Performance Driven: Keep Your Investments on Track

By Partner ESI

Managing Risk in Design-Build Projects

Real estate development opportuntities can be fraught with uncertainty and risk. With design-build projects becoming increasingly popular, investors must take steps to ensure projects are completed on time and to plan. In this feature article from NAREIM Diaglogues, Christopher Ghatak, Partner’s Practice Leader for Institutional Investor Construction Services, lays out a structured and strategic approach to construction risk management through physical and financial due diligence.

Environmental Liability: Cost Estimates & Recovery

When your target acquisition site is contaminated, you may think you have two options: pass on an otherwise great site, or get saddled with remediation costs, right? Not necessarily. In this thought leadership post from GlobeSt.com, Partner’s Regional Director of Site Mitigation, Jerry Ostrander, answers questions with environmental attorney Eric Grillé regarding the possibilities for recovering remediation costs through insurance.

Due Diligence for High-Risk Acquisitions

The difference between passing on a high-risk property investment and completing an acquisition may come down to your due diligence, specifically your property condition assessment (PCA). For equity investors, a PCA should reflect the projected term of ownership and investment objectives, and meet the needs of the varied stakeholders in the deal. Partner’s Executive Director Bob Geiger outlines what you should expect from your Equity PCA in this post on GlobeSt.com.

Comprehensive, Equity-Level Due Diligence for Acquistion of Dallas Office Tower

Coordinating an army of consultants to complete your due diligence reports wastes valuable time and creates unnecessary complications. Our client, a developer in Dallas, relied on Partner’s multidisciplinary team to provide a full suite of reports: environmental, property condition, zoning, ALTA, hazmat and more, orchestrated through a single point of contact for streamlined and data-rich due diligence. Read more about the project here.

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Partner ESI

Founded in 2007, Partner Engineering and Science Inc., is the leading provider of engineering, environmental, energy, and construction consulting for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. Touching 1 in 5 CRE transactions in the U.S., Partner is widely recognized as the largest and best provider of third-party physical due diligence reports, including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Property Condition Assessments, Seismic Risk Assessments, Zoning Reports, ALTA Land Title Surveys, and Construction Risk Management. Partner’s connectedness to the CRE market gives it an unparalleled view into CRE trends and risk management insights. Partner also provides a full suite of consulting services to support the entire real estate lifecycle, including: Geotechnical Consulting; Building Systems Consulting; Capital Management and Project Implementation Support; Environmental Health & Safety Consulting; Energy, Sustainability & Resilience Consulting; and Site Civil Engineering. With a responsive approach scaled for speed and agility, Partner helps clients manage risk, make smart investments, optimize asset performance, and win at their real estate investment strategies. Based in Torrance, Calif., Partner has over 1,400 employees in 40 offices around the globe.

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