You record real estate assets in the following tables:
For this type of asset ... | ... enter it in this table. |
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Land | Properties table |
Building | Buildings table |
Equipment whether it is inside or outside the building | Equipment table |
Capital projects and routine maintenance projects | Projects table |
More specifically, use the method in the table below to record the asset values.
If you have ... | such as ... | record total asset value... | ... divide cost of buildings and land. |
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Land Assets | Undeveloped land Land held in trust for future development opportunity |
in the Properties Table as Market Value Note: Properties can consist of one or more parcels, with or without buildings assigned. |
Typically, the value of Land is not depreciated. |
Property asset with one Buildings assigned |
An office building A parking garage A storage warehouse |
in the Buildings Table as:
Note: Enter a Property table record assigned to one Building Code. |
in the Financial Analysis Parameters table as:
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Property asset with multiple Buildings assigned | A university campus manages a single large property with multiple buildings for classrooms, labs, and student housing. |
in the Buildings Table as:
Note: Enter one Property table record assigned to multiple building table records. |
in the Financial Analysis Parameters table as:
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Multiple Properties with one Buildings assigned | A university campus owns a single, large building for dormitory facilities which expands over multiple property addresses. |
in the Buildings Table as:
Note: Enter multiple Property table records assigned to one Building Code. |
in the Financial Analysis Parameters table as:
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Structures or outside equipment that require maintenance |
A cell tower A telecom and power shed for a cell tower A billboard |
In the Equipment table as:
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in the Financial Analysis Parameters table as:
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The above is the recommended way of recording assets. Some sites will instead record some non-building real estate assets for example, cell towers, parking garages) as structures in the Properties table. If you do so, record these in the following way.
To run the Strategic Financial Analysis action for project and equipment, be aware of the following:
The following table describes where to record the data depending on what ARCHIBUS applications you are using:
Working with... | and you have this ARCHIBUS application ... | ... develop this data |
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Properties | ||
If you do not have the ARCHIBUS Portfolio Management application |
Use the Smart Client view to enter and maintain Properties records:
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If you have the ARCHIBUS Portfolio Management application | Use the Add / Edit Wizard to add the building and manage it's Ownership Transaction. See Add / Edit Wizard. | |
Buildings | ||
If you do not have the Space Management application |
Use Smart Client view to enter and maintain Buildings records:
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If you have the ARCHIBUS Space Inventory & Performance application |
Develop space inventory normally. |
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If you have the ARCHIBUS Personnel Inventory & Occupancy application |
Develop space inventory normally. |
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If you have the ARCHIBUS Portfolio Management application |
Use the Add / Edit Wizard to add the building and building Ownership Transaction details. See Add / Edit Wizard. |
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Projects |
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Supports both capital improvement projects versus expense projects. Each project can be a mixture of capital expenditures and project expense costs. |
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If you do have the ARCHIBUS Project Management application |
Run the standard request and estimation process for projects. The Aggregate Operating Expenses action aggregates the Action Item costs by their Project - Cost Categories. |
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If you do not have the ARCHIBUS Project Management application |
Use Smart Client view to create projects, and enter in the Cost – Budgeted value for each project code. Maintain the following data:
Now run the Aggregate Operating Expenses action. The Aggregate Operating Expenses action aggregates the Action Item costs by their Project - Cost Categories. |
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Equipment |
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If you do not have ARCHIBUS Asset Management |
Use Smart Client view to enter and maintain Equipment records:
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If you have ARCHIBUS Asset Management |
Develop the Equipment assets as you normally do. You can use the Asset Portal, Asset Management, or Enterprise Asset Management application to develop this data. |
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