A "poster child" case for Value Capture

Stone's Throw is a 619 acre master planned community located in the fastest growing corridor in the State of Minnesota. It will have +/- 136 acres of commercial, retail, office, industrial and mixed use property types right around a proposed I-94 interchange. The mixed use land is for sale under an "Exclusive Investment Offering" -- this can be an example of "value capture," a source of public finance by capturing part of benefits that will incur with the construction of the interchange.

Before knowing more about this project, one question that occur to me is the timing of this "offering." Is it better to sale the parcels now, or to hold them until later? Would all the parcels be sold one time or bit by bit gradually? Some may say that the government may have to sell the land earlier in order to have money for construction. However, as long as there is a reasonable expectation of future revenue, the government can still borrow money through municipal bonds to be repaid by proceeds of future sales -- if the later- or gradual-offering is shown to be a better approach.

(Thanks, Bob, for suggesting this case.)