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The Nation's Top Multi-Housing Architects
Published: September 01, 2007
Multi-Housing News is proud to present the 2007 Top Architects List. This year's firms were selected not only on the basis of their innovative design aesthetic but also for their contributions to environmentally friendly design for multifamily buildings—a topic explored at this year's American Institute of Architects (AIA) convention. For the first time, MHN asked the following firms how many professionals on their staff are accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system.
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Abacus Architects + Planners
119 Braintree St., Suite 318
Boston, MA 02134
617-562-4446/617-254-0004 (fax)
www.abacusarchitects.com
Key Contact: David Eisen, principal, 617-562-4446, deisen@abacusarchitects.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Abacus combines sensitivity to a project's site with an engaging contemporary architectural language to produce housing rooted in its time and place. Exteriors connect to their neighborhoods with sleek, beautifully detailed facades that translate regional development patterns into a new vision of living. Interiors provide a liberating sense of openness while creating comfortable living spaces. Public and private spaces use space, light, color and materials to enhance the experience of urban or rural living. All projects are designed to meet Energy Star requirements and projects on the boards integrate renewable energy sources and green site strategies.
ADD Inc.
210 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-234-3100/617-661-7118 (fax)
www.addinc.com
Key Contact: Frederick A. Kramer, AIA, president, 617-234-3100, fkramer@addinc.com
Active Regions: Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 33
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: ADD Inc. blends artistry with investment value in creating some of the country's most distinctive residential addresses. With attention to long term value, the firm has designed places to live, work and play in South Beach (Miami); San Francisco; Providence, R.I.; Boston and Las Vegas. ADD Inc.'s design work has proven to be a significant catalyst for renewal and improvement in a wide range of communities. Log onto www.addinc.com to view selections from our portfolio.
Notable Projects: East Pier, the exciting new edge to Massachusetts' Boston Harbor, captures the panoramic views, luminous light and adventurous spirit of living on the water. ADD Inc.'s architecture, planning, interiors and branding design unite to re-imagine abandoned docklands as a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood, including 385 condominiums and 176 rental units. Weaving together historic and contemporary gestures, seven new buildings blend residences, restaurants and a range of amenities while creating a series of inviting public spaces. East Pier, designed for Roseland Property Co., delivers a unified experience for residents by integrating various design disciplines into a single branding strategy.
700 Harrison, Reflecting the rich urban tapestry of Boston's South End, the design of 700 Harrison Avenue juxtaposes contemporary forms against traditional brick elements. While developing the design for Mitchell Properties LLC, ADD Inc.'s team supported a collaborative process to harmonize the voices of diverse constituencies and stakeholders, including developers, government officials and community leaders. As a result, 700 Harrison Avenue integrates 6,000 square feet of street level retail and a community garden into a mixed income, 84-unit residential community that contributes to the area's ongoing renaissance and appeals to a broad spectrum of buyers.
Client Testimonial: "I am very impressed with ADD Inc.'s creativity and responsiveness to the challenges inherent in incorporating a luxury residential condominium environment with a premier retail mall. ADD Inc.'s pursuit of the best design solution while respecting the interests of the many stakeholders involved in large, complex projects make them an ideal firm to lead projects such as Nouvelle at Natick."
—Aaron Bartels, senior director of development for Nouvelle at Natick, an affiliate of General Growth Properties Inc.
Aleks Istanbullu Architects
1659 11th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-450-8246/310-399-1888 (fax)
www.ai-architects.com
Key Contact: Aleks Istanbullu
Active Regions: Southwest
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Aleks Istanbullu Architects is a professional design studio producing work at a variety of scales and project types. We work in a creative environment with a team of architects committed to producing contemporary architecture. Our high ratio of built projects demonstrates our realistic approach to design as well as our experience in guiding projects through the construction process. Our aesthetic foundations are rooted in the Modernism of Europe, Chicago and Southern California. We respect the nature of materials both traditional and new, and carefully detail our buildings to celebrate the craft of our profession.
Arquitectonica
801 Brickell Ave., Suite 1100
Miami, FL 33131
305-372-1812/305-372-1175 (fax)
www.arquitectonica.com
Key Contact: Thomas Westberg, vice president, 305-372-1812, twestberg@arquitectonica.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 10
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Arquitectonica is a 500-person architecture, interior design, planning and landscape architecture firm that began 30 years ago. Arquitectonica's housing design group is a global leader in its field. It is renowned for unique and iconic architecture and progressive interior planning. Its designs are landmarks in the skyline and define the address of the residents. Its interior designs address contemporary lifestyles and explore new ways to improve private living spaces as well as shared public functions. Arquitectonica is designing prominent residential high-rises in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Milan, Buenos Aires, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
BartonPartners Architects/Planners
700 East Main St., Floor 3
Norristown, PA 19401
610-930-2800/610-930-2808 (fax)
www.bartonpartners.com
Key Contact: Thomas C. Barton III, AIA, principal, 610-930-2800, bmartin@bartonpartners.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: BartonPartners is an award-winning architecture and planning firm, recognized for its innovations in designing residential, retail, office and mixed-use products. Our hallmarks are creative design with a focus on environmental responsibility and efficiency, use of resources incorporating the principles of LEED and sustainable growth, sensitivity to clients' needs, expectations, and schedules and commitment and extraordinary capabilities to realize development of client projects. Founded in 1990, the practice has developed to include professional services in architectural design, site planning and project management. The firm continues to win awards recognizing its work creating exemplary designs for development projects throughout the United States.
Baylis Architects
10801 Main St.
Bellevue, WA 98004
425-454-0566/425-453-8013 (fax)
www.baylisarchitects.com
Key Contact: Tom Frye, vice president, 425-454-0566, fryet@baylisarchitects.com Active Active Region: West Coast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Since before the oil embargo of 1974, Baylis has been designing energy conservative (now called sustainable), market-driven, urban infill multi-family/mixed-use housing projects for every variety of income demographic. Baylis offers concept design to construction administration, city approvals and entitlements to leading community meetings, and small to mid-rise projects experiences with construction budgets ranging from $5 million to $35 million. The firm's "full service" is comprehensive because one of three principals in the firm works on the project in every stage of its progress. For Baylis, success comes not only through industry recognition and awards but more importantly through client retention and referrals.
