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Know what you’re funding. Know what comes next.
KOW is the independent building consultant behind construction draws, property due diligence, environmental work, and building-performance assignments nationwide.
New York
Selected clients
Trusted by institutions across the capital stack.
KOW supports banks, agency lenders, debt and equity providers, developers, owners, and housing organizations across the country.
Three connected practices
The field, the property, and the building plan.
Start with a construction loan, an existing asset, or a building-performance requirement. KOW brings in the people needed for the assignment and keeps responsibility with one firm.
Construction Services
Plan and cost review before construction; independent site observation, draw review, and reporting through completion.
- Construction Loan Monitoring
- Plan & Cost Review
- Cost-to-Complete Analysis
- Construction Closeout
Existing Building Due Diligence
Property condition, agency reporting, environmental review, and capital-needs due diligence for financing, acquisition, ownership, and portfolio planning.
- Property Condition Assessments
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- Capital Needs Assessments
Sustainability
Energy, water, commissioning, compliance, and program consulting for owners, developers, and affordable-housing organizations.
- Energy & Sustainability Consulting
- NYC Compliance
- Commissioning & Feasibility Studies
Who we serve
The report changes with the responsibility.
A draw review for a lender, a capital plan for an owner, and an IPNA for a housing agency are not the same assignment. We scope and report the work accordingly.
See every client perspective
Construction Lenders & Equity Partners
Independent review of the plans, budget, draw, work in place, accessibility, schedule, and money left to complete the project for debt and equity capital teams.
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Owners & Developers
Technical support from acquisition and feasibility through design, accessibility, construction, compliance, capital work, and operations.
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Public & Housing Agencies
Physical-needs, accessibility, environmental, construction, and building-performance consulting for regulated, mission-driven, and affordable-housing portfolios.
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Investors & Asset Managers
Independent condition, environmental, construction, and capital information for acquisitions, business plans, and operating portfolios.
Explore perspectiveAcross the built environment
Different buildings carry different risk.
Sitework and slab performance matter differently in a logistics facility than vertical transportation and turnover do in a hotel. Our scopes account for the asset in front of us.
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The KOW difference
The right team is everything.
Core site observations, technical reviews, and reports are performed by full-time KOW professionals. Clients know who is doing the work, who reviewed it, and who will answer the follow-up call.
National reach, people on the ground
26 office locations. One KOW standard.
Our headquarters and satellite offices connect you with inspectors who live and work locally, backed by one national team. Our reach extends well beyond the dots.
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Locally based. Nationally experienced.
KOW supports assignments nationwide. Our satellite offices provide local access and pricing; our inspectors travel wherever the project takes us.
Dots identify office locations, not service-area limits. Contact us to confirm project pricing and scheduling.Drive-time modeling: TravelTime. City-center data: OpenStreetMap contributors via TravelTime. State boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau / US Atlas.KOW Insights
The questions our clients are asking now.
Construction Draw Review Checklist: Read the Package as One Record
A lender’s draw file is more useful when the pay application, field observation, budget, changes, schedule, stored materials, and remaining cost are tested together.
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Phase I, Transaction Screen, or Desktop Review? Start with the Decision
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PCA or Commercial Building Inspection? Choose the Scope Before the Site Visit
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Put KOW on the assignment.
Send the property or project, requested service, location, timing, and available documents. We will get the right people looking at it.
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