aari ludvigsen
Owner's Representative at Gaines, LLC
Gaines, LLC
For businesses & homeowners without in-house construction expertise, I work by your side and act on your behalf to manage renovation and new construction projects from beginning to end. Together we define your goals, budget and timeline. I help you vet and hire your team of designers, engineers, experts, contractors and vendors, and then I supervise their work, manage the communication between them, and oversee their contracts. Keeping your priorities in mind, I closely track budget and schedule. You maintain the level of involvement you wish, participating in the aspects of the project that are most interesting to you.

For non-profits without staff with construction experience, I help define your real estate goals and program, plan and budget the project, and head up the search for appropriate sites. I can advise on capital planning and assembling a fundraising team. Once your project is defined, I help you manage the regulatory environment, vet and hire your team of designers, engineers, experts, contractors and vendors. I supervise the work of the team, manage communication between them, oversee their contracts, approve invoices for payment. I closely track budget and schedule, and update stakeholders at appropriate intervals.
New York, NY
Owner's Representative
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
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CBST's 40 year search for a permanent home finally ended in April of 2016 when the synagogue's new building opened on West 30th Street in Manhattan.

As an architect, long-time congregant and board member, I was a critical member of the team that brought this $23 million project to fruition, taking the lead role during preparation for construction and construction.

As Board Vice President, I served as the Owner's Representative for the bulk of the project.
I served on the Capital Project Steering Committee, worked closely with the Capital Fundraising and Capital Finance groups, and acted as a liaison between CBST's lay leadership, congregants, donors, staff, & clergy and the world-class team of professional that designed and constructed the project. 

Managing the budget, I tracked and contained costs on the $23 million project.

During the nascent years of the project, 2006 to 2011, I visited and aided in evaluating over 40 sites, worked with ARO on a programming study, and chaired the Design & Construction Committee for CBST.
130 W 30th St, NY, NY 10011
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Capital Project Coordinator
Aari Ludvigsen Architect
Principal
NYC Mayor's Office of Construction
Development of Green Building Design Standards
New York City Office of Management & Budget
Value Engineering Project Manager
Master's Degree
Architecture
Yale School of Architecture
Bachelor's Degree
Wesleyan University
Civil Rights and Social Action
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
https://www.linkedin.com/company/congregation-beit-simchat-torah
Board Executive Committee
Capital Project Steering Committee
Chair of Capital Design & Construction Committee
Capital Project Coordinator
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Value Methodology Associate (VMA)
The State University of New York
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