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S. B. Friedman & Company is a specialized real estate and development advisory firm based in Chicago. Founded in 1990, it has assisted developers, corporations, not-for-profits, universities, health care institutions, economic development organizations, transit agencies, lending institutions, and government agencies with development planning, finance and strategy. We have completed multiple assignments for many of our clients. The firm has worked with clients throughout the country with an emphasis on the Midwest.
 
 
Services
Development Advisory Services
Real Estate Economics
Fiscal, Economic and Tax Studies
Public-Private Partnerships
Community and Economic Development
Public Financing and Bond Projections
Housing Strategies and Affordable Housing
 
General Information
Tax Increment Financing
Special Service Areas
Responsibilities of a Developer
Transit-Oriented DevelopmentPlanning Magazine, January 2001

Published Articles by Staff Members

"Market Analysis: A Zoning Necessity," Zoning Practice, Feb. 2006
(more information on Zoning Practice magazine can be found by clicking here)
Sections from "Planning and Urban Design Standards," APA, 2006
"Developer Solicitation for Publicly Owned Land," Public Management, July 2005
"Public Incentives for Development: Responding to Fiscal Restraints," Real Estate Issues, Aug. 1995
 
Awards
2007 - '08 ULI-Chicago Community Vision Award - Bartlett Town Center
2007 Illinois Chapter of the Association of Landscape Architects Honor Award - Aurora River Edge Park
2007 Association of Licensed Architects Design Award - Aurora River Edge Park
2002 American Planning Association-Illinois Honorable Mention Award - Des Plaines Library Plaza

 

 


Presentations

"Creating a Policy Framework for Well-Structured TIF Deals" - CDFA Conference - April 29

 

"Integrating Market Analysis Into the Planning Process" - APA-CMS - January 2008

 

"TIF For Affordable Housing" - Governor's Conference on Affordable Housing - December 2007

 

"Back to the Home" - Small Business Times Commercial Real Estate & Development Conference - November 2007

 

"New Markets Tax Credits" - Lorman Educational Services - August 2007

 

"Tax Increment Financing: An Overview" - Loman Educational Services - August 2007

 

"Corridor Land Use: Strategies for a Suburban Ring Line" - Rail-Volution - November 2006

 

"Relating Stations to Neighborhoods" - Rail-Volution - November 2006

 

"Transit-Oriented Development" - Lorain County, OH - October 2006

 

"Alternative Magnets for Downtown" - APA Upper Midwest Regional Conf. - October 2006

 

"The Art of the Deal: Negotiating Win-Win Redevelopment Agreements" - ITIA - Fall 2006

 

"Economic Feasibility Analysis in Master Planning" - APA National Conference - April 2006

 

"Land Use Decisions and Financial Health of Communities" - Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development - October 2005

 

"Developer Solicitation" - Spring 2005 Illinois APA Conference



 






 

 



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221 North
LaSalle Street
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Chicago, Illinois
60601-1302
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312/424-
4250
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Fax: 312/424-
4262
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