista has been instrumental in this way by capturing the in-wall and above-ceiling in an organized fashion.”
“I would recommend Multivista to any PM, contractor or owner seeking to reduce project risks and save time and money on their construction projects.”
“I have had the pleasure of using Multivista’s services on two projects now and the experience just keeps getting better. Multivista’s photo documentation services provide me all of the as-built information and protection I need in a professional platform without tying up a member of my staff. I fully intend to use them on every project in the future.”
“Multivista’s platform is easy to use and allows us to solve issues quickly and efficiently. It provides you with the peace of mind to go through your process and get your building done. We can’t recommend Multivista enough.”
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