What people are saying.
“Our office has confidently referred Bob to our clients with land use entitlement and code enforcement issues. In each case, he has diligently and successfully navigated the complicated planning landscape. Without exception, our clients and we have been completely satisfied with his thoughtful approach to difficult planning issues. He has been a good partner.”
- Les Perry
Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz
“Groundswell Management was hired to help remove the guest house (ADU) affordable housing restriction on the property I recently acquired. Bob was in constant contact of the steps he was taking, completed the project professionally, quicker than I expected, and the best part, performed the exceptional service under budget. I couldn’t be happier with their services and will highly recommend them to whoever asks.”
- Daniel Reisbord, Property Owner
“Bob provides an invaluable service to existing and prospective property owners. Because of his experiences as a builder and at the county building department, he can quickly and competently assess a property as part of diligence and regulatory compliance. He also has the skills and experience to interface with planning and building departments and third-party service providers.”
- Richard Mendelson, Attorney
“Bob is a great person to have on your team. He is very intelligent and knowledgeable about the construction industry. He is passionate about his work and is creative in his approach to finding solutions to the complex issues that come up with permitting and construction. He has the persistence it takes to push projects to completion. I highly recommend Bob as a project manager to lead your project.”
- Tyler Pearson, P.E.
Cornerstone Civil Design
“I had an idea for a project. I talked with Bob about it and he immediately started adding value to it. I think that is what impressed me the most was Bob’s quick understanding of the parameters and within that, how to extract the most value. On top of that, he and his team have guided me without fail and accommodated my needs seamlessly. They made my desires theirs and delivered like my dream was theirs. I have recommended Groundswell multiple times and I will continue to do so.”
- Adam Bragg, Property Owner
We are a boutique hotel company that needed assistance with pushing some permit timing through and used Groundswell’s services to help us expedite this process for our permits. The project is fairly small, but very important to get the room turned around in a timely fashion, as it is a premier location and larger room that is used for small conferences and events and also can be used as a sleeping space for up to 6 people. Bob was extremely professional, kind, helpful, understood the project well and gave us great feedback on what to expect. He walked our team through and worked closely with our contracted construction team to help assist in this process. Bob made us feel comfortable and knew how to get the project done faster than we even thought was possible. One of the construction professionals from the team said Bob has the fastest pencil in Sonoma county. They had not used an expediter before and enjoyed seeing how it worked as well. We would highly recommend Groundswell to anyone who is seeking assistance with permit expedition and Bob also had a high level of construction knowledge that would be helpful or useful to a project. We thank Groundswell for their assistance and Bob is a true professional that we would trust with future projects!
Andrea Murray, Managing Director, The Lodge at Bodega Bay