A relationship with a professional services firm starts with a solid foundation. At Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H), our Real Estate & Construction Group operates under this simple credo. With extensive practical knowledge and experience in the real estate and construction sectors, we can offer highly engineered and proprietary solutions to our clients.
CB&H’s highly specialized professionals provide accounting and business advisory services, combined with established industry relationships, to lead clients through every step of the construction process or real estate life cycle. From project management to monitoring state and local regulations to cash flow and profitability analysis, we can provide valuable insight and market intelligence to help you focus on growing your business.
Industry Experience
CB&H’s Real Estate & Construction Group provides counsel to more than 1,500 commercial and residential developers, management companies, rental firms and investors. Our team has built a reputation for its knowledge of market dynamics and financial strategies, as well as established relationships with public officials, lawyers and financial institutions related to the real estate market.
We also serve more than 600 general contractors, special trade contractors, homebuilders and heavy commercial contractors. Our experienced professionals provide clients with the intelligence on market conditions and trends to help them win profitable contracts. In addition to CB&H’s industry-leading financial and advisory services, the Firm provides specialized services unique to our construction clients.
Additionally, the Firm offers the following niche services to our real estate and construction clients:
Specialized Real Estate Services
Joint venture structuring
TIC transactions
Cost segregation studies
Predevelopment tax strategies
Operating agreement structuring
1031 and reverse exchange analysis
Federal, state and local tax consulting and compliance
Dealer vs. investor status
Estate planning
Cash flow and profitability analysis of properties
Internal control and risk management services
Specialized Construction Services
Job cost control and estimation
Licensing and insurance requirements
Bonding and surety relationships
Estimating and bid risk analysis
Bid and proposal preparation
Job profitability and breakeven analysis
Percentage-of-completion accounting
CB&H’s real estate and construction experts are active members, sponsors and supporters of various trade associations and professional organizations that serve real estate and construction professionals throughout the Southeast. This level of involvement ensures that we are forging strong industry relationships and staying ahead of trends.
Some of these organizations include national, regional and local chapters of:
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Women in Commercial Real Estate (CREW)
National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP)
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
As a testament to CB&H's innovation and internal talent, we regularly produce and host a regional seminar series designed specifically for real estate and construction entities.
Additionally, many of our real estate and construction professionals are considered experts in the sector and are published regularly in national trade publications and local media.
