About IFF
Real Estate Services

Whether it’s working with municipalities, securing land, choosing the best architect and contractor, negotiating expenses, or assessing your space needs, our real estate staff will save you time and money, and deliver a high-quality, tailored product.

Our real estate services are as follows:

Feasibility Assessment
Can your agency undertake a new facility project? RES can help:

  • Outline facility goals (target location and projected size) and determine square footage needed for programming
  • Assess agency finances to create a project development budget and an operating budget for the new facility
  • Prepare a plan with financing scenarios and funding options

Facility Assessment
What space best meets your agency’s needs? RES can help:

  • Assess the physical condition and recommend improvements of owned facilities and those being considering for purchase
  • Determine the best layout and configuration for your agency
  • Identify opportunities for energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments, and resource conservation
  • Outline the cost of recommended facilities improvements

Strategic Facilities Plan
What are the most effective and efficient real estate options for organizations with multiple facilities? RES can help:

  • Analyze your agency’s growth goals and client demographic data to inform space need and location decisions
  • Examine your agency’s financial condition and project capacity
  • Develop recommendations for facilities consolidation, relocation, and/or disposition
  • Identify opportunities for energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments, and resource conservation
  • Outline the costs, benefits, financial and programming implications of each option

Facility Search and Evaluation Services
Need help identifying and examining new spaces? RES can help:

  • Search for a property with or independently of a broker
  • Assess potential site(s) fit for your client’s use
  • Examine zoning, building condition, environmental, and structural condition
  • Assist with lease term negotiation or purchase agreement

Owner's Representative Services
Overwhelmed and confused by the design and construction process? RES can help:

  • Manage site control, environmental remediation, architect selection and general contractor selection
  • Make recommendations for energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments, and resource conservation
  • Oversee design and construction
  • Oversee the LEED™ Green Building Certification process, if needed
  • Coordinate project financing; set-up and monitor the construction escrow and payment services
  • Assist with permitting, zoning and other public approval processes
 
 
Chicago
One North LaSalle Street
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60602
T. 312 629 0060
F. 312 629 0061
Springfield
920 South Spring Street
Suite 2400
Springfield, IL 62704
T. 217 523 4435
F. 217 522 6650
Missouri
911 Washington Avenue
Suite 203
St. Louis, MO 63101
T. 314 588 8840
F. 314 588 2170
Wisconsin
215 North Water Street
Suite 225
Milwaukee, WI 53202
T. 414 248 0673