Owner's Representation & Project Management
— Asset Manager, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Full-lifecycle oversight for hospitality renovation engagements. Additional services — FFE/OS&E procurement, value engineering consultations — at agreed rates.
Active participation from the planning stage — not after drawings are final. Constructability review, value engineering, budget validation, and coordination with architects, engineers, brand reps, and design teams to catch problems before they reach the field.
Contractor evaluation, competitive bid analysis, and contract negotiation structured to protect ownership. Vendor management, scope alignment, and commercial terms reviewed against 50 years of subcontractor relationships and market knowledge.
On-site mock-up evaluations verifying design intent, finish quality, and brand compliance. Punch list compilation and resolution management — before production rooms begin and small issues become floor-wide problems.
Continuous on-site monitoring of all renovation activity. Code and permit coordination, change order evaluation, phased renovation logistics for occupied properties, and proactive identification of delays or scope creep — with full representation of ownership's interests at every project meeting.
Independent tracking of project financials and timelines. Invoice review, variance reporting, cost forecasting, and schedule enforcement — so ownership always knows where the money is going and whether the critical path is holding.
Weekly reporting on status, decisions, and risk. Coordination between ownership, operators, brand representatives, design teams, and contractors — delivered so the people with authority can act in time, not after the fact.
Owner, operator, general contractor, project manager. 50 years of doing the work — not advising from the sideline. Joseph has held the role you're hiring for, and every role around it.

One operation, 50 years running. The scope evolved — residential to commercial to owner's representation — but the work never stopped.
Joseph started in property management and construction — 10,000 apartment units across 26 developments. The business moved into commercial design-build, where he completed over 350 projects across hospitality, restaurant, retail, and medical sectors. As the work scaled into larger and more complex hospitality renovations, the practice shifted to where it is now: owner-side representation and project management for projects up to $400M+.
The company names changed as the focus evolved. The expertise compounded. JMA Partners is the current form of a practice that has been running continuously since 1974.
Every other firm on your project understands their own scope. Joseph understands yours.
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