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Lifetime Properties

Lifetime Properties

TYPE

web

DURATION

2 weeks

COMPLETED

April 2025

LANGUAGE

TypeScript

MISSION BRIEF

Lifetime Properties is a modern and visually immersive real estate web platform built to showcase ongoing and completed housing and commercial projects. Designed for Lifetime Properties, a real estate development company, the site allows users to explore detailed floor plans, interior galleries, and availability status of units within each project. With intuitive navigation, search by location or property type, and mobile responsiveness, the platform simplifies the house-hunting process while helping the company promote its projects with style and substance.

REPOSITORY LIVE DEMO

VISUAL_EVIDENCE

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CORE FEATURES

  • Browse ongoing and completed real estate projects
  • Detailed property and floor plan views
  • Property galleries with interior and exterior shots
  • Search and filter properties by type, location, and status
  • Project overview with completion status and launch dates
  • Schedule a property visit or request more information
  • Responsive design for mobile, tablet, and desktop
  • Admin panel to manage listings and gallery content

TECH STACK

  • >React for component-based frontend architecture
  • >Tailwind CSS and Shadcn for modern UI and responsiveness
  • >Node.js and Express backend with RESTful API
  • >MongoDB for dynamic content and property storage
  • >Firebase Authentication for secure admin access
  • >Cloudinary for fast image hosting and optimization
  • >Dynamic route generation for each project and unit
  • >Lazy loading and image compression for performance

Operational Hurdles

Displaying high-resolution images without performance drop

SOLUTION_PROTOCOL: Used image compression and lazy loading via Cloudinary to maintain a fast, fluid UI experience

Representing complex property data (floors, units, projects)

SOLUTION_PROTOCOL: Designed a nested schema in MongoDB to link properties, units, floor plans, and galleries

Maintaining clear separation of ongoing vs finished projects

SOLUTION_PROTOCOL: Added smart status filtering and color-coded labels to instantly convey progress on the frontend

Creating a seamless admin experience

SOLUTION_PROTOCOL: Built a custom admin dashboard with secure auth and CMS-like controls for managing listings