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Is This Historic Restoration Economically Viable?

Evaluate your historic building restoration project across 25 critical viability factors — from structural salvageability and tax credit eligibility to market demand and financial feasibility. Get your HRVA™ score in under 10 minutes.

10-Minute Assessment
25 Viability Factors
Instant GO / NO GO Verdict
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5 Critical Viability Dimensions

Our assessment evaluates whether a historic building restoration project is economically viable — not just architecturally interesting. Every question is designed to surface the factors that determine GO or NO GO.

Building & Structural Viability

Structural salvageability, stabilization cost ratios, historic fabric retention, and environmental risk assessment

Historic Preservation Viability

Federal Historic Tax Credit eligibility, SHPO/NPS requirements, documentation quality, and Standards compliance

Market Demand

Proven demand for proposed use, comparable project success, visitor attraction, and community need alignment

Location & Site

Foot traffic, parking adequacy, surrounding business complement, visibility, and code-compliant access

Financial Feasibility

Incentive stacking, cash flow timeline, stabilized value creation, and operating champion identification

Your Viability Verdict

100-125
GO
80-99
CONDITIONAL GO
60-79
CAUTION
0-59
NO GO

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25 questions. 10 minutes. A definitive viability assessment with specific action items for every dimension — before you commit capital.

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