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Economic development and real estate development are increasingly important fields for both public and private entities. Econsult’s Economic Development and Real Estate Development Group brings a breadth of knowledge gained from many years of executive-level experience. We can assist both government and private sector clients in strategic thinking and efficient implementation of programs or projects.
Econsult Corporation is uniquely qualified to advise government economic development and planning agency clients in the following areas:
 Assessment and Comparison of Area Economic Conditions and Growth
Economic Feasibility and Impact Studies for Specific Projects and Public
Investments
Strategic Development and Economic Assessment of Economic
Development Programs and Initiatives (Including Innovative Public
Subsidies Such as TIF and Tax Abatements)
Identifying and Implementing Public-Private Approaches to
Economic
Development.
Because our focus is on economic analysis, our team is a natural complement to urban planners, regional business coalitions and environmental firms. We can join with urban planning and design firms to undertake economic analyses associated with strategic and land use planning, including cost-benefit analyses of land use regulation and development, and provide hedonic analysis and property value impacts of projects or policies. We can work with regional business groups to examine an area’s economic strengths and weakness, as well as to assess economic development programs and project proposals. We can also partner with environmental firms to conduct economic assessments of environmental impacts, value of open space, and develop innovative financing strategies for Brownfields remediation in the context of overall economic development efforts.
For private real estate clients, whether developers, investors or corporate space users, we can assist with the following:
Project Development Financing
Regional Market Forecasting and Relocation Analysis
Identifying and Securing Optimal Public Sector Cooperation, Including
Incentives and Subsidies
Identifying Innovative Ways to Link Private Sector Interests with
Public
Sector Objectives, Including via Public/Private Partnerships.
Our staff and affiliates include nationally recognized experts in urban economics, economic development, real estate economics and public finance. Staff members have outstanding academic credentials, (including active teaching at the university level), wide experience at the highest levels of the public policy process and extensive consulting experiences in economic development and public policy.
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Econsult's Quarterly House Price Indices, Q3 2011
The Market for Commercial Property Energy Retrofits in the Philadelphia Region, October 2011
Vacant Land Management in Philadelphia—The Costs of the Current System and the Benefits of Reform, November 2010
Economic, Environmental, Health, and Quality-of-Life Benefits of a Fully Connected Waterfront Greenway in Philadelphia, October 2010
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia-Urban Agriculture and Land Use Policy, 2010
Ardmore Transit Center Analyses and Ongoing Consulting Services, 2009 (Since 2002)
NJCOAH Economic Feasibility Model and Database Development, 2010
New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 2008—Shortcomings of NJCOAH’s Third Round of Rules
Commercial Corridors: A Strategic Investment Framework for Philadelphia, 2008
Pottstown School District Reconfiguration: Economic and Fiscal Impacts, 2007
Transit-Oriented Development in Philadelphia prepared for Neighborhoods Now October 2007
The Schuylkill River Development Corporation – Economic Impacts and Business Strategies, 2004
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