ᐅ Which home construction company should we choose?

Created on: 11 Sep 2020 20:45
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erfurter110287
Hello dear home builders.

Over the past few weeks, we have gathered numerous quotes from construction companies and are now facing the question: Whom should we choose?

What criteria would you base your decision on, and what would you pay special attention to when deciding who you want to build with?

We would appreciate your suggestions.

Brief overview of the building project:

- Two-story urban villa or single-family house with knee wall of 1.80m (5 feet 11 inches), starting from 130sqm (1,400 sqft)
- No plot of land yet, as they are scarce in Erfurt and the surrounding area. So we are still searching. (Some construction companies offer assistance with this)
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erfurter110287
21 Sep 2020 17:05
To finally put an end to the recent discussion about the plot of land from the developer.

I called several municipalities, and one municipality said literally: "You can purchase the plot of land from us, but we only allocate to established developers then."
Musketier21 Sep 2020 17:12
erfurter110287 schrieb:

"You can purchase the plot from us, but we only allocate them to established developers afterwards."

If this was actually said, it’s nonsense. Either you buy the plot yourself, in which case you are not a developer, or the developer buys it, and then you cannot purchase it from the municipality. The purchase then takes place afterward with the house from the developer.
K1300S21 Sep 2020 17:14
The same old story: a developer is not the same as a general contractor.
Musketier21 Sep 2020 18:06
I know.
The question is how the city can force you to use a specific general contractor.
With a developer, they would only sell it to the developer, but what about with a general contractor / main contractor?
Pinky030121 Sep 2020 18:17
I am also aware of cases where plots of land are sold by the city and the buyers are required to build with architect X or Y. This is certainly stipulated in the purchase agreement.
11ant21 Sep 2020 19:06
erfurter110287 schrieb:

I called several municipalities, and one literally said: "You can purchase the plot from us, but we only grant building rights to approved developers."

Once you have purchased the plot, only you have the right to commission the construction.
Pinky0301 schrieb:

I also know cases where plots are sold by the city, and buyers are obliged to build with architect X or Y. This is probably stipulated in the purchase contract.

We had similar nonsense here in this thread https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-wie-veraendern.24706/#post-209824 by @arnonyme (if I remember correctly, around the Pforzheim area): you had to apply with preliminary designs of your house in order to be allowed to buy the plot. That means a panel, like a jury in an architectural competition, reviewed the plans to determine if they were attractive enough to be considered fit for building within the neighborhood’s ensemble. Only after a positive assessment from this panel (a term that sounded very Swiss to me, one I had never heard before in Germany) was the humble applicant permitted to purchase the highly restricted and strictly controlled building land.
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