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Markets Served : Government/Institutional

Athletic, Recreational
and Physical Education Department, University of Victoria:
Business plan for expansion of campus facilities for varsity sports,
student and university community recreation and for recreational
teaching and research.
B.C. Assets and Land Corporation:
Review of surplus and underutilized Crown lands on Vancouver Island
and Lower Mainland to identify potential sales revenue and formulate
disposition strategies.
- B.C. Buildings Corporation:
- Financial analyses of relocation strategies
for health care facilities located at the Woodlands site,
New Westminster.
- Review of tenant mix, Robson Square food
fair, Vancouver.
B.C. Hydro:
Financial analyses of proposed 300,000 sq.ft. office development,
Dunsmuir and Hamilton Streets, Vancouver.
B.C. Ministry of Education:
Review of appraisals and development of acquisition strategies to
acquire 10 schools for the Francophone Education Association from
Lower Mainland and school districts.
City of Burnaby:
Analysis of redevelopment and rental housing replacement opportunities
for the Maywood residential area (south of and adjacent to Metrotown
Town Centre).
City of Chilliwack:
Feasibility study of downtown redevelopment concepts.
- City of Coquitlam:
- Review and recommend financial models for
setting bonus density and amenity charges for new residential
and commercial development.
- City of Coquitlam: review of Town Centre
C-4 zoning bylaw including financial assessment of potential
for and implications of increasing FSR from 3.5 to 4.0.
City of Duncan:
Examine the economics of downtown revitalization to assist in update
of 2007 Official Community Plan.
City of Langley:
Feasibility study of downtown redevelopment plan.
City of Port Moody:
Land valuation and property tax analyses for North Shore Neighborhoods
3 and 4 lands to determine the impact to the City of using the lands
for park rather than residential development.
- City of Richmond:
- Recommend policies and propose developer
amenity contributions for residential and commercial development.
- Financial and land value analyses for:
- City lands adjacent to the Olympic Oval
skating facility
- DFO Garden City lands
- Steveston waterfront lands
- Townhouse project, Number 3 and Francis
Roads
- Richmond Memorial Gardens
- Financial analysis of P-3 development opportunities
to fund a 35,000 sq.ft. community centre and 30,000 senior
citizen’s centre in downtown Richmond.
- Financial analyses of funding strategies
for development of new No. 1 Firehall, Community Safety Building
and Town Centre community centre.
- Valuation of 150+ acres of City Centre lands
designated for future park use.
City of Vernon:
Financial analyses and development strategies for resort, residential
and commercial development on Lake Okanagan, Vernon.
- City of Surrey:
- Development opportunity study for Cloverdale
Fairgrounds site.
- Financial analysis of proposed Centre for
Excellence, a multi-facility sports training and recreational
facility.
- “Market sounding” to assess
potential to pursue public private partnership strategies
for 400,000+ sq.ft. trade and exhibition centre, 10,000 seat
spectator arena and 40,000 sq.ft. Cloverdale Community and
Recreation Centre.
City of Vancouver:
Mountainview Cemetery Business Plan.
City of Vancouver, Property Endowment
Fund:
Analysis of the residential/commercial development potential for
a 5 acre site located on the Grandview Highway between Kaslo and
Slocan Streets. B.C.
- City of Victoria:
- Review of developer proposal for the Dockside
800 unit residential, commercial and industrial development
in Victoria Harbour. More specifically, focused on examining
the ability of the project’s developer to fulfill a
promise to build 80 affordable housing units.
- Market and financial analyses to examine
alternate development concepts (industrial, office, retail
and residential land uses) and density of development for
the Alston, Tyee, Bay area adjacent to downtown Victoria.
- Corporation of Delta:
- Formulation of multliple family bonus scheme
for south Delta
- Examine economic viability of commercial
tomato farms in Delta
- Review of proposed zoning bylaw changes
for north Delta
- Evaluation of development potential for
Ladner Race Track property
- Review economics of demolition, land clearing
and construction waste sites on River Road
- Review potential to develop Ladner harbour
waterfront for mixed residential, commercial retail, office
and public amenity space
District
of Campbell River:
Provide assistance in preparing a developer proposal call for a
multi-purpose building and adjacent development lands in downtown
Campbell River.