BC Architects AIA Inc.
4942 La Jeune Road, Suite 200
Coral Gables, FL 33146
305-663-8182/305-663-8882 (fax)
www.bcarchitects.com
Key Contact: Lawrence Cohan, managing principal, 305-663-8162, lcohan@bcarchitects.com
Active Regions: Southeast, Mid-Atlantic
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: BC Architects's multi-housing portfolio encompasses an entire spectrum of projects from master planning, mixed-use, to 46-story, high-rise luxury condominiums. Our client list reads like a who's who of some of the best developers in the country. Our mid-sized, boutique architectural firm knows the intricacies of multi-housing projects and is committed to excellence in design, construction documents and construction administration. Long known for our cost effective, innovative designs, and finely detailed construction drawings, BC Architects has ventured to Revit to develop fully integrated building information models (BIM). With a dedicated construction administration department that works closely with its design studios, BCArchitects has earned respect from both its developers and contractors.
Formed in 1991, BC Architects has offices in South and Central Florida, which have created some of Coastal Florida's most distinguished architectural works. Principals Lawrence Cohan and Ken Tobin lead a team of talented architects and design professionals with a tremendous depth of experience. BC Architects's unique design solutions fuse form and function, while considering the client's time and budget. We are the ideal choice for developers seeking a full service architectural firm who is committed to meeting and exceeding its client's needs.
Notable Projects: The Regency Condado Plaza, Puerto Rico, represents the fusion of progressive concepts mixed with raw and refined elements. This oceanfront design is a radiant marriage of glass and stainless meshes, and features ground level luxury retail and fine restaurants. There are three underground parking levels providing 600 spaces for the public and adjacent beach hotel's use, and six above grade parking levels capped by a swimming pool, fitness center, lounge and gardens.Its 15 levels of luxury residences include lofts and townhouses lining the Oceanside garage face. This modern, elegant building is being fully developed using the Revit/BIM platform.
Summit Lakes in Naples, Fla. is the latest master-planned community awarded to BC Architects.Achieving a density of 10.5 units per acre, this 168 acre cleverly designed site plan maintains 25 acres of wetland and conservation areas as well as 18 acres of lakes and nine pocket parks.In addition to the master planning, BC Architects is designing the entire product line for this project, which includes 968 two- and three-story townhouses and an 8,000-sq.-ft. club with swimming pool and deck.The four main floor plan types cater to a target market ranging from first time buyers to retirees.
Client Testimonial: "BC Architects listens and responds to my programs with innovative and unique design solutions that my marketing people are excited about and my financial people can approve. I look for architectural firms that understand both the aesthetic and financial aspects of a project. BC Architect's energy, talent, and experience provide efficient and marketable floor plans, and beautiful realistic buildings in a quick time frame. Their workflow process allows me to monitor the progress of my projects wherever I am around the world. They always outperform my expectations and are a pleasure to work with."
— Roberto Cacho, president of Cacho Development
Beeler Guest Owens Architects
4245 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75205
214-520-8878
www.bgoarchitects.com
Key Contact: John Guest, CFO, 214-520-8878; Buz Owens, COO, 214-520-8878
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 2
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Beeler Guest Owens Architects (BGO) has served the multifamily industry for more than 38 years, and has designed over 675,000 dwelling units, including luxury, market-rate, affordable, seniors' communities and student housing. BGO's principals share a common vision of design excellence and client service.By merging an understanding of the client's business strategy and objectives with a thorough analysis of site and program requirements, BGO achieves uniquely appropriate design solutions that succeed both aesthetically and technically. All BGO projects are designed to compliment the surrounding neighborhoods' atmosphere—green when possible but most importantly, to provide a timeless residential design.
Behnisch Architects Inc.
35 Market St.
Venice, CA 90291
310-399-9003/310-399-9677 (fax)
www.behnisch.com
Key Contact: Christof Jantzen, AIA, LEED, partner, 310-399-9003, c.jantzen@behnisch.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: A leader in creating distinctive architectural solutions that are environmentally sustainable, Behnisch Architects is the Venice, Calif., branch office of Behnisch Architekten in Stuttgart, Germany that regularly works on multi-tenant and mixed-use projects in Europe. Notable multi-housing projects include the sustainable Mill Street Lofts in Downtown Los Angeles and the upcoming high-performance Deming Place in Chicago. The firm works in both the public and private sectors and has an excellent record in architectural competitions, where the majority of its commissions are gained.
BG Studio International Inc.
264 West 40th St., Ste 703
New York, NY 10018
212-242-8273/212-242-8274 (fax)
www.bgstudio.com
Key Contact: Hans Galutera, president, 212-242-8273, hgalutera@bgstudio.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: BG Studio International Inc. (BGSI) has a consistent history of working as interior architects not only as designers while preserving the integrity of the building's architecture. We have partnered for many years with developers who demand an exacting degree of service, design and teamwork. BGSI is expert at negotiating the project approval process with all levels of corporate decision makers and consultants to ensure that the end result is both beautiful and brand consistent. These companies include: Roseland Property Co., Hakimian Organization, Pan Am Equities Inc., Woodmont Properties, Avalon Bay Communities and Witkoff Group. These developers acknowledge our performance in providing quality interior design work by responding thoughtfully and with awareness, to their needs.
BKSK Architects LLP
28 W. 25th St., 4th Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-807-9600/212-807-6405
www.bkskarch.com
Key Contact: Harry Kendall, partner, 212-807-9600, hkendall@bkskarch.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 10
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: BKSK has established a specialty in distinctive and appropriate architecture in and around landmark districts. Projects include both award-winning historic renovations and new modern structures throughout the TriBeCa Historic District in New York City. Several new residential projects are slated to receive LEED certification, including Harsen House, the first LEED certified condominium on New York's Upper West Side. Established in 1985, the partnership of BKSK Architects has evolved to become a six-partner, 40-person firm. We share an enthusiasm for the challenge of making great architecture. This enthusiasm translates into each partner's active and continuous participation in all phases of the design and execution of every project.
