The Importance of Live/Work
Because we understand how difficult redevelopment can be, we’ve spent a lot of time and brain power researching ways to make it easier....
Jul 18, 20164 min read
MAIN STREET RENOVATION
Urban redevelopment is our bread and butter at KWA, and we’ve come to understand that attempting to renovate a building built 50-100...
Mar 21, 20161 min read
Small Developer Renovation Research
We are big fans of small development here at Kronberg Wall, which means we also understand how difficult it can be. Small, incremental...
Mar 2, 20162 min read
The Siren Call of the 203k Loan
I had the chance to listen to the Strong Towns podcast about a failed mixed use redevelopment attempt via a 203k loan with Ian Rasmussen....
Mar 1, 20167 min read
Edgewood Retail District 15 years in, Leggett + Platt, Jeff Fuqua
The Edgewood Retail District in Atlanta, Georgia This is a post on reflections and lessons learned, and an effort to provide insight and...
Feb 22, 201610 min read
WATCH: PECHA KUCHA @ KWA
Back in October we hosted the opening night of the Small Developer Bootcamp here at KWA HQ in Reyndoldstown. Highlighting the evening...
Feb 4, 20161 min read
Advice for Mayors
We were given the amazing chance to present to three small town mayors this week courtesy of the Georgia Conservancy. These mayors each...
Dec 15, 20151 min read
Popcorn Time: Placemaking 101
We spend a lot of time talking about the specifics of placemaking – parking regulations, zoning ordinances, code clauses – but these are...
Nov 25, 20152 min read
Form Follows Finance
Reflections on the Small Developer Bootcamp continued…as seen by Elizabeth Ward. Architects all know the phrase “form follows function.”...
Nov 5, 20152 min read
Big Reflections on Small Development
On October 14th, more than one hundred architects, engineers, developers, and community leaders gathered at the Center for Civic...
Nov 4, 20152 min read
Small builder/developer bootcamp
While these photos include buildings probably dating from the 1920s, we are not necessarily promoting a historic style. Moreso that...
Sep 25, 20153 min read
In Praise of the Existing Building Code
KWA recently helped convert this historic church rectory into an extension for the Ecole Bilingue in New Orleans. Without the flexibility...
Sep 24, 20154 min read
First Steps in Commercial Redevelopment: Baseline Site Study
The next step is to determine how much building and which uses are possible based upon this available parking. The goal is to bring the...
Jun 18, 20152 min read
First Steps in Commercial Redevelopment: Where We Start
We specialize in intown redevelopment. That means that we get called almost daily to help figure out how to turn a blighted property...
Jun 17, 20153 min read