Over the last two decades McRoberts & Company has been involved in a multitude of real estate counseling assignments. This service has been provided to a diverse clientele which includes: private and public companies, law firms, real estate companies, developers, governmental agencies, investment advisors, property owners and non-profit organizations. Andrew J. McRoberts is a member of the prestigious Counselors of Real Estate.

A summary or case study of assignments is as follows:

Gaylord Properties and Briar Ridge Partners L.P. Traffic analysis consultation/evaluation report involving a traffic route change for a proposed regional mall in Frisco, Texas -- Stonebriar Mall at the Bridges. The purpose of the consultation/evaluation was to evaluate whether or not the proposed ingress/egress change via Entrance Road A from Preston Road, and feeding into the future Foley's department store site and parking lot, would impact The Center at Preston Ridge (juxtaposition Power Center under separate ownership) in terms of highest and best use and accordingly value. Second, the report examined whether or not the ingress/egress change impacted those sites fronting the northern sector of the mall ring road and the south side of Gaylord Parkway. Third the report considered how the remaining two vacant anchor store sites on the north side of the proposed mall would be impacted. Finally, the report considered how the change might impact the overall development/land use for The Frisco Bridges a master-planed development owned by Gaylord Properties.

Strasburger+Price. Consultation involving a dispute over the value of a development partner's interest in a property partnership which resulted in the interpretation of an employment contract. Assignment involved interpretation of legal real estate documents and expert testimony.

Department of Justice Canada and Revenue Canada. Investment analysis of a bulk condominium sale agreement. Research involved an eleven-year retrospective analysis of the Dallas condominium market. An extensive data base of sale transactions was created. From the data base various variable sorts were undertaken for statistical analysis to examine the validity of the investment forecast. Professional testimony was given in Federal Tax Court in Toronto.

Moore, Payne, Clem and Rodgers. Provide the Bankruptcy Trustee with an opinion of a fair reduction in the contract price ($14± million) for the Trophy Club (master-planned residential community). A price reduction was deemed appropriate by both parties due to a land area shortage found after the contract was executed and preliminary survey was completed. The matter was complicated by the fact the surveys for the various installments did not match the overall boundary line survey for Trophy Club nor in some cases with one another.

Visiting Nurse Association of Dallas. Consultation involved the analysis of proposed street improvements (Rose Hill Road) by the City of Garland. An Enhancement Study was undertaken to determining what, if any, enhancement of value resulted to the property owner. As a result of my findings and presentation to the City Council, the city substantially lowered the special assessment.

Jones Day. Litigation support relative to the review of an expert's report as to the impact of a structural construction defect and its impact upon market value. More specifically, how the defect would be viewed in the marketplace from a logical and practical standpoint. Assistance was provided to the Jones Day legal team as to questions regarding the expert's methodology in estimating damages for the plaintiff.

Stevens Holtze Corporation. Provide a highest and best use analysis for a land swap/acquisition between the Stevens Holtze Corporation and the City of Dallas. The assignment involved analyzing the deed restrictions encumbering Pegasus Park in the Dallas C.B.D. The Stevens Holtze Corporation planned to use the existing walkway portion (from Commerce Street to the heart of the park) of Pegaus Park in conjunction with land they owned for a circular drive/turnaround in the adaptive-reuse of the Magnolia Building -- from a shuttered office building into a suite hotel. The walkway was being relocated by the Stevens Holtze Corporation from its existing location to an area beneath the overhang of the future hotel.

References and other case study summaries are available upon request