Scope of Services

Strategic Real Estate Services for Public Institutions

Public institutions are facing increasing financial pressure. Stagnant or capped government funding, rising operating costs due to inflation, and limits on key revenue sources, are tightening budgets across the public sector. At the same time, growing demand for services in areas like health care, education, and social supports is increasing the financial burden on institutions already stretched thin. As uncertainty rises, many institutions are looking to their existing assets, particularly their real estate portfolios, to support their financial growth.

This presents both an opportunity and a challenge. While public institutions manage financial pressures, they can look to their portfolios of non-core assets to unlock long‑term value and generate meaningful alternative revenue streams. But unlike private-sector landowners, institutions must preserve flexibility for future needs. This creates a strategic tension: how to generate value today without compromising tomorrow.

Unlocking value requires creative, sophisticated monetization models that respect an institution’s mission, risk profile, and time horizon. Yet these models are complex, and few advisors bring the right combination of real estate expertise and public-sector understanding. At PaperDolls Development Inc., we work at this intersection, helping institutions balance financial outcomes and institutional mandate.

Our platform is designed to function as an embedded extension of our clients’ teams, bringing together strategic insight, financial rigor, and hands-on execution support. We guide institutions through the full lifecycle of their real estate initiatives from early-stage strategy to market engagement, partnership structuring, transaction execution, and ongoing management, ensuring each step is aligned with governance frameworks, stakeholder priorities, and long-term objectives.

Public Sector Services

We help our public sector clients realize the full potential of their real estate. Our services include:

  • We design end-to-end real estate strategies for public institutions, focusing on long-term value creation, alignment with institutional goals, and clear, actionable pathways to execution.

  • From single sites to institutional portfolios, we provide insights that unlock hidden value and help advance our clients’ mandates – whether through long-term income generation, redevelopment, or strategic partnerships with mission-aligned private sector players.

  • We build partnerships that balance public purpose with private capital – empowering institutions to deliver on their mandate while capturing strong, equitable financial outcomes. We also guide competitive solicitations to secure aligned partners who drive both mission success and financial performance.

  • We act as the public sector’s representative in conversations with private developers, brokers, and financial players – ensuring informed negotiations, risk mitigation, and alignment with public values and policies.

  • Through our extensive network across the commercial real estate and lending industries, we connect public sector clients with reputable developers, capital partners, and brokers to move projects forward with confidence.

  • We help public sector clients create and maintain vendor-of-record lists of top-performing brokers—tailored to meet diverse asset and transaction needs—so that qualified brokers are in place and ready when the institution is prepared to run a solicitation process.

  • We work behind the scenes to help public institutions transform underutilized assets into revenue-generating opportunities. Brokers lead the execution, but we work to ensure our clients achieve competitive, well-structured results from sales, leases, or partnerships.

  • We provide rigorous financial analysis and underwriting to help public institutions evaluate the viability of their real estate initiatives. Designed for organizations without in-house real estate expertise, our support enables better decision-making around asset value, deal structuring, and partnership feasibility—ensuring public sector leaders have the clarity and confidence to proceed.

Private Sector Services

We help private sector clients effectively engage with public sector partners by offering insight, strategy, and relationship-building services that demystify and de-risk the process of working with institutional stakeholders.

  • Our team understands the inner workings of public institutions – what drives them, what constraints they face, and how they make decisions. We guide private partners in positioning themselves to meet both stated and unstated public goals.

  • We act as the trusted face of your organization, or a shoulder-to-shoulder collaborator, helping to initiate and maintain strong, transparent relationships with public partners. We build trust and credibility to drive successful outcomes.

  • We help you prepare strategic, tailored submissions for public solicitations (RSQs, RFPs, etc.) and ensure your offer aligns with public policy objectives, stakeholder expectations, and procurement standards.

  • Our team knows how to identify and unlock financial tools – such as public exemptions, incentives, grants, or other supports – that can make projects with public sector involvement more feasible and financially rewarding.