Horowitz
Building Advisors
Owner’s representation for private and public construction.
The Practice
Most owners hire an architect and a contractor, then find themselves in the middle of every drawing, bid, change order, and pay application. Those decisions land on someone who already has another job. That is when the schedule slips, costs grow, and no one writes down why.
I work for you. You hire the architect and the contractor. I read the budget, the bids, and the agreements, and I walk the job. You get a clear recommendation and a record you can stand on.
Whether a single project or a comprehensive capital improvement program, Horowitz Building Advisors partners with clients to realize their vision, adding value, best practices, and expertise at every turn.
Services
Commercial, residential, and public buildings, including apartments, hotels, offices, schools, and tenant work. Engagements range from full service to specific tasks.
Owner’s representation
I help you put the right team in place, agree on what “done” looks like, and keep the information moving so you are not the last to know. On design, bidding, contracts, and construction, I stay on your side of the conversation and look for the mix of budget, time, and quality you can live with.
Project management
Once work is underway, I stay with the budget, the schedule, and the quality of what is being built. I work with your architect and contractor, and I can sit beside a facilities or operations group you already have. I do not run the trades. My job is to tell you whether the work is holding together.
Bank inspections and reviews
For owners and lenders I review contractor pay applications and monthly draw requests. I walk the site on a set schedule, compare progress and quality to the paper, and write whether the work supports the funds, or what is still open.
Approach
I am not the builder. Your designers and contractors work for you, not for me. That keeps the advice independent. There is no markup, no trade package, and no reason to soften a problem.
We start with the numbers everyone is using. I read the drawings before they go to bid, watch the bids come in, and tell you which ones hold up. After construction starts I visit the site, review the pay applications and change orders, and send you a short written record of what moved, what is at risk, and what I recommend you do.
You still sign the contracts and the checks. My job is to make those decisions easier to make, and harder to reverse later.
Principal
Thirty-plus years in architecture, construction, and owner representation. I have run a design and construction practice of my own, managed commercial work for builders, and spent seven years as Senior Director of Construction for a 150-property multifamily development portfolio. That work was about $25 million a year in capital projects, including jobs up to $54 million, across apartments, hospitality, offices, schools, renovations, and ground-up buildings.
I have sat in the architect’s chair, the contractor’s trailer, and the owner’s office. I know how each side talks, and I know where they stop telling you the whole story.
I started this firm because that seat is missing on most jobs. Owners get a designer and a builder. They rarely get someone whose only job is their interest, on public work and on private projects that are too large to handle without help and too small to staff in-house. Horowitz Building Advisors exists to fill that seat.
Inquiries
For owners about to design or build, and for the architects and attorneys who work with them.
andrew@horowitzbuilding.com
