Experience Matters While Creating Value For Our Clients

The Justen Company services are executed with decades of experience, knowledge, and expertise. We are Seattle’s leader in providing collaborative and comprehensive commercial real estate development and project management services.

The following is a list of services and capabilities offered to manage all or a portion of a project. Some services may not be relevant to certain projects. The overall service offered is creating value for our clients.

Advisory/Feasibility

  • Site due diligence
    • Zoning
    • Environmental
    • Survey
    • Title
    • Utilities etc.
  • Initial market feasibility
    • Project concept
    • Financial analysis and timing
  •  Client portfolio analysis and advisory
    • Identify market uses and demands
    • Determine opportunities and challenges
    • Advise on repositioning through entitlements and/or disposition of property
    • Advise on condominium development strategies

Development

  • Manage the A&E selection and contract negotiation process
  • Manage entitlement, rezone, construction and all other required permits
  • Provide detailed preconstruction project budget and schedule
  • Represent project to community groups and local government
  • Advise client on programmatic and budget decisions
  • Prepare and present financial packages for sources of equity and debt
  • Manage general contractor selection and contract negotiation
  • Lead the design and construction team in the value engineering process
  • Negotiate easements such as tieback, crane swing, and access with neighbors (abutters)

Construction Management

  • Manage architect, contractor and other consultants on behalf of client
  • Provide detailed project budget and schedule
  • Provide regular progress reports for client and lender
  • Review and advise clients on proposed change orders
  • Manage city and utility issues as they arise
  • Monitor construction for appropriate quality
  • Manage punch list and closeout process
  • Obtain temporary and final certificates of occupancy

Project Sale and/or Lease Up

  • Prepare due diligence  files for potential property purchaser
  • Propose and manage marketing, leasing or sales team through lease up or sale closing
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