Development

NIMBY: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

In today’s Digital Age, land-use development executives, project managers, and consultants continue to rely upon a fly under the radar approach hoping to avoid community opposition. This decades old “devil you know” mindset is dangerous, exposing real estate projects to greater financial risks, political backlashes, and costly defeats caused by NIMBY - the very threat it was meant to avoid.

WHY DO COMMUNITIES OPPOSE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT?

Community opposition is political, emotional and chaotic. Emotionally charged attacks overwhelm the facts, as well as undermine the merits of your project. It’s no mystery that in politics, emotions are more persuasive than facts.

10 DON'TS TO "MINIMIZE" CRISIS LAND DEVELOPMENT

For over 20 years, Patrick Slevin has successfully counseled C-Suite executives leading multi-nationals, trade associations, corporations and special interests who've faced billions of dollars of potential economic loss from man-made crises and natural disasters.