Redevelopment Economics

Consulting Services for Urban Redevelopment and Smart Growth:

Brownfields ♦ Greyfields ♦ Transit-Oriented Development 

Historic Preservation ♦ Green Buildings ♦ Sustainable Development

 

 What We Do...

We use an economic development skill set applied to brownfields and similarly challenged urban redevelopment projects, as follows: when conflicts arise, due to poor communication skills, or lack of appreciation for diversity. Our approach integrates strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and adaptive reuse to transform neglected spaces into thriving, functional environments. This layered complexity and attention to user experience can also be seen in digital ecosystems like city center online, where thoughtful design and dynamic interaction come together to shape behavior and sustain long-term engagement. By fostering collaboration and inclusive dialogue, we aim to unlock the full potential of urban landscapes.

Urban redevelopment with particular expertise in:  

• Brownfields redevelopment
• Sustainable development and green jobs
• Smart growth
• Historic preservation
• Transit-oriented development

Our skills to assist redevelopment projects:

• Policy analysis and strategic economic planning
• Economic and fiscal impact analysis 
• Incentives, gap-financing, and financial feasibility analysis
  
• Regulatory assistance particularly with respect to brownfields issues 
• Tax increment financing
• Environmental and climate impact analysis
• Market Assessment
• Grant applications

Think of the possibilities

We assisted the developer of the Market Street Power Plant in New Orleans with potential financing sources.

 Gap financing for adaptive reuse - Montgomery Park in Baltimore

What's new?

 

• New report released: "The Economic and Fiscal Impact of Wisconsin's Brownfields Investments," co-authored by Redevelopment Economics and the University of Wisconin Fiscal and Economic Research Center
• Evans Paull receives a NALGEP Lifetime Achivement Award as an "Innovative thought leader for brownfields redevelopment and community revitalization"
• Evans Paull presents "Brownfields Metrics - Selling Brownfields through Impact Analysis" at the National Brownfieelds Conferemce
• Evans Paull presents "State Brownfields Incentive Programs - Creative Policy Solutions" at the National Brownfields Conference
• RE report on the federal "Brownfields Tax Incentive - Case Studies and Economic Impact" released at the National Brownfields Conference
• Evans Paull' article on State Super TIF programs "Super TIFs Are Transforming Three Cities," pubished in Planning.
• Policy studies and impact analysis lead to an aggressive brownfields agenda for the Oregon General Assembly
• RE completes financial feasibility analysis for TIF district being considered by Borough of Carlisle, PA.   
• RE, working with Cardno-TBE, completes Brownfields-Greyfields Toolkit and In-depth Financial Analysis of Four Sites for Centralina COG.
• Working with ECONorthwest, RE completes "Economic Impacts of Oregon's Brownfields Programs."
• New RE report assesses the New York Brownfield Cleanup Program: the Economic, Fiscal, and Environmental Impacts. 
• "Brownfields Tax Incentives for Preservation Projects" published in The Forum.
• Report released: "The Economic, Fiscal, and Environmental Impact of the Massachusetts Brownfields Tax Credit."
• Our article on "Inventing the Brownfields Land Bank" published in Brownfield Renewal.  The complete article is posted here.
• Completed a market assessment for the Philadelphia-based Musicians' Live-Work-Recording.
• CHP, District Energy, and Brownfields Redevelopment report issued.  RE teamed with Pace University Climate Center and Northeast-Midwest Instititute.
• Portland Metro "Brownfields Scoping Project" completed, summarized here and here.