The six stages of every Swiss building project — and where your time advantage lies.
Every building project has to be filed with the commune and published officially — in the official gazette, on the communal portal or in the local paper. From that moment the project is public: description, parcel, building owner. That is exactly where we come in.
After publication a period of usually 20 to 30 days runs, during which neighbours can object. If it passes without objections, little usually stands in the way of approval.
Depending on the canton and the size of the project it takes a few weeks to several months from the application. Longer where there are objections.
The profiles go up before or with the construction start. Larger projects often only begin once part of the apartments are reserved — which is why quiet marketing frequently starts by then.
Official listings often appear only 6 to 18 months after the building application. Whoever waited until then competes with everyone else — the best locations and layouts are frequently gone by that point.
From the building application to moving in, an apartment building typically takes 2 to 3 years. That sounds long — but it is exactly the time you gain for financing and for deciding, if you are early.