REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN - BUILD - FINANCE
.. resolving the disconnect between infrastructure needs and creative and entrepreneurial development requirements ..
ROARK DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Roark Development Group, LLC (RDG) is a Wisconsin based company with an office in New York City. We are active around the world in the Commercial Real Estate, Green Energy, and Entrepreneurial Business sectors. We pride ourselves in bringing integrity, intelligence, and innovative solutions to every project and transaction.
DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
RDG is primarily a Commercial Real Estate Development Company. We partner, joint venture, and work directly with local professionals (planners, architects, designers, engineers, co-developers, general contractors, builders) to create a distinct 'local presence' and goal oriented winning team to provide a ‘turn-key’ solution.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Financing can be arranged throughout the life cycle of the investment - for acquisition, new construction, expansion, renovation, adaptive reuse, permanent financing, sale/leaseback, lease-to-own, energy efficiency upgrades, and exit strategies. Development including land use planning and design-build-finance real estate development. Consulting across most asset types and platforms - providing assistance throughout the development process.
PROJECT TYPES
Multi-Family Residential Housing, Commercial Facilities, Mixed-Use Facilities, Senior Housing, Healthcare Facilities, Industrial or Manufacturing Facilities, Student Housing, Municipal and Governmental Facilities, Educational Facilities, Utilities Projects, Energy Efficiency Upgrades, Aviation Projects.
FOUNDING MEMBER
Steven C. Roark, Founder - Steven is a former Wall Street Investment Banking Executive with thirty years of project finance and in-house real estate development experience. After working with three separate boutique firms, he finished his investment banking career within the capital markets division of BB&T Scott & Stringfellow (now Truist Financial Corp NYSE:TFC), working within the Project Finance, Industrial & Economic Development, and Public-Private Partnership departments. Steven has expertise in financing and developing multi-unit housing (workforce, student, senior), commercial facilities, governmental facilities, and renewable energy (solar and recycling) projects, creatively underwriting and financing 'performance based' projects. With a background in both project finance and development, Steven is able to approach every opportunity from a balanced 'value-add' perspective. Steven currently resides in New York City (West Village, Manhattan) with his wife, and they divide their time between residences in New York, England, and Wisconsin.
Agents / Advisors / Consultants
EASTERN REGION, USA - Experienced developers and commercial lenders with expertise as business development specialists with a number of construction firms. Expertise in site selection, negotiation and acquisition, project budget development and management, financing, construction monitoring/review, monthly operating analysis following project opening, and the analysis and hold/sell recommendation of existing facilities. Responsible for turn-key developments and the management of real estate portfolios. Involved with strategic consulting in the areas of business development, commercial real estate development, project analysis, management and divestiture, operations analysis, cash flow analysis, management strategies, and financing options for new construction, redevelopment and acquisitions.
WESTERN REGION, USA - Real estate development, construction management, project finance and licensed real estate broker services, and professionals with a thorough understanding of Public-Private Partnership (P3) financing and development. Extensive experience in project coordination, design, planning, engineering, acquisition, zoning, entitlements, contract negotiation, pre-development, development, construction, oversight, completion, and stabilization for highway improvement, light industrial, water, wastewater treatment, utilities, public and common infrastructure, commercial mixed-use, and residential housing projects, and they managed many master-planned community development projects.
INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS - More than 100 years of combined experience as Civil, Electrical and Electronics Engineers, having worked on several construction projects including building construction, highways, bridges, tunnel excavations and construction, aviation, aeronautical, commercial and municipal buildings, housing projects, renewable and sustainable ‘green energy’ projects, etc. Expertise in research and design. controls, electronics, energy, project and on-site construction management.