Novus was engaged to assess the financial feasibility and appropriate governance and management structure of an HRM mixed-use waterfront development - Alderney Landing. Bob Jolliffe directed this multi-disciplinary assignment on behalf of the Halifax Regional Municipality to conduct the evaluation. The key attractions of the complex included a theatre, events plaza, market, children's play areas, visual arts and crafts displays, retail shops, and other options. A central element of the engagement was to assess the optimum mix of attractions, develop traffic, revenue, and cost forecasts from which we evaluated the feasibility of proceeding with the development. We concluded the project to be feasible under certain financial and operational assumptions, and then developed and evaluated options for governing and managing the complex.