Who We Are
Development Concepts, Inc. (DCI) is an Indianapolis, Indiana based planning and development services firm that bridges the gap between planning and development. We are a team of developers, architects, and urban planners with decades of professional experience in the public and private sectors. We believe that sustainable investment cannot occur without good planning and an understanding of the marketplace. At DCI, we measure our success by what happens after our work is done. Since 1991, DCI has led teams involved in billions of dollars in local, regional, and national investment and development activity.
Principals
Ian Colgan, AICP Principal – Consulting Services
Ian oversees DCI’s consulting services. Ian’s experience includes downtown, neighborhood, and corridor revitalization; commercial and housing development; urban redevelopment; local and regional economic development; and land use and transportation planning. Ian specializes in addressing the relationship of local market and economic conditions and their impacts on land use, development and transportation patterns. In addition to being a certified planner, Ian is an experienced market and economic analyst. He has conducted dozens of studies examining development trends in the housing, retail, commercial, industrial, and hospitality markets, including economic and employment analysis.
Ian can be reached directly at (317) 713-9263.
Will Pritchard, HDFP Principal – Development
Will is a seasoned community and economic development professional. He provides project financing options, community development, and real estate development implementation expertise to DCI. Additionally, Will manages numerous real estate development initiatives for DC Development Group – DCI’s development arm. These initiatives include an infill housing project in a distressed neighborhood, a low-income multi-family project, a neighborhood wide housing and commercial redevelopment program, and the redevelopment of a former psychiatric hospital site. Prior to joining DCI, Will served as Senior Program Officer in the Indianapolis office of the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), where he worked closely with public and private sector partners to generate financing options for redevelopment projects.
Will can be reached directly at (317) 713-9264.
Mike Higbee Founder & Advisor
Mike founded Development Concepts, Inc. in 1991 after serving as Director of the Department of Metropolitan Development in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a nationally recognized expert in public-private partnerships and development implementation. Mike’s work at the City of Indianapolis led to significant strides in the revitalization of Downtown Indianapolis. In 2003, he began a comprehensive neighborhood development initiative called Martindale on the Monon, located northeast of downtown Indianapolis. Since then, significant progress has been made in this once distressed neighborhood, including the construction of nearly 40 new mixed-income homes and the development of a new charter school.
Mike currently works for Strategic Capital Partners, a real estate investment firm. He manages the Urban Development Group which is focused on holistic community development nationally.
