Our principals average more than twenty years of practical experience in advising public and private clients in real estate development issues. It is our extensive knowledge of real estate and public-private partnerships that has made Keyser Marston one of the largest real estate advisory practices on the West Coast. Our transactional experience, market-based financial analyses, document preparation and implementation strategies help ensure successful outcomes.

Having advised over 700 clients, Keyser Marston recognizes that each client is unique, responding to individual, financial and public policy considerations. Leveraging our experience in hundreds of transactions to craft real world solutions for a particular client is a hallmark of the Keyser Marston approach. Our three offices in California allow Keyser Marston to be attuned to the local real estate markets.

Real Estate Strategies

Keyser Marston’s experience and analysis can help clients determine the best use of the land, obtain public policymaker consensus, and lay out the most practical implementation strategy based on local financial and market realities.

Public-Private Transactions

From structuring public investment to assisting in negotiating and documenting transactions, Keyser Marston delivers results-oriented solutions. Extensive preparation and expertise go into every disclosure document, valuation estimate and financial feasibility projection Keyser Marston produces.

Disposition Strategies

Effective negotiation of ground lease development, joint development or fee conveyance requires Keyser Marston’s grasp of the real estate issues and public policy constraints. From straightforward appraisals to the most complex disposition and joint development projects, Keyser Marston delivers.

Affordable Housing

As a pioneer in analyzing jobs-housing linkage and tailoring programs to fit market conditions, policy objectives and fiscal realities, Keyser Marston works with cities, counties and redevelopment agencies to establish an effective policy, regulatory framework and implementation program that achieve results.

Redevelopment

Keyser Marston provides highly individualized redevelopment project support and analysis, encompassing a broad spectrum of financial planning management and fiscal consultant services. Our financial projections have provided support for bond issues totaling over $3 billion.

Land Use Economics

From shaping strategies for underdeveloped land to providing counsel for California’s most successful retail districts, Keyser Marston’s pragmatic, market-driven advice can help maximize land utility.

Fiscal & Economic Impact

Keyser Marston’s analysis of the public revenues and service costs associated with new development allows policymakers to make informed decisions on the short term and long term fiscal implications of development. The depth of our experience in developing public financing plans for in-fill and green field infrastructure couples prudent public policy with results.