Proposal:Developer
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| Developer | |
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| Proposal status: | Proposed (under way) |
| Proposed by: | Ilias |
| Tagging: | developer=*
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| Applies to: | |
| Definition: | Company (or person) responsible for initiating the development of a building or project, typically a real estate developer. |
| Statistics: |
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| Draft started: | 2025-06-18 |
| RFC start: | 2025-06-19 |
Proposal
This proposal aims to approve the tag developer=* in order to standardize its usage.
Rationale
Similar to engineer=* or architect=* (which was approved), this tag helps identify the company or organization that developed a building, apartment complex, housing development, office building, skyscraper, school, etc. This conveys valuable information, especially for users interested in urban development, construction, and real estate projects. It's currently used more than 8,000 times.
Addressing concerns
- Similar tags and confusion: see Key:developer#Not to be confused with where I listed some similar tags and explained their difference with
developer=*. - SPVs (special-purpose vehicles): these are companies built by and for just one or a few real estate projects. Most of the time, these are simply set up for liability/tax reasons on paper and are not marketed as the developer of the project. The main, more popular company is marketed as the developer instead, in order to encourage people to have more trust and invest in the project. The
developer=*tag should reflect the actual main developer. - Subsidiaries: concerns were raised about whether to tag
developer=*with the parent/holding company or with the subsidiary.developer=*should always use the most publicly visible or locally marketed name, like the subsidiary/brand. Example: the real estate holding company Groupe Addoha has 3 subsidiaries: Addoha for social housing, Coralia for mid-range housing, and Prestigia for luxury housing. Thedeveloper=*tag of each development should be tagged with one of the 3 subsidiaries, who are the actual developers, not the parent company who only owns them. - Project management firms: this tag is not for real estate project management firms, which designate companies providing a range of services to developer, e.g. planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication. This tag is for the actual developer of the project.
Complementary tags
In order to standardize, structure and link developers and their projects, some complementary tags can be added, e.g.:
developer:wikidata=*: Links the developer entity to a structured Wikidata item.developer:wikipedia=*: Links the Wikipedia page of the developer.developer:website=*: Points to the official website of the developer.developer:type=*: Specifies the type of developer (e.g. private, public, government).
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