Market & Financial Analysis.
We analyze markets and create financial models to help clients make smart development decisions. Our assessments combine population data, competitor research, and financing expertise to determine what should be built, how much it will cost, whether projects will be profitable, and how to structure deals that work for both investors and communities while ensuring projects succeed over time.
HR&A Advisors serves as the retained executive team for the Rowen Foundation, orchestrating the creation of a 2,000-acre innovation community in the Atlanta Metro Region that will connect research, education, and industry across agriculture, medicine, and environmental science. As the operational leadership for this transformative project, HR&A directs all aspects of development including real estate strategy, foundation operations, tenant attraction, board governance, and public-private partnerships spanning Georgia's higher education institutions and government entities.
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 Buffalo Bayou Partnership to develop a comprehensive investment framework and master plan for Buffalo Bayou East, a 260-acre waterfront transformation extending Houston's celebrated greenway network four miles east of Downtown. Our strategic planning work created the foundation for securing a historic $100 million catalyst gift from the Kinder Foundation, which will leverage an additional $210 million in public and philanthropic funding to support the first decade of development and operations.
HR&A worked with the University of Utah and Salt Lake City Redevelopment Authority to establish a strategic framework for jointly developing the Station Center site into a vibrant innovation district. Through comprehensive stakeholder engagement and programmatic analysis, HR&A identified optimal governance structures, land ownership strategies, and catalytic programming approaches that balanced community priorities with the university's research strengths, delivering actionable recommendations that are now guiding the site's Vision Plan.
