Los Angeles  ·  Pacific Palisades  ·  Est. 2025

Real estate
development,
done right.

Owner’s representative and development management for property owners, investors, and partners across Los Angeles. Institutional discipline. Community roots.

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Full-Cycle
From feasibility to close-out
4th Gen
Pacific Palisades roots
LA-Based
Serving property owners across LA
Active
Ground-up & recovery development
Services

Full-cycle development management

From initial feasibility through construction close-out, we serve as your expert in the room — managing complexity so you retain control and reach your development goals.

I
Owner’s Representative

Contractor oversight, draw requests, RFIs, submittals, and schedule management — handled on your behalf. You retain ownership and control; we handle the complexity. Available at 1.5% of total construction cost or a flat $3,000/month retainer.

II
Development Management

Pro forma modeling, capital stack structuring, entitlement coordination, and project underwriting for ground-up and repositioning projects across Los Angeles County.

III
Insurance Coordination

For fire-affected property owners: scope reconciliation, ALE advisory, carrier communication, and alignment between your insurance settlement and your rebuild budget.

IV
Joint Venture Structuring

We identify and underwrite joint venture opportunities, structure terms between landowners and capital partners, and manage the development process through to stabilization.

V
Community Recovery Advisory

Institutional advisory rooted in senior leadership of the Palisades commercial recovery — capital sourcing, district formation, and coordinated property owner engagement.

VI
Capital & Financing

Debt and equity structuring for development projects, with underwriting grounded in real project experience and active institutional relationships across Los Angeles.

About

Built from the community up

Ashby Development is a Los Angeles-based real estate development company focused on ground-up mixed-use development, urban infill, and community-driven placemaking across Southern California’s most sought-after coastal markets. Founded on the belief that great development is as much about people and place as it is about returns, Ashby Development brings an owner’s mindset to every project it pursues — sourcing opportunities with conviction, structuring capital with discipline, and delivering projects built to last generations.

The firm operates at the intersection of institutional expertise and local knowledge, with a particular focus on high-barrier markets where thoughtful development creates lasting value for communities and investors alike. From complex entitlements to ground-up construction, Ashby Development manages every phase of the development process in-house, ensuring that each project reflects the firm’s uncompromising standards for design, execution, and long-term stewardship.

Ashby Development was founded by Jere Ashby, a fourth-generation Pacific Palisades native whose roots in the community run as deep as his commitment to it.

4th
Generation Palisades
Est.
2025 · Los Angeles
100%
Owner-Operated
Full
Cycle Development
Team
Jere Ashby, Founder and Principal
Jere Ashby
Founder & Principal

Jere Ashby is a Los Angeles-based real estate development professional with nearly a decade of experience across the full development lifecycle, from site acquisition and entitlements through construction management and asset stabilization. Specializing in ground-up mixed-use development, complex capital structuring, and large-scale community revitalization, Jere has built his career at the intersection of institutional rigor and deep local market expertise across some of Los Angeles’ most dynamic coastal submarkets. A fourth-generation Pacific Palisades native and USC Real Estate Development graduate, he honed his craft at one of Southern California’s most respected mission-driven development organizations before founding Ashby Development LLC, where he oversaw complex capital formations, managed construction programs, and led projects from inception through delivery. He currently leads commercial development and infrastructure recovery efforts across the Palisades, directing institutional capital partnerships with some of the country’s leading financial institutions and community development organizations. Jere holds a B.S. in Real Estate Development from the USC Price School of Public Policy.

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Will Ghiselli, Partner
Will Ghiselli
Partner

Will Ghiselli is a real estate investment professional with a track record spanning acquisitions, development, and asset management across major Sun Belt markets. In his tenure at Harbor Capital, Will has sourced, transacted, and closed over $100 million in industrial transactions. Prior to Harbor, he spent over two years as an Investment Associate at Stonelake Capital Partners, where he managed a 6.7 million square foot industrial portfolio across Austin, Phoenix, and El Paso, leading the acquisition of 1.57 million square feet and the development of 3.8 million square feet of Class A industrial product. He began his career as a Capital Markets Analyst at Newmark, underwriting and marketing over $775 million in institutional assets across the western United States. Will holds a BBA in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin and is a member of the university’s Real Estate Center Developing Leader Program.

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What We’re Building

Active in Los Angeles

Ashby Development is actively pursuing ground-up mixed-use development, owner’s representative engagements, and joint venture opportunities across Los Angeles — with a particular focus on the Pacific Palisades and Westside commercial recovery.

If you are a property owner, investor, or potential partner, we’d like to hear from you.

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Areas of Focus
Mixed-Use
Ground-Up Development
Owner’s Rep
Full-Cycle Management
Recovery
Palisades Rebuild
JV
Joint Venture Structuring

Los Angeles, CA  ·  Pacific Palisades & Westside

Contact

Let’s talk about your project

Whether you’re a property owner navigating the rebuild, an investor evaluating a Los Angeles opportunity, or a partner exploring a joint venture — reach out directly.

Email
jere@ashbydevco.com
Location
Pacific Palisades & Los Angeles, CA
Column
Pali Business — Palisadian Post, weekly