Clients

Organizational Start-ups

Listed here is a representative sample of clients who have looked to Burlington Associates for assistance in:

  • Creating a neighborhood-based, city-wide, or region-wide community land trust; or
  • Creating a “central server” or similar regional system to support the development and stewardship of scattered-site resale-restricted, owner-occupied housing.

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Organizational Restructuring

Listed here is a representative sample of clients who have looked to Burlington Associates for assistance in:


  • Grafting a community land trust program onto an existing nonprofit housing development organization; or
  • Facilitating the merger of two or more nonprofit organizations.

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Evaluation, Planning, and Program Design

Listed here is a representative sample of clients who have looked to Burlington Associates for assistance in:

  • Evaluating the performance of public policies and public programs that provide funding for affordable housing or require inclusion of affordable housing as a condition of municipal approval;
  • Assessing the policies, procedures, and performance of nonprofit organizations charged with responsibility for the long-term stewardship of resale-restricted, owner-occupied housing; 
  • Developing business plans for start-up CLTs that articulate the assumptions on which the community land trust will be established and operated - and details plans for the CLT's activities and initiatives - and the levels and kinds of resources that will be needed - for the first five years of its operations.
  • Preparing strategic plans to set future organizational direction for existing community land trust organizations.

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Development of Affordable Housing

Listed here is a representative sample of clients who have looked to Burlington Associates for assistance in:


  • Assessing the feasibility of proposed housing projects and preparing development pro forma;
  • Negotiating and drafting funding agreements and development agreements; or
  • Educating private lenders, public funders, and property appraisers about various models of resale-restricted, owner-occupied housing.

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Development of Nonresidential Projects 

Listed here is a representative sample of clients who have looked to Burlington Associates for assistance in:

  • Assessing the feasibility of office buildings, service centers, retail space, or urban farming sites being developed by nonprofit organizations;
  • Planning for the development of neighborhood commercial districts; or
  • Planning for the redevelopment of downtown waterfronts.

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