Education
JM Zell leverages real estate expertise and a consultative approach to help educational institutions achieve their operational and financial goals. We provide analysis, tools, and guidance to support informed decisions, foster stakeholder consensus, and navigate approval processes, ensuring successful and impactful real estate solutions.
Tailored Solutions
JM Zell works with a broad range of educational institutions from organizations focused on serving students within a single facility to leading universities with a variety of uses, on multiple campuses, across numerous jurisdictions.
Education institutions have leveraged our expertise to establish new campuses, renovate and expand facilities, and implement value maximization and monetization strategies for existing assets.
Engagements have included but not been limited to one or more of the following core services and related activities:
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Space use analysis and operations planning
Financial analysis and capital campaign planning and support
Maximizing value of existing assets, monetizing underutilized assets
Operations budget planning (CAPEX vs. OPEX, buy vs. lease, etc.)
Real estate financing strategies
Real estate/facility specific grant applications and award support
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Site identification and selection (legal, physical, and financial viability)
Transactions (acquisition, disposition, leasing, subleasing, etc.)
Due diligence management
Tax mitigation strategy and support
Legal documentation advisory and support
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Pre-construction planning and support
Third-party consultant selection, on-boarding, and oversight
Zoning, entitlement, and permit approvals
Contracting strategy and legal document advisory
Project implementation oversight and reporting
Project close-out support
Move management
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Highest and best use studies with associated financial analysis
Zoning and entitlement process management
Complex joint venture/ownership structure
Monetization strategies and implementation (sale-leaseback, ground lease, third party leasing, etc.)
