Planning +
Development
Intelligence/

Our urban planning expertise and development intelligence helps you deliver profitable and transformative mixed-use master plans and projects on time and on budget./

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

Time is money; time kills all deals; and time is not your friend. LCP’s Development Accelerator expedites and de-risks the approval and development of large/complex mixed-use projects from early acquisition due diligence and physical and financial modelling through planning approvals, marketing, finance, and construction.

MASTER PLANNING

LCP collaborates with the best design and engineering firms in Vancouver to deliver approvals for award-winning private sector and public sector developments. LCP’s 3D Multimedia Co-Design process allows early visualization of development options and financial viability – marrying form and finance.

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS & LAND USE STRATEGIES

Do you understand the value and land residual for all the different land uses in your plan? LCP’s unique proformas model projects at all scales and complexities to help private and public sector clients choose the right development path and negotiate fair amenity
agreements with local governments.

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Projects that grow in scale and complexity require deeper forms of public involvement. We apply decades of experience and positive municipal relationships to deliver creative engagement opportunities for large and complex projects.

EXPERT ADVICE

Michael Mortensen is frequently called upon to deliver expert opinion and reports for planning review tribunals and for Supreme Court actions.

Math vs Myth: Rezoning for new intensity does not inflate land costs

With increasing frequency I see people opposed to new intensities of land use complaining that rezonings for high rise buildings

WHEN “BOTTOM UP” PLANNING FAILED VANCOUVER

On July 22, 2022 Vancouver City Council approved the NEW Vancouver Plan, finally establishing an overarching land use framework for

FUND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH BONDS vs SKY-
ROCKETING DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES

What City and METRO decision makers need to understand: It makes far more sense for our cities and region to