Construction project management in Lancy
Planning building work? Apartment, house or building renovation, a new storey or a roof extension, running the project is our job.
HMG Construction Management SA manages building work in Lancy, in flats and houses alike. The independent Geneva firm draws up the plans, files the permit application as a registered MPQ agent, works out the cost, appoints the contractors and runs the site to SIA standards through to handover.
Your building work in Lancy
Lancy is one of the large municipalities of the canton. The OCSTAT municipal profile records 37,669 residents at the end of 2025 on 478 hectares, which is 7,888 people per square kilometre. The cantonal table of buildings lists 1,960 residential buildings at 31 December 2025. Of these, 986 are single-family houses and 974 hold several dwellings, two almost equal halves.
The ages divide just as neatly. 490 buildings were completed before 1946, exactly one in four, and 501 after 2000. A job in Lancy may therefore concern a flat in a block run by a régie (a property management agency), an old house whose roof and facade are near the end of their life, or a recent building where only the interior changes. Each calls for different preparation, and settling which one applies is the first thing the firm does on the visit.
For matters handled by the local administration, start with the official Lancy website (in French).
Permits in Geneva
In a residential block, work inside the dwellings is governed by the LDTR, the Geneva law on the demolition, conversion and renovation of housing. The cantonal page on permit types also states that interior changes to an existing building fall under the fast-track procedure, known as APA.
With close to a thousand multi-dwelling buildings, both points come up often in Lancy. Our guide to building permits and procedures in Geneva walks through them.
Types of work in Lancy
- Apartment renovation, in any of the 974 buildings that hold several dwellings.
- House renovation, the other half of the stock with 986 single-family houses.
- Facade renovation and insulation, a regular subject for the 490 pre-1946 buildings.
- Bathroom renovation, often the first job in a flat.
- Energy renovation, worth studying before redoing an old envelope.
- Office fit-out, when the project concerns workspace.
How HMG manages your project in Lancy
You can hand the whole project to HMG, from drawings to final account, with the permit application filed as an agent registered on the Geneva MPQ list (mandataires professionnellement qualifiés, the cantonal register of qualified building professionals). You can also keep your architect for design and permit, then ask HMG to take over the construction phase and work alongside them.
In an occupied block, the programme allows for neighbours, the régie or the PPE (the co-owners' association) and access. In a house, it is built around the envelope and the seasons. Either way the firm prices each trade, compares contractors' bids, chairs the site meetings and checks invoices before payment. HMG has no financial tie to the contractors it puts forward.
Municipalities in the same sector
On the left bank, between the Rhône and the Arve, the firm also takes on projects in the following municipalities.
Projects by HMG in the Canton of Geneva
Frequently asked questions
Does Lancy have more apartment buildings or more houses?
Almost equal numbers of each. OCSTAT records 986 single-family houses and 974 multi-dwelling buildings among the 1,960 residential buildings. The firm therefore handles apartment renovation as readily as house renovation.
Can you renovate a rented flat in Lancy without a permit?
It depends on the work. In a residential block the LDTR governs work inside dwellings, and interior changes normally go through the fast-track procedure. The firm checks your case with you before anything is ordered.
How do I get a first opinion on my project?
Call +41 22 552 08 22 or fill in the form on this page. You are called back within 24 hours, and a visit to the property then sets the scope and the budget.
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