Real Estate Development & Reuse The Hamman Consulting Group, Inc. Location Advisory Site Selection Economic Development March 8, 2013 www.hammanconsulting.com The Hamman Consulting Group, Inc. Founded in February 2013 Previously with Silverlode Consulting, Team NEO, and Lorain County Community Development Licensed Realtor with Howard Hanna Commercial Services for public and private sector clients: Location analysis and site selection Incentives and grants Economic development planning/strategies Target industry and labor market analyses Real estate, market and feasibility analyses Business attraction and lead generation GIS mapping What Development Opportunities Exist in Your Communities? Redevelopment of existing buildings? Redevelopment of brownfield sites? Development of greenfield sites? Industrial, office, flex, commercial, residential, mixed use 1
A Development Opportunity in My Community Former elementary school building Four proposals: Senior Housing (2x) Business Center & Incubator Nursing College Evaluation Criteria Purchase Price Economic & Fiscal Impact Timeline & Contingencies Today s Agenda Site & Market Analysis Weighing Options Development Approaches Tools Available Promoting the Project Site & Market Analysis Why is it important? What are the opportunities for my site? What differentiates my site & community from competitors? What obstacles need addressing? 2
What Opportunities Exist? LoopNet, CoStar, other online databases Brokerage market reports Interviews with brokers Market/feasibility studies Economic/demographic factors What Differentiates My Site & Community? Transportation Access Tax rates & incentives Utility rates & capacities Acquisition & development cost Site readiness Labor force availability & quality Others Obstacles? Utilities- in place AND adequate capacity Land assembly Environmental / wetlands Zoning Funding Community (e.g. NIMBY) Lack of information 3
Weighing Options Cost/benefit analysis Economic impact analysis Expected value Community fit Impact of future developments Ability to complete Net Present Value Development Approaches Community acting as developer Involving a development partner Engaging an end-user Considerations Control and flexibility Experience, market knowledge, contacts Political process Financial investment Time Interest of development partners 4
Available Tools - Local Tax Increment Financing EZ/CRA Job grants Loan & grant programs Available Tools - State ODOT Jobs & Commerce Job Ready Sites Clean Ohio State Historic Preservation Tax Credits Ohio Rail Development Commission Available Tools - Federal EPA Grants New Markets Tax Credits Historic Preservation Tax Credits Historic Easements U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Economic Development Administration U.S. Department of Transportation (TIGER) 5
Promoting the Opportunity Intermediary networking Trade shows/industry conferences Familiarization tours Brokers Email & print marketing Internet & social media Project Examples Youngstown Warren Regional Airport Feasibility Analysis of Rail Spur & Transloading Terminal at/near Airport property HCG is now marketing site to strategic partners Hannibal Industrial Park Redevelopment of site into multi-tenant industrial complex and multi-modal transportation hub Rail line to be reactivated in April 2013! YNG: Site Overview Property acquisition needed Interchange with Norfolk Southern BP 85,000 leased acres Competitive analysis Local political climate 6
YNG: Target Industries Primary Targets Machinery Chemicals Primary metals Petro & coal Paper Secondary Targets Food & Beverage Nonmetallic Minerals Trans. Equip Oil & gas supply Chain Upstream O&G Extraction (211) Drilling O&G, Support activities (213) O&G Equipment (3331) Steel (3311) Pumps, Compressors (3339) Pipe & tube (3312) Ind. Valves (3329) Ind. Sand (2123) Midstream Construction (23) Pipeline Trans. (486) Downstream Petro. Refineries (3241) Petrochemicals (3251) Polymers (3252) YNG: Next Steps Market Feasibility Analysis: Yes, proceed with next steps Develop relationships with strategic partners Engineering/Site feasibility Financial feasibility HIP: Site Overview 1.25M SF 122 acres Rail + Barge 100 ton crane capacity 50 + ceilings Utilities capacity 7
HIP: Next Steps Phase 1: Strategic building/site improvements (Owner/tenant) Phase 2: Reactivate rail line (Owner/operator & ORDC) Phase 3: Restart rolling mill (Private Equity & other funding sources) Phase 4: Install electric arc furnace Thank You! Jason Hamman The Hamman Consulting Group, Inc. Location Advisory Site Selection Economic Development (440)292-5326 jason@hammanconsulting.com March 8, 2013 www.hammanconsulting.com 8