U3 Advisors

U3 Advisors is nationally-recognized consulting practice that provides real estate and economic development solutions to the institutions that anchor our communities. We are proud to serve as development managers, advisors, and strategists to a wide and diverse range of mission-driven clients, including:

• Universities and colleges
• Medical centers
• Non-profit organizations
• Foundations
• Local governments
• Developers and businesses pursuing public-private partnerships

With professional backgrounds in real estate development, economic development, university administration, and planning, we bring an inherent understanding of the needs, missions, and cultures of our clients. We are uniquely positioned to help our clients leverage their assets, implement complex real estate projects and deploy existing demand in support of institutional and community goals.

U3 Advisors was formed through the merger of U3 Ventures and K. Backus & Associates, two real estate and economic development consulting firms with a long and successful histories assisting universities, non-profit organizations and other anchor institutions.