Forty years representing investors through $1.6 billion in real property acquisitions, dispositions and ground-up development — from the Puget Sound to twenty-seven states.
Clearing, grading and utilities — the ground made ready.
First licensed as a Broker in 1980, Michael has negotiated transactions for investors totaling more than $1.6 billion in real property acquisitions and dispositions, and structured ventures across twenty-seven states for more than 48,000 apartments.
Land planning and fee-development work spans more than 120 acres — 347 home sites and a million-cubic-foot regional stormwater facility, delivered on time and under budget.
Commerce Street Realty Advisors is the operating company for Michael A. Lawrence and his resource group — one point of contact, four decades of relationships.
Entitlement to build-out, phase by phase — one Owner's Representative.
Developing real estate efficiently means orchestrating dependable resources through government staff, councils and concerned citizens — with diplomacy, competency and patience.
Buy- and sell-side representation for apartment investors nationwide — more than $1.6 billion negotiated across twenty-seven states.
PUD applications, EIS and SEPA review, comprehensive plan amendments and rezones — one point of contact for agencies, municipal staff, the public and consultants.
Retaining and managing the consultants a project demands — civil and stormwater engineering, permitting, HAZMAT remediation, contractor solicitation and contract procurement.
Budgeting and staging pre-development expenditures from conceptual drafting to the day every light is green for construction drawings.
Determine the threshold for economic viability as early as possible — and know whether to lobby the light from red to green, or cut your losses.
On time and under budget — homes in the trees.
Site plan designed for a 66-unit townhome project — among CSRA's most recent land planning and entitlement assignments.
Entitlement work continuing the Forest Park assignment into its second phase.
Re-purposing on-site ponds created 40 additional lots and 43,000 CY of fill. Built for just under $1M against the City's $2.5M estimate — with an Army Corps Dam Permit and a Late Comers Agreement recovering $150,000 within months.
A short look at the projects and the process behind four decades of development experience.