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PARTIAL LISTING OF ENGAGEMENTS EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC-SECTOR CLIENTS PORTLAND, OREGON BUSINESS ALLIANCE AND PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION: A comprehensive study of housing market trends and a 5-year demand forecast for housing by price point in downtown Portland, Oregon. The study identified several barriers to development of affordable workforce housing in downtown Portland, estimated the cost to develop affordable housing and the needed public subsidy to support new construction. Further, the analysis included an economic impact study which measured the economic benefits of increasing the supply of affordable workforce housing in downtown Portland, and then measured this impact against the needed subsidy to support new construction. The report documented the "return on investment" (workforce housing development subsidies and incentive programs) from the standpoint oflocal govemment. THE FAMILY HOUSING FUND, THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, AND THE MINNNESOTA MULTI-HOUSING ASSOCIATION: A study of the economic impact of the lack of affordable "workforce" housing in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. This study measured the current and future demand for affordable housing in the metro area, as well as cost to produce such housing, the level of subsidy required to support this construction, and the return on investment this investment. BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: Completion of a for-sale and rental housing needs assessment with detailed 5-year demand projections and development recommendations by price/rent and location for Beaufort County, South Carolina. This coastal South Carolina County includes the Hilton Head area, which has seen rapid resort and high- end residential development during the past five to eight years. Meanwhile, a growing share of the workforce is effectively being priced out of the local housing market, to the point where many of the Hilton Head area workforce is commuting long distances to more affordable housing in adjacent counties. GV A developed a demand forecast and development recommendations for Beaufort County over a five year period, assisted in identifying the primary barriers to development of affordable housing in the county, and suggested strategies for reducing or eliminating many of these barriers in support of affordable housing construction in the years ahead. CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA: Market feasibility study related to a proposed boutique hotel and banquet hall on a redevelopment site on the Mississippi River in downtown Hastings, Minnesota. GV A Marquette provided a thorough assessment of the market realities related to the potential for hotel and banquet hall construction, which was used by the Hastings HRA and downtown business association in developing a framework for the redevelopment of its historic downtown. In addition to providing a comprehensive market study, GV A led numerous public meetings, focus groups and presentations in the community. CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA: Market study analyzing for-sale and rental housing in Downtown St. Paul. Market study projected demand for additional housing construction and recommended an appropriate housing mix to guide redevelopment planning by the St. Paul PED. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: A feasibility study for a proposed luxury high-rise to be constructed in conjunction with a new library and planetarium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. CITY OF FRIDLEY, MN: A feasibility study for a proposed mixed-use redevelopment project on a site in Fridley, Minnesota. The proposed project included 50,000 square feet of street-level retail and restaurant space, with residential condominiums in the upper three stories of two proposed buildings. CITY OF ANOKA, MINNESOTA: A study of residential and commercial real estate market trends in the Downtown Anoka area. Based on a review of demographic trends and the market situation, projected demand for additional retail and office space and housing units in Downtown and evaluated the redevelopment potential of Downtown and multiple sub- areas in Anoka.