City of Somerset - Advancing zoning and land use concepts of ‘rural urbanism,’ Portico facilitated this small town’s comprehensive plan and produced it in a remarkable 12 months. The plan is geared towards sustainability, attracting light industry, promoting a new town center, bike-hike-equestrian trail, and attractive to renewable energy development. This small, vibrant town in South-Central Texas is on the move.
SLGreen owns and operates a premier portfolio of commercial office buildings in New York City and are the largest commercial office landlord in the nation's largest and most resilient office market. Mr. Pachecano, acting on behalf of Portico, is proud to provide advisory and graphic services for SLGreen's ongoing effort to 'green' its existing skyscrapers into energy efficient towers. inset at left is a computer animation sequence showing the greening of terraces and roof areas at 100 Park Avenue.
The firm served Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management's investment team by analyzing and reporting on market/economic factors and physical conditions for the acquisition of $150 million in multi-family residential portfolios consisting 11 properties in Southeast and Southwest United States. The firm prepared comprehensive due diligence reporting for DB's Private Wealth Management investment team. The firm helped the bank realize a $1 million savings in its acquisitions.
Clients I Projects
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UTSA - Institute for Economic Development †
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Mary Christine-Carvajal Living Trust, King William, San Antonio
Patricia Tindall, San Marcos, Texas
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Bernhard Kaiser, Frankfurt, Germany
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City of San Antonio, Texas, Office of Historic Preservation *
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Maggie and Charles Timms, Somerset, Texas
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Leslie Hyman / Phil Lynch, San Antonio, Texas
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Nancy Price, King William Historic District, San Antonio, Texas
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Valode & Pistre Architectes, Paris, France
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Bowery Oasis, New York
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Deutsche Bank, New York / Frankfurt, Germany
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), New York
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The Spanish Government, Instituto Cervantes, New York
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5 East 93rd Street, Carnegie Hill Historic District, New York
The Carlyle Hotel, New York, New York
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The Cooper Union, New York, New York
Barnard College, New York, New York
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100 William Street, Lighthouse Real Estate Ventures, New York
Starwood Lodging (Hotel W) New York, New York
The Arts Student League of New York, New York
150 Nassau Street Developers LLC, New York
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J.Muller International, 250 Park Avenue South, New York
Plaza 66/Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai, China
United States IRS World Headquarters, Maryland
Obayashi-Gumi Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
40 Wall Street - Trump Organization, New York
Penn Station Redevelopment, New York, New York
Royal Institute of British Architects, London, England
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* Pro Bono Services.
† Roy Pachecano on assignment at the Institute for Economic
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Clients noted above rule performed by either Portico as advisor or Portico Residential LLC, builder/developer. Clients cited below rule were engaged by Pachecano Consulting and LePatner & Associates Law Offices. All design work performed at Kohn Pedersen Fox and Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum, New York. Internships and student fellowships overseas sponsored by Columbia University and were by appointment.
The MTA - The firm performed pre-construction due diligence for the world's largest transportation agency. Specific tasks included: Site inspection for subway stations located in Brooklyn. The firm prepared due diligence and assessment reports used for developing capital improvement budgets.
At The Carlyle Hotel Mr. Pachecano's work helped provide insight of zoning issues and local law facade compliance concerns--these major items were addressed subsequent to acquisition by Rosewood Resorts in which Mr. Pachecano took an active lead in bringing about regulatory compliance. Mr. Pachecano assisted in preparing a comprehensive capital improvements plan including a contemplated $5 million mechanical infrastructure overhaul. He also led the seminal Certificate of Occupancy analysis and resolved zoning conflicts which affected the legal use of the property. This work produced acquisitions savings for the client of over $5 million.
Bowery Oasis Development - Working with the Rizzo Group, Portico performed a zoning analysis with alternate legal scenarios. The image at left illustrates a proposed mixed-use development including a hotel, apartment and retail components for the Bowery-Oasis Partnership. The $50+ million project, design by noted architect Enrique Norten of TenArquitectos.
Additional Clients