Since 1993, Patrick has coordinated all aspects of ERA’s organization, strategy, business development, and service delivery. He has over 20 years of experience in the economic analysis of real estate and land use issues, with a particular focus on the intersection of private investment and public policy.
His consulting practice focuses on economic and feasibility analysis, strategic planning, and transaction-related services for real estate investors and developers, public agencies, financial institutions, universities, and non-profit organizations. His work has involved all major categories of urban land use, for such clients as Forest City, Pulte Homes Corporation, Plum Creek Timber Company, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Samsung, TIAA, Alcoa, the University of Maryland, Riverside Health Systems, MacFarlane Partners, the Coca-Cola Company, Hines, and numerous public agencies and non-profit organizations.
A recent emphasis is the market, economic, and financial aspects of a new generation of downtown and suburban mixed-use projects. These initiatives often combine housing with retail, sports, entertainment, and civic or cultural uses. Notable projects include Mockingbird Station in Dallas, Atlantic Station in Atlanta, and the repositioning of Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. Relevant public planning efforts include the Hudson Yards in New York City and the plan for Houston’s Buffalo Bayou.
Patrick often advises public agencies and non-profit organizations on issues related to public-private partnerships for economic development. This practice has concentrated on business development and retention and the revitalization of historic buildings, downtown areas, waterfronts, and neighborhood commercial districts.
He is a frequent speaker on urban development issues, and is the author or co-author of eight books and numerous articles. He is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, and recently led a nationally prominent economic development expert team as part of ULI’s post-Katrina rebuilding efforts in New Orleans.
Patrick teaches at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design Executive Education Program and at the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University. His academic training includes a graduate degree in public management and finance from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Before joining ERA, he was a senior manager with the real estate consulting group of Ernst & Young.