Booth Hansen
333 South Des Plaines
Chicago, IL 60661
312-869-5000/312-869-5099
www.boothhansen.com
Key Contact: Linda Stephens, marketing director, 312-869-5000, lstephens@boothhansen.com
Active Regions: Midwest
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 11
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Since 1980, Booth Hansen has been involved in the multifamily market, including new construction and historic renovation projects, many with mixed-use scenarios. Currently, Booth Hansen is designing a master plan, multi-housing development Oakwood Shores. Part of the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation to reinvent public housing in Chicago, the Oakwood Shores development is an expansive, fully-integrated mixed-income community. The plan, covering a 10-block, 37-acre site will include for-sale and rental units, creating a diverse community of homes of varying income levels. The energy-efficient development will meet a two-star rating through the Chicago Green Homes program.
BSB Design (Bloodgood Sharp Buster)
1601 West Lakes Parkway, Suite 200
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-273-3020/515-221-3272 (fax)
www.bsbdesign.com
Key Contact: Doug Buster, managing partner, 800-859-7591, ext. 3292
Active Regions: National
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: BSB Design was founded in 1966 to specialize in the design of single-family residential communities. Since then, the firm has expanded its realm of expertise to include multifamily housing, commercial architecture, land planning and landscape architecture. Our strong background in single-family architecture is evident in our design of livable, comfortable multifamily residences that live like single-family homes. Attention to authentic detailing, the relationship between public and private space and the collaboration between architects and land planners help us develop sustainable multifamily projects that are profitable for our clients and desirable for prospective buyers.
Callison
1420 Fifth Ave., Suite 2400
Seattle, WA 98101
206-623-4646/206-623-4625 (fax)
www.callison.com
Key Contact: Steve Harmon, principal, 206-623-4646, steven.harmon@callison.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 96
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: To maximize our client's property, Callison's multi-housing developments incorporate state-of-the art amenities, reflect resident's aspirations and provide a preferred address. Designed as a high-performance building and registered in the LEED Core & Shell Pilot Program, 2201 Westlake in Seattle incorporates under-floor heating, cooling and ventilation systems, energy-efficient fixtures and the use of eco-friendly materials. A truly self-sustained, mixed-use development, The Landmark in Hanoi, Vietnam includes 30 floors of office space and 35 floors of residential atop a retail podium. The first LEED-certified hotel-condominium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Hotel Terra, uses reclaimed lumber, 100 percent recycled shingles, low-flow fixtures and native landscaping.
Cline Design Associates PA
125 N. Harrington St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-833-6413/919-836-1280 (fax)
www.clinedesignassoc.com
Key Contact: Gary Cline, AIA, president, 919-833-6413, garyc@clinedesignassoc.com
Active Regions: Southeast, Mid-Atlantic
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 4
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Cline Design Associates crafts places that improve the quality of life through the integration of architecture, urban design, planning, landscape architecture and interior design. The firm's passion for place-making is grounded in a fundamental understanding of the qualities that make places meaningful, memorable and genuine. With offices in both Raleigh and Wilmington, N.C., the firm builds its reputation for thoughtful mixed-use, residential, office, retail, recreation and community design. As a firm, we are dedicated to sustainable design. Currently, our LEED-AP certified professionals are working on Briar Chapel in Chatham County, N.C. and Lot 5 in downtown Chapel Hill, N.C.
CMSS Architects PC
4505 Columbus St., Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
757-222-2010/757-222-2022 (fax)
www.cmssarchitects.com
Key Contact: John Crouse, AIA, co-founder, COO
Active Regions: International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 4
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Since 1982, CMSS Architects has been shaping the environment of communities and changing paradigms in both the public and private sector. CMSS is a multi-disciplinary, full-service firm, offering urban planning and design, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, graphics and marketing services. CMSS offers specialized expertise in the planning and design of residential communities, mixed-use developments, traditional neighborhoods, historic revitalizations and the individual elements that bring these projects alive. In these designs, CMSS aims to fulfill client needs while creating exterior and interior places that offer personal, comfortable and motivating experiences, optimize long-term value and achieve financial success.
Cole + Russell Architects Inc.
537 E. Pete Rose Way, Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45202
800-460-4949/513-721-8080
www.colerussell.com
Key Contact: David S. Arends, AIA, OAA, president and CEO, 800-469-4949, d.arends@colerussell.com; Shannon Duffy, AIA, housing group director, 800-469-4949, s.duffy@colerussell.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Cole + Russell Architects is a full-service architecture firm that prides itself on customer service and remains steadfast to its mission: "to create enduring value for our clients, their communities and the firm by thinking big and doing what it takes every day." Through our six focused design groups—housing, government, commercial, retail, hospitality and education, we accomplish this by offering clients a hands-on, personal approach backed by the resources, stability and expertise of our nearly 100-person firm. This personal service and focus, combined with our design innovations, are what has allowed our firm to become nationally recognized in housing design.
With offices in Cincinnati and Denver, we work with clients to create communities that support the lifestyles of students, seniors, families and young professionals. Our team brings depth of experience that comes with completing more than 200 housing projects nationwide. We understand that creating quality housing requires attention to the entire spectrum of design, from the master planning of communities to the design of individual units.
We have created an expression of lifestyle and community for market rate and luxury condos, multifamily, senior living, student housing and mixed-use housing developments. Our national experience has provided us with a strong knowledge base. We know what to expect and the issues that may arise on these types of projects. We listen. And, we ask the right questions to determine the design intent. You will benefit from this background, as we have the proven ability to develop creative solutions for any challenge.
Notable Projects: One River Plaza, Cincinnati—This distinctive, new mixed-use development along the Ohio River will dramatically change the skyline of downtown Cincinnati and add new vitality to the riverfront. The dual tower design encompasses 11- and 14-story luxury condominiums that directly connect with the riverfront park system, the downtown core and the pedestrian bridge crossing over to Northern Kentucky's entertainment district. The property will contain 146 private luxury residences, award-winning restaurants and street level retail/commercial spaces. The lower levels of the buildings incorporate brick to engage and embrace the heritage of the city architecture. Cole + Russell is completing this project with Miller-Valentine Group and RTKL Associates.
