Learn how we helped the developer obtain HUD financing for Watermark at the Grove.
Affordable Housing
Our studies help secure Low-Income Housing Tax Credits & other financing and obtain municipal approvals.
Kretchmer Associates understands market dynamics and how to measure need and demand. They are thoughtful, detail-oriented and big-picture smart.
That's how one client described us, and it sums up the value we add to every project. Working with developers, lenders, planning agencies, and municipalities across the Midwest, we provide honest, well-researched, and clearly-documented advice – always hitting your deadlines.
Combining over 35 years of real estate and urban planning experience with extensive local knowledge, we help you secure financing, obtain approvals, and decide on the best way to move your project forward.
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We've worked in 269 municipalities and community areas across Chicago and Illinois, with additional work across the Midwest. As one client said, "I never make a site decision without their expertise."
We're a certified WBE with an excellent reputation among developers applying for funding and approvals and municipalities looking to understand their development and redevelopment opportunities.
We don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Tailoring our detailed market studies to your specific requirements, we're responsive, comprehensive, easy to work with, and always meet your deadlines.
Do you need a feasibility analysis, market assessment, or development strategy? We help private, public, and non-profit clients move their real estate projects forward, or discover any market mistakes before they occur. Learn more about our services:
Our studies help secure Low-Income Housing Tax Credits & other financing and obtain municipal approvals.
We're experts in independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing projects.
We help you enhance marketability, secure funding and obtain municipal approvals.
We help you understand market needs so you can attract and retain developers and the right tenants.
We've advised on projects spanning warehousing, R&D, and heavy industry for municipalities.
I have worked with Valerie for many, many years and never make a site decision without her expertise. Kretchmer Associates understand market dynamics and how to measure need and demand. They are thoughtful, detail-oriented, and big-picture smart.
When our team undertook the redevelopment of [Aurora’s] Old Copley Hospital into the Bloomhaven Innovative Living Community, there was only one firm that we trusted to prepare our Senior Housing Market Assessment, and that was Kretchmer Associates. Valerie assisted with the assessment and consulted in the design of the adaptive reuse and in finding the management company that best fit our needs. We cannot thank her enough in assisting us throughout all stages of the process.
We love working with Kretchmer Associates. They’re incredibly thorough in their research and good at communicating with us as the client. We know we can put trust in their work, and as developers, nothing is more important.
Without a doubt, the success we have experienced in developing our affordable assisted living platform is in no small measure attributable to Kretchmer Associates. Their market analysis on a state-wide level guided us to certain markets, while their insights into particular sites helped define our success. We are working to develop our tenth Silver Birch Living community in the State of Indiana. Valerie and her team are directly linked to that progress.
We use Kretchmer Associates to perform the market study for all of our tax credit development projects. They are always professional and thorough and they know exactly what the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the Federal Home Loan Bank are looking for. It’s a slam dunk with Kretchmer Associates!
Learn how we helped the developer obtain HUD financing for Watermark at the Grove.
Find out how we worked with Camiros to analyze the retail and office market in the City of Wheaton in order to prepare zoning recommendations.
Learn how we helped the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development understand opportunities in an industrial area.
Learn how we assisted Vermilion Development in selecting locations for affordable assisted living in Indiana.
See how we helped guide industrial attraction and retention efforts to help the Village capitalize on its proximity to O’Hare Airport.
Learn how we helped the Village and developer apply for and receive tax credits for senior housing.