A comprehensive analysis was completed that focused on determining the best uses for a large industrial warehouse site in Hilliard, Ohio. The project included regional and national surveillance of retail, commercial, industrial and housing markets and market trends. Several best-use development scenarios were offered to the client, and creative marketing concepts were introduced.

This project involved an analysis of economic, commercial, industrial and housing land uses, within a neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. We determined market feasibility and long-term planning for a client involved in development and redevelopment projects in several areas of the city.

The purpose of this study was to determine a common vision for the ongoing urban corridor revitalization efforts concentrated in the area immediately south of downtown Columbus, Ohio. The study area has experienced household losses and economic decline, over the past several decades. This comprehensive Vision Plan required extensive community-based research, including interviews with public officials, focus groups with real estate professionals and other professionals involved in development, health, education and the social service arena. We also participated in numerous public data and analysis presentations.

In addition to data collection and analysis, comprehensive conclusions and recommendations for the plan were generated. Our contributions included strategies for the promotion of job growth and economic development, as well as specific recommendations for commercial and housing development. Our recommendations also prioritized goals for ongoing community-based planning and presented recommendations and guidelines for various community groups.

An extensive market feasibility study was completed for an 800-acre residential and commercial development to be located on a unique site at Sandusky Bay in northern Ohio. Since there are very few undeveloped Lake Erie sites of this scope, a unique opportunity was presented to create a comprehensive housing community that included single-family homes, condominiums, manufactured homes, marinas, a golf course and other recreational amenities.

During the course of this analysis, we profiled similar resort developments throughout the Midwest and South. Our field surveys included more than 250 different developments. Our recommendations included the number of supportable residential units by concept, location and price point. Additional analysis was provided for a marina, golf course and other resort amenities. The project is currently in predevelopment and the developer is securing permits from the Army Corp of Engineers that will provide for the flooding of a quarry that will be linked to Sandusky Bay.

In the spring of 2004 Nancy Patzer was hired by administrators at Mount Healthy Christian Home to examine market potential for the redevelopment of residential space within the homes existing facilities Mount Healthy Christian Home offers a continuum of care including congregate care, assisted living and nursing care, and had an under-utilized floor within one of its two residential buildings. Ms. Patzer made a variety of recommendations for improving the facility, enhancing marketability and adding memory care beds to provide an even more specialized type of care at the facility.

The 18 Alzheimer's/ assisted living beds recommended by Ms. Patzer experienced an absorption rate of 3.5 beds per month, reaching 90.0 occupancy within five months. Nancy has subsequently worked with the Mount Healthy Christian Home to improve the marketability of other components of their facility.

An analysis of workforce development providers and trends within a 13-county region of West Virginia was completed. The project involved creating a comprehensive database inventory of area providers and existing workforce programs, as well as an analysis of funding streams and workforce development trends. The project resulted in a long-term planning document designed to make workforce development programming more cost efficient, on a regional basis.

This site is one of the last remaining large parcels of undeveloped land near downtown Columbus, Ohio. Located on the Scioto River and occupied for many years by warehouses and a vehicle impound lot, the City of Columbus recognized that this site is extremely important to the overall development of the area. Due to its proximity to the Scioto River, the Franklin County Metroparks will develop the site for passive recreational use, including a bird sanctuary. In addition, significantly sized tracts of land exist for additional residential and commercial development.

A comprehensive analysis of the residential and commercial opportunities of the site was conducted. Included in this analysis were the identification of support for multifamily for-rent and for-sale opportunities, as well as opportunities for office and retail development. Because of the site's proximity to the Metropark, the City desires that the eventual development will be "sustainable" and "green," meaning that the design and operation of any development, at the subject site, must be environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the best use for the Worley Terrace 16.7-acre site, a Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) project located at the northwest corner of West Town Street and Central Avenue in the Franklinton area of Columbus, Ohio. A comprehensive, site-specific market feasibility study was conducted that identified residential and commercial opportunities for the re-use of the site. CMHA recognized that the useful life of the existing building had been exhausted and, as a result, wanted to identify the best market opportunities for re-use of the site. Based on the surrounding characteristics of the area, recommendations were provided for a variety of scenarios. CMHA is now in the process of establishing the most viable of these recommendations. Worley Terrace completed lease-up October 2008. As of February, 2011, Worley Terrace is 100% occupied with a six- to 12-month waitlist.

News about Worley Terrace Columbus Dispatch - Friday 10/03/2008