We are partners in progress.
Effectus Group was founded on a simple premise:
The most successful projects are built on strong, trusting relationships with our partners and clear communication between owners, project teams, and builders.
We ensure clear communications, management, and budgeting throughout every phase of the project, removing the stress of project complexity and giving our partners peace of mind and the freedom to focus on what matters most.
Since 2018, we have established a proven track record of collaborating with some of the world’s leading architects, developers, brands, and cultural institutions. We deliver work that is not just completed, but intelligently realized.
Our Team
Co-founders Garett Essl and Alex Hammerschlag bring a rare combination of extensive design and construction experience, strategic foresight, and collaborative leadership to every project.
Garett Essl |
Co-founder and Principal
Garett Essl has nearly 20 years of experience in the construction and real estate industries. The first 5 years of his career, he gained valuable lessons from pre-con and constructability, to job site sequencing and labor management. While a partner at CG Northern Development, he managed more than $25 million in Class A finish-out projects and successfully exited nearly $100 million of redeveloped commercial real estate opportunities. As Co-Founder and Principal of Effectus Group, he and Alex currently have more than $250 million of projects under construction across New York and Texas, and have completed planning or development of over $800 million of projects in New York, Texas and California.
A graduate of Texas Christian University – MJ Neeley School of Business, Garett earned a B.A. in Entrepreneurial Management and was President of the American Marketing Association from 2007-2009.
In 2012, he began a six-year engagement on the Board of Trustees for Ronald McDonald House Fort Worth. He has been an active member of the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate since 2014, and is a member of the West Texas Chapter of YPO
Alex Hammerschlag |
Co-founder and Principal
Alex has built a career of managing large-scale projects from the Richard Meier on Grand Army Plaza to The Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion, and Grace Farms by SANAA.
Working from the ground up, Alex oversees the selection of architects, engineers, and contractors while carefully crafting, managing, and administering budgets and schedules to enable team members to work at their most effective and efficient. Prioritizing collaboration, Alex has worked with clients, architects, and builders to complete over $800 million in completed construction projects. His decade of experience includes multi-family residential, historic landmarked restoration, and legacy projects.
Alex holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Lehigh University and previously worked for the Paratus Group in New York City, and is on the board of the Van Alen Institute in Brooklyn.
