Steven specializes in land use economics with an emphasis on market, financial, and impact analysis of major new projects. During his 29 years with ERA, he has evaluated markets for entire new towns as well as for individual proposed entertainment, sports facility, residential, retail, office, R&D, hotel, museum, conference center, and mixed-use projects throughout the United States and Asia, for both private and public clients. After assisting in project concept formulation from a market perspective, Steve typically evaluates planning alternatives from the dual perspectives of private developer pro forma financial feasibility, and public sector concerns with job creation, economic development and fiscal impacts.
Steve graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in economics. He later returned to Berkeley to earn a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning. Steve, A.I.C.P., is a charter member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.