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UMore Park
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The University of Minnesota’s vision to build a University-founded community on nearly 5,000 acres of land 30 miles from the Twin Cities at UMore Park, is a ‘once-ever’ opportunity. The creation of the community, a 25– to 30– year endeavor, is envisioned to include residential, retail and commercial areas as well as significant green space and other public amenities. It ...
Symphony Park
Las Vegas, Nevada
Symphony Park (formerly Union Park) is a 61-acre, mixed use master-planned urban community located in the heart of downtown Las Vegas. With an estimated total project value of $6 billion and encompassing approximately 11 million square feet, Symphony Park is the city’s first authentic urban community that will create a true metropolitan experience for Las Vegans. As the ...
Superstition Vistas
Maricopa County, Arizona
Superstition Vistas is a 275-square mile parcel of state trust land owned by the State of Arizona strategically located at the edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area, one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. The project presents an unprecedented opportunity to become a global model for a sustainable community that is a distinctive, yet integrated, part ...
Verrado
Phoenix, Arizona
Located 25 miles west of Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert, Verrado is widely recognized as one of the most successful master-planned communities in the United States. A pedestrian-oriented main street, parks, and rear alley garages used to preserve the facade of the traditional homes are features of the traditional neighborhood design that Verrado has so effectively implemented. Upon completion, the ...
The GO Cincinnati Initiative
Cincinnati, Ohio
The GO Cincinnati initiative was created to generate place-based economic development strategies for the City of Cincinnati. RCLCO, the Brookings Institution, and KMK Consulting were called upon to conduct an economic analysis of the City, assess its potential competitive advantages in the regional growth economy, identify opportunity areas within the City for economic development, and create place-based economic development ...
Playa Grande
Republic of Panama
Playa Grande is planned to be one of the largest resort and second-home communities in the Republic of Panama and will include two high-end hotels, close to 1,000 residential units, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, and a world-class marina. Located in the Chiriquí Province of the quickly emerging tourist destination of Panama, Playa Grande hopes to offer ...
The Landmark
Trotwood, Ohio
The Salem Mall-located in a suburban setting eight miles outside of Dayton, Ohio-was the first enclosed mall in the Dayton metropolitan area but gradually became obsolete as local demographics shifted and tenants left for suburban locales. The city of Trotwood acquired the virtually empty retail center with an eye toward redevelopment and partnered with General Growth, a nationally recognized ...
GloryPark
Arlington, Texas
In July 2004, Steiner & Associates retained RCLCO to conduct an initial market positioning analysis as well as development strategy recommendations for the residential components of a 180-acre, mixed-use development surrounding Ameriquest Field in Arlington, Texas. The property is an assemblage of over 10 parcels that surround the ballpark and are adjacent to Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor Water ...
GE Tech Center
Gaithersburg, Maryland
The existing GE office and warehouse building's given their age, quality, and general characters have little market appeal and are viewed as undesirable in the context of the surrounding area. The client also anticipated that any office use on the site was likely to underperform and that a mixed-use development would be preferable. In order to support the client's ...
City of Atlanta: Greenbriar Mall
Atlanta, Georgia
RCLCO provided market and economic analyses, along with strategic guidance, to the area surrounding the 40-year old Greenbriar Mall in southwestern Atlanta, GA. The mall had struggled for over a decade, losing business to suburban expansion (retail pirating) and a general lack of sustainable development. RCLCO partnered with the city of Atlanta to create a land-use plan that would ...
Downtown Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Maryland
RCLCO conducted a comprehensive fiscal- and economic-impact analysis of the Downtown Silver Spring development and redevelopment. The Downtown Silver Spring project is a major mixed-use development that has been encouraged by Montgomery County and the state of Maryland as a lynchpin in the revitalization of central Silver Spring, near the Silver Spring Metrorail station. As this is a private development ...
Crescent Resources LLC and Commonwealth Atlantic Properties
Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia
For many years, RCLCO has been extensively involved in the major Potomac Yard mixed-use development, with both the previous and current owners. RCLCO's roles have included in-depth market studies of for-sale residential, rental apartments, retail, office, and hotel development. In addition, RCLCO conducted analyses of the development's fiscal impact on Arlington and Alexandria as well as participated in the financial ...
