The owner's advocate, all the way through.
We are an independent commercial construction project management firm built around a simple promise: a calm, well-run project — every time.
Built on a single conviction: owners deserve independent representation.
Founded in Orange, California in 2014, Gallarzo Management was created by two senior owner's-side professionals who watched too many commercial projects deliver less than they promised — and decided to do something about it.
Today we manage $10M–$100M+ commercial projects across the U.S. with a track record of 95% on-time delivery, 12% average savings, and 98% quality compliance. Our service is the same regardless of project size: a senior PM, a real operating system, and an unwavering commitment to your business case.
We're independent. We do not have a construction arm, a brokerage arm, or a vendor side hustle. The only outcomes on our scorecard are yours: schedule met, budget protected, building delivered, tenant happy, asset performing.
We work from feasibility through warranty. We talk to your board, your lender, your tenants, and your AHJ. We make your contractors and consultants better, not slower. And we leave you with a building — and a documented asset file — that performs.
How we work, every day.
Independence
We never represent both sides. The owner's seat at the table is the only one we hold.
Outcomes over outputs
We score ourselves on schedule, cost, quality, and safety — not deliverables shipped.
Clarity at all times
If you don't understand the next decision, we haven't done our job. Plain language, always.
Care
Every crew, every tenant, every neighbor matters. Our buildings should leave their neighborhoods better.
Partnership
We make your GC, A/E, and trade partners better — not slower. The best teams want us on the project.
Curiosity
BIM, AI, IoT, ESG, modular — we test, we measure, we adopt what pays back.
The team you'll actually work with.
No bench-and-switch. Senior PMs are accountable on every engagement.
Michael Gallarzo
Twenty-five years in owner's-side delivery across retail, industrial, and mixed-use. Founded Gallarzo to put owners back in the driver's seat.
Elena Reyes
Built the Mission Control operating system. Runs the day-to-day across all active programs.
Daniel Wu
Leads the Net-Zero & Smart Building practice. Authored our embodied-carbon methodology.
Priya Shankar
Owns feasibility, market analysis, and probabilistic cost models. Former Big-Four real-estate strategy lead.
Marcus Holt
Twenty years on the steel. Our standard-bearer for safety, quality, and field discipline.
Sarah Imani
Translates ESG commitments into measurable building outcomes for institutional owners.
A decade of delivered milestones.
- 2014
Founded in Orange, CA
Two senior owner's-reps walked away from the GC model to put owners back at the center of every decision.
- 2016
First $100M milestone
Crossed $100M in delivered value across Orange & LA counties.
- 2018
Adaptive reuse practice
Stood up a dedicated adaptive-reuse and historic-retrofit practice.
- 2020
Net-Zero & WELL practice
Launched sustainability practice with LEED, WELL, and Net-Zero credentialing.
- 2022
Mission Control launched
Internal digital operating system rolled out across all active programs.
- 2024
$2B+ delivered
Crossed $2B in cumulative delivered value across 6 California counties.
- 2025
Mountain West expansion
Opened delivery into Arizona, Nevada, and Utah; selective Texas pursuits.
Selected coverage
- BisnowMar 2026
Why owner's reps are the moat in 2026 commercial delivery
- ENR CaliforniaFeb 2026
Mountain West expansion — Gallarzo opens AZ/NV pursuits
- Commercial ObserverNov 2025
How an Orange County firm became a $2B+ owner's rep
- GreenBizSep 2025
Net-zero in commercial: where owner's reps move the needle
Owner's Advocate Advantage
Most "construction management" is really general-contracting in disguise. We are different by design: independent, instrumented, and incentive-aligned with the owner — only.
- Independent — no GC arm, no brokerage arm, no vendor kickbacks
- Instrumented — Mission Control dashboards across every phase
- Outcome-aligned — fees structured against schedule, cost, and quality KPIs
- Bench depth — pre-design, design, procurement, construction, closeout under one roof
- Senior-led — no bench-and-switch; the senior PM on the sales call runs the project
Want to work here?
Curious, senior, and tired of executive theater? We hire for judgment and care about the work.
The right time to hire an owner's rep is before you hire your architect.
A 15-minute call with a senior PM. A clear next step. Zero pressure.