Waterfront Property & Marina Services
At PR&A we have experience conducting comprehensive waterfront property assessments tailored for marinas and other waterfront facilities. We provide detailed evaluations of both above and below water infrastructure, focusing on safety, durability, and regulatory compliance for your marina and waterfront facilities.


Waterfront Property & Marina Services
At PR&A we have experience conducting comprehensive waterfront property assessments tailored for marinas and other waterfront facilities. We provide detailed evaluations of both above and below water infrastructure, focusing on safety, durability, and regulatory compliance for your marina and waterfront facilities.
Our Services
Property Condition Assessments by experienced professionals with a broad knowledge of all building systems. Our assessments are defined by:
- Timely execution for due diligence schedules.
- Thorough field engineering and document analysis.
- Detailed and reliable opinions of cost.
- Comprehensive reporting and photographs.
Development consulting services rooted in engineering & architectural principles; with services that span the project lifecycle:
- Site & Development Feasibility Analysis
- Comprehensive Document and Design Review.
- Construction Monitoring, Oversight, and Draw Review.
- Close-Out Reporting and Warranty Inspections
Engineering and construction services for owned assets:
- Capital Projects & Planning Assessments
- Tenant Improvements & Obligation Review
- Emergency Repairs & Insurance Claim Oversight
- Sustainability, Resilience & Building Optimization projects.
Seasoned engineers and architects with experience addressing unique challenges and specialized building systems and an institutional network of established specialty subconsultants for every building system and assessment type.
- Assessments for all building systems.
- Actionable recommendations.
- Extensive and high quality specialist network.
Sustainability, risk, and resilience assessments integrated with our development consulting, asset management, and property condition assessment services. This approach enables stakeholders to explore sustainable and risk-adverse initiatives during investment evaluations and during capital project assessments. This includes:
- Sustainability and efficiency assessments for acquisitions, developments, and owned assets.
- Climate Risk & Resilience assessments for asset managers, risk managers and ESG+R leadership.
Representative Projects
Our expertise encompasses a wide range of waterfront property types—including residential, commercial, and marina developments—and across diverse aquatic environments such as inland lakes, rivers, estuaries, and open coastal waters.
Areas of Focus

Boardwalk & Accessory Buildings

Bulkhead & Seawall Structures

Docks & Accessories
Who We Serve
Institutional & Private Equity Investors
Pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity firms, that invest in coastal and waterfront properties.
Lenders & Banks
Lenders and banks that provide financing for acquisitions, development, or renovations, offering loans for coastal and waterfront properties.
Developers & Managers
Teams that plan, finance, and oversee the construction of waterfront properties.
Our Leadership

Michael Raybon
Michael Raybon is the Managing Principal and Co-President of Pond, Robinson & Associates and brings 30 years of experience in the evaluation of existing facilities. Mr. Raybon has been the project engineer on thousands of projects involving all types of construction material forensic investigations. Over the last 15 years, Mr. Raybon has been an integral part of the operations and management of Pond, Robinson & Associates. In addition to previously conducting and reviewing property condition assessments and reports, Mr. Raybon has extensive technical expertise in evaluating the following construction materials: concrete, steel, masonry, stucco, roofing and waterproofing materials and membranes, sealants, coatings, and pavements. Mr. Raybon has been a registered Professional Engineer for 22 years.
Education
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida 1990
Registrations
Professional Engineer, Florida, 1998
Professional Engineer, Texas, 2009

Justin Lia
As a civil engineer, Mr. Lia was responsible for preparing commercial and residential site plans, due diligence reports/feasibility analyses, entitlements, infrastructure assessments (projects up to $3.7B), building inspections, and various structural and geotechnical engineering services. Clients include both public and private on a host of projects ranging from a runway extension on an air force base, slope stability for a Department of Energy particle collider, to the feasibility of large mixed-use sports and gaming complexes, to the structural design and retrofit of retail centers, to large earth retaining and waterfront structures, and a variety of others across all asset types. Mr. Lia has guided clients through the physical, environmental and capital planning due diligence process on many of the largest, most valuable buildings in the United States including: The Bellagio Hotel and Casino, the Willis Tower, multiple movie studios, a 15MM SF industrial/warehouse portfolio, large hospital/MOB portfolios, large multifamily portfolios, sale-leaseback transactions, retail malls, and many large office complexes. Mr. Lia is a subject matter expert in site, civil, geotechnical engineering, and real estate due diligence, and has served as an expert witness.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo
Introduction to Corporate Finance, University of Pennsylvania
Registrations
Professional Engineer, New York, 2004
STAAD Certified Engineer
OSHA 10 Hour Construction Safety and Health
A.CRE Accelerator Certificate (CRE Financial Modeling)
LEED AP Building Design + Construction, USGBC

Rebecca Fischer
Rebecca L. Fischer is the Director of Construction Services at Pond, Robinson & Associates and brings over 25 years of facilities and construction consulting experience to the firm. Ms. Fischer has been involved in the design and construction of several new facilities, development and construction monitoring of large projects, and the assessment of existing buildings nationwide. She has over 21years of experience at PR&A working with our Investment and Asset Management clients on high profile development projects including high-profile resorts, office and residential complexes, and multi-family projects with total project costs of up to $935M. Through her experience with development and construction projects she has cultivated an understanding of site development, building construction administration, specifications, scheduling, quality assurance, cost control, and project management issues. She is a registered LEED® AP BD+C professional which has helped clients achieve their sustainability goals within their portfolio.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1997
Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1999
Registrations
Professional Structural Engineer, Texas since 2003
LEED® AP BD+C since 2012

