J.Roller Development provides senior advisory real estate development consulting as an expert in, and translator between, the private, public, and community sectors. J.Roller Development facilitates as a creative source offering detailed knowledge and advice based on extensive firsthand experience.
Specialized support services include: Development Strategy, Market Research/ Development, Feasibility Studies, Redeveloper Selection, Redevelopment Agreement Negotiation, Capital Structuring, Public Sector Navigation, Risk Identification and Mitigation, Design and Entitlement process, Deed Restrictions, Construction Quality Control and more.
Selected Consulting Work
Worked with Midtown Cleveland, Inc. to provide analysis and critical suggestions on how to infuse holistic policies and processes that drive equitable development practices for their $152 million initiative featuring new development including new office and co-working space, apartment buildings, town homes, a hotel, and museum, entertainment, and food amenities. Consulting work included creating an inclusive vision & toolkit for MTC in collaboration with diverse stakeholders to bridge audiences who have been historically divergent.
Worked with National Real Estate through several rounds of their successful response to RFP from the City of Philadelphia and PIDC to lead redevelopment efforts along and near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The winning proposal comprehensively moves the African American Museum of Philadelphia (AAMP) to a brand-new building in a prominent location on the Parkway, provides an adaptive re-use of the iconic and historic Family Court Building as a premier lifestyle hotel and incorporates the Free Library of Philadelphia’s new Children and Family Center. Consulting work included advising on the political landscape, City and neighborhood stakeholders, project design and presentation, museum best practices and cultural competency.