GLOBAL PROPERTY ADVICE
Global Leaders in Real Estate Consulting in a Wide Range of Languages, Cultures and Legal Constitutions, We Give a Breadth of Advice Which Helps You Get the Best Out of Your Property Wherever it May Be
WHO WE ARE
GPA plc is a Development Management consultancy which provides advice across the entire value chain of the real estate ecosystem. We are based in Nairobi and London, currently servicing a range of mixed use projects in East Africa, Europe and USA from over sixty years of broad and deep international experience across over twenty countries. We pride ourselves in our ability to work closely and effectively with clients to provide practical and viable solutions based on our technical knowledge, creative financial expertise and decades of experience.
STEPHEN ALDRIDGE FRICS ACIArb
Steve is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators with 45 years’experience in the real estate sector as a Chartered Surveyor and Arbitrator.
During the past few yars, Steve has worked as principal investor and developer as well as consultant to some of Africa’s leading real estate businesses.
Steve’s strengths are focused in product positioning and evolution, value engineering and the management of legal strategy and documentation.
MAUREEN MWANGI
Maureen holds a quantity surveying diploma, with broad expertise in construction management.
Maureen is an EDGE expert and familiar with green/ environmental compliance.
Maureen also has varied experience in real estate development stategy and valuations, site management, procurement documentation and quality control systems.
WHAT WE DO
Market Research
Undertaking thorough market research to identify gaps in market segments and optimised mix of uses for a particular
development.
Development Programme Management
Driving the programme with phasing, sequencing, discipline and regular reporting, obtaining approvals, appointing and managing the professional team, composing a procurement strategy and overseeing health, safety and security issues on site.
Risk Management
Identification, avoidance, mitigation and management of development risks in market, finance and construction. Monitoring changing conditions in the development environment which may impact on risk exposure.
Legal and contractual structuring
Drafting and editing contracts, agreements, legal documentation and advising on dispute avoidance.
Concept and Masterplanning
Bringing together market research and commercial modelling to define the development scope, content and mix. Working with the design team to create a masterplan and design options, responding to site conditions to optimise use of land
resources. Evolving infrastructure and delivery costs to create a phasing and sequencing plan to manage capital efficiently and optimise margins.
Commercial Modelling
Creating a tailored commercial model that will demonstrate the expected returns and key risks of different development options, and will form an objective decision-making tool.
Value Engineering
Managing cost, time and quality with a constant focus on value, using indepth knowledge of different building construction materials and technologies.
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
Defining the Product
Set the vision and produce the brief
Identify target markets and customers
Conceptualise product, brand, master-plan & infrastructure
Produce the commercial model
Optimise programme and capital efficiency
Identify, manage and mitigate development risk
Third party consultation and lobbying
Achieve viable statutory consent
Own the programme and budgets
Manage legal documentation and dispute avoidance
Overall project leadership
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Sourcing the Product
Position product & optimising financial structure
Present product to attract investment
Assist in securing 3rd party equity and debt funding
Manage of the investment strategy & delivery
Report for drawdowns and exit strategies
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Delivering the Product
Appoint and manage the professional team
Lead the design and construction process
Initialise and maintain project discipline and reporting
Identify, manage and mitigate construction risk
Manage change control and decisions
Manage cost, time, quality and value
Value engineering and profit enhancement
Define and deliver the procurement strategy
Review and monitor health and safety
Optimise use of resources
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Enhancing the Product
Financial management, monitoring performance & report
Manage accounts and cash
Audit and tax compliance
Rents reviews, lease renewals and breaks
Identify opportunities for repositioning and adding value
Reversionary interest strategy and management
PROJECT SHOWCASE
We have worked on projects all over the world. Most recently our projects and advice has been focused on major projects in the developing economies of Africa and Asia.
SPECIALIST EXPERTISE SHOWCASE
We have provided specialist advice all over the world. The market sectors we cover include not only commercial and residential real estate but also Forestry, Alternative Construction Technologies, Legal Management, Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, to mention a few.