Commercial apartment building
$3.6 million recovered
Construction delays, excessive change orders, water intrusion, and construction defects
The matter resolved with a $3.6 million recovery after a $0 settlement offer.
Read the case result
Commercial services
Commercial Construction and Project Disputes
Owner-side counsel for defective work, delay, failed repairs, change-order pressure, and commercial project disputes tied to real asset consequences.
No fee unless money is recovered on accepted matters, subject to a written fee agreement.
Representative results
A relevant commercial result
Representative results are examples only. Every matter depends on its own facts, evidence, timing, contracts, policies, parties, defenses, damages, and applicable law. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
What the dispute involves
Defects that keep expanding
Water intrusion, envelope failure, roofing, waterproofing, structural movement, or recurring interior damage can turn a localized issue into a broader reconstruction problem.
Project delay with real cost
Turnover delay, remobilization, resequencing, contractor conflict, and occupancy pressure can change the economics of the project long before a claim is formally resolved.
Repair and completion strategy
The owner often needs to decide what must be corrected now, what can wait, what evidence must be preserved, and how those decisions affect recovery later.
What the review examines
Contracts and change orders
Scope, notice, disputed extras, allowances, completion obligations, and how the project record frames responsibility.
Defect and repair evidence
Photos, expert findings, destructive testing, repair scopes, consultant notes, and what the physical condition suggests about proper correction.
Project sequencing
What has to be opened, removed, rebuilt, or staged to complete the work without making the loss worse.
Asset and business impact
How the dispute affects rent, delivery, occupancy, financing, sale timing, owner capital, or relationships with investors and stakeholders.
Records to prepare
Start with a short summary. Prepare these records and provide selected documents when the firm requests them after initial review.
- Prime contract and major change orders
- Plans, specifications, and closeout materials
- Project emails and notice letters
- Expert reports, destructive-testing notes, and photos
- Repair scopes, pricing, and completion estimates
- Schedules, turnover dates, and delay documentation
Explore the related guidance
The decisions beyond the claim
Commercial owner guide
We consider the physical defect alongside tenant, operating, financing, and carrying-cost consequences that shape a practical resolution.
- Durable repair and asset restoration
- Tenant, rent, and operating disruption
- Financing, carrying costs, and sequencing
Initial review
Bring the property and the business impact into view.
Describe the damage, the response so far, and any upcoming repair, tenant, or project decision. The initial review can identify what further information is needed.
No fee unless money is recovered for you on accepted matters, subject to a written fee agreement.