A selection of engagements across portfolio strategy, tenant representation, M&A integration, distressed asset negotiation, headquarters relocation, and disposition. Client names withheld by agreement.
Post-merger real estate integration for a major logistics company — consolidating 40+ locations, relocating global headquarters, and structuring lease economics around EBITDA sensitivity.
Read Case Study →Life Sciences · Global PortfolioA multi-year engagement spanning 155 locations across 62 countries — from consolidation and disposition to HQ strategy — executed for a confidential global pharmaceutical client.
Read Case Study →Corporate Restructuring · Disposition · Multi-MarketAn accelerated real estate disposition program executed concurrent with a corporate divestiture — 10 lease buyouts, 7 subleases, 57.4% average IRR, driven by P&L-aligned scenario modeling.
Read Case Study → Workplace Consulting · Return-to-Work · Minneapolis, MNA 70,000 RSF headquarters with two years remaining on lease, a pandemic, and a new CEO mid-engagement. Utilization analysis and scenario modeling produced a 30% space reduction with the confidence to act on it.
Read Case Study → Workplace Consulting · Space Programming · Houston, TXA company in a dated, talent-unfavorable owned building needed objective evidence to justify a move. Space programming identified a 30–40% footprint reduction and gave the board a defensible brief for entering the leasing market.
Read Case Study → Workplace Consulting · Venture-Backed · Austin, TXA 10,000 RSF headquarters already undersized for a company projecting exponential growth. A three-phase space program model gave leadership the flexibility to expand methodically without overcommitting ahead of uncertain headcount timing.
Read Case Study → Workplace Consulting · In-Place Renovation · Dallas, TXA tech company with a lease expiring, COVID uncertainty, and a capital event pending. Three renovation cost scenarios — low, moderate, and high investment — designed to improve the workplace without overcommitting capital ahead of a major milestone.
Read Case Study → Labor Analytics · Commute Analysis · San Francisco Bay AreaA prototype factory sited on rent economics alone would have been in the wrong place. Labor catchment modeling and commute analysis identified locations that maximized specialized engineering talent access while protecting existing employee retention.
Read Case Study → Location Strategy · Market Selection · Multi-Market ExpansionA two-phase national market selection model — macro indicators to identify cities, drive-time block-group scoring to identify neighborhoods. Tradecraft's expansion search narrowed from national to a set of specific blocks with the highest probability of success.
Read Case Study → Location Strategy · Workforce Feasibility · Labor Supply & Wage Analysis120 production workers needed in three months, 30–40% attrition, and federal stimulus compressing the effective wage gap. A labor supply and wage feasibility study determined whether hiring was possible at the current location — and what it would take to make it happen.
Read Case Study → Location Strategy · National Market Selection · Remote-First ExpansionA remote-first start-up with no consensus on where to open physical offices. A multivariate model screened 380 U.S. metros across labor, wages, connectivity, and real estate cost — validating some markets leadership had identified and surfacing others they hadn't considered.
Read Case Study → Location Strategy · Labor Analytics · New York Metro · ManufacturingBefore committing to a relocation in Metro New York, Standard Bots needed to know where their specialized assembly technicians actually lived. Block-group-level labor mapping across four counties pinpointed the right submarkets before any leases were signed.
Read Case Study → Location Strategy · Customer Analytics · Sports & Recreation ExpansionPadel had no U.S. track record — no historical data to run regression against. A first-principles Opportunity Index built from the global demographic profile of padel players identified where U.S. demand was most likely to concentrate.
Read Case Study → Logistics Strategy · Industrial Site Selection · 3PL · National DistributionThe world's oldest 3PL needed to consolidate 200,000+ SF of distribution space into one location without violating SLA commitments for 1/2/3-day ground shipping. A custom screening model built around hub proximity, population access, labor, and real estate cost ranked every viable U.S. market.
Read Case Study → Logistics Strategy · Lease Renewal · Supply Chain Optimization · ManufacturingBefore renewing their Illinois lease, Empire wanted to know whether relocating would save money on logistics. A four-factor supply chain model found an optimal location two hours away — then showed that labor availability made staying the right answer anyway.
Read Case Study → Logistics Strategy · Portfolio Consolidation · West Coast · DistributionMultiple West Coast distribution facilities with growing logistics complexity. A four-factor model (transportation, drayage, labor, rent) evaluated candidate consolidation sites under current volume and two growth scenarios — identifying Las Vegas and Lebec, CA as the optimal single-facility answers.
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