Practical No 14: Importance of A Financial Feasibility Study
Practical No 14: Importance of A Financial Feasibility Study
Practical No 14: Importance of A Financial Feasibility Study
1. Executive summary
2. Description of product/service
3. Technology considerations
4. Product/service marketplace
5. Marketing strategy
6. Organization/staffing
7. Schedule
8. Financial projections
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Stimson Mill Site, located adjacent to the Spokane River, was
used for lumber mill operations for more than 100 years (See Figure
1). In 2005, Stimson Lumber closed. The Stimson Mill Site was
acquired by Blackrock Development in 2006, foreclosed by
Washington Trust Bank in 2013 and later sold in three large parcels.
The 21-acre parcel (“Rivers Edge”) and 3.8-acre parcel (“Triangle
Piece”) were acquired by Douglass Properties and are still owned by
Douglass entities (See Figure 2). The City is in discussions with
Douglass to trade the City parcel that crosses the Rivers Edge parcel
for the Triangle Piece and a 40-foot waterfront public easement.
2.INTRODUCTION
The City and ignite cda completed the Atlas Site Master Planning
process that resulted in a development plan . The master planning
process, including community engagement efforts, are summarized
in the Atlas Site Waterfront Improvement Project Master Plan
(“Master Plan”). The Master Plan is intended to achieve the following
objectives: 1. Fund the Atlas Site land purchase, site remediation and
infrastructure and public space improvements through land sales and
TIF. 2. Preserve the waterfront land area as public space. 3. Create a
unique and desirable addition to the City.
3.1 MARKET ASSESSMENT
As the basis for the financial model, to determine the funding to be
generated by land sales of developed property and the TIF from the
developed property value, Heartland conducted a Residual Land
Value analysis (“RLV Analysis”) for the specific land uses that are
planned for the Atlas Site. RLV Analysis is a useful method for
calculating the amount a developer can pay for land given the
assumed value of the development, the assumed project costs, and
the developer’s desired profit. These values are calculated in 2018$.
The assumptions related to each of these components used for the
Atlas Site are described in more detail below and the full set of
inputs for each use are listed
3 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Based on the RLV analysis and the Development Phasing Timeline,
site development costs, and programmatic assumptions, the
consultant team worked to develop a financial model that would
show on a quarterly basis that projected revenue for the
redevelopment of the Atlas Site would cover the projected site
development costs, including the public space. The financial model
framework is shown in Appendix 6.4 and the annual cashflow model
is shown in Appendix 6.6. In this model both costs, and revenues are
escalated at 2% per year to account for projected land specialization
and cost inflation.