Strategy & business plan
Positioning, program, phasing, cash flow, risk and project strategy.

Underwriting before capital
Capital alone does not fix a development.
Before investing, GSF tests the project from the ground up: the land, approvals, market, program, costs, pricing, operations and capital structure.
Where we see an opportunity to improve the economics, our development team works with the project owner and specialist consultants to refine the plan.
The result is a clear investment case for Limited Partner review.
Development resources
Positioning, program, phasing, cash flow, risk and project strategy.
Valuation, proformas, capital requirements, financing structure and investment materials.
Program refinement, entitlements, design, amenities, operator requirements and budgets.
Budgets, schedules, contractor strategy, cost control, quality and critical-path oversight.
Inventory, pricing, buyer strategy, launch planning, sales distribution and brand positioning.
Operator selection, pre-opening, operating plans, management oversight and stabilization.
A clear process
Site, approvals, market and development plan.
Costs, revenues, pricing, operations and returns.
Program, design, brand, amenities, sales and phasing.
Equity, construction finance and capitalization.
A clear investment case for Limited Partner review.
Development oversight through stabilization.

Development after investment
Our role can continue through development, construction, sales, opening and operations. The objective is not simply to finance the project. It is to help deliver the investment case we underwrote.