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We're on a mission to help companies of all sizes identify the best locations, secure incentives, obtain development approvals and optimize energy strategies through Location Economics®.
BLS & Co. conducted a thorough review of Florida Power & Light’s 35-county territory to pre-qualify sites for data centers and other mission-critical facilities.
BLS & Co. and its energy services affiliate Sugarloaf Associates conducted a thorough review of Florida Power & Light’s 35-county territory to pre-qualify sites for data centers and mission-critical facilities. Four diverse sites were selected. The sites offer a unique combination of factors desired by today’s mission critical and data center operations, including highly reliable and redundant power and fiber infrastructures, competitive cost structures, and locations insulated from manmade and natural risks.
BLS/SLA also provided advisory service and expert witness in the development of a new FPL electric economic development rider for data centers and large manufacturing plants in Florida's FPL territory.
BLS & Co. utilizes an assortment of services – a process we call Location Economics® – to advise clients on location decisions. Discover our variety of offerings to help you navigate the complex decision making processes that occur when searching for a new location for your organization.
BLS & Co. specializes in a variety of industries and our dedicated team is compromised of experts in nearly all major categories.
At BLS & Co., we have executed wide variety of projects for our clients, which includes facilities such as headquarters, warehouses, and data centers.
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Large corporations often have legacy assets verging on obsolescence and thus contributing little of economic value; these frequently include land and facilities held in a company’s portfolio. A common strategy is to restore value by converting such property to higher and better uses. However, receiving permission to make changes in land use can be a complex and daunting task.
Securing a master plan amendment, property rezoning, or site plan and subdivision approval requires sensitivity to the local community’s aspirations and an attainment to grassroots social and political expectations. As companies consider greenfield development projects or repurposing existing sites, assurances of a reasonable, predictable and timely approvals outcome become fundamental to a project’s success.
BLS & Co. crafted land use and community engagement strategies to assist Hercules with the disposition of 2,100 acres of brownfields in New Jersey.
BLS & Co. crafted land use and community engagement strategies to assist Hercules with the disposition of 2,100 acres of brownfields in New Jersey. The engagement involved strategies to reposition and/or redevelop four sites on a portfolio basis, quickly enabling sale of the most market-ready property to generate the resources needed to pursue the redevelopment potential of the longer-lead sites.
BLS & Co.'s efforts focused on an affirmative, inclusive community/intervenor strategy to define the benefits associated with redevelopment, including demonstrating the fiscal and economic impacts of a market-based approach to re-use of the sites. BLS & Co. also managed an RFP process to identify and select the most qualified bidders for the sites, then managed the transaction that resulted in the sale of a 100-acre property in Burlington, New Jersey which has since been redeveloped with over 1 million square feet of modern warehouse space.
Our services are built upon two distinct directions:
Exit Strategies: For companies and institutions hoping to shed soon-to-be surplus properties or legacy assets, we conceptualize and help implement the necessary land use approvals. When appropriate, we also recommend and create special incentives to attract developers and end users. Our approach is to conceptualize plans to identify a property's highest and best use, then to put in place a set of strategies that will prepare a property for redevelopment or marketing – creating value and liquidity.
Market Entry Strategies: For companies executing location decisions, we analyze the location-differentiating variables among competing properties (including utility and infrastructure assessments performed by our Sugarloaf Associates™ affiliate) and guide clients through state and local approvals. In doing so, we coordinate our efforts with our clients’ real estate advisors. We also align the facility/site acquisition process to preserve the value of available economic development incentives.
BLS & Co. Executive Managing Director Jay Biggins provides insights into the public sector’s role in facilitating urban transformations by embracing innovative policies and fostering public-private collaborations.
