Urban MetricsAdvisory

Services

Four offerings, defined by the decision they inform.

From a single research question to a full feasibility, every engagement is shaped by a senior economist and delivered with the same standard of evidence.

01

Market Demand & Commercial Feasibility

"Is there a market, and does this site stack up?"

We bring demand-side evidence and site-level commercial fundamentals into one view, sizing the catchment, segmenting the customer, and testing whether a proposed project is viable on a specific site.

Project elements

  • Quantum, mix and phasing options
  • Demand-supply gap and absorption rates
  • Demographic, income and LSM segmentation
  • Spending-power and expenditure modelling
  • Go / no-go recommendation with conditions
  • Competitive supply audit and saturation analysis
  • Trade-area definition (primary, secondary, tertiary)
  • Revenue and cost build-up; high-level financial model
02

Site Assessment & Planning Support

"Will the site perform, and will Council support it?"

We assess a site through the eyes of a future customer and a future planning approval, looking at how easily the site is reached and seen, the volume of passing traffic it captures, and the likelihood of constructive support from the relevant Municipal Council.

Project elements

  • Site selection and comparative ranking
  • Likely Council support and approval risk
  • Vehicular and pedestrian access review
  • Visibility, frontage and signage potential
  • Surrounding land use and node maturity read
  • Engagement notes for planning submissions
  • Alignment with municipal spatial frameworks
  • Passing traffic counts and exposure analysis
03

Retail Space Planning

"How much space should retailers take, and what tenant mix works best for centres?"

Aimed at retailers and shopping-centre owners, this service translates product offering, operations and expected turnover into an appropriate gross lettable area, and advises on the optimal tenant mix for centres looking to revamp, reposition or strengthen their trading performance.

Project elements

  • Recommended gross lettable area (GLA) range
  • Turnover and trading-density benchmarking
  • Optimal tenant mix advice for shopping centres
  • Tenant-mix review for centre revamps and repositioning
  • Suitability check for shopping centres or high-street premises
04

Tailored Research & GIS

"We need a specific question answered."

When the question is narrower than a full feasibility, we deliver focused research, spatial, demographic, retail or sector-specific, scoped to one decision.

Years spent advising municipalities on spatial development frameworks and local economic development give us an unusually deep read of the public-sector context shaping any private-sector project.

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