Laura Bachman

Real estate development and financing consulting

Reviewing plans is like reading the recipe for a building. Knowing which ingredients should be blended together in a specific sequence is easy. But it’s the baker’s special skill and experience which will make those ingredients result in the desired and delicious result.

WATERSIDE AT EASTLAKE

Owner’s Representative / Full Project Management Services

UNIQUE PROBLEM SOLVING: Challenging contractor, phased schedule management, overlapping with transitions to new homeowners.

BACHMAN GROUP ROLE: Owner’s Representative, provided full project management services for out of state owners.

OUTCOME: 27 luxury townhomes in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle, WA

DEVELOPER: Pacific Residential Partners

SURREY ON MAIN APARTMENTS

Owner’s Representative

UNIQUE PROBLEM SOLVING: Detailed oversight on behalf of out of country ownership with extremely detailed schedule management;

BACHMAN GROUP ROLE: Owner’s Representative

OUTCOME: 125 unit market-rate apartment project in Bellevue, WA

DEVELOPER: Pastakia + Associates LLC

EAST UNION APARTMENTS

Owner’s Representative / Full Project Management Services

UNIQUE PROBLEM SOLVING: The building was built within an underground water table, requiring a “bathtub” design.

BACHMAN GROUP ROLE: Owner’s Representative and full project management services from design, through permitting and construction

OUTCOME: 144 unit market rate apartment project in Seattle, WA, including street level grocery store and two levels of underground parking

DEVELOPER: Lake Union Partners LLC

What They’re Saying about The Bachman Group LLC

“Laura brings a wealth of value and thoughtful, strategic guidance to her multifamily development clients. With her depth of knowledge in finance, construction management and development she is able to drive projects in a concise and creative way. I've had the pleasure of working with Laura on several apartment projects and love the level of care, attention to detail, and amount of passion she puts into everything she does.”

Amy HoffmanFounding Principal, Arrive, LLC

“"If you are thinking of developing a piece of land or rehabbing a multi-family building, Laura Bachman is the person to call. She not only has years of experience in bringing a development project to fruition, but she also spent 20 years in the banking industry so she understands the financing behind these projects. Laura is a master at keeping projects on task, timeline, and budget."”

Cristina DugoniDavis Investors

“Laura Bachman has over 20 years of hands-on experience in construction management. As an owner’s representative, Laura has provided valuable insight and demonstrated an ability to ensure project success, in terms of schedule management, quality control and cost analysis. Our team at Pastakia, relies on Laura’s skill set for our projects under construction.”

Tejal PastakiaPastakia + Associates

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FAMILY PORTFOLIO ADVISORY

The Bachman Group has provided portfolio advisory services for local families with a wide-ranging type of real estate holdings.

This has ranged from re-zoning properties, to site feasibility analyses, to assisting with negotiations with Sound Transit related to land condemnation, to property re positioning.