Public / Private Partnerships
We facilitate strategic alliances between government entities and private sector partners to advance community development goals. Our work includes structuring innovative financing mechanisms, aligning land use and infrastructure strategies, and developing governance models that balance public benefit with investment returns. We help our clients unlock the value of public assets, attract private capital, and deliver transformative projects with lasting economic and social impact.
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 led real estate and economic analysis as part of a multidisciplinary team developing a master plan for Dallas' Convention Center District, reimagining the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and surrounding area as an integrated mixed-use district with a new multi-modal transportation hub. Our feasibility analysis, equity assessment, and funding strategy helped the City of Dallas secure a projected $3.5 billion to advance this transformative project.
HR&A served as strategic partner and development advisor to Rice Management Company for The Ion and broader 16-acre Ion District in Houston, overseeing real estate and programmatic development. This comprehensive advisory role helped successfully transform a historic former Sears department store into a thriving innovation hub while laying the groundwork for a 3-5 million square foot mixed-use innovation district that fosters an inclusive tech ecosystem and creates equitable economic opportunities.
HR&A is leading a multi-disciplinary team advising the City of Thousand Oaks on a comprehensive downtown redevelopment that includes a new City Hall, adaptive reuse of the existing City Hall, mixed-use development, and public infrastructure improvements. Our market analysis, financing strategies, and procurement support are enabling the City to transform its downtown core.