East Baltimore Condominiums, Baltimore: Revitalizing the area around Johns Hopkins University, this conservative contemporary community serves as a transitional development between the institutional architecture of the university and the urban infill town homes. The market rate and affordable housing development features five stories of approximately 76 one- and two-bedroom units above one level of structured parking, a business center and landscaped courtyard. Cole + Russell is completing this project with Forest City Enterprises and A&R Development.
Cope Linder Architects
30 S. 15th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-981-0200/215-569-8651 (fax)
www.cope-linder.com
Key Contact: Ian M. Cope, partner, 215-981-0200, imc@cope-linder.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 2
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Cope Linder Architects understands the diversity and dynamics of contemporary living, and for over 40 years we have designed homes as integral elements within communities. Our work ranges from low-rise, urban infill projects to high-rise towers that each become an address of preference. Residential architecture differs from most other design types in that the inhabitant is empowered to personally engage with the architecture. Therefore, we take into account changing needs as families grow, move, shift and even work in and out of the home. Cope Linder works as an extension of our client's team to bridge owners, developers and managers, while creating great living experiences that foster a pride of place.
Costas Kondylis and Partners LLP
31 West 27th St., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-725-4655/212-725-3441 (fax)
www.kondylis.com
Key Contact: Francis Pisani II, AIA, associate partner, 212-725-4655, fpisani@kondylis.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 2
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Costas Kondylis and Partners LLP is widely recognized as a leader in the design of complex, large-scale residential projects for private developers and international corporations. With nearly 40 years of specialized experience, Costas Kondylis and Partners has set the standard for high-rise residential design in New York City. Defining the experience of luxury high-rise living, the firm offers its clients unparalleled expertise in creating superior layouts, finishes and cutting-edge amenities. To ensure that the "lifestyle" identity of each development is consistently communicated throughout all facets of the design, the interiors division of the firm—Kondylis Design—works closely with the architectural staff and the client from the inception of the project.
Cubellis
711 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA
617-338-0009/617-338-0088 (fax)
www.cubellis.com
Key Contact: Michael Kingsley, principal, 703-891-3627, mkingsley@cubellis.com
Active Regions: National, International
Number of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 12
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Cubellis is an integrated single source design firm offering architecture, interior design and engineering services to a diverse base of national and international clients from offices throughout the country. Our practice area expertise includes retail, corporate, residential, education and hospitality. Our designs reflect our client's philosophies and goals. We continually maintain the ability to maximize density and retain aesthetic beauty. Cubellis has an exceptional reputation for land planning and blending all components of a mixed use community. We pride ourselves on our skills in providing four- and five-story wood construction to maximize returns and our broad experience in multifamily for seniors and continuous care designs.
Dattner Architects
130 West 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
212-247-2660/212-245-7132 (fax)
www.dattner.com
Key Contact: William Stein, AIA, principal, 212-247-2660, info@dattner.com
Active Regions: Northeast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 11
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Founded in 1964, Dattner Architects has received over 100 awards and has been a leader in sustainable design in the last decade. The firm, with Grimshaw Architects, won the sustainable, affordable housing competition for New Housing New York. Via Verde—The Green Way–a 202-unit apartment complex, is being designed to achieve a LEED NC 2.1 Gold Rating and will integrate nature into the urban environment. Dattner is also collaborating in the design two residential projects participating in the Green Communities Initiative sponsored by the Enterprise Foundation. One of them includes The Atlantic Avenue Apartments in Brooklyn, which is also participating in the pilot LEED for Homes program.
DiMella Shaffer
281 Summer St.
Boston, MA 02210
617-426-5004/617-426-0046 (fax)
www.dimellashaffer.com
Key Contact: Tracey Barrett, director of marketing, 617-426-5004, tbarrett@dimellashaffer.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 14
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: DiMella Shaffer's experience in multifamily design is extensive, encompassing hundreds of projects totaling over 25,000 units. At every scale, well-designed multi-housing fosters a stronger community by instilling a sense of pride of place for the residents, creating opportunities for social interaction and responding to existing neighborhood conditions and architectural contexts. We seek to design sustainable buildings that create long-term value for our clients through saving money in operations costs and improving the local and global environment. Our recently completed Loft23 in Cambridge, Mass. was built on a brownfield site in close proximity to public transportation and includes a vegetated roof and exterior wall cladding made from 95 percent recycled copper.
DMR Architects
Heights Plaza, 777 Terrace Ave., 6th Floor
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
201-288-2600/201-288-2662 (fax)
www.dmrarchitects.com
Key Contact: Lloyd Rosenberg, AIA, president, CEO and founder,
201-288-2600, lloyd@dmrarchitects.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 7
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: DMR Architects is a leading full-service architectural firm specializing in master planning, green design, programming, interior design and construction administration and is active throughout local, national and international markets. DMR serves a diverse client base across all sectors including residential mixed-use and transit villages. Almost all of DMR's current high profile residential projects are designed to be LEED certified or are a part of NJ Green Homes. Wesmont Station in Wood-Ridge, N.J., which is going for LEED certified or silver certification, was awarded the 2006 Smart Growth Award for practical use of space by New Jersey Futures.
Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue
23240 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44122
800-979-8600/216-464-8608 (fax)
www.dorskyhodgson.com
Key Contact: Victor Yue, partner, 800-975-8138, vyue@dhpy-arch.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 10
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue is a national architecture, planning, interiors and environmental graphics firm with a 40-year history. The firm focuses its expertise in the design of retail/commercial, residential and senior living communities, and blends these building types into dynamic mixed-use environments. A staff of 130 professionals are located throughout its Washington, D.C,; Cleveland; and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. offices. Current projects include a variety of housing types in Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels Architects
111 Chestnut St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-831-1240/401-331-1945 (fax)
www.durkeebrown.com
Key Contact: Emily Hall, director of marketing and business development
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels Architects (DBVW) specializes in the adaptive reuse of historic buildings and new infill construction for market-rate, affordable and mixed-income housing. In the past year, DBVW has worked on several large-scale redevelopments that involve the conversion of historic industrial building complexes into commercial, retail and residential uses. These mixed-use projects have included the design of new infill buildings, brownsfield remediation and public green space as important components. Phillipsdale Landing in East Providence, R.I. includes the adaptive reuse of 13 historic buildings and new design of two residential buildings on a 12.6-acre riverfront site.
