Incentives
We design and evaluate incentive programs that motivate investment, development, and community benefit, structuring tax credits, grants, and policy tools that align public goals with private action while ensuring accountability, measurable results, and sustainable long-term value creation for communities and stakeholders.
HR&A worked with the City of Dallas and stakeholders to craft an Economic Development Policy and Incentives Policy to proactively address disparities in economic opportunity through policy, public investment, and partnership. As advisors, analysts, subject matter experts, and external capacity, HR&A helped ensure that the implementation of the policy would provide measurable impacts and improvements to businesses and communities across Dallas.
HR&A worked with Centro San Antonio and the City of San Antonio in 2011 to create a Strategic Framework Plan to transformed Downtown San Antonio from a convention-focused district into a thriving residential community. The plan was officially adopted by both organizations and has generated over 8,000 new housing. Following the successful “Decade of Downtown”, HR&A was re-engaged in 2024 to update the plan for the next decade of growth and investment.
HR&A worked with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning to design a comprehensive incentive zoning system for Downtown Los Angeles as part of the DTLA 2040 Downtown Community Plan update, creating a three-tier framework that balances development feasibility with public benefits and will generate affordable housing, public open space, and community facilities while establishing clear expectations for future growth.
Since 2020, HR&A has supported Con Edison’s strategy for incentivizing building decarbonization throughout New York City and Westchester County. Leveraging our deep experience in New York City real estate and our quantitative modeling capabilities, we are helping Con Edison achieve the ambitious goals of New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which commits the State to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2050.
