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MGP v01 Site
MGP v13 Hotel_Eye Level Entry
MGP v12 Hotel_Aerial Front
MGP v11 Hotel_Aerial Back
MGP v10 Professional Tenant
MGP v09 Tech Tenant
MGP v08 Office Terrace
MGP v07 HC Cafe
MGP v06 Maybe Plaza View toward Constitution
MGP v05 Plaza View toward HC
MGP v04 Plaza View
MGP v03 Office Corner
MGP v02 Bldg Premier

Urban Economics

Fiscal Impact Analysis (FIA)

  • River Islands – Planned Community Fiscal Impact & Feasibility Analysis Lathrop
  • Bohannon Fiscal Impact & Feasibility Analyses and Strategic Planning Support Menlo Park
  • Alhambra Highlands Fiscal and Economic Benefit Analysis Martinez
  • Stanford Residential Project FIA Palo Alto
  • El Camino Real Project FIA Menlo Park
  • Willow Business Park Fiscal and Economic Assessment Menlo Park
  • Millbrae Serra Station Plan FIA Millbrae
  • Mixed Use Project FIA Belmont
  • Centre Point Project Revenue Analysis Milpitas
  • Mixed Use Projects FIA Fremont and Milpitas
  • California Dr. Project FIA Burlingame
  • Diridon Mixed Use Project FIA San Jose
  • BART Station FIA Union City
  • The Arroyo Project FIA Walnut Creek
  • Workday, Inc. FIA Pleasanton
  • Bohannon Fiscal Analysis – Entitlement Support Menlo Park

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Feasibility and Policy Analysis

  • Dougherty Valley CSA Financial Audit and Maintenance Review San Ramon
  • Bay Area Industrial Land Conversion and Zoning Study Critique Menlo Park
  • Electronic Billboard Financial Feasibility Analysis Oakland
  • Retail Market Analysis, Auf Der Maur-Stanley Road Project Pleasanton
  • Retail Market Analysis of Red Star Affordable Senior Housing Project West Oakland
  • Industrial Medical Cannabis Cultivation & Mfg. Facility Economic Analysis and Proforma Oakland
  • Walmart Retail Feasibility Market Study San Diego
  • Business Plan and RFPA Response for Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permit Oakland
  • Menlo Gateway Project Outreach and Entitlement Support Menlo Park
  • Crystal Springs Uplands School – Fiscal Impact Analysis and Economic Benefits Belmont
  • Spansion Residential Project FIA Sunnyvale
  • Lowe’s Economic Impact Analysis Lake County

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Development Impact Fee & Nexus Study Projects

  • Park and Recreation Residential Impact Fee, City of Pasadena Pasadena, CA
  • San Francisco Child Care Impact Fee Update and Nexus Study San Francisco
  • Capital Facilities (Traffic, Police, Fire, City Hall) Fee Peer Review Paso Robles
  • Habitat Conservation Plan Mitigation Fee Peer Review Contra Costa County
  • Gilroy Impact Fee Peer Review Gilroy
  • Castro Valley Sewer Fee Review Castro Valley
  • Harter Specific Plan Public Financing Plan and Phasing Strategy Yuba City
  • Elk Grove Traffic Fee Peer Review Elk Grove
  • Livermore Impact Fee Peer Review City of Livermore
  • Modesto Water Connection and Rate Fee Peer Review City of Modesto
  • Child Care Impact Fee Nexus Study Palm Desert
  • Modesto Sewer Connection and Rate Fee Peer Review City of Modesto
  • Paso Robles Sewer Connection Fee Peer Review Paso Robles
  • Alameda County Child Care Impact Fee Nexus Study Alameda County
  • Dublin San Ramon Sanitary District Sewer Connection Fee Peer Review San Ramon
  • Los Banos Impact Fee Peer Review Los Banos

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Child Care Policy & Planning


  • Early Care and Education Facilities Study, Santa Clara County (2023) Santa Clara County – 2023
  • Early Care, Education, and After School Care Strategic Plan Santa Cruz County – 2023
  • Child Care Needs Assessment & Workforce Assessment San Mateo County – 2022
  • Early Learning Facilities and Financing Study – (2017) San Mateo County
  • Child Care Needs Assessment – (2007, 2012, 2017) Contra Costa County
  • Child Care Assessment and DA Support for Providence St. John’s Medical Center Santa Monica
  • Sonoma County Child Care Facilities Development Handbook Sonoma County, CA
  • Child Care Project Assessment Warehouse, Richmond
  • Child Care Developer Impact Fee Nexus Study South San Francisco
  • Child Care Project Assessment – Industrial Warehouse, Bay Point Contra Costa County
  • Child Care Project Assessment – Spieker Resident Care Facility EIR Walnut Creek
  • San Francisco Child Care Impact Fee Update and Nexus Study San Francisco
  • Easter Seals Head Start Planning Application and Feasibility Study San Diego County
  • Child Care Zip Code Priorities Analyses Sonoma County
  • Child Care Impact Fee Nexus Study Palm Desert
  • Alameda County Child Care Impact Fee Nexus Study County of Alameda
  • Child Economic Impact Analysis of Child Care El Dorado County
  • Child Care Economic Impact Report Contra Costa County
  • Economic Impact of Child Care Sonoma County
  • Child Care Needs Assessment Kern County
  • Child Care Needs Assessment Calaveras County
  • Child Care Needs Assessment San Diego County
  • Child Care Needs Assessment City of Irvine
  • Gale Ranch Child Care Demand Study San Ramon
  • Child Care Needs Assessment Glenn County

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