Creative Solutions to Complex Issues
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can get back to business!
Expert Witness and Specialty Services
Specialty Studies and Consulting Projects
Expert Witness Testimony
When disputes result in legal action it is critical to have the most knowledgeable and persuasive experts on your team. DSG's wide range of experience and superior communication skills position our firm as the best choice to help defend your rights in court. Expert witness testimony includes the following subject matter:- Real estate market and asset valuation issues
- Industry standard operating practices for apartment owners and managers
- Land use policies, procedures, and practices
- Zoning and code compliance issues
- General economic, demographic and community development statistics
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Resolution of Zoning and Code Compliance Issues
DSG can
assist property owners and businesses in resolving a variety of
governmental issues and in obtaining needed approvals, including:- Compliance with CEQA mitigation and monitoring program measures
- Compliance with project conditions of approval
- Conditional use permits
- General plan amendments
- LAFCO annexations
- Local coastal plan amendments
- State bonus density applications
- Zone change and code compliance
Opinion of Value Assessments
DSG
principals are uniquely qualified to assist property owners, investors
and financial institutions in accurately assessing the current and
projected market value of a variety of asset types, including:- Agricultural land
- Approved development proposals
- Existing apartment properties
- Mixed-use and commercial properties
- Proposed renovation or repositioning of properties
- Special use properties
- Vacant land without development entitlements
Work-Outs
DSG has a broad base of experience and tools to assist banks, trustees, property owners and advisers in the design and implementation of an effective work-out strategy for troubled assets. Services include:- Application for modifications to approved plans, as indicated by research
- Financial assessment of current project feasibility
- Management of process for approvals for desired renovations or remodeling
- Recommendations for re-design of project entitlement approvals or existing property elements to enhance viability
Partial Client List
- Numerous Private Developers
California - Interstate Brands Corporation
Kansas City, Missouri - Trammel Crow Residential
Costa Mesa, California - Avion Development, LLC
San Diego, California - Interstate Equities Corporation (IEC)
Los Altos, California - County of Ventura, Resource Management Agency and Planning Division
Ventura, California - Housing Opportunities Made Easier (HOME)
Ventura, California - Ventura County Housing Trust Fund
Ventura, California - WATT Companies
- Wheeler & Associates
- A. Singer & Associates, Inc.
- City of Goleta
- City of Santa Paula
Santa Monica, California
Westlake Village, California
Newbury Park, California
Goleta, California
Santa Paula, California
