Draft for Thursday go/no-go — not live, not deployed
Commercial project rescue

Decision-making clarity is what we provide on an asset in trouble.

Stone Mountain Advisors becomes involved when a commercial or multifamily job is stuck — over budget, behind schedule, or compromised in the field. We are not a general contractor. We go to the site, find the bottleneck, and give the principal options.

Brought in by bankruptcy counsel, sureties, and workout desks — or by an owner or GC who needs someone who will literally walk the job.

Active multifamily under construction in Indianapolis — wrap stage, downtown skyline beyond
Anderson multifamily — wrap stage. Real job photo.
Engagement

Initial Consult, then Project Assessment, then Results.

1. Initial consult

A direct call. We learn what is stuck, who is in the file, and whether we are the right fit.

2. A serious project assessment

For qualifying commercial and multifamily projects. We walk the site, read the file, and deliver options — physical, vendor, or money.

3. Results

Phase 2 is structured around outcomes not hourly burn.

Who hires us

Principals and Intermediaries with Stalled Assets.

We show up for people who cannot afford another month of drift — counsel managing a workout, a surety claims desk, a special-assets banker, or an owner or GC who needs an independent operator on site.

  • Bankruptcy and workout counsel
  • Surety claims and recovery desks
  • Bank special-assets / workout teams
  • Owners with unclear vision as to what's going on at the job site
  • GCs on active jobs out of control
Home base

Indianapolis, Indiana. National reach when the file requires it. We go to the site for qualifying projects.

Not a GC. Not a lender. Not a staffing firm. Senior attention on distressed construction.

What we walk into

What a distressed job actually looks like.

Drawings & leadership

  • Unsynchronized plan sets between trades on the same project
  • Project managers abandoning the job
  • Architect Transfers with no continuity.
  • Schedule of Values and Change Orders, not Carried Forward. Confusing: The Cost to Complete.

Envelope & elevation

  • Wrong survey datum — building 12–18" low
  • Windows still missing after interiors have started
  • Drywall before the building is dried in
  • Mold — moisture, mold redo, wintering in the project

Long-lead & supply

  • Switchgear at 80 weeks
  • No concrete allotment during shortages
  • National electrical lead times
  • Elevator non-payment — elevators never constructed; clock never started on install

Site, agencies & money

  • Retention pond disagreements with authorities having jurisdiction
  • Inflated quotes
  • USACE / IDEM waterways
  • Regulatory cloud and fights with departments of transportation, city officials, and principal owners unwilling to yield
Initial consult

Call before the next draw.

Let’s define scope.