DRC and Commercial Design Intern
At Realberry, we do real estate differently. As a diversified real estate investment, development and management firm, we have the unique advantage of expertise in development, management and operations, allowing us to cultivate truly transformative mixed-use, residential, commercial and hospitality projects.
Our team blends entrepreneurial thinking with disciplined, fast-paced execution. Here, ideas flow freely, collaboration is essential and adaptability is key. We embrace challenges, step in where needed and think beyond job titles to shape what’s next.
Guided by our values – respect, integrity, perseverance and legacy – we strive to reimagine real estate investing through long-term value creation, delivering thoughtful returns across the real estate cycle while building connected communities that endure. To date, Realberry has planned and developed over 6,000 acres of master-planned communities and 13 million square feet of mixed-use, industrial, residential, multifamily, hospitality and office properties.
If you’re driven by true and lasting community impact, thoughtful execution and innovation, this is where you’ll thrive.
Position Summary:
The Intern – Design Review Committee and Community Design position supports the Design Review Committee processes of Realberry Master Planned Communities and the Community Development efforts of the organization which establish the standards of development for those areas.
This internship will last 3 months from around June 3rd – August 30th, with the start date being flexible depending on school schedule.
Key Responsibilities:
Design Review Committees “DRC” (Centerra, Baseline, Van de Water, Ironhorse, Boyd Lake Village):
- Assist with Receiving and Checking In DRC Submittals
- Confirm receipt of submittal. Stamp submittals as received.
- Check in submittal to assure comments were responded to, to confirm application is complete, and prepare DRC Members in advance of meetings.
- Conduct Initial Review of submittals as requested.
- Attend DRC Meetings
- Maintain DRC History & Offsite Storage Inventory
- Responsible for maintaining filing systems: electronic, hard copies and off-site storage of Design Review Submittals and Materials
- Assist with compliance drive-throughs of communities for their compliance with the applicable Design Guidelines.
- Maintain DRC data of the single-family residential plot plans and final DRC compliance inspections (architectural and landscape).
- Assist with DRC Final Compliance Inspections (Commercial & Residential)
- Maintain the DRC Intranet Site on Common Ground to ensure it is up to date
Community Design
- Support Community Development Team by creating presentations, exhibits, reports, etc. using Adobe Creative Suite or other Microsoft Programs as needed.
- Participate in ongoing evaluation of DRC process to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Assist with maintaining statistics of development, site area, commercial building square footage, residential dwelling units, and jobs to provide analysis of information in various formats (primarily the Land Use Matrix for Centerra and Van de Water)
Community Entitlements
- Support in the maintenance and modification of Community Entitlement (Zoning) Documents (ex. Millennium General Development Plan and North Park PUD) for administrative and public amendments. Maintain the documents for public distribution on the DRC Websites, Municipal Staff and Realberry Staff Binders. Facilitate in the assembly of documents for all stages of review including internal and public.
- Support in the maintenance and modification of Master Developer/Community Design Guidelines, Planned Sign Programs and supplemental documents. Modify using Adobe Creative Suite programs. Maintain the documents for public distribution on the DRC Websites and as applicable for applicants.