EDI Architecture Inc.
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 3800
Houston, TX 77056
713-375-1400/713-375-1600 (fax)
www.ediarchitecture.com
Key Contact: Sara Gammill, corporate marketing executive, sara.gammill@EDIarchitecture.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 9
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Established in 1976, EDI Architecture is a multi-national architecture, planning and commercial interior design firm specializing in large-scale residential, commercial and hospitality projects. EDI is a leader in creating market-focused solutions. Our design specialists meet complex unit mix and operating requirements through a variety of product types in order to boost market appeal. EDI's keen understanding of the multifamily industry combined with prompt response has proven invaluable to our clients. We are innovators in steel, "Tunnelform," and other cast in place concrete construction techniques. EDI's sustainable projects include Legacy at Towne Lake in Austin, Texas; Verde in Orlando, Fla. and Vista Montaña in Watsonville, Calif.
Ehrenkrantz Eckstut and Kuhn Architects
23 E. 4th St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
212-353-0400/212-228-3928 (fax)
www.eekarchitects.com
Key Contact: Doug Smith, AIA, principal, 202-349-0841, dsmith@eekarchitects.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 24
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects (EE&K Architects) has designed housing for a wide variety of markets and needs, including single-family homes and communities, rental apartment buildings, co-operatives and condominiums, affordable housing for the elderly and disadvantaged, and supportive and transitional housing. Our considerable expertise in historic preservation and adaptive reuse has played an important role in combining distinctive residential design with the restoration of landmarked structures. And our large-scale urban design projects have encouraged numerous residential opportunities in downtowns and along revitalized waterfronts.
At EE&K Architects, our approach to residential development takes a larger view, extending beyond the basic requirements for shelter and the four corners of a particular site's boundaries. We create housing solutions that are familiar and contextual, emphasizing linkages with the physical and social fabric of the existing community. Our designs are responsive to the needs of each resident for both private and public spaces that are unique, intimate and secure. As such, our designs encourage residents to recognize their vested interest in their communities.
As importantly, our housing solutions respond to the program, market and code requirements of each client, addressing issues of phasing, funding, and construction techniques to insure a successful implementation. Collaborating with both public and private clients, we respond to all interests and participants involved to build consensus as the design evolves. Since most residential development is subject to some type of public or agency review, this approach furthers our ability to design in a way that is responsible as well as responsive.
Notable Projects: Liberty View, New York, N.Y.—The design for this high-rise apartment tower oriented all 294 units to take advantage of the spectacular views of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty. The $40-million, 300,000-sq.-ft. project owned by Milstein Properties was designed within the guidelines established by EE&K Architects in its master plan for Battery Park City, and it accordingly respects the civic and pedestrian scale of its surroundings. Although Liberty View utilizes standard building components, its sensitive use of color and accented materials create a highly distinctive residence.
The Aventiene, Gaithersburg, Md.—The design for this 180-acre project with KB Homes includes 2,250 units in high-rise, low-rise, townhouse and single-family configurations, with 320,000 gsf of retail space and a 33-acre high school site.This transit-oriented community of neighborhoods interconnected by parks, woodlands and walkable streets will be located along I-270 and the Corridor City Transit way alignment. The design consists of four neighborhoods that respond uniquely to the site's natural surroundings and proximity to transportation and other social infrastructures. This project received a National AIA Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design and accolades from the Smart Growth Alliance.
Elkus Manfredi Architects
300 A St.
Boston, MA 02210
617-426-1300
www.elkus-manfredi.com
Key Contact: Tricia Soulard, director of marketing, 617-368-3330,
tsoulard@elkus-manfredi.com
Active Regions: National
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Whether designing the housing component of a mixed-use development in California, rental units for a new town center in Colorado, or a high-end urban condominium tower on Boston's waterfront, Elkus Manfredi draws upon decades of experience in all aspects of place-making. Our strength in master planning ensures the lasting success of a project by analyzing how it integrates into and enhances its neighborhood. We enjoy long-term relationships with many of the nation's top residential developers, helping them to realize their visions while also satisfying their strategic business objectives.
Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc.
500 Washington Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-339-5508/612-339-5382 (fax)
www.esgarchitects.com
Key Contact: David Graham, AIA, principal, 612-339-5508, david.graham@esgarch.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 6
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Whether it is on a single site or a large parcel, multifamily residential development has long been a large part of our built environment. For three decades, Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc. (ESG) has been a leader in designing residential communities. By advocating for New Urban principles, our residential studio has propelled ESG to regional and national prominence. Our portfolio of completed work illustrates these principles and highlights the value that high quality design brings to reshaping our neighborhoods and cities. Award-winning LEED Certified projects such as Reflections at Bloomington Central Station have honored us for our commitment to the environment, communities and design.
Faulkner Design Group
3232 McKinney Ave., Suite 1170
Dallas, TX 75204
214-922-8008/214-922-0440 (fax)
www.faulknerdesign.com
Key Contact: Karen Peel, vice president, 214-389-3307, kpeel@faulknerdesign.com;
Adrienne Faulkner, CEO/owner, 214-389-3304, adrienne@faulknerdesign.com
Active Regions: National
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Faulkner Design Group has established itself as a company that goes above and beyond to not only meet, but far exceed the expectations of our clientele. The proof of this lies in the fact that a large percentage of our business relationships are repeat clients. We always attempt to show our clients the value and importance of using sustainable and functional building materials, and several of our staff are currently working toward LEED certification. Our brand, “Forward. Dedicated. Global” speaks to what is at the heart of our business. We recognize that we must continue to educate ourselves and move forward, we have a true passion for our work, and we know the importance of thinking beyond our immediate environment and in terms of a global community.
