We work directly with our real estate partners and communities to offer unique programming that drives upward economic mobility. Through our five service lines, we remain committed to:
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Ensuring local needs drive decision making and programming
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Building financial mobility by connecting community programming to place
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Creating healthy built environments that promote participation through an exchange of value and generational wealth accumulation
Our most dominant platform, Bolster's ground-up development initiatives focus on transit-oriented projects capable of creating vibrant, walkable and livable urban communities. Active in major product types across adaptive reuse and new construction, we engage in deliberate value creation processes to produce truly unique destinations. Identifying macroeconomic trends that impact the built environment, we pursue opportunities that respond to market inefficiencies through:
Entitlement of Land
Development
Design
Leasing
Management
Disposition
Our team reviews market data and develops disposition strategies tailored to each asset type including commercial/retail, office, residential for lease, residential for sale‐condo, senior housing, affordable housing, townhome and more. Key Elements of Master Development Strategic Planning include:
Branding
Parcelization planning
Projected density calculations and parcel market valuations
Due diligence
Master plan execution
Sales strategy and public marketing execution
Private/public partnership consultation
Transportation opportunity exploration
We work alongside municipalities and community stakeholders to acquire and develop large scale urban projects to champion economic growth and the revitalization of emerging communities.
Our value-add platform involves the acquisition of existing properties that are undervalued, underperforming or need repositioning. Our strong industry relationships and collective team expertise allow us to reposition assets efficiently for sellers interested in monetizing their initial investment and sellers with hurdles ranging from expiring debt, partnership dissolutions, divesture of non-core assets or liquidity issues. At Bolster, we pride ourselves on our ability to:
Close transactions quickly
Assume loans
And/or creatively structure transactions to meet sellers’ needs
We selectively enter JV partnerships contributing equity along with a qualified capital partner for new acquisitions, new developments or recapitalizations. Structured as a JV, mezzanine debt or via other avenues, we invest capital alongside our partners in a disciplined and thoughtful manner. We build meaningful relationships and create value for all parties involved through:
Results-oriented decision making
Industry experience
Commitment to transparency
Beyond our pledge to foster positive social change in our communities, generate market-rate financial returns to our investors and produce a reasonable profit for our firm, we remain committed to upholding our core values along the way.
Equality
We bolster organizations and solutions that emphasize a more equitable society through our work.
Sustainability
We value sustainable living and strive to drive positive environmental impact.
Accountability
We factor social, environmental and fiscal impact considerations into every decision we make in our neighborhoods, cities and country.
Alliance
We maintain that problems are optimally solved when diverse minds work together towards shared goals.
Fostered Innovation
We promote continuing education to foster innovation and improve our resources and processes.
