104-24 Exhibits-Economic Development Counsultant - 2024.pdf

Equitable Development Consultants, L.L.P. has provided consultation and training services to community development corporations (CDCs), for-profit developers, merchants associations, community institutions, entrepreneurs, governmental entities and other stakeholders on the planning and implementation of various economic, business, and real estate development projects. Representative Client List: Bridge Street Development Corporation, Brooklyn, New York Project Profile: Conducted retail market analysis and developed the economic development strategy for the revitalization of two of Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood commercial corridors – Tompkins Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard; Spearheaded the development of the Bedford Stuyvesant Neighborhood Commercial District Plan; Organized and established the Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association and the Malcolm X Merchants Association; Facilitated and led building rehabilitation and façade improvement projects; and Secured several millions in public funding for predevelopment efforts, façade and streetscape improvement projects, business retention and attraction, and marketing. Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, Jersey City, New Jersey Project Profile: Conducted market and feasibility assessment of the city’s proposed retail incubator on Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey. New Road Community Development Group of Exmore, Exmore, Virginia Project Profile: Facilitated the creation of an economic development strategy for the New Road neighborhood; Assessed the financial feasibility of the New Road Village Plaza and secured initial funding for project implementation, and advised and assisted the Executive Director with the organization, redevelopment, and ownership of a long-standing segregated community in Exmore, Virginia. Parkside Business and Community in Partnership, Camden, New Jersey Project Profile: Assisted with the implementation of the neighborhood economic development strategy for the Parkside Neighborhood Strategic Plan; Developed and implemented local marketing strategy to attract new retailers, investors and customers to the commercial district; Facilitated the reuse and redevelopment of abandoned mixed-use buildings using best practices for redevelopment and creative placemaking, and conducted due diligence toward the redevelopment of several

acilitated the reuse and redevelopment of abandoned mixed-use buildings using best practices for redevelopment and creative placemaking, and conducted due diligence toward the redevelopment of several underutilized redevelopment sites; Provided business retention and expansion assistance support including managed and financed the rehabilitation and establishment of a locally-owned and minority-owned laundromat on Haddon Avenue; Organized and established the Haddon Avenue Merchants Association; and Leveraged the organization’s public funds to secure several millions dollars for rehabilitation and new construction of several redevelopment initiatives on Haddon Avenue. 26