DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE

A key to building strong communities is unlocking challenging sites burdened by complex site and regulatory conditions. Having worked closely with developers, nonprofits, and municipalities for more than a decade and self-developed projects of our own, we are intimately familiar with aspects of development that are often considered outside the typical scope of the designer.

We bring a specific awareness of inclusive and incremental economic development promoting housing choice, housing affordability, and increased tax value per acre. Our development knowledge in combination with our skills as designers enables us to overcome obstacles through strategic design and careful navigation of zoning and building codes, making challenging projects not only feasible, but highly successful for both the developer and the community. 

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• Guide development strategies for municipalities for infill residential developments, Main Street redevelopments, and more

• Review viability of proposed development projects, particularly for small and mid-sized public-private development partnerships

• Provide training workshops for city staff and citizen advocates to strengthen understanding of development needs and tradeoffs

• Teach the basics of development and impacts of zoning and regulations on the built environment

• Teach municipalities to think like a developer-urbanist to be able to identify and execute low cost/high return projects that make neighborhoods better