Optimizing your real estate project strategy

We are project finance problem solvers

Pioneer Project Partners helps you assess opportunities and clear obstacles

We help property owners and developers, public agencies, financiers, and business managers assess project opportunities, optimize business decisions, manage risk, and solve project finance problems.

We help close the gap between the first handshake and getting the deal closed

As a professional consulting practice, Pioneer's job is to help your projects, deals, and portfolio succeed.

We assess your project vs. pitching a deal

Integrity, objective analysis, and clear communication are our tools.

Examples of Pioneer's work

Assessing Sites & Proposed Projects

Prepare project pro formas, preliminary budgets, and financial feasibility assessments, including market analysis and financing strategies, for a range of proposed sites and projects

Houston, Texas area

Analyzed development potential of multifamily-zoned site based on entitlements and real estate/financial market conditions; drafted project pro formas, preliminary budgets, and yield analysis under for-sale and for-rent development scenarios.

Portland, Oregon

Assessed development potential for infill multifamily sites, including for-rent and for-sale scenarios; reviewed entitlements, local market conditions and financial market conditions; drafted project pro formas and preliminary budgets for alternative development options.

Sherwood, Oregon

Researched retail/apartment rents and market conditions in support of proposed mixed-use building in historic district.

Boise, Idaho area

Drafted pro formas and preliminary budgets for multiple development scenarios on commercial site, ranging from office to self-storage; researched real estate/financial market conditions to propose alternate strategies for owner.

Bend, Oregon

Analyzed developers’ preliminary pro formas for proposed mixed-use/multifamily projects on infill sites, including research on rents, expenses and vacancies; assessed project feasibility and prospective lending terms; prepared alternative proforma/project scope scenarios for yield comparison.

Tigard, Oregon

Advised City on zoning code updates for proposed mixed-use employment zones.

Testimonials

"Greg came up with a strategy that I had not considered"

"Greg's expertise has been very helpful to me as a developer"

"Greg came up with a strategy that I had not considered"

"Thanks Greg, your assistance on potential solutions on underwriting risk for a new warehouse development was quite helpful. I was impressed you responded so quickly and came up with a strategy that I had not considered"

Mike Wells, Principal

Stratus Real Estate Developers, LLC

"He exceeded our expectations."

"Greg's expertise has been very helpful to me as a developer"

"Greg came up with a strategy that I had not considered"

“Greg worked with us to refine our project budget and proforma, then quickly identified interested lenders. He exceeded our expectations.”

George Hale, CEO

WoodHill Homes

"Greg's expertise has been very helpful to me as a developer"

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

“Greg’s perspective and expertise as a former banker has been very helpful to me as a developer. He delivered a set of proformas and preliminary budgets to compare development scenarios for my site, which helped me choose the right commercial project to pursue.”

Ken Hosac, President

Hosac Ventures, Boise

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

Mark DeLapp, President

River City Real Estate Company

"His market expertise is crucial in providing sound advice for public clients"

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"His market expertise is crucial in providing sound advice for public clients"

“Greg provided an exceptional economic analysis of reuse/disposition strategies for a historic building and adjacent site that was a big help to my client in our overall economic development strategy. His market expertise is crucial in providing sound advice for public clients to proceed with confidence and realize private investment opportunities.”

Alisa Pyszka, President

Bridge Economic Development

“Greg’s construction banking background gives him a valuable perspective."

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"His market expertise is crucial in providing sound advice for public clients"

“Greg’s construction banking background gives him a valuable perspective. He’s been helpful in assessing the development potential of sites from Oregon to Texas.”

Eric Jacobsen, CEO

Jacobsen Development Group

Pioneer's deep market experience

Pioneer's founder and principal, Greg Manning, brings decades of experience in the banking and construction industries

Greg has an extensive background in project lending, portfolio management, team management, business development, and loan workout. He has invested years as a volunteer business advocate for real estate groups at the local, state, and national levels. He has managed people, project loans, and portfolios through major business expansions and through economic contractions. Greg has sourced, underwritten, and managed loans on projects and properties throughout the west, from multi-family, to subdivision development, to office/industrial, to retail. Greg's experience includes:

Project/Market Analysis

Assessing market sector opportunities and financial strengths/risks of projects and properties. Presentations to and negotiations with clients, executive committees, and public agencies.

Deal Structuring

Collaborative, relationship-based approach with clients in development/investment through full market cycles.

Leadership

Leading multi-state lending teams through changing market conditions and business strategies. Advocating for and helping implement public policy changes, as past president of NAIOP chapter. Recipient of national award for fostering public-private collaboration in development industry. MBA.

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Optimizing your real estate project strategy

Optimizing your real estate project strategy

We are project finance problem solvers

Pioneer Project Partners helps you assess opportunities and clear obstacles

We help close the gap between the first handshake and getting the deal closed

We assess your project vs. pitching a deal

Services

Examples of Pioneer's work

Assessing Sites & Proposed Projects

Houston, Texas area

Portland, Oregon

Sherwood, Oregon

Boise, Idaho area

Bend, Oregon

Tigard, Oregon

Adaptive Reuse Strategies

1913 Heryford Brothers Building

1928 Lincoln School Building

Sourcing Construction Debt

Fifteenth Street Apartments, Redmond, OR

Proposed Industrial Building, Southwest WA

Testimonials

"Greg came up with a strategy that I had not considered"

"Greg's expertise has been very helpful to me as a developer"

"Greg came up with a strategy that I had not considered"

"He exceeded our expectations."

"Greg's expertise has been very helpful to me as a developer"

"Greg came up with a strategy that I had not considered"

"Greg's expertise has been very helpful to me as a developer"

"Greg's expertise has been very helpful to me as a developer"

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"His market expertise is crucial in providing sound advice for public clients"

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"His market expertise is crucial in providing sound advice for public clients"

“Greg’s construction banking background gives him a valuable perspective."

"I appreciated Greg's timely and thorough assessment of a potential mixed-use project site."

"His market expertise is crucial in providing sound advice for public clients"

We see buildings as long-term assets delivering value to their owners and to their communities

Pioneer's deep market experience

Pioneer's founder and principal, Greg Manning, brings decades of experience in the banking and construction industries

Project/Market Analysis

Deal Structuring

Leadership

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