Commercial Real Estate Advisory and Management
Due Diligence
Providing comprehensive investigation and analysis on behalf of a potential buyer or investor before finalizing a property transaction. This process aims to uncover all relevant information about the property, including its financial, legal, and physical condition, to assess potential risks and ensure a sound investment. It involves examining factors like property titles, zoning regulations, environmental assessments, financial records, and physical inspections, ultimately providing the investor with a clear understanding of the property's value and potential liabilities.
Entitlements
Securing real estate entitlements involves a strategic and detailed process, starting with in-depth due diligence to analyze existing zoning and development limitations. This analysis drives the creation of a tailored entitlement plan, which is then implemented through careful navigation of local government procedures. This includes active engagement with planning departments, participation in public hearings, and collaboration with legal and engineering professionals to obtain necessary approvals like zoning amendments, variances, and permits. Throughout this process, maintaining clear communication and employing proactive problem-solving are paramount to minimizing risks, ensuring timely entitlement acquisition, and aligning development objectives with regulatory standards.
Project Management
Real estate project management encompasses the comprehensive oversight and coordination of all phases of a property development or renovation, from initial planning and design to final construction and occupancy. It involves managing budgets, schedules, and resources, while ensuring compliance with regulations and stakeholder expectations. Effective project management mitigates risks, optimizes efficiency, and delivers projects on time and within budget, ultimately maximizing the value and success of the real estate investment.
Kevin Cullina
Mr. Cullina is a Real Estate professional with 28 years of experience in underwriting real estate investments, conducting site selection, providing thorough pre-acquisition due diligence, fiscal analysis, entitlements, and construction project management. He’s well versed in working on challenging topography and environmentally sensitive properties, in addition to contaminated land redevelopment projects (brownfields), infrastructure, site improvements and building projects valued from $1M to $1.3B.
Mr. Cullina has decades of successful experience entitling real estate investments both nationwide and internationally. He is skilled in procuring governmental permits, navigating CEQA regulations in the State of California, engaging in land use negotiations, managing debt and equity relationships, and overseeing land and building development related to a multitude of building structure types. His extensive knowledge encompasses geotechnical and civil engineering, comprehensive reviews and advisory of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (C, C & R’s), wetlands mitigation, navigable waterways negotiations with Army Corps of Engineers, and reviewing existing encumbrances and rent rolls that impact potential real estate investments.
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