Housing Buildout Analysis

Northampton, MA

Neighborhood, Real Estate Strategy

Client

City of Northampton, MA

Description

Agora Partners provided planning, market, and development analysis to the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, to help assess and leverage the market potential of recent upzoning legislation. The team evaluated full build-out test-fit scenarios made possible by the new regulations, comparing them against market demand through analysis of demographic trends, local and regional real estate metrics, comparable case studies, and development best practices. Using these insights, Agora delivered a development feasibility study for prototypical sites in Northampton, illustrating the gap between regulations and market realities.