Founded and headed by Gary Barnett, Extell Development Company is a nationally acclaimed real estate developer of residential, office, retail and hospitality properties, operating primarily in Manhattan and other premier cities across the nation. Experiencing outstanding growth since its founding in 1989, the company’s growing portfolio exceeds twenty-five million square feet.
Working in collaboration with the Development and Construction departments, the Vice President, Design manages the design process for active development projects and coordinates the activities of the department as it relates to design execution. The Vice President, Design interacts with various design consultants, contractors, procurement agents, and third-party vendors on a day-to-day basis. With an emphasis on interior design scope, this individual works directly with and manages the expectations of the Founder and Chairman as it relates to project's design intent implementation. Jointly with other Vice Presidents of Design, the role oversees manages and provide guidance to the in-house design team in the execution of their work.
Manages multiple projects simultaneously
Participates in the selection of interior designers, architects, and other related design consultants
Review of design scope of work during consultants’ contract negotiation phase
Works closely and collaboratively with other departments through all stages of design
Collaborates with Development and Marketing teams to establish design direction and project protocols throughout the design process.
Collaborates with Construction team to implement design intent inclusive of: overseeing the construction administration phase, conducting field visits, participating in weekly coordination efforts, ensuring design details for buildability, vetting materiality for quality, and leading value engineering efforts as needed
Works with the Sales, Marketing, and Development teams to develop sales center layout plans, model units, and hotel mock-up rooms
Manages design consultants and their review of deliverables at each phase of the design process, including floor plans, kitchen/ bathroom designs, public spaces, amenities, and F&B layouts for residential or hospitality projects
Oversees Submittal/RFI/ Shop drawing process to ensure implementation of approved design intent
Collaborates with internal team to provide overall project schedule.
Oversees selection of art and FFE as it relates to project budget.
Quality control vetting and selection of source facilities and suppliers
Participates in the construction bidding process
Reviews design aspects of marketing materials
Oversees FF&E procurement and installation processes