Discovery Parks Inc./UBC Real Estate
Development Corporation:
Preparation of market studies, financial analyses and development
strategies for high tech development at UBC, SFU and Willingdon
campuses. Analyses used as basis for determining potential for the
management of these sites to be taken over by the UBC Real Estate
Development Corporation.
District of Campbell River:
Business plan to acquire the Middlepoint Marine Terminal from Transport
Canada.
District of Hope:
Development opportunities and strategies to develop affordable housing
in District of Hope.
District of Powell River:
Business plan to acquire a tanker wharf and barge loading terminal
from Transport Canada.
District of Sechelt:
Financial analysis of development proposals for the Rockwood Centre
for the Arts.
District
of Summerland:
Valuation of 300 acres of District lands proposed for sale to a
California developer building a 1,200 acre housing and destination
golf resort in the District.
District
of West Vancouver:
Financial analyses of five development options for the Evelyn Drive
lands, adjacent and to the south of Park Royal Shopping Centre.
District
of West Vancouver:
Financial analyses of development opportunities and planning strategies
for the Ambleside commercial area.
Edmonds Town
Centre Development (B.C. Hydro):
Financial planning and land valuation for 1,800,000 sq.ft. office
complex adjacent to Edmonds ALRT Station, Burnaby.
First Capital City Development Corporation:
Background marketing and financial analyses leading to the redevelopment
of downtown New Westminster, B.C.
Great Northern Way Campus:
Highest and best use study for 2 acre surplus property.
- GVRD:
- Land valuation and disposition strategy
analyses for GVRD surplus lands, Bowen Island.
- Financial analyses of expansion of Brae
Island R.V. Park.
- Market and financial analyses for revenue
generating uses at 340 acre Tynehead East Regional Park, Surrey.
Langara College
and YMCA:
Development opportunity study, including market, financial and land
valuation analyses, for multiple family residential development
on lands owned by the College and YMCA at 49th Avenue & Cambie
Street, Vancouver.
Lion's Gate Hospital:
Evaluation of alternate disposition strategies (sale or lease of
land for market condo, senior's retirement development or subsidized
housing) for 2.5 acre site, City of North Vancouver.
Municipality
of North Cowichan:
Financial analyses of potential to pursue public private partnership
development strategies for funding community and recreation space
at a municipally owned site in downtown Chemainus.
Oliver and District Community Economic
Development Society:
Financial analyses to assess the potential to develop a destination
“wine village” resort in downtown Oliver.
Partnerships
British Columbia:
Review of a proposal to develop the Whistler Athlete’s
Village.
Public Works
Canada:
Market studies to determine the feasibility of retail development
at Sinclair Centre, Granville & Hasting Streets, Vancouver.
RAVCo (Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Rapid
Transit line):
In concert with Harris Consulting, prepared financial analyses to
assess the ability of a major property owner adjacent to the Robson
Street RAV station to pay for “connection space” to
the station.
Rapid Transit Project 2000 Office:
Development of financial computer models to evaluate alternate locations
for LRT station sites. Examination of potential for private developers
to undertake commercial and residential development and donate access
lands for SkyTrain Station sites.
Salvation Army:
Feasibility study for redevelopment of a 50 unit senior citizen
intermediate care facility to a personal care facility, Vancouver.
Town of Ladysmith, Vancouver Island:
Development strategy analyses to compare industrial and retail development
opportunities for a 20,000 sq.ft. municipal industrial building.
Town of Sidney:
Business plan to acquire the Anacortes Ferry Terminal site from
Transport Canada.
Provincial Capital Commission:
Market and financial analyses to assess the potential for public
private partnership strategies to develop a new ferry terminal on
Belleville Street, Victoria Harbour.
Whistler Millennium Place:
For the Whistler Skiers Chapel Society, financial analyses of proposed
multi-purpose building (teen centre, music/arts room, daycare centre,
chapel, 300 seat performance space, office, lounge).
YMCA:
Feasibility study for residential development at YMCA's Camp Howdy
lands, Belcarra.
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