Fletcher Farr Ayotte Inc.
520 SW Yamhill St., Suite 900
Portland, OR 97204
503-222-1661/503-222-1701 (fax)
www.ffadesign.com
Key Contact: Leslie Shipley, marketing,
503-222-1661, lshipley@ffadesign.com
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 5
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Founded in 1956, Fletcher Farr Ayotte Inc. (FFA) has a professional staff of 50 providing expertise in architecture, planning and urban design, historic preservation and interior design. Our designs for multi-housing range from urban infill projects and high-rise condominiums to award-winning mixed-use structures that are components of sound pedestrian-oriented development. We bring an understanding of the full project scope, from economics to final design and construction. This knowledge results in meaningful design solutions and strong market acceptance while meeting the needs of developers, municipalities and residents. All of our projects are rooted in the spirit and essence of the place in which they are built.
Forum Architecture & Interior Design Inc.
745 Orienta Ave., Suite 1121
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
407-830-1400/407-830-4143 (fax)
www.forumarchitecture.com
Key Contact: Jim Black, principal/architect, 407-830-1400, jblack@forumarchitecture.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Forum Architecture & Interior Design Inc. is a full-service architectural firm specializing in planning, architecture and interior design. Founded in 1986, Forum maintains a staff of over 60 professionals. A recognized national leader and award-winning design firm, Forum has designed over 60,000 apartment units and 4,500 timeshare units in 19 states. Projects include high density urban and traditional neighborhood mixed-use, the full spectrum of market-rate apartments, active senior and affordable housing. Forum keeps its clients satisfied with its design excellence, experience in controlling construction costs and dedication to personalized service.
Fougeron Architecture
431 Tehama St., Suite 1
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-641-5744/415-282-6434 (fax)
www.fougeron.com
Key Contact: Todd Aranaz, project manager, 415-641-5744, ext. 101, todd@fougeron.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Fougeron Architecture is a nationally recognized architecture firm with the vision, design excellence and technical expertise to provide you with a mixed-use housing project with the character of distinguished architecture and the warmth of beautiful homes. We have found that an ecologically sound design philosophy goes hand-in-hand with making environments healthier and more pleasant to inhabit. For years, our projects have been based on the "green" design concepts of energy conservation, the introduction of light and air, and the use of natural and renewable materials. All of our projects meet or exceed the 15 percent minimum Title 24 requirements.
Fugleberg Koch
2555 Temple Trail
Winter Park, FL 32789
407-629-0595/407-628-1471 (fax)
www.fuglebergkoch.com
Key Contact: Desiree Pedersen, director of marketing, 407-629-0595, dpedersen@fuglebergkoch.com
Active Regions: National,International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Fugleberg Koch Architects' design process begins with a thorough understanding of our clients' business mission.All development disciplines are involved in early decision-making, including: corporate, sales, planning, construction and operations. A true course is set for the "design journey." The firm maintains creative focus through its studios, complete, like a small office with a limited number of clients, enabling a high level of personal project attention. Complementing the studios is the Design, Planning and Graphics Group. These specialists bring added capabilities: Idea-banking, design review, green architecture application and in-house artwork. Fugleberg Koch is continually refining itself to provide the best in multifamily designs and services.
FXFOWLE Architects PC
22 West 19th St.
New York, NY 10011
212-627-1700/212-463-8716 (fax)
www.fxfowle.com
Key Contact: Kirsten Sibilia, 646-292-8194, ksibilia@fxfowle.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 82
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: FXFOWLE Architects PC is a 29-year-old architectural, interior design, planning and urban design firm committed to design excellence, social responsibility and sustainability. In the last five years, our commercial/residential design studio has designed 3,800 units of residential architecture in the U.S. Currently, 2,500,000 square feet of FXFOWLE-designed condominium and rental projects are in construction, including five LEED projects. Our design approach is based on our commitment to creating healthy, energy efficient, creative, urban developments.
GMP Architects-LA
811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-234-9118/213-234-9119 (fax)
www.gmparchitects-la.com
Key Contact: Donald Getman, AIA, principal, GMP Architects-LA, 213-234-9118, dgetman@gmparchitects-la.com
Active Regions: West Coast, Southwest
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Having provided architectural services on well over 3,000 built multifamily units throughout the Western United States. With over over 25 years of experience in all aspects of the residential design process, Donald Getman, AIA, and his firm GMP Architects-LA, are uniquely qualified to offer the best there is in residential architectural services, including 3D computer rendering and animation, value engineering and environmental design.
GMP Architects-LA's strength is in working directly with the developer and builder early on, to assure that the project not only meets design expectations but also meets the bottom line. From entitlement to construction, townhomes to high-rises, award winning to environmentally sensitive, GMP Architects-LA makes excellence happen time and time again.
"The key to the success of our projects is the team approach we take," said Getman. "We work with all the stakeholders, early on. This allows for planning concepts and construction estimates to proceed at the same time, with everyone working back and forth to meet the developer's budget and program needs while achieving the community's design goals. In the end this approach, proves to be a win-win for all involved."
Notable Project: This high-rise residential project, Azzurra (formally called Water Terrace), won the Gold Nugget Top Award for "Attached Project of the Year" at the 2003 PCBC Awards. Located in Marina Del Rey, Calif., the 450-unit, 18-story project features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, including penthouses and two-story townhome units, ranging from 800 to 3,500 square feet.
Amenities designed for the project by Principal Architect, Donald Getman, AIA, include a large clubroom, fitness center, grand terrace including pool, fire pit and barbeque areas, a two-story lobby with a glass stair, a mezzanine level lounge and screening room and a dramatic roof deck featuring an outdoor living room, fireplace and covered spa.
