Looking for partner(s) on ground up commercial projects

[Casey O'Keefe]

Hello, I am looking for a partner or partners on small commercial ground up developments in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, this person or persons would not necessarily have to reside in DFW, but that would obviously make it easier for face-to-face meetings, site walks, etc. I do have experience, but it would be preferable if this person has solid experience as well as I would look to them for additional guidance and oversight to make sure nothing gets missed.

A little about me: Masters degree level education paired with 16 years of experience in construction project management and owner's representation in multiple asset classes including large scale capex/renovation projects and ground up mixed use projects on the owner/developer side. I'm looking to put my full project cycle knowledge to work on this entrepreneurial venture. I also have the capability to provide 'skin in the game' as part of the GP/Sponsor team if necessary.

I am open to asset class, visualized as necessity/service-based retail but again, open to new ideas. This would be taking a raw lot already zoned for certain commercial uses and performing the site work/infrastructure installations and building the shell space, ideally with tenant LOIs or signed leases in place. I have a small pool of A/E, Consultants, and General Contractors in this market but open to new companies. Preferred strategy would be the merchant build method.

I am new here on BP and I know there is definitely a lot more to discuss but hopefully this is enough information to start. Please let me know in the comments or private message me. Would be great to meet some people that want to partner or at least have a discussion. Thanks!