Testimonials
In the words of the people we build for.
Capital partners, builders, and colleagues — here's what it's like to invest in and work alongside Cordillera.
From our partners & colleagues.

“Bill played a key role in the successful completion and delivery of our Bravern development. "The Bravern" development was an extremely complex assemblage of uses, with multiple deadlines to meet, not to mention our tenant requirements and differing general contractors for each use with many project interdependencies. Bill and his colleagues at Schnitzer West did an unmatched, remarkable, and thorough job in delivering this "best in class" national project on-schedule and on-budget with challenging market conditions and demanding stake holders.”
Dan Ivanoff
Founder Partner/Managing Member, Schnitzer West, LLC
“My companies and I have worked closely with Bill Hardt over a 25-year period. The projects have varied in size and type. This has been a repeated working relationship from project design concept through construction, occupancy and warranty. What has been constant is Bill's approach of working closely with his consultants and our people. This "old school" approach has been a constant for the team to review everything together (quality, budget, schedule) to provide the greatest value for his company and their investors. Only knowledgeable people who trust each other and are mutually committed to the project can repeat this kind of product. People come and go. Relationships that endure through numerous seasons of industry and economic change, successfully completing project after project are rare. A leader of the team like Bill is who ultimately drives the success.”
Brad Nydahl
Managing Partner, New Valley Construction LLC; Former CEO/Owner, Howard S Wright Construction Co., a Balfour Beatty Company
“Bill's development and construction knowledge is unparalleled. We worked closely together on 30+ senior housing, multifamily, office, self-storage, and dialysis projects. Bill consistently drew on his vast development and construction experience to cleverly solve the inevitable challenges that arise with large-scale projects. With his guidance, we met or exceeded expectations on every project, from development budget to dispositions. Nonetheless, what I valued most about Bill was his mentorship and the trust he placed in me to run projects. He invests in people and is a loyal colleague and friend. I knew he always had my back. He has the highest integrity.”
Giuseppe (Joe) Augello
Director Real Estate, GRACORP
“Bill has an impressive history of successful development projects and consistently delivers on his cost and schedule obligations. As a general contractor, I'll admit he has extremely high expectations, but his firm and proactive approach is also fair and collaborative. Bill fully understands the development lifecycle and will clear a path with timely decisions and team accountability that enables everyone the opportunity to work efficiently. I sincerely look forward to our next project together!”
Aaron Wiehe
VP & District Manager, PCL Construction Services Inc.
“As a designer, the best thing you could possibly ask for in a client is freedom. Bill establishes the expectations early, but then allows his team the ever-so-important freedom to explore, surprise, and elate. Bill then supports and executes the ideas. He's a terrific partner in creating amazing places and one of the nicest clients I've worked with in my twenty plus years in housing design.”
Jennifer Sobieraj Sanin
Managing Design Principal, Ankrom Moisan Architecture
“Bill is extremely knowledgeable and concise, able to keep the team focused on what matters most during each critical phase of the life of the project. It has been a pleasure to work with him on his many projects.”
Dave Letrondo
Principal/Architect, Ankrom Moisan Architecture
“I enjoyed working with Bill during his long tenure at TCR. I very much appreciated that he would take my 80-year-old dad on tours of construction sites – Bill is a class act.”
Ken Valach
CEO, Trammel Crow Real Estate
“Integrity is Bill's building foundation that brings success for all members of his overall team... I can't recommend Bill enough. He will exceed your expectations regularly.”
Arne J. Hall
AJH Development Services, LLC