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What We Do
Real Estate Development
Whether your organization is venturing into real estate development for the first time or is a seasoned developer in need of additional capacity and expertise, MAKE Advisory Services has an approach that can be tailored to meet your needs, including:
Site Analysis and Viability
Zoning and Land Use Analysis
Entitlement Analysis
Sourcing Project Financing
Viability Assessment
Navigating Government Processes
Project Development Team Management
Capacity Building
Taking your organization or projects to the next level can be challenging. It is often difficult to build this capacity from within before achieving a certain level of financial capacity. MAKE can provide Project Managers and/or Executive staff with access to technical support and strategic guidance, including:
Technical Assistance crafted to assist organizations to develop and build their own skills to effectively manage and complete projects.
Strategic Advising through the review of specific development projects and/or the overall development pipeline and preparing master project schedules.
Site Analysis and Assessment
Explanation and Interpretation of Entitlement Processes
Assessment of Financial Viability by assisting in the preparation of project budgets and cash flow projections, flagging risks and opportunities, and verifying investment return.
Affordable Housing and Community Development
Developing affordable housing and community focused projects has become more and more complex. It is not a simple task to navigate through the myriad layers of local, state and federal regulations, the layers of financing requirements need to capitalize these projects and to secure the necessary entitlements. Whether your organization is well-versed in development, is seeking a new site or simply a new developer with a good idea, MAKE Advisory Services can help provide the roadmap to achieve your goals by assisting with:
Site location and Acquisition Strategy
Site Analysis and Viability
Zoning and Land Use Analysis
Entitlement Analysis
Sourcing Project Financing
Viability Assessment
Navigating Government Processes
Government Relations
Navigating various political and government landscapes can be complex. Calling on MAKE’s extensive public sector experience in overseeing planning, land use, zoning, entitlement and financing processes, and intimate involvement in the legislative process, MAKE assists any size organization move through these processes with ease and efficiency.
Specific services include:
Performing a political landscape analysis.
Monitoring and assisting the Client in dealing with the array of local statutes, rules, regulations and requirements.
Serving as a liaison on behalf of the Client with state and local agencies and other significant organizations which control or affect the Client's stated priorities. Make recommendations when Client should communicate with agency officials and elected officials directly.
Providing regular consultation and communication as requested by the Client to local agencies, departments, and elected officials.
Providing up to date information on legislative and administrative proposals that may affect the Client's interests.