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Gwinnett Place Mall

DESCRIPTION An Equitable Redevelopment Plan reflects the new vision for the Gwinnett Place Mall and has guided the redevelopment of the site. The County launched an unprecedented engagement process, led by VHB, to hear from communities around the mall. These voices helped guide the project by […]

Marin Square

Description The new development generates a better connection between the Canal District and the Bret Harte neighborhood. Includes Affordable and Market Rate housing for families, workforce and seniors. The development consists of four residential buildings with common space on each building for its residents, convenience retail […]

South Westminster Station TOD

DESCRIPTION South Westminster Transit Oriented Development [TOD] is a 100 acre redevelopment of an existing industrial neighborhood into a vibrant, mixed use neighborhood. The existing site [which required significant environmental remediation] is located adjacent to the Boulder/ Denver commuter rail tracks and was selected as the […]

Ralston Creek

DESCRIPTION Ralston Creek is the redevelopment of a dying 15 acre strip shopping center, transforming the property into a vibrant mixed use place for shopping, living and recreating. Located just 1 mile away from Olde Town Arvada and 1/2 mile from Light Rail, Ralston Creek is […]

Belmar Master Plan

description Belmar is the redevelopment of a failed 1960’s 100 acre enclosed shopping mall into a vibrant urban village. The site is bordered by two high volume state highways adjacent to Lakewood’s civic center, community park and single family neighborhoods. The urban design is organized as […]

Westminster Mall

DESCRIPTION The Westminster mall sits at the crossroads of US 36, Sheridan Street and 88th Avenue, adjacent to a planned Regional Transportation District multimodal commuter rail stop. The plan for this new urban neighborhood is organized by a traditional pedestrian-oriented street grid surrounding a central Town […]

Milpitas Square

DESCRIPTION The Milpitas Square project is a phased redevelopment of a 162K square feet strip retail center, one of the largest Asian shopping centers on the West coast, into a dynamic mixed-use neighborhood and shopping district. The goal of the project is to take a non-place […]

The Gallery at Belmar Apartments

description The Gallery at Belmar Apartments is located within the award-winning Belmar town center, a redevelopment of a former regional shopping mall in Lakewood, Colorado. The goal was to build this 1.3 acre block to serve as a transition between the active ‘downtown’ mixed-use blocks and […]

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