Strategic Economics

Name

Strategic Economics

Legal name

Strategic Economics, Inc.

Website

https://strategiceconomics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strategic Economics is a Berkeley-based urban economics consulting firm founded in 1998 that delivers fiscal impact analyses, public finance advisory, market and feasibility studies, and transit-oriented development consulting to government agencies, developers, and non-profits across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Economics Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Economic & Macroeconomic Research (BPAHALAD)

Keywords

• Urban economics consulting
• Real estate advisory
• Transit-oriented development
• Fiscal impact analysis
• Economic development strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing economic analyses to government entities, developers, community groups, and non-profit organizations for public policy and project investment decisions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Strategic Economics is an urban economics consulting firm that conducts economic analyses to help create sustainable places for people to live and work. The firm provides a unified portfolio of professional services including fiscal and economic impact analyses, public finance advisory, market and feasibility analyses, economic development and retail strategies, real estate advisory services, and transit-oriented development consulting. These services are delivered to governmental entities, developers, community groups, and non-profit organizations across the United States.

Product overview

Strategic Economics is a consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of urban economics services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings include Fiscal and Economic Impact Analyses, Public Finance advisory, Market and Feasibility Analyses, Economic Development and Retail Strategies, Real Estate Advisory Services, and Transit-Oriented Development consulting. These services work together to help communities create sustainable, high-quality places for people to live and work, with a focus on encouraging investment in infill and transit-served locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fiscal and Economic Impact Analyses
• Public Finance
• Market and Feasibility Analyses
• Economic Development and Retail Strategies
• Real Estate Advisory Services
• Transit-Oriented Development

Quantifiable outcome

• BART generates premiums of up to 15 percent for residential properties near BART stations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Greensfelder Real Estate StrategycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Strategic partnership on the City of Concord Economic Development Strategic Plan project, where Strategic Economics worked closely with Greensfelder Real Estate Strategy to provide an implementation-focused economic development roadmap.
• Raimi + AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership on California General Plan Guidelines update for the Governor's Office of Land Use, Climate, and Innovation (LCI), working on comprehensive updates to General Plan Guidelines, Specific Plan Guidelines, and Tribal Consultation Guidelines.
• Center for Transit-Oriented DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership contributing to TOD research and publications including the Creating Connected Communities guidebook for HUD and various transit-oriented development studies.
• Smart Growth AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Building Better Budgets report examining fiscal benefits of smart growth development, and various smart growth economic development studies.
• CH2MHill and ARUPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultant team partnership for EPA Smart Growth Implementation Assistance program, preparing the Infrastructure Financing Options for Transit-Oriented Development guidebook.
• Opticos DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultant team for Santa Fe Midtown District master plan and rezoning project.
• Sherwood EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPart of consultant team for Santa Fe Midtown District master plan.
• Toole DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPart of consultant team for Santa Fe Midtown District master plan.
• W-ZHAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPart of consultant team for Santa Fe Midtown District master plan.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HR&A Advisors: National real estate, economic development, and infrastructure advisory firm with deep TOD, value-capture, and public-finance practices — competes with Strategic Economics on larger infrastructure and economic-development engagements.
• Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO): Large national real estate advisory and economics consultancy with TOD, market-feasibility, and public-sector practices — broader portfolio but operates in overlapping engagements with Strategic Economics.

Direct peers

• TischlerBise: National fiscal-impact-analysis and impact-fee consultancy, especially active in California and on nexus studies for parks, affordable housing, and transportation — directly comparable service line and public-sector client base.
• ECONorthwest: Oregon-based economic and planning consulting firm with overlapping services in fiscal/economic impact analysis, market feasibility, TOD, and public-finance advisory for public agencies and developers — closely comparable urban-economics niche.
• HRP Associates / Hausrath Economics Group: Northern California real estate economics and public-finance consultancy focused on fiscal impact, affordable housing feasibility, and infrastructure financing for cities — directly comparable mid-sized niche firm.
• Raimi + Associates: Berkeley-based planning, economics, and climate consulting firm specializing in general plans, fiscal analyses, and climate-action planning for California governments — directly comparable practice mix and client base.
• Economic & Planning Systems (EPS): Berkeley-based consulting firm providing real estate market analysis, fiscal/economic impact studies, and public-finance services for municipalities and private developers — direct practice overlap in California market.
• BAE Urban Economics: Berkeley-based urban economics consultancy offering fiscal impact analysis, real estate feasibility, and TOD advisory to public-sector and private clients — near-clone in services and geography.
• Keyser Marston Associates: San Francisco-based real estate economics and public-finance advisory firm serving public agencies and private developers with fiscal impact, real estate feasibility, and affordable-housing financing work — directly overlapping niche.

Regional players

• VRPA Technologies: California-based planning, economics, and infrastructure-finance consultancy working on TOD, impact fees, and value-capture projects — directly comparable services though primarily focused on Southern California agencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StrategicEconomicsInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strategic-economics

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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