Multifamily & Mixed-Use
Crescent Acquisitions
Project Catalyst · Construction Document ReviewFind the problems.
Find the problems.
Then fix them.
Third-party, fixed-fee CD review for multi-unit development. Full discipline coverage. Architecture, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, and Specifications. Every sheet examined, every callout traced, every cross-reference verified. Delivered as a live Bluebeam Studio Session, not a static PDF.
500 to 1,000
Comments per typical review
3 to 4 wks
Guaranteed turnaround
7
Disciplines, one fixed fee
The difference in one sentence
Everyone else tells you what's wrong. We tell you what's wrong and how to fix it.
Third-party review has existed since the 1980s and the method hasn't changed much since. Ours has. Because the people reviewing your CDs are the same people producing CDs every day, on projects like yours. We're also Bluebeam experts who will create compelling overlays and fully compare your set against itself.
Conventional third-party review
Identifies problems.
A reviewer with a checklist flags conflicts, missing information, and coordination gaps. Your team receives a report with flattened comments. Your team now has to interpret the report, hope you locate all the comments, decide what each finding means for the design, and produce the fix.
Output: a PDF of findings. Remediation: your problem.
Project Catalyst
Identifies. And fixes.
Same reviewers, same rigor. Plus context. Because our team produces CDs every day in every discipline, each finding comes with a recommended resolution, a suggested markup, and in some cases the discipline-specific reasoning behind it. We also give you a color-coded, live Bluebeam session for ease of comment sharing and searching.
Output: a live review session. Remediation: pre-resolved.
Why it matters
On a $45M multifamily project, document errors cost $1.6M – $3.2M.
3.5 to 7%
of construction cost attributable
to document errors
to document errors
Those dollars are spent on rework, field RFIs, change orders, and schedule slippage caused by issues that were solvable at the desk. If someone had caught them. A full Project Catalyst review typically costs less than one avoidable change order.
$1,080
Average cost per RFI. Processed by contractors, consultants, and owners combined.
Source: Navigant Construction Forum10 – 15
RFIs generated per $1M of project value on a typical multi-unit project.
Source: industry aggregate3.5 to 7%
Share of construction cost attributable to design document errors and omissions.
Source: ASCEMethodology
Color-coded by what matters. Reviewed across every discipline.
Comments are color-coded by priority, not by author. Your team sees at a glance what blocks progress, what's a secondary concern, and what was flagged on a prior set and still hasn't been addressed. Behind the colors, every sheet is reviewed across six disciplines.
01 How comments are coded
Three priority tiers, applied consistently across every reviewer and every sheet. Filterable inside the Bluebeam session.
High priority
Code issues, life-safety, missing information that blocks construction, cross-discipline conflicts that will produce RFIs. Resolve before the set goes out.
Important
Clarifications, coordination improvements, and drawing-quality items that are worth addressing but won't stop the field. Batch them into the next issuance.
Carry-over
Comments from a prior set that have not yet been resolved. You see what's new, what's closed, and what's still open at a glance between issuances.
Client standards check
If you share your office or brand CAD/BIM standards, we flag incompatibilities as a separate comment layer. Turn it on when it's relevant, off when it isn't.
02 Disciplines covered
Every sheet is reviewed by discipline experts who produce the same documents every day. No discipline color-coding, just full coverage.
01
Architecture
Plans, RCPs, sections, schedules, door/window/finish, code & life-safety, unit tabulations.
02
Structural
Foundation, framing, connections, details. 2D clash overlays for field coordination.
03
Mechanical
HVAC sizing, equipment schedules, ductwork, piping, central plant coordination.
04
Electrical
Lighting, power, one-line, panels, fire alarm, low-voltage, photometrics.
05
Plumbing
Domestic, sanitary, storm, natural gas, sizing, risers, fixture schedules.
06
Civil / Specs
Site, grading, utilities, erosion control. Specs cross-checked to drawings section-by-section.
The deliverable
A live Bluebeam Studio Session. Not a PDF.
Comments are interactive, color-coded by priority, searchable by sheet, author, or keyword, and filter-ready. Your team doesn't read a report. They work inside the review and know exactly what to fix first.