Goody Clancy
420 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
617-262-2760/617-262-9512 (fax)
www.goodyclancy.com
Key Contact: David Dixon, FAIA, principal, 617-262-2760, david.dixon@goodyclancy.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 36
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Goody Clancy provides national leadership in planning and designing significant multifamily and mixed-use developments. As of July 2007, we are planning or designing more than 5,000 units. Our planning and urban design division is creating new mixed-use green neighborhoods in Kansas City, Norfolk, Va. and several Massachusetts communities. Our architects are designing state-of-the-art green housing and mixed-use developments in Austin, Texas; Louisville, Ky.; and Boston. Goody Clancy is nationally recognized for strength in addressing complex issues related to density, green building, historic preservation and community outreach. Our work has won more than a dozen current and recent national planning and design awards.
Gromatzky Dupree & Associates
2626 Cole Ave., Ste. 300
Dallas, TX 75204
214-871-9078/214-871-9869 (fax)
www.gdainet.com
Key Contact: Laura Crawford, marketing coordinator, 214-871- 9078, lcrawford@gdainet.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 2
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Young, creative design tempered by years of practical experience and an eye to the bottom line are what set Gromatzky Dupree & Associates apart, and make us an innovator in the architecture of multi-housing. We are leaders in taking a fresh look at tried and true systems, such as stucco, brick, precast and tunnel form construction systems, and giving them a new look and current feel. We are leaders in creatively analyzing a project for energy and cost savings, without sacrificing quality, and with our large, experienced staff, we are industry leaders in turning the creative vision into a beautifully crafted reality.
Gruzen Samton Architects LLP
320 West 13th St., New York, NY 10014
212-477-0900/212-477-1257 (fax)
www.gruzensamton.com
Key Contact: Leonard G. Finn, director of new business development, 212-477-0900, lfinn@gruzensamton.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 6
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Gruzen Samton has extensive experience in all types of housing and has developed the design expertise necessary to make the critical decisions in determining the success of every project. Gruzen Samton's complete architectural services are drawn from the many talented studios practicing within the firm. The firm maintains a highly diversified planning studio that provides comprehensive urban design, master planning, programming and pre-architectural services. We bring a thorough understanding of the LEED certification process and the design of high performance buildings that adhere to budget and schedule constraints. Recently, we were awarded the 2006 Grand Prize in the NYC Green Building Competition.
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects LLC
475 Tenth Ave.
New York, NY 10018
212-947-1240/212-967-0890 (fax)
www.gwathmey-siegel.com
Key Contact: John Arbuckle, director of business development, 212-947-1240
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Gwathmey Siegel is internationally recognized for designing signature buildings of outstanding quality. The firm's reputation for architectural excellence has been confirmed by over 100 design awards and extensive publication. During the last several years, Gwathmey Siegel has expanded its residential practice beyond celebrated private residences to include numerous luxury condominium and condominium/hotel projects, crafted with the same meticulous attention to detail. A holistic design approach integrates exteriors, interiors of public spaces and individual units, building systems, and site-related improvements into unified architectural solutions. By collaborating with premier sustainable design specialists, Gwathmey Siegel offers its clients unsurpassed expertise in the field.
Handel Architects
150 Varick St., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-595-4112/212-595-9032 (fax)
www.handelarchitects.com
Key Contact: Lauren Hlavenka, AIA, associate, 212-595-4112, lhlavenka@handelarchitects.com
Active Regions: International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 8
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Handel Architects is a full-service design firm with over 100 architects, interior designers and LEED-accredited professionals in New York and San Francisco. The firm is a leader in mixed-use design, with recent recognition for design excellence from the AIA, the ULI, the Congress for the New Urbanism and the National Commercial Builders Council. Handel Architects, a member of the USGBC, is nearing completion on the first LEED Gold-Certified residential building in Battery Park City in New York. The firm's commitment to creating environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy spaces continues with several new designs underway for LEED certified buildings.
Hensley Lamkin Rachel Inc.
13800 Montfort Dr., Suite 310
Dallas, TX 75240
972-726-9400/972-726-9401 (fax)
www.HLRinc.net
Key Contact: David Hensley, vice president, 972-726-9400, david@HLRinc.net
Active Regions: West Coast, Southwest, Southeast
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Celebrating 16 years in practice, Hensley Lamkin Rachel Inc. is a full-service architecture and planning firm, with a staff of 50 professionals in design studios in Dallas and Houston. HLR principals have over 60 years combined experience and expertise in guiding a project from conceptual design through construction to final completion. Our nationally recognized award-winning projects include high density, multifamily developments and adaptive reuse of historic structures for rental housing. In addition, we are actively involved with for-sale urban townhomes, mixed-use and student communities. HLR's commitment to architecture is also demonstrated in our implementation of new urban planning principles and a focus on sustainable design.
Hickok Cole Architects PC
1023 31st St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
202-667-9776/202-667-2260
www.hickokcole.com
Key Contact: Joanna Hoffschneider, director of business development, 202-667-9776, jhoffschneider@hickokcole.com
Active Regions: Mid-Atlantic
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 16
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Hickok Cole Architects is an award-winning, 80-person firm, providing architectural, interior design, housing and planning services to the Washington, D.C. metro area. Our residential portfolio includes mixed-use, new construction, adaptive reuse and urban infill projects. Beyond strong design and management, Hickok Cole has particular strength in the ability to drive complex mixed-use projects to completion. We also have a depth of understanding and knowledge of the housing market. We completed one of the earliest multifamily rental projects in the metro area that incorporated sustainable design elements and are currently working on a condominium project that incorporates a historic livery stable with a new addition that includes green components.
Humphreys & Partners Architects LP
5339 Alpha Road, Ste. 300
Dallas, TX 75240
972-701-9636/972-701-9639 (fax)
www.humphreys.com
Key Contact: Mark Humphreys, CEO, 972-701-9636, marketing@humphreys.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Humphreys & Partners is an architectural and urban design, master planning and land planning firm engaged in the design of high-rise, mid-rise, mixed-use, luxury, senior, affordable and student housing—both rentaland for sale—in markets across the country.Humphreys & Partners can be summed up in one word—innovative. That one word describes our goals, our work and the process by which we achieve them.This has fueled our approach to the multifamily market, which is markedly different from our competitors.Creating new brands is only one component of our innovation.
