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February 22, 2018

The ROI of Converting Class-B Buildings to Compete with Class-A Buildings

By Joseph Derhake, PE

CLASS-B BUILDINGS CURRENTLY REPRESENT AN UNDERSERVED VALUE FOR OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS.

Partner Engineering and Science CEO Joe Derhake has contributed a new article to National Real Estate Investor entitled “The ROI of Converting Class-B Buildings to Compete with Class-A Buildings.” He discusses why B-class buildings present enormous value opportunity for the office sector, how to maximize this value in converting office space with physical features, how class B buildings can even be turned into Class A buildings, and a case study on how Partner Engineering and Science leveraged this strategy in building their expanded Los Angeles headquarters.

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About the Authors

Joseph Derhake, PE

Joseph Derhake, PE

Chief Executive Officer
Joe Derhake, PE, serves as CEO of Partner Engineering and Science, a global environmental, engineering, and energy consulting firm. A registered Professional Engineer for over 25 years, Mr. Derhake has touched thousands of commercial real estate projects, from development and transactional due diligence to site remediation, asset optimization, ESG initiatives and more. His clientele includes many of the world’s largest lenders, real estate investors, and corporations. Mr. Derhake is a registered civil engineer in multiple states. He holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and Masters in Business Administration from University of Southern California.

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