Watchdog | Advisory Services

Our Philosophy

What sets Watchdog apart is our commitment to service through transparency and an unwavering charter of one that guards against waste, loss, theft, or undesirable practices. We don’t believe in one-size fits all. Our Advisory Services, in coordination with Watchdog Project Managers, are uniquely customized for every client’s vision, budget, and schedule. We support a wide spectrum of operators and occupiers including institutions, corporations, investors, family offices and HNWIs.

Our deep bench of analytical and creative thinkers takes a holistic approach at understanding your business goals and the unique set of key drivers and risk tolerances that affect your business. We partner with all necessary subject matter experts, internally and externally, to deliver tailored solutions and decision-making tools to guide impactful real estate and construction decisions.

Our Team

John Leskow specializes in Commercial Real Estate strategies with a comprehensive, customized perspective, inclusive of considerations around portfolio solutions, market research, location strategy, lease administration and analysis, workforce analysis, M&A advisory, financial modeling and the development of various other real estate scenario options. John serves each client from a non-biased perspective, looking out for clients along the entire real estate continuum, from pre-project through project inception through to completion of the program efforts.

Lori Strasser specializes in the “people and processes” side of the real estate strategy equation, bringing a customized perspective and methodology to various strategic programs, inclusive of workplace experience strategy, strategic occupancy planning and change engagement and communications. From the creation of a client’s unique vision, mission and goals for the culture and future of their unique workplace environment (whether that be an office, a school campus, or an industrial facility) to the integrated implementation intended to influence all programs and projects in flight, through the post occupancy analysis and tangible measurement, Lori is with clients every step of the way. Lori listens to each client and helps to define the many options available in today’s evolving solutions.

Our Services

Workforce & Incentives

Strategic Planning

– Define objectives and strategy based on the current environment and pain points

– Develop decision criteria matrix and hypothetical scenarios

– Outline preliminary project schedule

– Employee commute / drive-time studies

– Performance measuring and benchmarking

Workplace Strategy

Workplace Analytics – Let us get to know your business and your space

Workplace Utilization – Get a clear picture of how your space is used

Benchmarking – Ensure informed decision-making through market and trend comparisons

Programming and Space Needs – Document every space type, quantity, and size for your future space

Financial Modeling

– Custom fact-based analytical decision-making tools

– Consideration of all-in costs associated with each scenario (rent vs. capital, etc.)

– Understanding of relevant key metrics to client into the model

Project Consulting

– Identify, develop and analyze viable real estate scenarios based on the results of the Strategic Planning Process

– Create a competitive bid process for all aspects of the project

– Produce information to evaluate the range of options, establish a realistic budget & schedule, and help build consensus in order to approve a plan of action

Portfolio Solutions

– Portfolio strategy and optimization

– Comprehensive summary of key dates

– Reducing cost and risk, and ensuring operational efficiency

– Lease administration, audit, and abstraction

– Provide relevant market research, custom dashboarding, and data-visualization

Capital Markets

Investment Sales – Property sales, 1031 exchanges, ground leases, leaseholds, portfolio sales, buyer and seller representation

Corporate Consulting – Sale-leasebacks, synthetic lease, build-to-suit, REIT transaction consulting, non-for-profit financing

Due Diligence & Strategy – Distressed asset restructuring, investment/acquisition, owner/tenant tax accounting, corporate liability management, underwriting, due diligence, development consulting, public/private partnerships

M&A Advisory

– Address increased workload quickly and cost-effectively

– Perform due diligence for the acquisition phase as the foundation for future real estate optimization and integration

– Perform occupancy analysis and space utilization studies

– Develop scenarios and business cases

Workforce & Incentives

– Understanding the makeup of the workforce

– Negotiation with local and state officials

– Financial analysis of tax impacts

– Coordination with tax counsel / accountants

– Deployment of strategy analysis based on cost savings and incentives

Strategic Planning

– Define objectives and strategy based on the current environment and pain points

– Develop decision criteria matrix and hypothetical scenarios

– Outline preliminary project schedule

– Employee commute / drive-time studies

– Performance measuring and benchmarking

Workplace Strategy

Workplace Analytics – Let us get to know your business and your space

Workplace Utilization – Get a clear picture of how your space is used

Benchmarking – Ensure informed decision-making through market and trend comparisons

Programming and Space Needs – Document every space type, quantity, and size for your future space

Financial Modeling

– Custom fact-based analytical decision-making tools

– Consideration of all-in costs associated with each scenario (rent vs. capital, etc.)

– Understanding of relevant key metrics to client into the model

Project Consulting

– Identify, develop and analyze viable real estate scenarios based on the results of the Strategic Planning Process

– Create a competitive bid process for all aspects of the project

– Produce information to evaluate the range of options, establish a realistic budget & schedule, and help build consensus in order to approve a plan of action

Portfolio Solutions

– Portfolio strategy and optimization

– Comprehensive summary of key dates

– Reducing cost and risk, and ensuring operational efficiency

– Lease administration, audit, and abstraction

– Provide relevant market research, custom dashboarding, and data-visualization

Capital Markets

Investment Sales – Property sales, 1031 exchanges, ground leases, leaseholds, portfolio sales, buyer and seller representation

Corporate Consulting – Sale-leasebacks, synthetic lease, build-to-suit, REIT transaction consulting, non-for-profit financing

M&A Advisory

– Address increased workload quickly and cost-effectively

– Perform due diligence for the acquisition phase as the foundation for future real estate optimization and integration

– Perform occupancy analysis and space utilization studies

– Develop scenarios and business cases

Workforce & Incentives

– Understanding the makeup of the workforce

– Negotiation with local and state officials

– Financial analysis of tax impacts

– Coordination with tax counsel / accountants

– Deployment of strategy analysis based on cost savings and incentives

Our Philosophy

Our Team

Strategic Planning

Workplace Strategy

Financial Modeling

Project Consulting

Portfolio Solutions

Capital Markets

M&A Advisory

Workforce & Incentives

Strategic Planning

Workplace Strategy

Financial Modeling

Project Consulting

Portfolio Solutions

Capital Markets

M&A Advisory

Workforce & Incentives

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