Retail uses often provide the vitality that activates urban environments, lending identity and excitement to mixed-use developments and driving revitalization of declining commercial centers and older downtown districts and corridors. Retail uses also are key contributors to local tax bases, helping to support vital municipal services. Understanding the dynamics of retail markets and the businesses that serve them is an essential tool to developing sound strategies for building and sustaining vital urban places.
EPS provides a range of services related to creating, sustaining and reinvigorating retail commercial centers and districts. These include the following:
- Retail Market Studies
- Town Center Development Strategies
- Commercial Revitalization Strategies
- Large Format Retail Impact Studies (“urban decay”)
- Public Financing Agreements and Negotiations