Daimler Group

In 1983, a small group of visionaries, together with prominent business leaders in architecture, real estate, construction and finance, decided to forge a new model for the commercial real estate industry. Where others saw bricks and mortar, we saw collaboration with clients and partners as the key to yielding value, creativity and practical innovation. Today, we rank among the top real estate development and construction management companies in the region. Our clients count on us to protect their interests, our partners rely on our honesty and integrity and our employees share in our success.

As the area's leading office builder and a pioneer in emerging markets, we work to protect clients from the unknown. We have successfully tackled numerous projects from suburban corporate headquarters to new downtown high rises, like One Columbus, and historic renovations, at the LeVeque Tower. The first step is to identify our client's vision, business plan and work habits. We think beyond industry standards to meet a variety of goals, such as productivity, cost effectiveness, enhanced work environment and energy conservation.

In developing a new residential project, we study each market to ensure the viability of such an endeavor. We also focus specifically on the needs of the users. We have partnered with residential development firms on various projects in our portfolio when this better met the needs of the customer or project. Each project, like each community, is unique and requires us to utilize all of our design and construction management skills in developing the space. Whether working with a non-profit client to create a camp for special needs children or building apartments in a 12-story high rise in Downtown Columbus, we strive to create a special environment for people to call home.

Since the early 1980s, Daimler has planned, developed and managed a variety of retail centers, including fine dining and casual restaurants. With our extensive real estate experience and rigorous demographic analyses, we can anticipate commercial and residential growth patterns and help our clients capitalize on emerging markets. The result is the right retail product, in the right location to satisfy market demand. In addition to our comprehensive real estate development and construction management services, we offer a full range of support services such as site selection, legal services, leasing and brokerage.

As a firm founded on the design/build approach to real estate development, Daimler has the experience and resources to deliver the most complex projects on time and on budget. We offer an owner's perspective on the market and access to the best architects, engineers and subcontractors. We begin by establishing a realistic market-based budget with a highly accurate, proprietary system that we developed for our exclusive use with real-time pricing and comparisons.

Preconstruction is about employing the right people and right strategies to wisely manage our clients' financial exposure from the inception of a project idea and meet the needs of the end user. With an experienced preconstruction team backed by our construction managers who have an average of over 25 years of experience, we can provide a realistic preliminary budget even before design documents are drafted. We have the experience, market knowledge and tools to explore design alternatives. We excel at collaborating with the owner and design team to arrive at the optimal solutions while maintaining the design schedule to ensure construction starts on time.

With more than 19.5 million square feet of commercial real estate, Daimler has the ability to take a holistic approach to construction that goes well beyond bidding and building. Our construction managers have an unparalleled level of experience - an average of over 25 years. That means we can see the big picture and small details - design, building systems, costs and schedules - to identify conflicts and avoid costly delays. By working collaboratively with the owner and design team, we can recommend alternative design details or construction materials to achieve the right aesthetic outcome within budget.

Ten percent of our employees are LEED accredited professionals, giving our clients an advantage in navigating the spectrum of green building practices to achieve their individual goals such as increasing environmentally-friendly practices or reducing operating expenses. Our experience and comprehensive approach can reduce operating expenses, environmental impact and energy usage while eliminating unforeseen challenges resulting from new construction methods or technologies. All of our projects incorporate best practices with proven outcomes.