FIRM CAPABILITIES
 
 

The firm is employed in and focuses primarily on situations where institutional or governmental principals need to attract outside resources to provide organizational skills and management, financial backing, and in some situations, alternative approaches to getting things done.  This suggests attracting and fashioning appropriate relationships and deals with various types of private companies. 

Since the principals in these new relationships may not be familiar with the institutional or business language of their prospective partners and vice versa, it may be necessary to provide a better understanding by the institutional sponsors as to certain requirements and attitudes in doing business with commercial entities or sources of financing.  At the same time it is often necessary to educate the private sector principals as to what is necessary and appropriate for the institutional participants.  

Competence in various product types

¨     Campus Extensions

¨     Research Facilities

¨     Research Parks

¨     Administrative Facilities

¨     Parking Facilities

     ¨     Student/Faculty Housing

     ¨     Alumni Village Communities

     ¨     Medical Office Buildings

     ¨     Retail & Support Facilities

     ¨     Historic Building Renovations

Functional disciplines addressed by the firm

Development Management

¨      Planning & Design Management

¨      Intelligent Entitlement Approaches

¨      Brownfields Development 

     Organizational & Legal Setup

     ¨     Public-Private Partnerships

     ¨     Special Purpose Development Entities.

     ¨     Long Term Land/Ground Leases 
   

Financing Strategies

¨     For Site Improvements

¨     For Facilities

¨     Conventional Bonding

¨     Certificates of Participation

¨     Public-Private Avenues

¨     Private Build-Leaseback

¨     Tax & Other Incentives

     Developer Deals & Negotiations

     ¨     Roles & Responsibilities

     ¨     Selection Process (RFP/RFQ)

     ¨     Selection / Performance Criteria

     ¨     Engagement with Conditions

     ¨     Control Issues and Solutions

     ¨     Marketing & Tenant Selection

     ¨     Escape Hatches & Exit Strategies