Value Assurance Programs and Institutional Control Programs

Alvarez & Marsal’s senior real estate experts have extensive experience developing both proactive and reactive real estate dispute solutions for clients nationwide.

Value Assurance Programs:

We develop and administer programs designed to compensate property owners in the event their property sells for less than market value because of perceived or actual effects of contamination in the neighborhood. VAPs are designed to assure owners that the value of their property investment will be protected in circumstances where contamination has occurred or may occur. VAPs are often used to settle property value diminution claims in class action matters in a way that is deemed satisfactory to both sides in the dispute. VAPs can also be effective when established prior to case filing or as early as possible in the litigation.

A&M has the following VAP expertise:

Market analysis in the affected and surrounding neighborhoods
Program design and testing
Public outreach and education
Implementation
Maintenance and monitoring including tracking and analysis of ongoing market activity while the program is in place
Administration including evaluation of claims submitted by program participants

Institutional Control Programs:

We assist clients in achieving regulatory compliance through the use of administrative measures or institutional controls. Our experts can advise clients during every step of the process, including identifying and gathering necessary real property data, identifying relevant property owners, researching market impacts, designing and implementing the program, as well as monitoring and reporting.

A&M has the following ICP expertise:

Coordination across key client functional areas, including legal, financial and administrative
Communication and education for critical stakeholders including property owners, real estate agents, real estate appraisers, lenders and others
Manage program rollout and publicity
Administer program and track compliance
Mapping and geographic information systems (GIS)

Thought Leadership

Key P3 Takeaways from the AIAI’s Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities (CSEF) Conference

August 19, 2020

Jay Brown and leading public-private partnership (P3) and infrastructure advisor recently spoke on a panel “Private Investment for the Public Benefit” at the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI)’s virtual Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities (CSEF) Conference.

Thought Leadership

Delivering Transformative Public Buildings for the Future

January 28, 2020

Schools, libraries, hospitals, courthouses, and government buildings serve as the cornerstone of society and facilitate core functions of democracy. Despite the critical role these facilities play in our daily lives, our public buildings, often referred to as social infrastructure, are crumbling.

Thought Leadership

Here’s Hoping Congress Comes Up with a New Infrastructure Plan

November 27, 2018

“I believe there will be more infrastructure projects in 2019 than in 2018, particularly for social infrastructure due to the significant need for capital improvements in this asset class and the significant momentum that is building in the municipal and higher education Public Private Partnership (P3) spaces.”