Public-Private Partnerships Revitalize Downtown St. Albans
St. Albans has seen 67% TIF District Grand List growth in the past eight years thanks to public-private partnerships, alternative financing, and community involvement.
Learn More January 8, 2021“Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate” By the Counselors of Real Estate®
The Counselor of Real Estate (CRE®) have released their annual top ten issues affecting real estate and this year is (as one would expect) particularly nuanced.
Learn More August 28, 2020Five Things to Keep in Mind in a Win-Win TIF Project
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a powerful tool to make difficult projects happen and pencil out favorably. Five things
Learn More August 20, 2020How Can I Help?
How can I help? Or in some cases, how can WE help? As a small professional services firm in the commercial real estate industry, that’s a question we often find…
Learn More May 11, 2020Frustrated with VT’s cost of living? Eat a creemee.
Every single Vermonter is in the business of economic development. If you live, work, eat, sleep, play in this state, you are contributing to VT’s ability to sustain and you…
Learn More September 13, 2015Why VT as Gen Y?
One commonly hears about younger generations of the workforce fleeing Vermont as soon as they need to find employment. It is less common to hear about the ones (like me)…
Learn More March 26, 2015Lessons from Downtown St. Albans Revitalization
The City of St. Albans has been in the news quite a bit lately for its successfully completed downtown revitalization projects. And rightly so – they have a newly completed…
Learn More March 4, 2015Developing Good
When I had my own practice in Boston, I learned about the valuable difference between good development and developing good. The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) in the City of…
Learn More March 2, 2015Burlington’s Generator Maker Space: A viable use for Vermont downtowns
The 5,000 square foot Generator maker space located in the lower level of historic Memorial Auditorium will turn one year old in March. The not-for-profit Generator provides a creative environment,…
Learn More February 25, 2015