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AKRF PROJECT EXPERIENCE NORTH BAY FEASIBILITY STUDY AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, NY The Columbia Land Conservancy retained AKRF to perform a development feasibility study and master plan for an approximately 100-acre site adjacent to the Hudson River approximately 45 miles south of Albany, NY. The site, part of which had been used as a landfill until the early 1980’s, is ecologically rich with wetlands and diverse vegetative communities. The objective of the first phases of AKRF’s planning process has been to establish the functional and programmatic goals of the recreation area, the physical and regulatory design parameters, and the existing on-site opportunities for ecological restoration and education in order to inform the Master Plan. The 70-page Site Development Feasibility Study Report was completed in December 2009 and provides graphic and written documentation of site analysis process along with a summary of constraints on the site due to its former use and requirements for long term maintenance of the landfill closure structure. The North Bay Recreation Area Master Plan, currently in development, will illustrate a clear vision of the future North Bay Recreation Area while identifying specific implementable projects and action items to improve the site and work toward meeting the established goals and objectives. It will serve as a guide for the site design and provide a reference point for decision making in the multi-step process of developing the Project Site as a publically accessible recreation area. BELLEAYRE RESORT AT CATSKILL PARK, ULSTER AND DELAWARE COUNTIES, NY The firm was retained by Crossroads Ventures, LLC to prepare an economic and fiscal analysis of impacts of a proposed resort development adjacent to the Belleayre Ski Center in the towns of Shandaken (Ulster County) and Middletown (Delaware County), New York. The proposed 400-acre development would sit on 1,900 acres of land and would include two golf courses, two hotels with a total of approximately 350 units of lodging, approximately 350 timeshare units, restaurants and snack bars, a convention center/ballroom, a 1,500-seat amphitheater, and associated outdoor education and recreation facilities such as tennis courts and cross-country ski trails. The analysis developed likely economic activity projections for the proposed resort and examined community costs and potential secondary residential and commercial development impacts within a 15-square-mile study area defined by Route 28 and the Catskill Park. AKRF utilized a Geographic Information System assessment of environmental constraints in the study area, as well as existing regulatory constraints, to assess the available supply of buildable land within the study area. Estimated off-site spending determined in the study was then applied to the study area as either new investment to fill available capacity in existing businesses or new growth on land not constrained by any regulatory or environmental features. AKRF reviews and provides annual updates of economic acitivity for the client. DESTINY USA, ONONDAGA COUNTY NY ECONOMIC AND TOURISM ANALYSES AKRF provided extensive economic and tourism advisory services for the Destiny USA project. Services included trade area analyses, visitor estimates and profiles, spending projections, overnight stays and hotel occupancy projections, economic and fiscal projections, and a feasibility analysis for developing the world’s largest entertainment, shopping, and tourist destination in upstate New York. As part of AKRF’s effort to estimate the level of tourism to the area, the firm’s in-house GIS staff compiled tract-level census data sets for 26 states. These data were used to run demographic analyses including age, 6 Proposal For Capitalize Albany Corporation RFQ for Building a Tactical Revitalization Plan for Downtown Albany, NY
AKRF PROJECT EXPERIENCE education, career, and other factors to determine the most likely type of visitor to the center. GIS was also used to complete several thematic maps, some in 3D, to display results to developers. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARK FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS In March 2005, Destiny USA announced plans to build a one-million square foot R&D center in Salina, New York, at the crossroads of Interstate 81 and the NYS Thruway. AKRF examined the economic benefits of locating two major R&D clusters in upstate New York. The goal of the project is to improve economic conditions in the upstate region, accelerate commercialization of new technologies, and reduce dependency on foreign oil and fossil fuels. The firm analyzed qualitative location decision factors relevant to R&D clusters, such as university presence, infrastructure, and support services, and identified suitable locations for two high-tech clusters near concentrations of universities and existing R&D facilities along the New York State Thruway corridor. AKRF projected R&D cluster development cycles and rate of growth by assessing other successful R&D clusters and the educational, infrastructure, and lifestyle assets of upstate New York. AKRF also provided recommendations for incentivizing the developments by purchasing technological innovations at fair market value. FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS As part of the economic benefit analysis for the proposed R&D center, AKRF helped model the potential new employment and projected tax revenues that would be generated by the facility. AKRF projected employment in relevant high-tech Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, demand for new housing, and potential fiscal impacts for the State and local municipalities through increases in commercial and residential property taxes, personal income taxes, and sales tax that would be generated by the new R&D workforce. The firm was responsible for the preparation of the final report and led the team that presented the results to the client. LONG BRANCH FERRY PIER, LONG BRANCH, NJ AKRF’s Economic and Real Estate Advisory Services practice conducted a market analysis for potential commercial development on the new pier including, restaurant, retail, entertainment and cultural venues. The scope of work included: establishing trades areas to identify potential customers, conducting market supply and demand analysis for potential commercial uses including demographic analysis of consumer spending characteristics, recommending the development program and square footage for proposed uses, and preparing pro formas to analyze the financial feasibility of development options. Proposal For Capitalize Albany Corporation RFQ for Building a Tactical Revitalization Plan for Downtown Albany, NY 7
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PROJECT APPROACH • Identify land,
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