What Carlyle Development Services does

Carlyle Development Services (CDS) is a privately-held boutique real estate development and construction advisory firm founded in 2006 as part of the Carlyle Development Group (CDG) family of companies. Headquartered at 2700 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York, the firm serves institutional and private real estate owners, investors, and lenders across the Northeast United States with a focused portfolio of eight services: Project Management, Owner's Representation, Tenant Services, Construction Consulting, LEED/Green Building Consulting, Project Information Systems Design, CPM Scheduling, and Claims Preparation & Dispute Resolution/Litigation Support. The firm employs 1-10 professionals with principals Ali Mohamedi (Managing Director) and Mark Mahamedi (Managing Director), both construction industry veterans whose early careers were at Bovis Lend Lease, directly engaged in day-to-day project delivery.

The firm's core technical capabilities center on Critical Path Method scheduling, project controls, cost management, risk assessment, LEED certification administration, and construction claims preparation. These are professional advisory methodologies rather than proprietary technology platforms; CDS also selects and implements third-party project management software and Application Service Provider (ASP) solutions on behalf of clients. The service delivery model is fee-based professional services with project-by-project, quote-driven engagement structures — no SaaS, product, or subscription revenue streams are disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales targeting Fortune 500 corporations, major real estate developers, institutional investors, and financial institutions, relying on industry reputation, professional networks, and referral relationships rather than broad marketing campaigns.

Notable client engagements include owner's representation for Goldman Sachs on a 2.1 million SF, 42-story office tower (30 Hudson, Jersey City — the tallest commercial building in New Jersey), project management for Clayton Dubilier & Rice on a Manhattan interior fit-out, work with Centerbridge Partners, Hudson Bay Capital, Bertelsmann, Emblem Health, CIM Group, and a $175 million gut conversion of the former Chase Manhattan headquarters at 95 Wall Street into luxury residences. CDS maintains a long-standing strategic partnership with TKO Project Management (since 2009) to extend capacity on high-profile commercial interior projects. The firm has no institutional investors, no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and operates as a founder-controlled, parent-affiliated boutique with continuous operations since inception.

Name

Carlyle Development Services

Legal name

Carlyle Development Group, Inc.

Website

https://carlyledevelopment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Boutique real estate development and construction advisory firm founded in 2006 and based in Purchase, New York. Provides owner's representation, project management, claims analysis, dispute resolution, and LEED consulting to institutional and private real estate owners, investors, and lenders across the Northeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Project Management & Real Estate Advisory

NAICS

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Construction project management
• Owner's representation
• Real estate advisory
• LEED consulting
• Construction dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Purchase

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Management Services: Fees for comprehensive project management services guiding clients through the entire development and construction process including feasibility studies, value management, risk management, budget development, design management, cost control, procurement strategies, and scheduling.
2. Owner's Representation Services: Advisory fees for representing institutional and private real estate owners, investors, and lenders throughout development projects including site selection, design management, entitlements, financial analysis, construction management, leasing, and marketing.
3. Construction Consulting: Consultancy fees for clients developing projects who require specific business need identification and issue resolution without full project management commitment.
4. Claims and Dispute Resolution: Fees for construction claims preparation, analysis, dispute resolution, and litigation support services including expert testimony and mediation.
5. LEED/Green Building Consulting: Advisory fees for LEED assessment, implementation, certification, and green building consulting services throughout the sustainable design and construction process.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carlyle Development Services (CDS) is a boutique real estate development and construction advisory firm that provides project management, owner's representation, tenant coordination, construction consulting, LEED/green building consulting, CPM scheduling, project information systems design, and construction claims preparation and dispute resolution services to institutional and private real estate owners, investors, and lenders across the Northeast US.

Product overview

Carlyle Development Services is a boutique real estate development and construction advisory firm founded in 2006 as part of the CDG family of companies. The company offers an integrated suite of eight core and specialized services centered on development and construction project management. The primary offerings include Project Management and Owner's Representation as the core service pillars, supplemented by Tenant Services, Construction Consulting, LEED/Green Building Consulting, Project Information Systems Design and Implementation, Scheduling Services, and Claims Preparation & Dispute Resolution services. The company staffs projects with seasoned professionals, with principals directly involved in day-to-day operations. Services span commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, cultural, and educational project sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $8 Billion+ in mortgage financing transactions managed by team members
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TKO Project ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Long-standing strategic partnership since 2009 between Tom Hardardt of TKO and Ali Mohamedi of CDS. TKO is an independent Owner Rep firm focusing on high profile Commercial Interior projects. The partnership enables seamless and specialized project management services across various project types and diverse high-profile clients. TKO is referenced as JV Partner on major projects.
• Carlyle Development GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent/affiliated company within the CDG family of companies. While CDG's business is predominantly on the investment side, CDS provides development services. Both entities share office space at 2700 Westchester Ave, Purchase, NY.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cumming Corporation: Project and construction management consultancy serving owners and developers with cost management and owner's representation services, comparable in core PM/CM capability though typically larger in scale.
• TKO Project Management: Direct JV partner of Carlyle Development Services since 2009, also a boutique owner's representation firm focused on high-profile commercial interior projects in the same Northeast market. Operates with the same boutique, principal-led delivery model as CDS.
• PMA Consultants: Owner's representation, program management, and construction claims consulting firm serving public and private sector owners, with comparable CPM scheduling and dispute resolution capabilities.
• Lehrer Cumming: Construction management and consulting firm providing owner's representation, project management, and dispute resolution services, closely aligned with CDS's core offering for institutional real estate clients.
• Hill International: Construction claims, dispute resolution, and project management consulting firm with similar expertise in expert testimony and litigation support services, comparable on the specialized claims/dispute side of CDS's offering.
• Turner & Townsend: Global construction and project management consultancy providing cost management, PM, and owner's rep services across real estate and infrastructure, comparable on PMO/cost control capabilities to CDS.

Regional players

• LiRo Group: Northeast US-based construction management and owner's representation firm with strong overlap in NYC commercial, healthcare, and public-sector projects, comparable on regional density and project types.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM Construction Services: Global engineering and construction management firm with large-scale program/project management and dispute advisory capabilities, comparable on the consulting skill set though typically operating at much larger project scale.
• JLL Project & Development Services: Global real estate services giant with a dedicated Project & Development Services practice offering owner's representation, PM, and cost consulting at scale, representing the broad incumbent player CDS competes against on larger mandates.
• CBRE Advisory & Transaction Services: Largest global real estate services firm offering project management and owner's representation as part of a broad real estate platform, competing on enterprise mandates where CDS's boutique model does not fit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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