Regenerative development isn't a claim — it's a measurable difference across the dimensions that actually matter to landowners, operators, cities, and capital.
Six v1 metrics, shown side by side. Every number comes with a method and a citation path. Nine more metrics roadmapped below.
Unlevered IRR over the full hold period, including operating upside from integrated infrastructure and ground-floor activation.
Benchmark range for comparable mixed-use infill, PNW/CA.
Uplift driven by faster absorption, stronger rents, lower op-ex.
Months from site control to entitlements complete and permits in hand — the period where most mixed-use projects bleed money and momentum.
Typical large-site entitlement timeline for CA/PNW mixed-use.
Carrying-capacity discovery and early agency alignment compress the back-end.
Blended cost across the capital stack — debt, equity, and mission-aligned layers. Lower blended cost widens feasibility.
Conventional merchant-build stack, senior debt + market-rate equity only.
LIHTC, MFTE, green-bond, and mission co-GP layers blended in where aligned.
Lifecycle carbon per dwelling unit, combining embodied (materials, construction) and operational (50-year use-phase) emissions.
Conventional wood-frame or concrete, mixed-gas HVAC, standard sourcing.
Industrialized construction, circular materials, electrified systems, district energy.
Local jobs created and small-business formation supported at stabilization — the ground-floor economy that pays rent, pays taxes, and keeps money in the community.
Typical mixed-use with under-programmed or chain-anchored ground floor.
Experiential retail, flex, and small-biz space activated with curated local tenants.
Ability to remain operational through grid outages, extreme-heat events, and climate-driven insurance market dislocation.
Single-point grid and water dependency; standard envelope.
District energy + storage, on-site water, passive thermal performance.
As we complete additional projects and ground additional claims in primary data, we'll add:
The ranges above are v1 directional claims, grounded in comparable-project benchmarks and internal modeling of the Now City Stack. They are honest approximations — not marketing inflation.
As we close and operate additional projects, every metric will be anchored to primary-source data: NCREIF benchmarks for financial performance, full LCA reports for carbon, third-party audits for resilience tiering, and BLS/local-multiplier analysis for economic-development claims.
If you're evaluating a specific site, we'll run this comparison against your actual land, capital stack, and program — not the benchmark. That's the gateway call.