Market studies
RCLCO
RCLCO is a real estate consulting firm that advises developers, investors, the public sector and non-real estate organizations on property investment, planning and development. It began in 1967, when its founder was asked to craft the development program for what is now Thousand Oaks Town Center in Southern California and started Robert Charles Lesser & Co., since renamed RCLCO.
The firm is organized into three service areas. Real Estate Economics covers market research and analysis, development feasibility, financial modeling and optimization, fiscal and economic impact analyses, value-add and repositioning, portfolio analysis, and litigation support and expert testimony, and is used for highest and best use, product definition, market positioning and underwriting support. Management Consulting provides strategic planning, organizational consulting, capital strategy, portfolio strategy, operational strategy, compensation consulting and executive search to real estate companies. RCLCO Fund Advisors provides institutional investors with pacing plans and portfolio construction, investment sourcing and underwriting, asset management and monitoring, and reporting, performance and attribution.
The firm reports 59 years in business, 400+ annual projects and more than 100 employees globally, with offices in Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Orlando, Washington DC and Bethesda. RCLCO Fund Advisors was established in 2011 and has been an SEC Registered Investment Advisor since 2014. The firm publishes research, articles and interactive tools, a podcast, and holds webinars, CEO Summits and MPC University; the RCLCO Foundation, a 501(c)(3) formed in 2006 and funded by a share of firm profits, works on affordable housing.
Fees are not published and engagements are scoped individually, from a single-site feasibility study to an entity-level strategic plan. Ask which service area would own the work and what deliverables and timeline a given scope produces.
Best for
Developers, investors, public agencies and real estate companies commissioning a market or feasibility study, an entity strategic plan, or institutional portfolio advice. Not built for a one-off single-asset underwriting question.
What they do
- Market and feasibility studies
- Development feasibility analysis
- Highest and best use analysis
- Financial modeling and optimization analysis
- Fiscal and economic impact analyses
- Value-add and repositioning strategy
- Portfolio analysis and optimization
- Litigation support and expert testimony
- Strategy planning for real estate companies
- Organizational and operational consulting
- Compensation consulting and executive search
- Institutional investment advisory (RCLCO Fund Advisors)
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Other offices | Austin, TX, Denver, CO, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Orlando, FL, Washington, DC |
| Licenses | SEC Registered Investment Advisor since 2014 (RCLCO Fund Advisors) |
What stands out
- Reports 59 years in business, 400+ annual projects and more than 100 employees globally.
- Founded in 1967 as Robert Charles Lesser & Co. after a development program study for what is now Thousand Oaks Town Center.
- RCLCO Fund Advisors was established in 2011 and has been an SEC Registered Investment Advisor since 2014.
- Offices in Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Orlando and Washington, DC, alongside Bethesda.
- The RCLCO Foundation, a 501(c)(3) formed in 2006, is funded by a share of firm profits and works on affordable housing.