Elizabeth Libby Seifel
About Elizabeth Libby Seifel
Founder and President of Seifel Consulting, a strategic economic consulting firm that advises public agencies, developers and property owners on planning, development and financing of complex infill developments. Her professional career has been dedicated to catalyzing sustainable projects that meet financial objectives, respect the environment and create enduring value for communities. She combines insight into market trends with a technical foundation in financial modeling and development feasibility testing. She has helped accomplish projects ranging in size from boutique mixed use developments to large scale communities, such as San Francisco's Mission Bay and Transit Center District. She has advised on funding and implementation strategies for 100+ community revitalization projects that have utilized public private partnerships and a broad variety of innovative financing techniques to achieve success. Prior to her consulting career, she was the founding executive director of Tent City Corporation, developer of 270 units of mixed income housing in downtown Boston that won the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence. Libby actively promotes best practice in real estate development and urban revitalization through teaching and writing activities including being a lecturer at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design MRED+D program. She serves on the Board of the ULI San Francisco District Council and MIT Club of Northern California and is a former Board member of SPUR, as well as other non-profits. She is the co-chair of the ULI SF Housing the Bay Steering Committee, serves on the ULI WLI Executive Committee and previously chaired the ULI Urban Revitalization Council. She founded the Women's Development Collaborative, which is a network of women leaders that inspire, promote and support women who lead transformative real estate developments. She is an elected member of Lambda Alpha International, the Honorary Society of Land Economists, a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners and a Hall of Fame member of the Northern California Women of Influence in Real Estate. Specialties: Real Estate Analysis, Market Research, Asset Management Strategies, Developer Solicitation, Evaluation, and Negotiation, Ground Lease Evaluation and Negotiation, Investment Opportunity Identification and Analysis, Redevelopment/Economic Development/Retail Strategies, Fiscal and Economic Impact Analyses, Expert Witness, Public Finance Strategies, Housing Needs Assessment and Strategies, Inclusionary Housing Program Design