Shopping Center Redevelopment Alternatives Analysis

Upper Arlington, OH

As part of a consulting team led by American Communities Partnership (ACP), Mr. Gross assisted this land-locked Columbus suburb in its planning efforts. Upper Arlington had few options for increasing its revenues to pay for deferred maintenance and infrastructure capital costs. One possible option was to increase opportunities for higher-density commercial re-development in selected areas of the city. However, residents preferred to maintain the low-density residential character of this historic bedroom community. Mr. Gross provided market and fiscal impact analysis necessary for residents and city leaders to decide the appropriate balance between density, fiscal soundness, and quality of life. He participated in community workshops to provide input to the visioning process. He assessed the comparative net fiscal return from various land use alternatives and redevelopment of specific sites within the city. Several of those sites, including the former Kingsdale Shopping Center, have since been successfully redeveloped as an urban, mixed-use neighborhoods, based in part on the work completed by Randall Gross / Development Economics. The City credits his assessment as a critical input to garner support and incentives for the redevelopment plan.

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