Mr. Ernest E. Bleinberger is the founder and Principal of Strategy 5 Consulting LLC, a boutique urban economics consulting firm that provides professional services to a nation-wide client base. The firm has broad experience in applied economic development, economic and fiscal impact analysis, tax increment financing, cash flow analysis, forecasting, strategic planning, real estate development, downtown revitalization, and other aspects of the economics discipline.

During his three decades in the urban economics field, Mr. Bleinberger has led important  projects in more than three hundred cities and towns throughout North America. These projects have involved complex financial feasibility analyses, market analyses, conceptual development programs, pragmatic funding and finance strategies, and other original research and analysis for a wide variety of assignments. He leads large multi-disciplinary teams that include architects, engineers, planners, environmentalists, consulting historians and other specialists. The firm’s success stories include projects across sectors, including but not limited to:

• Housing, including affordable, market-rate, multi-family, and mixed-use.
• Arts and culture, including theaters, museums, performing arts and visual arts centers.
• Hospitality and lodging, including hotels and conference centers.
• Commercial, including office, light industrial, and advanced manufacturing.
• Retail, including e-commerce, restaurants, entertainment, and local service providers.
• Aviation, including airport landside development, and innovation campus projects.
• Historic building restoration, redevelopment, and adaptive reuse.

The firm’s practice embodies the principal’s philosophy of employing a holistic approach to economic analysis and planning. A comprehensive understanding of the interplay between land use, market dynamics, feasibility, funding and finance, and an emphasis on implementation, have contributed to the firm’s reputation for achieving results. In addition, the firm’s recognition of sincere public engagement and policy support as important elements of success have made the firm a valued professional partner.

Strategy 5 Consulting LLC is a member of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, the American Planning Association, the Consulting Planners of Massachusetts, the Urban Land Institute, the International Economic Development Council, the International Downtown Association, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and various other state and local economic development and professional organizations. Mr. Bleinberger received a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Maryland in 1976.