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Make the most of your real estate to advance your mission

Services:

STRATEGIC ADVISORY
Develop a real estate strategy aligned with your mission and goals. Our experts guide you through acquisitions, dispositions, own-versus-lease decisions, asset monetization and development strategy to benefit your organization.
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (P3) ADVISORY
Leverage private sector expertise and alternative financing methods to deliver your projects. Our advisors help you analyze potential sites and partnership structures, execute a competitive developer selection process, and negotiate a long-lasting partnership agreement with your best interests in mind.
PLANNING & PERMITTING STRATEGY
Bring market, political and construction knowledge to your planning and permitting. We provide master planning perspective to develop your long-term plans with our ability to create successful phasing, financing and implementation strategies for even the most complex projects in your host community.

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
Leverage proven investor and developer expertise to ensure smooth project delivery. From conception to ribbon-cutting, we provide strategic guidance for due diligence, preconstruction planning and stakeholder negotiations. We help you integrate key schedule and cost planning decisions that ensure successful delivery of your capital projects.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Augment your team with expertise and proven methodologies in risk management. We ensure that your project is successful with smart, insightful project leadership encompassing lease negotiations, design and construction team selection, design and construction oversight, budget, schedule and quality control, and occupancy management.

University of Maryland and City of College Park Demonstrate the Power of Partnership

With more than 40,000 students, the University of Maryland (UMD) has been a major presence in the City of College Park for more than 150 years. UMD and College Park leaders recognized a need to transform downtown College Park into a vibrant, diverse and walkable community that would best serve City residents, attract top faculty and students, and galvanize entrepreneurs and research opportunities. That shared focus inspired a successful development partnership—a first for the city and the university. This innovative development is poised to become a lively public space, with modern UMD offices, and a highly visible center for accessing city services. It illustrates the power of city-university partnership—and will undoubtedly serve as a model for other university communities.