Experience

real estate finance

Abacus has broad range of experience in commercial real estate finance such as:

Commercial underwriting $20 million condo conversion in New York City

Financial analysis of $40 million re-development of retail portfolio in Los Angeles

Project feasibility of $60 million new big box shopping center near Atlanta, GA

Debt Underwriting of $90 million refinance of hotel portfolio throughout the US

Asset management and risk analysis of $500-million loan portfolio for large commercial bank

Valuation of commercial bank portfolios for sale to institutional investors

Origination of multifamily, industrial, self storage and office debt in San Francisco Bay Area

energy and sustainability

Abby Johnson is a LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional), a credential signifying an advanced depth of knowledge in green building practices. In March 2009, she also became one of the first green building professionals to achieve the new LEED AP O+M designation, which focuses on implementing sustainable practices in the operation and maintenance of existing buildings.

Chuck Rushby, P.E., has over 12 years of experience as a mechanical engineer providing commissioning, energy management, mechanical design, and project management services. He specializes in commissioning of whole buildings, HVAC, electric and domestic water systems for both private and public sector clients. Representative projects include:

LEED consulting services for new office/warehouse building in eastern Virginia

Sustainability strategies for LEED upgrade of existing office building near Virginia Beach

Development of green strategies for a number of innovative sustainable building products of multinational Japanese corporation

Retrocommissioning and LEED for Existing Building feasibility studies

Energy, water and waste benchmarking as part of 20 Year Capital Needs Assessments for Mid-Atlantic multifamily portfolio.

recent projects

Abacus is conducting an energy and water, and building automation audit for the United Methodist Church in eastern Virginia. The main challenge of this project is to find the most efficient and cost-effective way of integrating different building types with very different uses and occupancies under one building control system.

The National Center for State Courts, an independent, non-profit court improvement organization engaged Abacus to provide LEED certification and energy conservation strategies for their headquarters in historic Williamsburg, Virginia.

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PORTCO, Inc. a non-profit providing employment for people with disabilities has hired Abacus to develop LEED certification and energy strategies for their 1960s vintage headquarters building in Portsmouth, Virginia.

WHH Trice, a Mid-Atlantic multifamily owner hired Abacus to develop 20 year capital plans for their multifamily portfolio, incorporating energy upgrades and benchmarking in the analysis. The emphasis in this portfolio project is to provide energy and water saving solutions that can be implemented as low cost, operational budget items as well as capital projects with longer payback periods.

clients

Clients include investors, developers, non-profit organizations and lenders such as banks, insurance companies, and opportunistic lenders.