District of Columbia
Insightful Government Consulting
The District of Columbia Government, which is responsible for providing both municipal and state services, can be quite complex. We are confident in our understanding of how District agencies work, as well as the environment that influences the issues our clients face in the community. As a result, we regularly apply our experience and insight to work with our clients and the agencies to ensure their projects and issues are best positioned for favorable outcomes.
Carmen Group has a 25-year track record of success earned by helping clients accomplish projects and goals within the District of Columbia. Not only do we work regularly with the Mayor’s office, the Council and other independent agencies of the District of Columbia, we are unique in our ability to address the Federal/District interface to leverage and maximize federal support for important local projects. We are active across a broad range of practice areas including real estate, healthcare, economic development, education, water, transportation and tax.
Carmen Group has a unique understanding of the real estate climate in Washington, DC, and has successfully helped developers secure project approvals and financing from local government. We have a proven expertise in securing gap financing such as Tax Increments Financing (TIF) and Payment in-Lieu of Taxes (PILOT), and have secured over a quarter of a billion dollars for District-based mixed-use projects over the last decade.
Through full service consulting, we ensure that we help navigate our clients’ projects through the bureaucracy as efficiently as possible with key projects features intact. We have delivered well over a billion dollars in value for DC area clients in the last decade alone. We are committed to supporting our home town, the District of Columbia.
Policy Advisors on Federal/District Issues
At the heart of the complexity of the District of Columbia is its relationship with the federal government. Over the last 35 years, this relationship has evolved, but remains checkered with a myriad of overlapping jurisdictions, funding sources, and regulatory bodies. Carmen Group understands the numerous interface points between the District and the administrative and regulatory structures of the federal government. We can be your trusted advisor to identify a strategy and advise you through its execution.
Record of Success
- Hospitals
- Secondary Schools
- Universities
- Real Estate Developments
- Corporations
- Communities
Special Expertise
- Economic Development
- Education
- Healthcare
- Tax
- Transporation
- Water
Proven Record of Working Effectively With
- Mayor’s Office
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- DC Department of Transportation
- DC Department of Health
- DC Department of the Environment
- DC Water & Sewer Authority
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- Contracting and Procurement Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
Washington National Cathedral
A national historic treasure receives federal funds through a "Save America's Treasures" grant to repair structural damage and preserve this irreplaceable landmark for future generations.
Washington Hospital Center
The federal government responds to intensified requirements for emergency care and underwrites the design for the nation’s first all-risks ready emergency room.
Western Development
Innovative government financing powers the revitalization of a core section of downtown DC, enhancing quality of life for residents and driving economic development for the District.
PN Hoffman/Madison Marquette
One of the District of Columbia’s largest community redevelopment projects will transform the area’s Southwest Waterfront and provide long-awaited retail, residential and housing improvements.
