Expertise and Innovation
From our leadership team to leasing and operations staff, accounting and IT, our professionals are encouraged to expand their knowledge and stay at the forefront of the industry. Every team member is a hands-on contributor to creating environments which help our customers achieve their goals.
Granite’s size, operational experience, parterships, and breadth of resources allow us to make appropriate adjustments to short-term and long-term objectives with flexibility and speed-to-execution in response to economic changes and opportunities.
Accounting
Creating Value Through Better Decision Making
Financial Expertise
- Best in class systems, processes and real estate professionals
- Highest ethical standards
- Collaborative and innovative team
- Ability to understand and respond to complicated financial arrangements
For more information, please contact Jill Pyland at jpyland@graniteprop.com
Construction Management
Built on Ownership Mentality
- Best in class systems and processes
- Useful and transparent reporting and budgeting
- Collaborative and innovative team of real estate professionals
- Ability to understand and respond to complicated financial arrangements
For more information, please contact Jason Burke at jburke@graniteprop.com
Corporate Marketing
Elevating Granite’s Unique Brand
- Dedicated commercial real estate marketing professionals with real time expertise
- Partner with industry and external experts to maximize impact
- Strategic collaborative approach to support community and successful leasing in the places we create
For more information, please contact Sandy Benak at sbenak@graniteprop.com
Development
Creating Customer Centric Properties of Excellence
- Developed 27 projects worth almost $2 billion with an unlevered IRR of 15%
- Established the knowledge to navigate complex projects
- Focused on product design and construction trends to deliver superior, modern office buildings and mixed-use properties
- Comprehensive industry network comprised of loyal design partners and construction experts
- Land and construction entitlement
- Building concept design and underwriting oversight
- Bid, award, contracting and construction management
For more information, please contact David Cunningham at dcunningham@graniteprop.com or Aaron Bidne at abidne@graniteprop.com.
Development Services
Development expertise from an owner perspective
Development Services by Granite is focused on client objectives, customer experience, and quality product. Because of our ownership mentality, we can be a strong advocate and fiduciary for customers. We take projects from start to finish: site acquisition, entitlements, planning and design, construction, and occupancy.
- Approach projects with sound business fundamentals
- Site analysis
- Entitlement management and incentive negotiations
- Comprehensive budgeting
- Management of A & E services
- FF&E programming and procurement
- Sustainability & wellness goal management
- Interior Construction
For more information, please contact Aaron Bidne at abidne@graniteprop.com
Capital Markets and Portfolio Management
Creating and Managing Aligned Partnerships
Capital Markets
- Sourcing and managing debt and external equity aligning with our strong long-term ownership partner.
- Taking ownership of complicated financial arrangements – ensuring value-add decision making, documentation and communication.
- In 2021-2022, executed $2 billion of transactions with over $1 billion of debt and over $400 million of external equity commitment.
Portfolio Management
- With a focus on maximizing investor returns, collaborating with internal leaders and external partners on major decisions, strategic planning, financial results and market views.
- Ensuring alignment and Granite’s fiduciary obligations to our investors.
For more information, please contact Ace Roman at aroman@graniteprop.com
Human Resources
Creating Exceptional Employee Experiences
Serving Granite by advocating for each Granite team member while providing an exceptional and personalized experience:
- Collaboration
- Trust
- Transparency
- Leverage employee strengths
- Serve others
- Have fun
For more information, please contact Megan Joseph at mjoseph@graniteprop.com
Information Technology
Technology Solutions Improving Productivity and Efficiency
- Extensive team experience providing leading commercial real estate technology solutions
- Focus on internal collaborations to deliver tailored results
- Innovative and trusted industry leadership
For more information, please contact Clint Osteen at costeen@graniteprop.com
Investments
Focused Expertise Generating Above Market Returns
Disciplined Investment Strategy
- Centralized investment management provides macro thematic view and guides investment focus
- Zero losses out of 73 office investments since 1991
- Exceeded underwritten terms by 450 basis points demonstrating conservatism in underwriting and performance
Deal Sourcing Network
- 47% of Granite’s office deployment through off-market transactions since 2009
- $8 billion of transactions completed since 1991
- Local market expert positioned in each Granite market
- $1.5 billion development pipeline
Oversight Provided by Multi-Disciplined Experienced Professionals
- 13% unlevered IRR average on all office transactions since 1991
- In-house operations, development and construction providing insight into customer and asset trends for amenities, building features and pricing
For more information, please contact Bill Brown at bbrown@graniteprop.com
Market Leaders
Local Market Experts Creating Collaborative Success
Market leaders guide the teams in each of our markets, driving asset performance and sourcing investments through strong local relationships and market knowledge.
- The market leadership team has a 28 year track record together
- Granite, with the help of the market leaders, has delivered to our investors an average of 13% unlevered IRR
- Unparalleled relationships and local market knowledge
For more information, please contact Scott Martin at smartin@graniteprop.com
Leasing
Workplace Solutions Through Expert Leasing
- Streamlined leasing processes for fast and efficient transactions
- Exceptional customer service throughout leasing process
- Local decision making saving our customers time and effort
For more information on Dallas leasing, please contact Robert Jimenez at rjimenez@graniteprop.com or 972-731-2300.
For more information on Houston leasing, please contact Jon Dutton at jdutton@graniteprop.com or 713-781-8000.
For more information on Atlanta leasing, please contact John Robbins at jrobbins@graniteprop.com or 770-200-7325.
For more information on Denver leasing, please contact Stephanie Lawrence at slawrence@graniteprop.com or 303-804-4700.
For more information on Southern California leasing, please contact Paul Bennett at pbennett@graniteprop.com or 949-725-9900
Property Experience Team
Creating Human-Centered Workplaces
Granite’s Property Experience (PX) Team delivers exceptional service in the form of property management duties and day-to-day experiences for our customers.
- Committed to providing healthy workplaces & sustainable practices
- Collaborating with our customers and vendor partners to make a positive impact
- Actively involved in our industry and communities
- Creating unique experiences that enhance work-life harmony for our customers
- Focused on amenity-rich offerings and competitive operating expenses
- Bringing a fresh perspective to the workplace, so that our customers attract the top talent in their industries
For more information, please contact Tessie Nolan at tnolan@graniteprop.com