Filter by priority
High priority 184
Important 463
Carry-over 112
Client standards 88
Backcheck
Resolved 612
Open 235
All disciplines
Arch · Struct · Mech · Elec · Plumb · Civil
Sheet M-1000 · Overall Roof Plan · Rev 02
Beam pocket conflicts with MEP chase; recommend shift E 6". See M-402.
Red · HighFixture schedule note 3 references outdated spec section; update to 22 40 00 (2022).
Blue · ImportantCarry-over from 60% set: one-line still missing GFCI breaker callout at Panel LP-2.
Green · OutstandingSheet title block deviates from client CAD standards v4.2 (font weight, logo placement).
Client standardsIllustrative. Actual session access provided at kickoff.
What's actually different
Five capabilities most third-party reviewers don't offer.
- 01
Reference & callout verification
Every sheet reference, detail callout, and section cut is traced to its target. If an enlarged plan calls out detail 5/A-503 but A-503 has no detail 5, we catch it. Not every reviewer does this. On a 300-sheet set this alone surfaces dozens of errors that would become RFIs during bidding.
- 02
Client design standards compliance
If you've given your architect design standards (unit types, finish schedules, amenity packages), we verify the CDs conform. Not marketed as an add-on. Included in every review.
- 03
Prior internal comment verification
Send us the internal review comments your team already made. We verify the architect addressed them correctly. If a comment was closed but the drawing wasn't updated, we flag it.
- 04
Structural 2D clash overlays
Structural and MEP sheets overlaid in Bluebeam with custom color logic, surfacing dimensional conflicts before the field does. Without the cost of a full 3D coordination model.
- 05
Formal backcheck of the revised set
After the architect revises, we verify each original comment was actually resolved. And that the revision didn't create new conflicts. Same reviewers, same discipline colors, same Studio Session.
Engagement timeline
Kickoff to complete, 3 to 4 weeks.
Week 0
Kickoff
Set transmitted, design standards shared, prior internal comments loaded. Discipline leads assigned and Studio Session provisioned within 48 hours.
Week 1 to 2
Discipline review
Each discipline reviews in parallel, inside the shared session. Cross-discipline comments link live. Typical set yields 500 to 1,000 comments.
Week 3
Delivery
Session handoff with filters, discipline counts, and a narrated executive summary. Your team can work inside the session or export to PDF.
+1 wk
Formal backcheck
After the architect's revision is issued, we backcheck every comment. Closed, unresolved, or newly created. And re-deliver.
Landscape
How Project Catalyst compares.
We know the alternatives. Here's an honest matrix of what each approach actually delivers for multi-unit development teams.
| Project Catalyst | Top competitor | Broad consultancies | AI review platforms | In-house QA/QC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identifies and resolves problems | Both | Identifies only | Varies | Identifies only | Both, but capacity-limited |
| Full discipline coverage | 7 disciplines, one fee | A/S/M/E/P; civil extra | Assembled per engagement | A/S only at CD-ready quality | Limited to in-house staff |
| Reviewers produce CDs daily | Yes. Same team | No. Reviewers only | Sometimes | No. Software only | Depends |
| Design-standards compliance | Included | Add-on | Add-on | Not supported | Possible but not systematic |
| Reference & callout verification | Every callout | Partial | Varies | Limited | Uneven |
| Structural 2D clash overlays | Included | Not offered | If 3D commissioned | Not offered | Rare |
| Formal backcheck of revised set | Included | Add-on | Add-on | Not offered | Possible |
| Deliverable format | Live Bluebeam session | PDF report | PDF or Word | Web dashboard | Redlines |
| Pricing model | Flat fee, transparent | Per-sheet or T&M | T&M | Subscription | Fully loaded labor |
| Turnaround | 3 to 4 weeks guaranteed | 4 to 8 weeks | Variable | Days (but narrow scope) | Bound by in-house capacity |
Developer clients
The people who've trusted us with their CDs.
Multifamily & Senior
Covenant Development
Industrial & Mixed-Use
Slate Properties
National Multifamily
Gables
Multifamily Developer
Foxfern Holdings
Pricing
Flat fee. Transparent. Sized to your set.
We quote from the CD package and the scope you need covered. No hourly meter, no scope creep, no surprises. All production risk sits on us. Complete budget certainty for the ownership group.
- All seven disciplines included by default
- Design-standards compliance included
- Formal backcheck included
- Bluebeam Studio Session access for your full team
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