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 ProjectsAcademic Institution: K-12Pre-Development Consulting and Project Management

Edison Schools, Inc.
East Harlem Headquarters Project

Edison Schools, Inc. - East Harlem Headquarters ProjectKBA served as real estate advisor to Edison Schools over a two-and-a-half year period for a mixed-use project of approximately 245,000 square feet in East Harlem that Edison proposed to develop with the Museum for African Art.  KBA assisted in developing the budget, schedule, financing structure, public outreach strategy, land use approvals, and economic development incentives package for this extremely complex project, which included Edison’s corporate headquarters, a model public elementary school, and a new permanent home for the museum.  KBA also helped Edison to select a development partner.