Full-Service commercial real estate investment and development

About Us

For the past 30 years, we have been a leader in the Southern California commercial real estate industry. Together, with our affiliates, we have acquired or developed millions of square footage in commercial property throughout the United States.

The partnership and experience between Scott Burnham and Bryon Ward have given BWP the opportunity to create some of Orange County’s most distinctive and unique commercial projects.

At BWP, we approach each project with an emphasis on value creation, either through ground-up development or by repositioning obsolete or economically challenged properties. We believe that properties provide a canvas for people to interact, work and experience life.

Our goal is to create community through property, to positively influence people’s lives and to do so in an environmentally conscious manner. The result is a uniquely creative and disruptive approach to traditional retail space and a portfolio of properties that best serve the community, are environmentally conscious and add long-term value.

Our Approach

Our executive team has extensive experience in all aspects of acquisition, planning, design, construction, leasing, finance and management. At BWP, we understand the complexities of entitling and developing in the highly constrained Southern California area, as well as the social, political and economic challenges to overcome to complete a successful project. Our hands-on approach and deep understanding of the communities we serve sets us apart from other developers.

We conduct extensive research in order to develop an understanding of the community’s needs, working to tailor a program that exceeds the expectations of the community stakeholders. We communicate openly and honestly with all stakeholders, including community and governmental agencies, long before submitting project applications.

Through proper education and open dialogue, we earn community and city buy-in, ensuring a mutually successful outcome. We also energize our projects with innovative and authentic retail tenants and locally curated food and dining concepts that are unique to each community’s needs. Our retail portfolio boasts a wide variety of award-winning restaurant concepts many of which came to us as start-ups. We have a track record for partnering with local chefs and operators to help them launch new concepts and oftentimes participate in the design and construction as well as the financing of their improvements.

At BWP, we take special care to “curate” our projects, not “lease” them. We carefully select and recruit the newest and most innovative concepts into our projects. In addition to deep tenant relationships, our approach to development and management has enabled us to maintain close relationships with local municipalities, vendor partners, investors and lending institutions, resulting in an unparalleled track record.

About Us

For the past 30 years, we have been a leader in the Southern California commercial real estate industry. Together, with our affiliates, we have acquired or developed millions of square footage in commercial property throughout the United States.

The partnership and experience between Scott Burnham and Bryon Ward have given BWP the opportunity to create some of Orange County’s most distinctive and unique commercial projects.

At BWP, we approach each project with an emphasis on value creation, either through ground-up development or by repositioning obsolete or economically challenged properties. We believe that properties provide a canvas for people to interact, work and experience life.

Our goal is to create community through property, to positively influence people’s lives and to do so in an environmentally conscious manner. The result is a uniquely creative and disruptive approach to traditional retail space and a portfolio of properties that best serve the community, are environmentally conscious and add long-term value.

Our Approach

Our executive team has extensive experience in all aspects of acquisition, planning, design, construction, leasing, finance and management. At BWP, we understand the complexities of entitling and developing in the highly constrained Southern California area, as well as the social, political and economic challenges to overcome to complete a successful project. Our hands-on approach and deep understanding of the communities we serve sets us apart from other developers.

We conduct extensive research in order to develop an understanding of the community’s needs, working to tailor a program that exceeds the expectations of the community stakeholders. We communicate openly and honestly with all stakeholders, including community and governmental agencies, long before submitting project applications.

Through proper education and open dialogue, we earn community and city buy-in, ensuring a mutually successful outcome. We also energize our projects with innovative and authentic retail tenants and locally curated food and dining concepts that are unique to each community’s needs. Our retail portfolio boasts a wide variety of award-winning restaurant concepts many of which came to us as start-ups. We have a track record for partnering with local chefs and operators to help them launch new concepts and often times participate in the design and construction as well as the financing of their improvements.

At BWP, we take special care to “curate” our projects, not “lease” them. We carefully select and recruit the newest and most innovative concepts into our projects. In addition to deep tenant relationships, our approach to development and management has enabled us to maintain close relationships with local municipalities, vendor partners, investors and lending institutions, resulting in an unparalleled track record.

Our Core Values

Our core values reflect what’s important to us as an organization. These are not values that change from time to time, situation to situation or person to person; but rather they are the underpinning of our corporate culture and beliefs.

Create Community through Property
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With each new project we aim to create something better based on the needs of the community. We consider aesthetics, function, positive synergies and develop thoughtfully designed projects that exceed expectations and are innovative, vibrant and extraordinary.
Innovation in Design
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We believe that design is the key to a better world. Innovative and thoughtful design can enhance life and does not need to be done at a cost to the natural world. We embrace cutting-edge ideas that are outside the box, embracing design that inspires and rejuvenates the community. The result is both leading market change and inspiring competitors to follow our example, earning a reputation that adds value to our portfolio.
Integrity is Everything
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We value integrity as much as profit. We will always be open, accountable and honest. We treat our partners and stakeholders with respect, fairness and integrity and are committed to timeliness and clarity in communication. Above all, we seek partnerships that share our concern for authenticity, innovation, social responsibility and the environment.
Create Wealth through Sustainable Growth
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We are stewards of our shareholders’ investments and we are committed to increasing short and long-term shareholder value. We create wealth and prosperity for our investors by adding value to our portfolio with income properties and strategic acquisitions and dispositions. We recognize that profits, as well as sustainability are essential to creating capital for growth and future opportunity.
Respect the Planet
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We value the preservation of our planet and strive to protect our local and global environment for present and future generations. At the same time, we are mindful of society’s need for workplaces, commerce and recreation. We strive to design projects that take human needs and nature into account at every step and utilize reclaimed and sustainable materials whenever possible.

Strategic Vision

We have strategically developed our business model to ensure that we meet our objectives:

Extensive Experience

Our principals have over a century of combined experience, and are involved in major project decisions, as well as day-to-day management.

Complementary Capabilities

Each of our principals bring specialized talents and experiences. When combined, we deliver an exceptionally comprehensive skillset. Our team has expertise in planning, entitlement processing, design, construction, financing and leasing.

Relationship Maintenance

Relationships are a fundamental tenant in our philosophy. We endeavor to do business with people where we have mutual trust and respect for each other.

Fair and Reasonable Project Plans

We will always be fair and reasonable in our deal structures and because we conduct our business with a long-term view, we will not over-leverage our position at the expense of our partners or investors.

Service Provider Appreciation

We understand that our brokers and vendor partners are a fundamental key to our success, and we will always treat and pay them fairly.

Flexible Strategies

Our principals have survived many real estate cycles, and through this have mastered the art of incorporating flexible planning and long-term financing strategies into each project.