CSP works alongside local governments and their partners to move housing, redevelopment, and community economic development initiatives from concept to implementation.
Our role varies with the needs of the community and the project. Sometimes that means helping define the opportunity or evaluate whether a development concept can work. Other times, it means helping evaluate and define public investment in a project, prepare for negotiations, build an implementation plan, or provide ongoing advisory support as the work moves forward.
In each case, CSP is designed to complement—not replace—the experience and expertise of local leadership, staff, and specialized technical partners.
Communities often know where they want to see investment but need help determining what is realistic, how individual opportunities fit together, and where to begin. CSP helps communities translate broad housing, redevelopment, and revitalization goals into practical strategies that can guide public decisions and private investment.
Housing & redevelopment strategySite & district opportunity assessmentDevelopment concepts & alternative scenariosProject prioritization & sequencingPublicly owned land & asset strategy
Successful community development requires more than a good idea. Projects also have to work financially, align with public priorities, and offer a reasonable path for private investment. CSP helps communities understand those dynamics and evaluate the role public resources can appropriately play in moving an opportunity forward.
Turning Opportunities Into Investment:
Development feasibility & financial analysisPublic incentive strategy & evaluationTax increment financing & other development toolsLand, infrastructure, & parking considerationsPublic-private partnership strategyDevelopment negotiation preparation & support
Moving from an adopted strategy or promising development concept to implementation often creates a new set of questions: Who owns what? What happens first? What decisions need to be made? How should partners work together? And how will the community know whether the work is producing the intended results?
CSP provides flexible advisory support to help communities maintain momentum, strengthen implementation capacity, and navigate decisions as projects move forward.
Implementation plans & roadmaps Roles, responsibilities, and partner coordination Development negotiations & project structuring Decision tools & scenario modeling Performance measures & outcome tracking Ongoing senior-level advisory support
A community owns a strategically important site or has identified a redevelopment opportunity, but there are questions about market feasibility, development intensity, public priorities, or what type of private investment is realistic.
Evaluate alternatives Test development assumptions Frame public objectives Establish a practical path toward developer engagement
A developer has proposed a project and is requesting land, TIF, infrastructure support, parking participation, or another form of public assistance. Local leaders need to understand the economics of the proposal, evaluate the public benefit, and prepare for negotiations.
Analyze the development economics Compare alternatives Evaluate potential public participation Help the community enter negotiations with clear priorities and decision parameters
A community has completed a housing study, downtown plan, redevelopment strategy, or other planning effort—but translating recommendations into projects, responsibilities, and near-term decisions is proving difficult.
Turn recommendations into an implementation roadmap Establish priorities and sequencing Clarify roles Create practical tools for tracking progress
A community is managing several interconnected development initiatives or moving through an unusually active period and needs experienced capacity that doesn’t warrant adding a permanent staff position.
Work alongside staff and leadership for a defined period Provide senior-level analysis, coordination, and decision support Offer hands-on implementation assistance while local capacity develops