Stop wondering if that site pencils. Get the honest numbers in 4 weeks.

Site Feasibility Snapshot

A defined, 4-week engagement that takes a specific site, building, or redevelopment opportunity and returns a transparent pro forma, three development scenarios, a required-subsidy stack, and a clear go/no-go assessment. Built for communities evaluating a potential RFP, considering a land donation, weighing acquisition, or responding to an unsolicited developer inquiry.

Who it’s for: Economic development directors, city managers, redevelopment authorities, CDCs, land banks, foundation real estate officers.

Pricing and Timing: From $12,000, 4 weeks

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It’s the right fit…

For these roles:

Economic development directors
City managers and assistant city managers
Redevelopment authority directors
Land bank directors and authority staff
Community foundation real estate program officers
Municipal planning directors
CDC executive directors

With these conditions:

Site becomes available — tax-reverted, closed school, donated building, surplus city-owned parcel
Unsolicited developer proposal lands on the manager's desk
Grant window open (MSHDA, IHCDA, OCRA, HUD, foundation) with a filing deadline
Master plan recommends specific sites for investment
Upcoming RFP/RFQ decision; staff wants honest numbers before writing scope

This service was designed to address these challenges:

You have this site and people keep asking what you should do with it. Nobody has done the math.

Multiple developers have pitched contradictory visions. You can't tell which (if any) is honest.

Council is about to vote on acquisition or disposition and has no transparent numbers.

A building is available, a grant window is open, and the decision has to be made before you can hire a full consulting study.

You own land and want to know what it's actually worth to a partnership developer.

What You Get

Site visit and 2–3 stakeholder interviews (typical: city manager, ED director, one external voice)
Market context analysis (rents, comparable sales, demand indicators, absorption)
Three development scenarios: conservative, target, stretch — each with massing and unit mix
Transparent, annotated pro forma for each scenario (sources and uses, IRR, cash-on-cash)
Required subsidy and capital stack analysis — what subsidy unlocks each scenario
Go/no-go memo with 5–10 specific next steps and risk flags
60-minute readout call with the client team

Investment

From $12,000
4 weeks

How It Works

If we're not the right move, we say so on the call.
Within 3 business days of the fit call, you receive a written proposal with fixed scope and fixed price. E-sign and 50% deposit to start.
Kickoff call plus data request within a week of contract. Site visit within one two weeks.
Draft deliverables in week 3. 60-minute readout call in week 4. One round of revisions included.
You leave with a transparent pro forma, three scenarios, and a clear recommendation. What you do next is your decision.

Common Questions

We still run the Snapshot. Environmental issues become an input to the capital stack — typically adding required brownfield credits or a specific funding source. If the contamination is significant enough to require specialized environmental engineering we'll flag it and refer you to a partner firm.
Yes — that's our Developer RFQ + Selection Toolkit, a natural next step after a Snapshot. We'll reference it in the readout call if the site is viable.
No. An appraisal tells you what a site is worth today. A Snapshot tells you what it's worth in the hands of a partnership developer with appropriate subsidy. Different question, different document.
You get that answer in writing within four weeks — which is far more useful than finding out two years and $150,000 of entitlement costs later. Our job is honesty, not encouragement.
Only you and who you share it with. If you eventually share it with a developer during an RFQ, we can help you redact sensitive inputs if needed.
Yes. This is one of the most common use cases — especially for land bank acquisitions and philanthropic property donations.
We can add additional scenarios at $2,500 per scenario. Most clients find that three scenarios (conservative / target / stretch) is the right amount for decision-making.