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A private family office · By introduction

Designed with intent, held for generations.

A family office that thinks like an architect: we plan carefully, build on solid foundations and hold what we build, in real estate, in business and in capital.

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01The Office

A small office that turns a family's ideas into lasting places and businesses, and keeps them in the family.

Property owners & developers

Owners with a site, a building or a project that deserves careful design and a patient, long-term partner.

Founders & operators

Businesses built on craft and good judgment, looking for capital and structure without losing what makes them good.

Advisors & introducers

Brokers, bankers and advisors with a property or a business in mind that calls for a thoughtful, long-term owner.

Plate IFrames

02The Practice

Four disciplines, one long-term plan.

A modern building with sharp angles against the sky
Plate II · Angles
  1. i

    Design

    Every project starts on the drawing board. Architecture and design sit at the heart of the office, so each place we build is considered from the first sketch to the last detail.

    • Architecture
    • Planning
    • Design review
  2. ii

    Real estate

    We acquire, develop and hold property for the long run, each project in its own company under the family holding, so one never carries the risk of another.

    • Acquisition
    • Development
    • Long-term hold
  3. iii

    Capital

    Patient family capital, deployed with discipline into projects and businesses we understand, with steady books and clear reporting behind every decision.

    • Equity
    • Co-investment
    • Reporting
  4. iv

    Holdings

    New projects and holdings are announced once they are complete. Until then, we keep our affairs, and the people behind them, private.

03Approach

Measured twice. Built once.

  1. 1

    An introduction

    We listen first: the site, the business, the people and what they hope for. No commitment, no pressure.

  2. 2

    A clear plan

    A written proposal for how we would design, fund and hold the project, with the numbers and the drawings side by side.

  3. 3

    Built, then held

    We build with care and then stay for the long run: maintaining, reporting and reinvesting, year after year.

Principles

Considered
Good design is good business. Every decision is drawn out before it is made.
Patient
No exit clock. We hold for decades, not quarters.
Discreet
We work by introduction and keep our affairs, and yours, private.
Built to last
Sound structure, honest materials and clear governance, in buildings and in companies alike.
Layered concrete slabs of a modern building
Plate III · Structure

04About

A family office, designed with intent.

A black and white building facade
Plate IV · Facade

“Build a few things well, and keep them.”

The office

Mendoza Family Office is the private office of the Mendoza family. It brings together the family's work in architecture, real estate and capital under one roof, holds each project in its own company, and looks after it the way an architect looks after a building: with patience, care and an eye for what lasts.

05By introduction

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