A great idea is a good idea that can actually happen—an idea that can be visualized, communicated, agreed upon, marketed and financed. We start by putting your dream to the reality test, before committing your resources. This feasibility analysis consists of several key steps.
Visioning Charettes
How can you be sure that an idea is fully sketched out and shared among principal players? Visioning charettes are the answer. We’ll conduct a series of focused meetings in which all participants are given a voice on the key issues. Our job is to expose and help resolve varying points of view and differences of opinion to reach a common resolution.
Concept Modeling
Once the project vision has been agreed upon, the process of concept modeling, which may include interior and exterior 2D renderings and 3D models, can further expose any unresolved issues. Acceptable resolutions can then be discussed and agreed to early on in the visioning process.
Market Research
Whatever you’re envisioning, you need to know if your hopes can stand up to the reality of the marketplace—now and into the future. You need projected trends, numbers, information on the competition. We’ll do the research and help you make sense of the results.
Financial Analysis
We excel in numbers crunching. More importantly, we excel in creative solutions to complex financial issues. We’ll run the numbers backwards and forwards to make sure that adequate funding is in place and that all loan and tax structures provide for a reasonable rate of return.
Fundraising
If the needed funds are not readily available, fundraising may provide an answer. We can recommend options and assist in selecting fundraising professionals to get the needed funds in place before you enter the formal financing process.
Consensus Building
Getting a project off the ground and keeping it afloat is largely about people—giving all the key players a sense of voice and investment in every phase of the project. We are dedicated to personal interaction and attention to each and every voice, serving to hold the entire team together as a cohesive and unified unit. When we all speak the same language, nothing is impossible!
Feasibility Studies and Reports
The end result of the planning phase is a series of summaries and detailed reports that collect the salient facts into invaluable references and marketing tools. Nothing ensures the implementation phase of a vision more than a cohesive and clearly defined mission.
Master Planning
We can help ensure that your vision will stand up to the realities of zoning boards, planning commissions and financial institution requirements as well as your sense of good taste. Not only do we have vast experience in site plans, but we are urban planners as well, which means we can promise that your development will both compliment and comply with its surroundings.
