Totem is a real estate advisory firm that specializes in community development projects. We help property owners, nonprofits, and community-based institutions understand how to make strategic real estate decisions that support both programmatic mission and organizational sustainability, working on their behalf to plan and execute from concept to completion.
We are proud to be a NYC-certified minority- and woman-owned business.
OUR SERVICES
PRE-DEVELOPMENT
ASSET EVALUATION
ZONING ANALYSIS
SPACE PLANNING
OWNER’S REPRESENTATION
PLANNING + EXECUTION
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
ENTITLEMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
PRE-DEVELOPMENT
ASSET EVALUATION
ZONING ANALYSIS
SPACE PLANNING
OWNER’S REPRESENTATION
We have expertise working with generational property owners and community-based organizations that want to reposition or leverage their real estate assets to maximize value for their programmatic operations. Our services range from asset evaluation to zoning analysis to space planning efforts, specializing in early-stage owner’s representation to help organizations or owners match their long-term strategic goals to their real estate needs.
PLANNING + EXECUTION
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
ENTITLEMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Community is at the center of how we approach all our work, utilizing our team’s deep experience in public-private partnerships to help achieve consensus and lay the groundwork for success. We have spearheaded many stakeholder engagement efforts, both in Brooklyn and in cities across the globe, and we understand how to tailor the process to achieve buy-in across sectors and constituencies.
Our capabilities draw from our expertise in public-private partnerships, our track record as a trusted advisor working with property owners, and our development experience through our housing platform, Ailanthus, which builds projects focused on:
