Truthiness and CRE Rules of Engagement

  Credibility is crucial for commercial developers but not so much for their opponents.  The greatest advantage held by opponents today is that they can throw any allegation, facts or figures without regard for the truth- and the burden falls upon the developer to disprove it!   The traffic study says the project will generate […]

Managing Land Use Campaigns

Tips for Managing the Unmanageable Every commercial real estate development team is made up of experts from a variety of disciplines. Managing them and the roller coaster-like permitting process is not for the faint of heart.With some team members, their role is clear and you can easily manage them and chart their progress. For example, […]

Broken Planning

    Broken Planning:  How Opponents Hijacked the Planning Process Former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill famously said that “All politics is local.” It can also be said that “All land use is political.” And the politics of land use has turned against development. Rather than generating a healthy debate on the merits […]