• 2024-10-14 20:54

    NERA Plan and Implementation Strategy Executive Summary

    Heartland is a real estate consulting and investment firm with extensive experience advising on and managing projects from concept through acquisition, predevelopment, development and disposition. Since forming the firm in 1984, Heartland has focused on land - establishing methodologies to better analyze the physical, political, regulatory, market, financial and other influences that affect land values; identifying creative strategies to resolve complex land use and project challenges; managing teams to successfully achieve project objectives; and investing in land. We have worked across the country on rural, suburban, and urban projects combining our national experience with local expertise. In addition to our internal team, we are also strengthened by a talented range of strategic relationships, including consultants, investment partners and public and private parties that we have worked with over the years. We bring the appropriate resources and a practical cost-effective approach to every project Heartland is involved in. Approach Heartland's approach is multi-disciplinary and strategic. We start each project with understanding and establishing realistic objectives, identifying key issues, evaluating alternatives, and then implementing the selected strategy to achieve the desired results. We believe that successful projects, portfolios, policies and project management all rely on a foundation of good information, education, effective communication and process management that incorporates the necessary parties and aligns interests necessary for timely and cost-effective implementation. We believe that effective decision-making tools - from critical paths, to financial models, to project business plans - are necessary to make informed and effective decisions, particularly in complex projects where objectives…
  • 2017-06-06 00:54

    Ground broken for Seattle Gateway Center – Two buildings add office space, service to port and 600 jobs in Burien

    With the toss of a shovel of dirt came the promise of 600 or more jobs in Burien. The groundbreaking for Seattle Gateway Center, two buildings add office space and service to port, was held on Tuesday, June 6. 06/06/2017 By Lindsay Peyton With the toss of a shovel of dirt came the promise of
  • 2016-08-29 19:12

    A major land deal could spark economic development in Burien.

    The new cold storage facility will be 241, 140 square feet. The land it is on is part of a 14-acre parcel in the Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) of Burien created in 1997. A major land deal could spark economic development in Burien. Cold storage warehouse will take the space 08/29/2016 by Lindsay Peyton Real
  • 2016-08-19 20:08

    Huge new cold storage plant to be built in Burien’s Northeast Redevelopment Area

    By Jack Mayne A huge new cold storage facility will be completed in Burien in a few months, following the earlier $4.5 million sale of 14 acres of city-owned land in the Northeast Redevelopment Area. Bridge Development Partners of Chicago becomes the first private developer in Burien’s Northeast Development Area, better known as the NERA. The Port of Seattle
  • 2015-08-31 20:11

    Northeast Burien gets redevelopment boost with $5 million federal grant

    by Jack Mayne The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5 million grant to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to redevelop and create 732,000 square feet of air cargo-related warehouse space and support 1,072 new jobs in Burien’s Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA). Sen. Maria Cantwell announced the FAA grant Monday afternoon, Aug. 31. NERA is located between 8th Ave
  • 2010-04-10 21:23

    NERA Plan and Implementation Strategy Final Report

    Heartland is a real estate consulting and investment firm with extensive experience advising on and managing projects from concept through acquisition, predevelopment, development and disposition. Since forming the firm in 1984, Heartland has focused on land - establishing methodologies to better analyze the physical, political, regulatory, market, financial and other influences that affect land values; identifying creative strategies to resolve complex land use and project challenges; managing teams to successfully achieve project objectives; and investing in land. We have worked across the country on rural, suburban, and urban projects combining our national experience with local expertise. In addition to our internal team, we are also strengthened by a talented range of strategic relationships, including consultants, investment partners and public and private parties that we have worked with over the years. We bring the appropriate resources and a practical cost-effective approach to every project Heartland is involved in. Approach Heartland's approach is multi-disciplinary and strategic. We start each project with understanding and establishing realistic objectives, identifying key issues, evaluating alternatives, and then implementing the selected strategy to achieve the desired results. We believe that successful projects, portfolios, policies and project management all rely on a foundation of good information, education, effective communication and process management that incorporates the necessary parties and aligns interests necessary for timely and cost-effective implementation. We believe that effective decision-making tools - from critical paths, to financial models, to project business plans - are necessary to make informed and effective decisions, particularly in complex projects where objectives…
  • 2009-10-12 20:14

    CITYNOTES: Burien’s Sales Tax Revenue Down 16.2%; NE Redevelopment Area Revisions Proposed

    by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members were presented with dismal sales tax figures from City Manager Mike Martin at the beginning of their meeting last Monday, Oct. 5th. Through July, the city’s sales tax revenue for the year to date was down 16.2 percent compared with the same time frame in 2008, Martin reported.