| Real Estate
& Land Use |
| ERA is experienced in all aspects of real estate and land use management
consulting, assisting clients including real estate developers, public
agencies, property owners and investors to realize the full financial potential
of their real estate interests. ERA provides “real-world”, market-driven
development programs and realistic estimates of market potential and financial
feasibility.
ERA’s expertise in Real Estate and Land Use includes the following types
of projects:
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Appraisal & Valuation
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Golf Courses, Golf Communities & Golf Resorts
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Large Landholdings
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Masterplanned Communities
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Mixed-Use & Multi-Use
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New Towns
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Site Locations
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| Recreation
& Tourism |
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ERA’s recreation and tourism assignments encompass
virtually every aspect of leisure time activity, and have included a wide
range of attractions (from aquariums to zoos, as well as theme parks, expositions,
fairs and museums) and events. ERA provides advice and guidance to more
commercial recreation attractions than any other firm, resulting in pragmatic
and creative action
plans for the development, marketing and management
of recreation, entertainment and tourism projects across the U.S. and around
the world.
ERA experience in Recreation and Tourism
includes the following types of projects:
Recreation
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Amusement & Theme Parks
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Aquarium & Oceanarium
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Arenas & Stadiums
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Athletic Clubs
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Attractions
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Auditoriums
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Automobile Racing
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Campgrounds
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Commercial Recreation
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Fairs & Expositions
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Gaming
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Historic Attractions
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Horse Racing
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Parks & Recreation
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Public Recreations Concessions
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Special Events
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Sports Facilities
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Visitor Centers
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Zoos
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Tourism
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Asian Tourism
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Cruise Industry Analysis
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European Tourism
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Tourism Master Plans
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Tourism Development
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Tours & Visitor Centers
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| Resorts
& Hotels |
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Closely related to ERA’s involvement in real estate
and land economics is our work in hotel and resort development planning.
ERA’s expertise in analyzing the tourism, conference and business travel
markets coupled with our knowledge of real estate and development economics
enables us to guide our clients’ projects to effective product positioning
and increased profitability.
Our experience in providing market and economic
planning for hotels and resorts is truly world-wide, ranging from major
four-season resorts and urban hotels to specialized products including
golf, winter sports, gaming and conference and convention markets.
ERA expertise in Resorts & Hotels includes
the following types of projects:
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Destination Resorts
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Hawaiian Resorts
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Hotels
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Motels
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Ski Resorts
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| Golf |
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ERA is the largest golf economics consulting firm
in the United States. Our clients include private developers, financial
institutions, golf course operators, municipalities, and public-private
joint ventures. ERA’s services to the golf industry cover the entire project
cycle, from market evaluations and forecasts of course performance to operational
audits, appraisals and evaluations of lease arrangements. ERA has worked
with many well-known golf designers, including the Golden Bear (Jack Nicklaus)
organization and Robert Trent Jones II.
ERA experience in Golf includes the following
types of projects:
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Golf Course Communities
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Golf & Country Clubs
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Municipal Golf Courses
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Private Golf Courses
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Public Golf Courses
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Golf Club Strategy
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| Public
Facilities |
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To meet the demands of today's competitive markets,
planners and developers need realistic and sophisticated economic information
and assessments for their convention, cultural and public assembly facilities.
ERA's track record in this category includes convention and conference
centers, multi-purpose arenas, stadiums, theaters, museums and performing
arts centers. Our work
ranges from small community facilities to major
urban projects.
ERA experience in Public Facilities includes the
following types of projects:
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Airports
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Amphitheaters
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Conference & Convention Centers
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Cultural & Performing Arts
Centers
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Exhibit Halls
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Military Facilities
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Meeting Halls
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Museums
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Sports Stadiums & Facilities
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| Economic
Planning & Policy |
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ERA assists clients in developing practical economic
strategies that address today’s complex issues: economic strength and diversification,
downtown and community revitalization, resource and industrial development,
financial stability, and sound economic policy. Our work in this area ranges
from growth management plans and business retention schemes to military
base and adaptive reuse strategy.
ERA experience in Economic Policy & Planning
includes the following types of projects:
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Community Revitalization & Redevelopment
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Downtown Revitalization
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Economic Action Plans
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Economic Analysis of Public Policy
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Economic Development Strategy
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Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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General Plan Economics
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Growth Management & Large-Scale
Development
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Military Facilities & Base Reuse
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Specific Plans
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Urban Housing
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| Transportation
Economics |
ERA’s services in transportation planning and
economics span urban, intercity and international transport problems, in
both passenger and cargo transport. Recent work includes economic and cost/benefit
analysis of the proposed California Inter-City High Speed Rail network
as well as
economic impact and financial analyses of other
major public investment programs. ERA has substantial experience in evaluating
transit agency property development potentials and public-private venture
partnerships.
ERA experience in Transportation Economics includes
the following types of projects:
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High-Speed Rail
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Transit Facilities
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Transportation Planning
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Economic Impacts of Public Transportation
Programs
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Cost/Benefit Analysis of Transportation
Development
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Tourism Impacts of Port Redevelopment
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