We deliver projects that matter.

Working with Foundation, Social Service & Religious organizations gives us the opportunity to make a meaningful impact with finite resources. From new to established organizations, we support leadership by stewarding projects through planning and implementation. We bring expertise that allows us to anticipate and mitigate challenges, so teams can continue to advance their mission without interruption.

We think about:

• Facilitating decision making between board members and other key stakeholders and managing ongoing reporting requirements
• Fundraising and funding options
• Aligning cash-flow and schedule
• Repositioning existing assets to better support client missions
• Managing the specific requirements involved with receiving public funding

Technology, Health, and Science are constantly evolving industries, full of forward-thinking individuals with transformative ideas. We help our clients understand how their short- and long-term goals align with their ideas for capital planning and support them in realizing their visions, whatever they may be.

We think about:

• Real estate solutions for start-ups from proof of concept to profitability
• Utilizing Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
• Addressing significant technical requirements, including equipment and operational considerations to support proprietary and sophisticated systems
• Developing budget scenarios to accommodate multiple ROI criteria
• Coordinating large consultant teams, with multiple technical experts

Academic institutions are under constant pressure to provide best-in-class facilities. We support institutions with their ongoing facilities needs, from academic to residential, large and small. We complete holistic capital improvements, collaborate on planning exercises, benchmark against institutional best practices, inform decisions on facilities, operations, real estate and capital plans.

We think about:

• Optimizing spaces for highest and best use through space utilization studies
• Innovative programming options and master planning for sustainable growth
• Changing approaches to teaching, technology and staff office needs
• Opportunities to facilitate Private Public Partnerships (PPP)
• Targeted cost strategies that address challenges of academic, STEM, athletic facilities, and others
• Strategies for effective stakeholder communication, including school leadership, faculty and students
• The best path forward for capital improvements, whether renovation or new construction

Hospitality projects widely vary in scale and complexity, requiring a tailored approach to management and advisory. Whether we are restoring a landmark historic hotel or fitting out a new restaurant, we focus our attention on ensuring timely completion and budget adherence.

We think about:

• Strategies for brand alignment through design & construction
• Time sensitive and cost-effective ways to work within historic and existing structures
• Multi stakeholders’ coordination through commissioning, soft opening, and operation
• Diligent and disciplined management per investment criteria
• Procuring long lead and specialty furniture and equipment

Supporting K-12 schools is a cornerstone of our practice. We’ve seen it all from tactical summer projects to major new school construction projects. Our collaborative approach and commitment to protecting valuable resources results in durable and enduring investments for schools of all sizes and types.

We think about:

• Planning around the rigidity of school schedules, project phasing strategies and minimizing interruptions
• Analyzing conventional and unconventional funding sources to optimize per-pupil funding
• Building thoughtful budgets that strategically allocate funds where they’re most needed
• Customizing real estate deal structures to best suit the needs of the school
• Designing for durability, with consideration for ongoing operations and maintenance

The global perspective on office spaces is constantly shifting. We collaborate with landlords and tenants alike to ensure facilities align with their evolving needs. Often, this starts by developing an understanding of the program and space requirements before we engage in discussions about what comes next, whether it involves renovation, consolidation or expansion, and how we can make that happen.

We think about:

• Space searches and test-fits, lease negotiations and tenant improvements (TI) development
• Delivery of turn-key office space
• Planning to integrate with base building systems and compliance with lease requirements
• Development solutions that work for both landlord and tenant
• Achieving minimal disruption to operations utilizing phased work-plans and temporary spaces
• Procuring furniture and equipment

Public projects require working within established delivery criteria, procurement processes and reporting requirements. We oversee a diverse range of public projects spanning infrastructure, transportation, institutions, and education at both state and local levels.

We think about:

• Managing large-scale scopes
• Disciplined cost control, working to prescribed and structured funding
• Exceeding procurement requirements, including M/WBE, HUB, local workforce policies, SDVOB, SBE, prevailing wages, etc.
• Working with local, state/multi-state, and federal agencies and military
• Managing large and complex stakeholder groups
• Local government structures and departmental collaboration

The Residential sector accounts for a broad range of project types, from speculative new development, conversion of existing buildings and maintaining and upgrading residences. From housing cooperatives to individual owners, we manage projects that enhance asset value and residents quality of life as well as protect the interests of investors.

We think about:

• Site due diligence, feasibility and zoning analysis
• Ongoing deferred maintenance strategies and budgets
• Multi-family development
• Achieving minimal disruption for residents, ensuring work is completed in timely fashion
• Facilitating decision making between board members and other key stakeholders
• Relevant regulations compliance encompassing Local Law updates and violations resolutions. Including Local Law 11/FISP, Local Law 126 and Local Law 87/97 in New York City

Retail projects move quickly and success demands meticulous planning paired with rigorous execution. We work with brands on their brick and mortar destinations to develop strategies for expedited delivery, standardization guidelines across geographies and concepts, and disciplined cost control.

We think about:

• Short construction schedules.
• Long lead and specialty items.
• Procuring furniture and equipment.
• Standardization to strengthen brand identity and construction efficiency.

We collaborate with sureties globally, getting projects back on track by solving construction performance problems. Protecting sureties with our decades of experience, we provide thorough pre- and post-claim analysis and use our technical project management skills to provide boots-on-the-ground project oversight.

We think about:

• Mitigating surety exposures
• Default avoidance
• Analyzing risk and completion scenarios
• Facilitating fair claim resolution
• Overseeing time-efficient completion