The Brookwood Group: University Lofts
RCLCO was retained by the Brookwood Group to analyze and estimate the market depth and support for new student-oriented rental housing proximate to Georgia State University; estimate the appropriate mix of beds and units; provide development recommendations addressing amenities, parking, potential retail opportunities, and other developments; and identify the most opportunistic market audience within the target area. Utilizing a strategic-planning process ...
The Peterson Companies: Dulles Discovery
The Peterson Companies asked RCLCO to conduct a fiscal impact analysis of proposed zoning changes for an active adult community at Dulles Discovery in western Fairfax County, Virginia. The proposed active adult development will have 584 age-restricted units and a 12,500-square-foot clubhouse, on a parcel currently zoned for industrial uses. RCLCO's analysis took into account all revenues and operating expenditures ...
AvalonBay Communities, Inc,: Demographic Shift Study
RCLCO developed a market-driven strategy for new AvalonBay communities slated for completion in the next five to seven years. AvalonBay wanted to implement the most desirable portfolio changes that would best respond to demographic trends and allow it to maintain its status as a leader in Class A rental housing. RCLCO conducted a thorough literature review of consumer research and ...
City of Charlottesville Revitalization
Charlottesville, VA
As part of a multidisciplinary team led by Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc., RCLCO conducted market and fiscal impact analyses and prepared revitalization strategies for all 14 commercial areas and corridors in the city, including downtown. The project involved understanding the economic and fiscal impact trends within the Charlottesville region, determining the role of the city within the region, ...
Shannon Mall
Union City, Georgia
At the time of this engagement, Shannon Mall had lost two major department store anchors: JC Penney and Macy's. Approximately 30% of the center's 1.3 million square feet were vacant. Given that Shannon's future as a conventional closed mall seemed bleak, redevelopment efforts were necessary. With this background, and the understanding that major tenants Sears and Rich's were interested ...
Jekyll Island Authority: Jekyll Island Master Plan
Jekyll Island, Georgia
RCLCO led a team of consultants in providing a master plan for the management, preservation, protection, and development of Jekyll Island. State-owned, Jekyll Island is both environmentally and historically sensitive. It is operated by the Jekyll Island Authority-an authority created by the state of Georgia to profitably operate the island while protecting its ecology and historic assets. ...
City of Albuquerque: Downtown Revitalization
Albuquerque, Arizona
RCLCO was retained by the city of Albuquerque and a group of private interests to create a planning strategy for the downtown area. At that time, downtown was dormant and had not issued a private building permit in 15 years. Utilizing a strategic planning process based consumer research and market analysis, RCLCO worked with stakeholders to create a vision for ...
Blueprint Cumberland
Atlanta, Georgia
RCLCO was retained by the Cumberland CID-a quasi-governmental agency overseeing a community improvement district-to prepare a long-range vision for the Cumberland-Galleria area of Atlanta. Cumberland-Galleria is a massive employment and retail core in Cobb County, which is situated in the northwestern part of Atlanta. Although successful as an office core, the Cumberland-Galleria area was facing significant long-term issues, including a ...
Downtown Chattanooga Economic Development Strategy
Chattanooga, Tennesee
RCLCO was hired by The River City Company (formerly known as River Valley Partners) to create an economic development strategy for Downtown Chattanooga, laying out social, economic, and planning strategies. This included implementation strategies and follow-up to the action plan. The plan called for a multifaceted, integrated process to establish a critical mass of tourist attractions (including a ...
National Harbor
Prince George's County, Maryland
National Harbor is one of the largest mixed-use developments in the Eastern United States, including hotel, retail, entertainment, residential, and office uses. RCLCO created a comprehensive market, fiscal, and economic impact analysis of the planned National Harbor development. We also prepared financial analyses for a wide range of development scenarios. RCLCO's involvement with the National Harbor began prior to ...