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That's where we thrive.

Location decisions are hard decisions

New trends in consumer (i.e., eCommerce growth) and workforce behavior (i.e., Work-from-Home)

are impacting the location decision for businesses, developers, and investors.

Location benchmarking

End users are becoming more sophisticated

Businesses are more data-driven than ever, and operational decisions are based in analytics.

Location benchmarking assessments are necessary from various perspectives.

Site-level Compare across zip code, drive time, county, MSA, national averages.

Intra-market Compare against other competitive locations in the submarket or region.

Multi-market Compare against other comparable hubs based on talent, economic or other factors.

Location Analytics

Provide insights to investors/developers

Tell the story. Highlight the asset’s location-based benefits. And be aware of any disadvantages.

Data-forward marketing leads to more informed and faster decision-making.

Industrial

Logistics access to rail, port, FTZ; ground/ air freight coverage; labor market

Office

“X-Factor” workplace intelligence, Proximity to talent hubs, economic incentives opportunities.

Retail

Geo-fenced data, customer visit/stay descriptors, tracing, True Trade Area demo’s

Value proposition

Deliver site-specific due diligence

Most common use cases

1. Site-specific analysis for underwriting Gather and compare locational data to support clients as they build the business case and underwrite a property.

2. Marketing strategy for sale, lease, or development Identify targeted end-users and communicate key locational benefits.

3. Customized analytics and financial modeling Deep-dive analysis and financial cash flows and investment returns based on certain researchable areas (e.g., labor, logistics, incentives).

Most common researchable questions

  • How will current labor market dynamics impact future operating costs?
  • What is the regulatory and tax environment of the local municipalities, city and state governments?
  • What are the logistical components of this site and what populations can be reached?
  • Who are the most recent entrants to the market? What has been their investment? What economic development incentives were received?

Results

  • Faster time-to-under contract and closing
  • Better informed and “ready-to-act” investors
  • More effective identification of interested end-users
  • More relevant, focused and insight-driven marketing
  • Broader set of interested parties in the property given that more data beyond real estate market information is provided