Aaron Barger – Senior Development Manager
Aaron Barger has over a decade of experience as a Development Project Manager since joining Barry Swenson Builder in 1995. Over the course of this time, Aaron has gained hands-on experience in land acquisitions and sales, feasibility studies, financial analyses, entitlement work, contract negotiations, construction management assistance, and property management. Such experience belies a broad range of skills and an ability to work well as an individual manager or in a team environment, a track record that has gained Aaron the respect of both colleagues and clients.
Aaron’s full project cycle expertise also extends from development work to the property management sphere. Aaron has successfully developed and managed all manner of real estate projects, including residential, medical, industrial, commercial office and commercial retail developments. From General Plan Amendment, rezoning, and Site Development Permit processes to construction-ownership integration, Aaron has a breadth and quality of experience that contributes to a depth accrued by involvement with the acquisition and sale of over $100,000,000 worth of real estate working.
Gaining this wealth of knowledge while working with one of the premier developer/builders in the Bay Area, Aaron has built on a distinguished undergraduate career at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where he graduated with honors while earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in City and Regional Planning. A few of the projects Aaron has been involved with during his time at Barry Swenson Builder are listed below:
- Rehabilitation of the Wyndham and Crown Plaza Hotels, San Jose, California
- Purchase and sale of Charter Hospital Facility to the County of Santa Clara, Mental Health Division
- Rehabilitation of Historic 99 Notre Dame Avenue in San Jose with long term Lease to County of Santa Clara, Family Courts Division
- Development of Park Bayshore Townhomes in San Mateo, California
- Purchase, Lease Up and Sale of General Electric Nuclear Division Facility, San Jose, California
- Purchase and Lease Up of 1190-1210 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose
- Senter & Quinn Retail Plaza
- Paloma Square Retail Plaza
- Approval of 347 Unit, 20 Story Carlysle Mixed Use Residential Project, San Jose, California
- Approval for Mixed Use Project in Palo Alto, California for a 170 unit Hilton Homewood Suites and 26 Residential Townhomes