real estate

Estimating the Potential Market for Energy-efficient Retrofits for Commercial Property

November 10, 2011 / Comments Off on Estimating the Potential Market for Energy-efficient Retrofits for Commercial Property

Econsult Corporation was contracted by the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) to estimate the potential market for energy-efficient retrofits to commercial and industrial properties in the Philadelphia area. GPIC is a consortium that received a $129 million from the Federal Government to develop innovative energy efficient building technologies, designs and systems. As part of this […]

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ACHIEVEability: Local Economic Impacts

May 14, 2011 / Comments Off on ACHIEVEability: Local Economic Impacts

Our firm was retained by ACHIEVEability to estimate the impact the organization has on the City of Philadelphia Our firm was retained by ACHIEVEability to estimate the impact the organization has on the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in addition to individuals and families associated with the program. Based in West Philadelphia, […]

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Economic and Fiscal Impact Study of the Subway Station at 22nd & Market Street

February 10, 2011 / Comments Off on Economic and Fiscal Impact Study of the Subway Station at 22nd & Market Street

Econsult Corporation was retained by the Center City District and the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation to analyze the possible economic and fiscal impacts from the construction of a new subway station at 22nd Street & Market Street in Philadelphia. There is currently a subway‐surface stop at the intersection, but the Market Frankford Subway Elevated (MFSE) […]

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Vacant Land Management in Philadelphia: The Cost of the Current System and the Benefits of Reform

September 23, 2010 / Comments Off on Vacant Land Management in Philadelphia: The Cost of the Current System and the Benefits of Reform

Econsult Solutions, Inc., in conjunction with the Penn Institute for Urban Research and Consulting, was retained by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA, formerly the RDA) and the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) to conduct a cost-and-benefit analysis on the 40,000 existing vacant parcels in Philadelphia. Econsult was able to quantify the devastating costs […]

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Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Cira Centre Development at 30th Street Station

March 14, 2007 / Comments Off on Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Cira Centre Development at 30th Street Station

Econsult Corporation was retained by Brandywine Realty Trust to determine the economic and fiscal impacts to the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the Cira Centre development at 30th Street Station. The Cira Centre project benefits from its inclusion in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone (KOIZ). It is a 29-floor, 732,000 square foot landmark building that has dramatically enhanced the City’s skyline.

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