land management

Lee Huang Quoted by Planphilly.com on Keystone Opportunity Zone Program in Philadelphia

March 31, 2014 / Comments Off on Lee Huang Quoted by Planphilly.com on Keystone Opportunity Zone Program in Philadelphia

ESI Senior Vice President Lee Huang was quoted in a PlanPhilly.com article on the Keystone Opportunity Zone program in Philadelphia. According to the Controller’s report, the KOZ program has abated city and school district taxes by more $380 million, ostensibly stimulating business in the Philadelphia region. From PlanPhilly’s article: “Lee Huang, an economist with Econsult Corporation, praised […]

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Slate.com Publishes Article Based on Adam Ozimek’s Research Paper on Sticky Rents

March 20, 2014 / Comments Off on Slate.com Publishes Article Based on Adam Ozimek’s Research Paper on Sticky Rents

This working paper by ESI Director of Research and Senior Economist, Adam Ozimek, examines the implications of sticky rents on the measurement of owner-occupied housing in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). “It holds that market and not average rents are the most theoretically justified measurement of owners’ equivalent rent (OER), and that the current measurement of […]

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Angelides Testifies on Future of Boyd Theater

February 28, 2014 / Comments Off on Angelides Testifies on Future of Boyd Theater

Econsult Solutions Principal and Sr. Vice President, Peter Angelides, testified before the Meeting of the Committee on Financial Hardship of the Philadelphia Historical Commission on the exhaustive review of potential reuse of space of the Boyd Theater that ESI completed. Dr. Angelides detailed multiple proposals such as turning the space into a restaurant, a megaplex, a theater […]

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Sidney Wong Lectures on Urbanism in Hong Kong

February 26, 2014 / Comments Off on Sidney Wong Lectures on Urbanism in Hong Kong

Econsult Solutions Senior Advisor Sidney Wong started the year in Hong Kong where he delivered four lectures. Dr. Wong has worked in planning at the World Bank, is an active author and consultant, and earned his doctoral degree from University of California, Berkeley in planning.  He currently is teaching and consulting at Morgan State University […]

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Steve Mullin Quoted on Philadelphia Casinos

February 24, 2014 / Comments Off on Steve Mullin Quoted on Philadelphia Casinos

ESI President Steve Mullin was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s first round of casino suitability hearings. The hearings included discussions as to where a new casino would be located. According to the Inquirer: “While Penn National emphasized the ease of access their proposal at South Seventh Street and […]

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Voith at Land Bank Hearing | Vacant Land Management in Philadelphia

October 28, 2013 / Comments Off on Voith at Land Bank Hearing | Vacant Land Management in Philadelphia

Dick Voith will be part of a panel of experts testifying before City Council on October 28 on the subject of vacant land management in Philadelphia. As City Council debates a current land bank ordinance, Dr. Voith will be summarizing the results from a study completed by Econsult for the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority on the negative impacts of vacant land in Philadelphia and the economic benefits that will accrue from converting these parcels to active use.

 
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