Six Things Every CRE Player Should Know About Zoning

Charles Mulligan, LEED AP is a Managing Director at Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. with over 20 years of experience in the real estate due diligence industry. He has performed, reviewed, and managed thousands of environmental site assessments and zoning compliance reviews for residential, commercial, and industrial properties throughout the United States and internationally. He is highly qualified in conducting and supervising environmental, health and safety, remediation, land surveying and zoning projects nationwide and internationally. His international experience includes evaluation of multi-site industrial, office, and hospitality property portfolios throughout Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Reporting standards are consistently completed and managed in confidence for all types of commercial and residential properties in accordance to ASTM standards, EPA’s All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and customized client formats. He has also assisted international investors from around the globe with acquisitions of hundreds of properties within the United States.

Sara Ehrentreu is the Zoning Operations Manager for Partner, overseeing our U.S. zoning team performing zoning compliance reviews on both single sites and portfolios. The zoning compliance scopes include multifamily residential developments, senior assisted and independent living communities, retail tenants, retail shopping centers, medical and professional offices, and warehousing and distribution facilities. Ms. Ehrentreu is an integral part of Partner’s zoning operation. With nearly 20 years of experience in zoning assessments, She has completed nearly 16,000 reviews. She supports strategic directions on client services, technology upgrades, process improvement, and operational streamlining. She also hires, trains, and manages an expanding team of project managers and writers. Ms. Ehrentreu coordinates and supervises more than 7,000 zoning reports at Partner annually.