Real Estate Services

Whether you are a corporate real estate owner assessing the impact on real estate on your business, a lender seeking to turn around a troubled project or an investor underwriting a portfolio of distressed debt, Mesirow Financial Real Estate Consulting (MFREC) applies real-world experiences, leverages a diverse talent base and provides actionable advice to deliver real estate results.

MFREC helps owners, corporations, investors and lenders solve business problem related to real estate by delivering comprehensive services including:

Real Estate Advisory & Strategy

• Property assessment
• Investment strategy
• Portfolio assessment and strategy
• Development strategy
• Finance strategy and analysis
• Sales and marketing strategy
• Space utilization

Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Corporate Recovery

• Debtor & creditor representation
• Stakeholder workouts
• Debt restructuring
• Receivership
• Plan implementation & monitoring
• Interim management
• Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO)

Valuation Services & Due Diligence

• Market and sub-market analysis
• Asset / portfolio / corporation valuation
• Debt / equity valuation
• Assets / liabilities analysis
• Forensic accounting
• Expert testimony

Litigation Support

• Forensic accounting
• Investigative services
• Expert testimony

Transaction Services

• Due diligence and underwriting
• Environmental / regulatory compliance
• Market analysis
• Investment analysis
• Property evaluation
• Sales and marketing
• Contract negotiation and closing
• Credit Tenant Lease Finance

Asset Management & Operations

• Business planning and underwriting
• Finance restructuring
• Property management selection
• Operations planning / optimization
• Lease analysis / audit / negotiation
• Leasable area audit
• Alternative assessments
• Tenant improvement management
• Value enhancement assessment

Construction Services

• Completion of unfinished construction
• Project budgeting and scheduling
• Construction procurement
• Contract negotiation and administration
• Value engineering
• Construction monitoring
• Construction contract audit
• Forensic engineering
• Construction dispute / claim resolution

Master Planning, Repositioning & Development

• Master planning
• Market and feasibility assessment
• Highest and best use evaluation
• Team assembly and oversight
• Site evaluation
• Zoning and entitlement oversight
• Budgeting and schedule development
• Deal structuring
• Financing alternatives and placement
• Development management
• Contract negotiation and administration
• Marketing and sales management

Program Management / Owner's Representative

• Project planning and scheduling
• Budgeting and financial controls
• Design / construction oversight
• Architect / contractor selection
• Construction procurement
• Contract negotiation and administration
• Value engineering
• Document review / program verification
• Cost and schedule analysis
• Affirmative action program management
• Project reporting
• Project closeout