Urban Economists, Market Strategists & Land Use/Public Policy Analysts
“The Village and M&R closed on the sale of 611 Green Bay last Friday! They are in for permit and we expect they will still break ground this year. Thanks for everything you did to make this happen!” John Adler Community Development Director Village of Wilmette
“We wanted to thank you for all your help, excellent advice and very hard work on the recent sale and close of escrow for the former Agnews Developmental Center property in Santa Clara…the largest surplus sale in state history. The sales price of $192,750,000 was only achievable due to the work of the team your… Read More
“Since the early 1980’s, GG+A has provided the City of Scottsdale with analysis and advice on the Downtown Scottsdale market position and strategies for adjustment and enhancement.” “GG+A’s work has always been precise and insightful. They have worked as an integral partner with the City’s planning team and provided vital assistance in the creation of… Read More
“This is an extremely impressive report. I am really excited by your recommendations. These are nothing the Alliance has thought of and really give us a lot to chew on. I don’t think anyone has come forward with this level of new thinking in the last 15 years here, so people better appreciate it!” Roger… Read More
“You may have already heard that Gov. Quinn was at the Southern Illinois Airport yesterday to announce the award of $4.5 million for an Emergency and Clinical Response Center at the airport. This funding follows the recommendation included in your Report. This is a great move forward for us and I am absolutely delighted with… Read More
“The court overseers have been extremely successful in negotiating for and obtaining necessary agreements and approvals vital to the project, including but not limited to: land use approvals from the City of Union City; an owner participation agreement with Union City and its Redevelopment Agency; approval of the Remedial Design and Implementation Plan for the… Read More
“Managing retail real estate assets is a challenging task, especially in recent years. As the industry consolidated, certain merchants succeeded and other failed.” “Although we felt our lead asset was well positioned and well located, we wanted to be proactive. We wanted to understand the demographics and other trends that might impact our tenanting decisions.… Read More
“It was great working with you and we greatly appreciate all of your work on this study. I think it was well received and will definitely be a springboard for future conversations on how to increase the number of homes built in Des Moines County…Thanks again for all of your work and I hope to… Read More
“Just wanted to follow up to let you know that we finally got approval for Old Town renovation and expansion in Los Gatos. To a great extent, the market research and sales evaluations you provided were the key factor in convincing the Town Council that the project was both viable from a market standpoint and… Read More
“Council approved the Development Agreement at their meeting last night…Thanks again for your help and creative thinking with this project; the insights were so very helpful!” Rebecca L. Safarik Assistant City Manager City of Greeley
“Gruen Gruen + Associates’ research helped us select the re-tenanting and remodeling program we implemented to improve the competitiveness of the Hillsdale Regional Shopping Center. The results were a double-digit increase in sales and the strengthening of our position in the marketplace.” Frances B. Nelson President Bohannon Development Company
“GMX is involved with large-scale shopping center developments and acquisitions throughout the Midwest. We hired Gruen Gruen + Associates to evaluate the impact of one of our proposed 600,000-square-foot regional shopping centers in Chicagoland on the downtown business district serving the same community. We put Gruen under an expedited time frame to put the report… Read More
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