Advisory
Strategic counsel for owners, investors, lenders, and institutions navigating site evaluation, entitlements, structuring, risk, and execution planning.
What is predevelopment advisory?
Predevelopment advisory is expert counsel delivered before a project is committed: evaluating the site, testing the program against market and cost reality, shaping the entitlement and execution strategy, and identifying the risks that will decide whether the deal works. It is the least expensive moment to be right, and the most expensive moment to be wrong.
Owners before a project is committed, lenders and investors before closing and during construction, boards planning capital work, and counsel in a dispute.
Answer a defined question: feasibility, budget and contract review, due diligence, construction monitoring, brand and operator strategy, or a troubled-project assessment.
A written report with findings ranked by what they are worth to you, delivered on a fixed fee and a set timeline.
Fees are a fixed fee or a monthly retainer for a defined scope and duration, quoted in writing before the work starts. Aventra takes no percentage of construction cost and no fee from any contractor, vendor, or consultant on the project.
Ocama Retreat and Mayaguana North Beach (predevelopment advisory) and Six Senses Belize (development advisory), all current.
Tell us the question. We will confirm the scope, the documents needed, and the fee in writing.
Where are you in the project?
Most advisory engagements begin with one of five situations. Each has a defined entry point.
- Before buying or investingPre-acquisition construction due diligenceDiscuss →
- Before approving a budget or signing a contractIndependent budget and contract reviewDiscuss →
- Before launching a developmentFeasibility, delivery strategy, and execution planning (owners, resort developers)Discuss →
- During construction, as lender or equityConstruction monitoringDiscuss →
- The project is driftingProject health check, or a troubled-project assessmentDiscuss →
Advisory services, by client
Advisory means different things to different clients. These are the engagements we take on, grouped by who is asking.
Owners, landowners, and families
- Site evaluation and highest-and-best-use program strategy
- Feasibility, budget, and cost reality checks grounded in builder-level knowledge
- Entitlement and permitting strategy
- Delivery method, project team, and contracting strategy
- Risk assessment and execution planning before capital is committed
Lenders and investors
- Pre-closing review: independent review of the budget, schedule, contracts, and plans, with an evaluation of the contractor and the sponsor's team
- Troubled projects: assessment of a stalled or distressed project and the realistic paths to completion
Full scope, reporting and turnaround: Construction monitoring for lenders and equity partners. For a single question on a fixed fee, see fixed-scope reviews.
Institutions and associations
- Facility and building condition assessments, with repair scopes and budgets
- Capital planning: what to fix, what to build, in what order, against available funding
- Project definition and budgeting before a board, committee, or diocesan office is asked to approve
- Owner's representation for condominium associations through milestone inspection and structural repair programs
Resort and branded residence developers
- Hospitality brand outreach and operator positioning
- Investor positioning and support through capital conversations
- Island logistics, procurement, and cost reality for Caribbean sites
Owners and counsel in a dispute
- Independent review of change orders, delay claims, defect claims, and payment disputes
- Support to the owner's counsel in understanding what was built, what it should have cost, and who is responsible
Advisory in the Caribbean
Advisory is where most of our Caribbean work begins. On Ocama Retreat in the Dominican Republic, predevelopment advisory is expanding into full development management. On Mayaguana North Beach in The Bahamas, we lead program strategy, hospitality brand outreach, and investor positioning for an ultra-luxury resort and branded residential destination. And for a top-five global cruise company, Aventra's leadership previously led predevelopment and independent cost advisory across multiple Caribbean island destinations.
Every engagement begins with one conversation and, where it helps, a fixed-scope review before any larger commitment. How an engagement begins.
Advice grounded in what things actually cost to build.
Our counsel is not theoretical. It is grounded in direct construction experience: Aventra's leadership has priced, negotiated, and delivered the kinds of projects our clients are contemplating, in the markets where they are contemplating them.
Advisory, answered plainly.
How is advisory different from development management?
Advisory is counsel: focused engagements that answer specific questions, test feasibility, or shape strategy. Development management is execution: leading the project day to day across its full lifecycle. Advisory engagements often grow into development management once a project moves forward.
Can you review our budget or a sponsor's plan independently?
Yes. Independent cost, constructability, and execution reviews for owners, investors, and lenders are a core advisory service, informed by direct construction experience.
Do you help select a hotel brand or operator?
Yes. We lead hospitality brand outreach and operator positioning for resort and branded residential projects, drawing on longstanding relationships with global brands and regional governments across the Caribbean.
How are advisory engagements scoped?
Individually. Some are short, focused assignments, a site evaluation or an independent budget review. Others run through an entire predevelopment phase. We define deliverables and duration up front so the engagement matches the decision you need to make.
Do you provide construction loan monitoring for lenders?
Yes. We review the project before closing, then observe progress and review each draw against work in place, reporting cost to complete so the lender and the equity always know whether the remaining funds finish the building.
Can you assess an existing building?
Yes. We assess condition, define repair scopes, and budget the work for schools, religious facilities, condominiums, and commercial buildings. Where a licensed engineer's inspection is required, such as a milestone inspection or building recertification, we help the owner select and manage the engineer and carry the findings through to a repair program.
Is Aventra insured for advisory work?
Aventra carries general liability and professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, and provides certificates of insurance on request.
See it in practice.
Predevelopment advisory expanding to development management on the Samaná Peninsula.
Hospitality and branded residential work across six island nations and territories.
An independent answer before the next commitment.
Tell us about the project. We respond within one business day.