COMMERCIAL SERVICES
The BridgePort Group of Companies is a leading Real Estate Investment and Management company that co-invests with a wide range of clients and provides them a full array of services including:
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
At BridgePort, our business strategy is to use our real estate operating platform and deep experience in the real estate market to create a pipeline of unique real estate investment opportunities that we co-invest in with a variety of private and institutional partners. Our perspective is investment focused. This focus is complimented by a dedicated team with the experience and resources to develop and execute any real estate investment strategy. Our goal is to find assets that provide sound risk adjusted returns that are supported by our exceptional team of professionals to develop asset specific strategies to create value and maximize investment performance over time. We are accountable to our partners and to ourselves to provide the highest level of performance, integrity and governance.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
BridgePort’s asset management approach is unique. It starts with an exceptional real estate operating platform that is focused on real property management. What makes an asset manager great? It’s our belief that great asset managers also have a clear understanding of what it means to excel at property management, leasing and construction. After all, how can anyone develop a strategy to maximize investment performance without knowing how the strategy will be executed? At BridgePort, the owners of the company are also owners of real estate and are part of a team of professionals that are intimately involved in all aspects of the buildings they own and manage, from acquisition, to financing, to operating, to leasing, to building and renovation. Our entire team assists with the development of unique strategies to create, maximize and preserve the value of each investment. BridgePort creates an asset management plan for each property that becomes the roadmap for all asset and property management activities. The plan needs to be relevant, timely and achievable. The plan is updated frequently to address changes in the asset and market conditions. Each plan identifies the key activities to create and maximize asset value including the acquisition plan, capital structure including financing, development, redevelopment and refurbishment plans, asset re-positioning, leasing and expected holding period. Lastly, the plan provides a clear statement of the strategy, the timing and how we intend to execute it. Ultimately, the plan is used as a great tool to measure our performance. Focused, just the way we like it.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & LEASING
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
It’s about our team, or as we like to refer to as, our “boots on the ground”. Our approach to providing property management and leasing services is not new or complicated. Any company can do it, but being good at it on a consistent basis is another thing altogether. Our philosophy is to do the simple things right and the right things simply, always. The day-to-day operation of buildings is about hard work. It’s about building and maintaining relationships with tenants, suppliers and the brokerage community. It’s about asking questions and then making the right decision. It’s about understanding our client’s objectives and priorities. It’s about a great team of people that runs an efficient operations platform to support the daily activities of running a portfolio of properties. By doing all of these simple things right, we successfully enhance the value of the properties we manage.
LEASING
Is there anything more critical to the performance of an asset than leasing? Let’s see… the maximization of revenue and tenant covenant determines value, ability to finance, ability to maintain and improve a property's liquidity. So as you can see, as owners of real estate we believe this is critically important and that’s why we put such emphasis on it. We do this by promoting and advertising properties for lease, by using competitive intelligence gathering and market knowledge to maximize rents, and by negotiating leases that protect the owner's interest. Most importantly, we develop and maintain a great relationship with all existing tenants in our properties and we provide them with exceptional service so they never want to leave. Easy to say, harder to do.
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
BridgePort has the expertise, vision, and experience to create something from nothing. How do you convert a piece of land into an architectural gem that not only looks good but is extremely functional, economically and environmentally sound? At BridgePort, we are able to select and secure a site, source the capital for equity and debt, including construction and take out financing; engage and coordinate design professionals including architects, engineers and planners to design the project; and contractors to price and value engineer the project. We consolidate all market information to develop the best strategy to lease the building, create the development pro-forma, prepare lease proposals for submission, negotiate leases and co-ordinate the construction and completion of the project. That is a lot of expertise at your disposal. Why not visit our latest project at www.westboroconnection.com?
At BridgePort, we are owners too. Our proactive approach to acquisition, deal structuring, property management, leasing and development is no different for properties that we manage versus those that we co-own. Our entrepreneurially driven team and our operating platform are institutionally tested. Should you wish to directly invest in real estate or already own property, let us demonstrate the difference we can deliver.