Erin Lonoff

Partner

Erin advises public and private sector clients at the intersection of real estate and public policy, shaping equitable, economically resilient communities through strategic planning, development, and governance. Based in Minneapolis, she brings deep expertise in real estate advisory, economic development, and market‑driven public policy that advances inclusive growth.

Erin brings experience helping cities, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, and landowners navigate complex real estate and policy challenges. She specializes in aligning market realities with community priorities to advance inclusive, financially-grounded strategies for development and investment. Drawing on a background that blends urban planning, economic analysis, and real estate advisory, she helps clients evaluate development scenarios, structure governance and funding models, and build partnerships that support long‑term implementation. Erin’s approach combines rigorous technical analysis with place-based solutions that ensure development investments create lasting value for existing residents and businesses.

Her work regularly involves developing real estate strategies and market‑tested development concepts for large landowners, including municipalities, regions, public agencies, educational institutions, and mission‑driven organizations, whose portfolios serve both economic objectives and civic goals. Erin has supported master planning efforts that balance viable development pathways with broader ambitions such as job creation, affordable housing, innovation‑sector growth, and neighborhood vitality. Her experience includes conducting detailed market analyses, crafting development feasibility analyses, building economic models, articulating public benefits and impacts, and advising clients on phasing, delivery, and long‑term stewardship.

Erin also has extensive experience with economic development and market‑driven policy that advances equitable outcomes. Her work frequently incorporates strategies to expand housing affordability, support transit-oriented development, strengthen commercial districts, and mitigate displacement, and structure regulatory tools that leverage private investment for public benefit. She collaborates with local governments and regional agencies to understand demographic and market trends, evaluate policy impacts, and chart actionable pathways for more inclusive growth.

In addition, Erin has helped shape transformational parks, public spaces, and open spaces, with experience encompassing programming and operations strategies, funding models, and governance approaches to support long-term sustainability of our communities’ most important assets. She has supported park conservancies, regional agencies, and city governments to align vision with financial sustainability, structure partnerships, and create public realm investments that catalyze economic activity and enhance community wellbeing.

Erin holds a Master in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College.