Award-Winning Revitalization Consultants

Results

Perkasie Borough – 2012 to 2022

  • 70+ New Businesses & 280 New Jobs
  • $200,000,000+ in New Real Estate Development
  • Rebuilding Town Center District – Vacant 27 years
  • $7.5 Million in New Town Center Investment and Construction
  • $250,000 County Economic Development Loan – Town Center
  • 400+ New Homes – Increased Electric Use +$800,000
  • $600,000 in New (1x) Electric Tapping Fees
  • $62 million in New Disposable Income
  • $20 Million Pennridge Airport Industrial Park Development
  • $600,000 in New Developer Impact Fees for Park Improvements
  • Grew EIT from $1,103,000 to $1,654,862 per year
  • Grew Median Household Income from $65,00 t0 $102,00 in ten years
  • Grew Median Property Values from $265,00 to $455,000
  • $1,000,000 LERTA Tax Award for Redevelopment of Blighted Factory

New Britain Borough – 2013 to 2019

  • $600,000 Mutli-Modal Sidewalk Grant Award 
  • $100,000 DVRPC Economic Planning Grant – Main Street Plan
  • Retained largest employer w/ 300+ employees
  • Developed partnerships with largest employers and University
  • Grew Town Center Shopping Center – Occupancy to 90%
  • Created “University Village District” along Del Val University 
  • Established University Village Zoning Overlay District
  • Sold 65% of Commercial properties in University District
  • Created Inter-Municipal Joint Planning Collective
  • Gained Final Easements for Safe Ways to School Sidewalk Grant
  • Co-Founder, Del Val University Entrepreneurship Center

Main Street Hatboro – 2010 to 2018

  • Grew Commercial Occupancy +22% (76% to 99%)
  • 170+ New Businesses
  • Created 1,200+ New Jobs
  • $153 Million in New Real Estate Investment
  • $600,000 LERTA  for blighted factory redevelopment
  • $6 million Governor’s Action Team Award
  • $100,000 County Revitalization Loans
  • $40,000 County Wayfinding Signage Grant
  • $50,000 State Historic Restoration Matching Grant
  • $30,000 DVRPC State Matching Grant for Park Master Plan
  • Filled 6 of 7 vacant anchor stores in downtown – empty five+ years

New Hope Borough - 2017 to 2018

  • Produced 150 Page “New Hope Borough – Renaissance Economic Development Report & Study
  • Analyzed Tourist Economy, Parking Solutions, Business Turnover
  • Created first, New Hope centric Visitor count – One Million+
  • 43% Community Survey Results
  • Created Town Hall Meeting for residents with Survey results
  • Met with all business owners
  • Improved “Business Privilege Tax” program
  • Assisted to secure $1 Million Delaware Canal Grant
  • Resolved three vacant & blighted property issues
  • Recommended multi-story parking deck – under development

Collegeville Borough - 2019 to 2020

  • Visioned creation of College Town across from Ursinus College
  • Reestablished relationship between Ursinus & Borough
  • Secured accelerated approvals for Ursinus Gateway Project
  • Analyzed 12 properties adjacent to Ursinus for “College Town”
  • Produced “25 Best College Towns” Report & Summary
  • $670,000 Multimodal Sidewalk Grant – Ursinus College
  • Conceived & created new Creekside Park
  • $109,000 Montco 2040 Park Grant – Creekside Park Funding
  • Secured PILOT tax program between Ursinus & Collegeville
  • Implemented upgrades to deteriorated shopping center
  • Hired third-party code inspectors to address properties issues
  • Hired Montco Planning for zoning changes for College Town
  • Keynote speaker to Montco Assoc of Boroughs on behalf of Boro
  • Provided guidance to resolve key blighted property issue
  • Assisted in opening Troubles End Brewing
  • Created ESRI Marketing report to court new businesses