Development Capacity. Without the Headcount.
Development leadership on a flexible monthly basis — senior expertise, exactly when you need it.
Deploy where needed. Step back when not. 30-day increments.
One River North - Denver, CO
Development isn’t linear.
Staffing models assume it is.
Real estate development is episodic. Pipelines expand, stall, and restart. Deals cluster. Markets shift. But teams are built for a steady state that rarely exists.
That creates a constant imbalance:
Stretched teams during peak periods
Underutilized staff during slow cycles
Hiring decisions driven by short-term demand
Most owners don't need a full-time executive. They need the right one, when it matters.
Capital providers face a different version of the same problem. When a loan goes sideways, a preferred equity position is at risk, or an asset comes back through a workout — you need someone who can get on a plane, walk the site, read the draws, and tell you honestly what's happening and what it will take to fix it.
Development Bench works with both.
Embedded development leadership.
The Broadleaf - Aurora, CO
Development Bench integrates with your team as a senior development lead.
Active execution. Not advisory.
Preconstruction Management
Entitlement and Building Permit Approvals
Architecture and Consultant Coordination
Budget and Schedule Accountability
GC Selection and Contract Negotiation
Lender and Investor Reporting
Development Bench works directly with owners, developers, lenders and municipalities on entitlements, design coordination, construction management and budgets — hands-on, not advisory. Whether you need a fractional development executive to lead a single commercial, residential or mixed-use project, or experienced owner-side support for feasibility, master planning and schedule oversight, Development Bench adds senior real estate development leadership without a permanent hire to payroll. Available where your pipeline needs it most.
The right person in the room without adding to your payroll.
FLEXIBLE CAPACITY
Add bandwidth when needed — without long-term hires.
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
Works within your team, process, and reporting structure.
CYCLE RESPONSIVE
Scale up or down as projects advance or pause.
ALIGNED INCENTIVES
No promote. No equity. Fully aligned with ownership.
K.C. Yasmer
20+ years leading ownership-SIDE development
Led development of over 1,000 units including two landmark Denver projects — including One River North (MAD Architects), recognized internationally for design innovation — serving as the ownership lead from predevelopment through stabilization.
Former development executive at Forest City Realty Trust, with over two decades of institutional experience across large-scale mixed-use, master-planned and multifamily projects. Stanford University graduate.
National project experience across urban, surburban and resort markets.
Combines institutional discipline with full-cycle, ownership-side execution.
FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE.
PREDICTABLE COST.
Engagements flex from support to full project leadership — depending on pipeline needs.
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STRATEGIC SUPPORT
Light-touch involvement for early-stage or portfolio-level input.
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project execution
Active support through entitlements, predevelopment, or capital formation.
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dedicated coverage
Full project leadership as an embedded development lead.
Monthly retainers aligned with project phase and team needs. No long-term commitments.
EVALUATE THE FIT
A brief conversation to review your pipeline, project structure, or development program.
K.C. Yasmer
kc@developmentbench.com
(720) 438-8844