Brott Development Group

Know the numbers.
Before you break ground… submit for building permit.

Quantity surveying for architect-designed custom homes across the Pacific Northwest. With our extensive experience building and estimating costs for architectural homes, we're confident you will experience an informed and considered pre-construction budget that shapes a project of architectural significance while maintaining budget alignment.

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52Projects since 2019
$353M+Total project value across engagements
25+Architect firms partnered with
75%Budget fixed-priced before shovel
How we work

Three stages. One number you can build to.

Each phase is structured so the architect, builder, and owner share a single source of truth on cost and schedule.

01 · PLAN

Preliminary budgeting

Articulate scope and cost before the design is locked. Stakeholders make informed decisions while changes are still cheap — protecting the architect's intent before it meets a value-engineering knife.

02 · TENDER

Pre-construction tendering

Compete trades against a complete IFP package across architecture, structure, geotech, and interiors. The objective: 75% of the budget fixed-priced before construction starts.

03 · TRACK

Project reporting

A one-page summary on cost and schedule, backed by the detail. Owners stay in the driver's seat. Builders stay focused on the build. Architects stay focused on design.

See the full process & sample budget → See a sample takeoff →
Architect

“This is where Ben's experience has proved invaluable: in the absence of consultant drawings, he and his team call upon their depth of knowledge to provide reasonable allowances for things like structural steel, glazing and finishes when no specifications exist yet.”

— Cedric Burgers, Burgers Architecture

Builder

“What sets Ben apart is his dedication to leaving no stone unturned. He goes beyond what is simply visible in the drawings, ensuring that every conceivable scope of the project is discussed and documented.”

— Matt Leon, E2 Homes Ltd.

Builder

“Construction estimating was one of Ben's strengths. He consistently provided accurate and timely estimates that helped us make informed decisions during both pre-construction planning and active project phases.”

— Patrick Powers, Powers Construction Inc.

Founder

Built by a builder who measures twice.

Ben spent nearly two decades estimating and building for some of Vancouver's premier custom-home builders before founding Brott Development Group in 2022. Today, Ben and his team bring that discipline to every engagement — protecting design intent from the budget realities most projects discover too late.

Investing in this initiative provides clarity early on in the process. Some benefits include:

  1. Saves time and money by highlighting major cost drivers or unknowns before design is further developed, and prior to permit submission.
  2. Third-party, non-biased assessment of project costs.
  3. Thoroughly considered takeoffs and detailed scopes of work provide clear direction for trade tendering.
  4. Provides budget assurances via a combination of trade-validated estimates and historical costs based on past and current projects across multiple builders.
  5. Detailed budgets provide an opportunity to value engineer options to align design intent with budget constraints.
Where we work

52 projects. Across one coastline.

Brott Development Group engagements across Vancouver, the North Shore, and the surrounding Pacific Northwest. Markers shown at neighbourhood level only — specific project addresses are not published.

Start the conversation

For architects and builders who refuse to treat the budget as an afterthought.

A fifteen-minute call. We'll tell you honestly whether your project is a fit for the kind of reporting we do.

Email Ben directly (778) 384‑9236