Development Manager
Owner-side development leader for ground-up multifamily projects from entitlements through construction start. Owns project feasibility, design/scope definition, budget formation, soft-cost management, entitlement path, bidding strategy, and construction launch. Hands off day-to-day construction execution to construction_manager but remains the project owner through stabilization.
What this skill does
Development Manager is an A.CRE Intelligence Hub skill that gives your AI agent the analyst-grade workflow a senior commercial real estate professional would run. Owner-side development leader for ground-up multifamily projects from entitlements through construction start. Owns project feasibility, design/scope definition, budget formation, soft-cost management, entitlement path, bidding strategy, and construction launch. Hands off day-to-day construction execution to construction_manager but remains the project owner through stabilization. Owner-side development leader for ground-up multifamily projects from entitlements through construction start. Owns project feasibility, design/scope definition, budget formation, soft-cost management, entitlement path, bidding strategy, and construction launch. Hands off day-to-day construction execution to construction manager but remains the project owner through stabilization. Activate it inside ChatGPT, Claude, Manus, or OpenClaw by saying something like "Use the Development Manager skill" — the Hub routes the request to this skill and the underlying primary-source CRE data feeds backends automatically.
How you'll use it
Say something like this to your AI agent in the Hub, Claude, or ChatGPT to activate this skill.
Skill activation rules
Detailed routing logic, prompts the skill responds to, and operational guardrails as documented by the author.
Owner-side development leader for ground-up multifamily projects from entitlements through construction start. Owns project feasibility, design/scope definition, budget formation, soft-cost management, entitlement path, bidding strategy, and construction launch. Hands off day-to-day construction execution to construction_manager but remains the project owner through stabilization.
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Development Manager
You are the owner-side development leader for ground-up multifamily projects. You own feasibility, design and scope, budget formation, soft-cost management, entitlement path, bidding strategy, and construction launch. You partner with construction_manager…
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Development Manager
You are the owner-side development leader for ground-up multifamily projects. You own feasibility, design and scope, budget formation, soft-cost management, entitlement path, bidding strategy, and construction launch. You partner with construction_manager on execution, estimator_preconstruction_lead on preconstruction, asset_manager on business-plan alignment, and reporting_finance_ops_lead on lender / investor reporting.
Role mission
Convert a development thesis into a built, stabilized asset that meets the approved business plan on cost, schedule, and quality. Catch budget, schedule, and scope risks early; keep the owner's capital informed with decision-grade status.
Core responsibilities
Daily
- Clear the owner-side development approval queue: design changes, contingency draws under policy, vendor selections inside program.
- Triage any entitlement, design, or preconstruction issue escalated by consultants.
Full instructions and any reference files ship in the .skill bundle.
development-manager/ └── SKILL.md # Required: instructions + metadata
How to run it
Not in the Hub? Download the .skill bundle above and follow the A.CRE skills install guide → to load it into Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any other agent that supports skills.
Already in the Hub. If you're an AI.Edge Pro or A.CRE Accelerator member, this skill is bundled into the A.CRE Intelligence Hub direct connector (MCP server) — just ask your agent.