CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING · SF BAY AREA
Build your ADU or multifamily project without the expensive surprises.
Medel Development Group puts a professional construction project manager in your corner — from feasibility and permits to contractor selection and final inspection. You keep control of your project. We make sure it finishes on time and on budget.
Led by a working commercial construction project manager — the same discipline used on large institutional projects, applied to yours.
Our founder owned and ran a residential construction company building custom homes and ADUs — and built his own triplex. We give advice we've spent our own money testing.
We don't build your project — so our only incentive is getting you the right team, the right price, and a clean contract.
Fixed-price help at every stage of your build.
Start where your project is. Every engagement begins with a free 20-minute consult so we can tell you honestly which package — if any — you actually need. Need something narrower — a bid review, a contract check, a second opinion? Targeted hourly advisory is available at $195/hour.
ADU Feasibility Study
Best for: "Can I even build on my lot, and is it worth it?"
- Zoning and site review for your specific parcel
- Realistic construction budget range
- Rental income and payback snapshot
- Clear go / no-go recommendation
- Written report delivered in 10 business days
- Multi-unit and multifamily-lot studies from $2,500
Pre-Construction Package
Best for: "I'm building — help me set this up right before I sign anything."
- Everything in the Feasibility Study
- Permit roadmap for your city
- Detailed line-item budget
- Contractor bid solicitation and side-by-side bid leveling
- Construction contract review support
- Feasibility Study fee fully credited toward this package
Owner's Representation
Best for: "I want a professional watching my contractor, my schedule, and my money."
- Regular site visits and photo reports
- Schedule and budget tracking
- Change-order and invoice review
- Issue resolution with your contractor
- Punch list and project closeout
- Billed monthly — $2,500 per month minimum
A clear sequence, so you always know what's next.
Construction goes wrong when steps get skipped. This is the order we run every project in.
Free consult
A 20-minute call about your lot, your goals, and your budget. We'll tell you straight if a project doesn't pencil.
Feasibility
We confirm what you can build, what it will cost, and what it will earn — before you spend real money.
Pre-construction
Permits mapped, budget built, contractor bids leveled, and a clean contract — the setup that decides your outcome.
Construction oversight
We track schedule, cost, and quality through final inspection, so nothing slips while you live your life.
We've built what we consult on.
Most consultants have managed projects. Fewer have actually built them. Our founder spent years as the owner of a residential construction company delivering custom homes and ADUs for Bay Area property owners — while managing large, complex commercial projects as a career construction project manager.
The flagship project: a ground-up triplex on a standard single-family lot, handled entirely from the owner's side of the table — zoning, design coordination, permitting, budgeting, and construction. Today two units generate rental income and the third is home. It's the exact strategy many of our clients are pursuing.
Every service we sell — feasibility, pre-construction planning, owner's representation — is something we've done on our own projects. Detailed project references are available during your consult.
- RESIDENTIAL
- Custom homes and ADUs delivered through our own construction company
- MULTIFAMILY
- Ground-up triplex on a single-family lot — owner, planner, and project manager
- COMMERCIAL
- Career project management on large, complex commercial builds
- TODAY
- Independent owner-side consulting, feasibility through closeout
Your project deserves a professional in your corner.
Medel Development Group was founded by Dylan Medel, a construction professional with experience on every side of the table: years managing complex commercial projects at a professional general contractor — schedules, budgets, contracts, and building teams — and years as the owner of a residential construction company that built custom homes and ADUs for Bay Area property owners, including his own ground-up triplex.
Homeowners and small investors rarely get access to that level of project management. They're left to navigate permits, bids, and contractors alone, on the largest purchase of their lives. Medel Development Group exists to close that gap: commercial-grade construction management, scaled and priced for ADUs, small multifamily, and custom homes.
We're independent. We don't take referral fees from contractors, and we don't build the projects we advise on. Our only job is protecting your budget, your schedule, and your outcome.
DYLAN MEDEL · FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Book your free 20-minute consult.
Tell us about your property and what you're hoping to build. We'll reply within one business day with honest first impressions and a time to talk — no obligation, no sales pitch.
Prefer email? dylan@medeldevelopment.com