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APA MN: Andrew Faulkner Presents Wayzata Urban Design Standards

Andrew Faulkner, Associate Architect | Urban Designer, will be presenting at American Planning Association Minnesota: Urban Design Standards: Theory vs. Practice in the City of Wayzata (1 CM) 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Description The City of Wayzata implemented a set of design standards in 2021 that affect nearly every major […]

Gwinnett Mall Conversion: Prioritizing Mobility

Moving Gwinnett Forward: Why The County And Gwinnett Place CID Are Prioritizing Mobility Source: Biznow July 19, 2023 Gwinnett Place CID John Krukowski, Studio B Writer [caption id="attachment_10980" align="alignnone" width="720"] Courtesy of Gwinnett Place CID -Plans include improvements to walkability and bikeability in the area.[/caption] Georgia’s Gwinnett County may have a famously inactive shopping […]

Mayor Breed, Balboa Reservoir is an example of revitalization

Breed asks University of California to consider opening downtown San Francisco campus Source: SFGATE By Alec Regimbal [caption id="attachment_11000" align="alignright" width="300"] San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks onstage during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 2, 2022, in New Orleans. […]

Westminster’s Redeveloped Mall Taking Shape in a Growing Corridor

Author: Robert Davis, Bisnow Denver  Source: Bisnow More than 10 years after the Westminster Mall’s closure, the city’s efforts to take the unusual step of acting as developer on the property’s reimagining is bearing fruit. With new retail openings, a hotel and hundreds of residences, the project began […]

Planning Commission to discuss 360-apartment complex proposed for Stoneridge Mall property

Project location was part of prior Housing Element by Christian Trujano / Source: Pleasanton Weekly Uploaded: Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 5:29 am 0 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="617"] An artist rendering of the proposed 360-unit apartment project to be developed at the Stoneridge Shopping Center. (Image courtesy City of Pleasanton)[/caption] The Pleasanton Planning Commission […]

San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines has won the American Planning Association California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design

Amazing news for the San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines team as the project has won the American Planning Association California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design. The APA California Awards Program provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the great planning work occurring throughout […]

San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines won the American Planning Association Northern California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design

It is a joyous day for the San José Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines team as the project has won the American Planning Association Northern California Chapter Award of Excellence for Urban Design. The APA California Awards Program provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the […]

Gwinnett Place team releases two proposals for mall redevelopment

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Alia Malik The firm planning the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place on Friday released two proposed conceptual designs of the site, a milestone after years of occasionally eccentric dreams for the nearly-abandoned mall’s future. “It’s not going to be a mall anymore,” said Rick Williams, […]

Presenting Balboa Reservoir Affordable Housing at CREW SF

Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods with Affordable Housing Please join us for CREW SF's First Real Estate Luncheon of 2022! This year we welcome a group of panelists to share their expertise on the up-and-coming Balboa Reservoir Affordable Housing Development, and expand on the future of this project […]

Moving on up: 2022 VMWP promotions

Please join us in congratulating our promoted colleagues at Van Meter Williams Pollack. Due to their leadership and dedication to VMWP’s mission, we have steadily grown during this challenging year. We are grateful for each of these accomplished co-workers for their resiliency, passion, and expertise. […]

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