We have built strong relationships with our clients that have evolved into true partnerships. We help them achieve their goals by keeping an eye on the big picture. While our design work is our number-one priority, we recognize and comprehend the importance of the net operating income of a project as well as its marketability.Great products are nothing without a true understanding of the economics involved.
With eight U.S. offices employing over 130 people, the size and scope of our firm allows us to handle the entire project continuum from design to construction. Our horizontally managed company has cultivated an environment that drives innovative thinking and instills a fervor in our team to succeed, yielding high-profile, award-winning projects that Humphreys & Partners is known for nationally.
Notable Projects: Boardwalk at Town Center; The Woodlands, Texas; Four-and five-story wood frame; 345 units; 60 units per acre. Designed in a Southern Coastal style, featuring stucco, metal, soaring glass and cedar accents, Boardwalk at Town Center is situated along the scenic Woodlands Waterway. It features state-of-the-art fitness center, business center and cyber cafe¢, walking paths and park benches, a roof garden with a view to the amphitheatre, and a boardwalk along the Waterway. Creative floor plans range in size from 710-1,670 square feet, many with views to the water.
e-Urban Multifamily Product—Humphreys & Partners introduces a new multifamily concept that breaks the density barrier of 35 to 40 units per acre plus boasts up to 88 percent efficiency in net rentable space compared to 65 percent efficient typical four-story projects. Densities of up to 44 units per acre in four stories with no structured parking, and up to 100 units per acre in five stories with structured parking, can be achieved. The mid-rise design has mini-lobbies at four corners, 25-foot corridors, elevator service, and units with approximately 1,000-sq.ft. average with 1.7 parking spaces per unit.
Client Testimonial: "Crescent would like to thank (HPA) for a job well done in producing our construction documents. Humphreys produced quality documents on time in the format we requested. This project and its demands are unique and complying with our requests was not an easy task I'm sure. Working with experienced professionals who deliver the promised product is always enjoyable. Our experience with Humphreys thus far certainly falls within this class. Crescent is looking forward to working with you and your team in the future as you all serve as our construction contract administrator."
— Bret Creel, senior construction manager of Crescent Real Estate Equities Ltd. on The Tower Residences, Ritz-Carlton Phase II
ICON Architecture Inc.
38 Chauncy St.
Boston, MA 02446
617-451-3333/617-451-1328 (fax)
www.iconarch.com
Key Contact: Beatrice Bernier, director of business development, 617-451-3333, ext. 143, bbernier@iconarch.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 6
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: ICON architecture designs for the cities of tomorrow, weaving housing into the urban fabric to revitalize forgotten places, capture the public spirit and create value. Our solutions for complex urban projects are recognized by over 25 years of awards. ICON has designed over 14,000 housing units—from infill developments to urban villages to innovative adaptive reuse, mixing high-design condominiums with affordable housing, artist live/work communities and retail environments. We are committed to sustainability and design in the public interest: Maverick Landing, a 426-unit, mixed-income development on East Boston's waterfront will be the first LEED-certified affordable housing development in New England.
Ismael Leyva Architects PC
48 West 37th St.
New York, NY 10018
212-290-1444/212-290-1425 (fax)
www.ilarch.com
Key Contact: Jafar Tabaei, principal, 212-290-1444, jtabaei@ilarch.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 20
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Just as important as our design philosophy, and our extensive professional experience in the design of residential housing, is our commitment to understanding the concerns, priorities and traditions of those who will use these new facilities, and how they can be addressed within present-day economic and social constraints.
James, Harwick+Partners Inc.
8340 Meadow Rd., Suite 248
Dallas, TX 75231
214-363-5687/214-363-9563 (fax)
www.jhparch.com
Key Contact: Ron Harwick, AIA, CSI vice president, founding partner, 214-363-5687, rharwick@jhparch.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: James, Harwick+Partners Inc. unwraps the possibilities of whole communities. Our expertise ranges from urban design to community planning, master planning and all forms of housing types from high-density mixed-use communities to affordable housing. Our firm is committed to an ideology of "Whole Community Design" based on the inclusiveness of place nurturing the interactivity and connectivity of people and place. Humanity is the center. Our primary design philosophy focuses on the manifold of human experience. By way of these principles: richness through diversity, uniqueness of place, and sustainability over time, we are committed, as a new vision for building communities.
The Jerde Partnership
913 Ocean Front Walk
Venice, CA 90291
310-399-1987/310-392-1316 (fax)
www.jerde.com
Key Contact: Matthew Heller, marketing manager, ext. 226, matt.heller@jerde.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: The Jerde Partnership designs multifamily projects that create community while providing enriching experiences and enhancing the quality of life. The firm blends housing with a mix of activities that contribute to a strong public realm and bring life to new communities or old communities in need of revitalization. The firm's residential communities establish the critical mass needed to be effective and include a density and variety of housing, such as above-retail units, that give an urban feel with 24-hour vitality. Jerde works with developers to plan the right mix of uses and organizes those uses into village-scaled experiential clusters.
JMWA Architects
949 Clint Moore Road
Boca Raton, FL 33487
561-997-9997/561-997-1610 (fax)
www.jmwa.net
Key Contact: Rich Jones, AIA, NCARB, principal, 561- 997-9997, rjones@jmwa.net
Active Regions: Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Founded in 1976, JMWA Architects is one of South Florida's largest, full-service architectural firms providing innovative exterior and interior design, planning, and 3D visualization services in multiple states. Their diverse portfolio includes multi-family homes, workforce housing, rental apartments and mixed-use centers. Current projects include Villages of Delray in Delray Beach, Fla., the state's largest workforce and affordable housing project that will span 60 acres, creating 1,000 units at a cost of $200 million.
Kanner Architects
1558 10th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-451-5400/310-451-5440 (fax)
www.kannerarch.com
Key Contact: Christopher Keough, business development/marketing, 310-451-5400, ext. 121, ckeough@kannerarch.com
Active Regions: International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Kanner Architects believes that every project is unique and that superior architecture is achieved by applying core values: fulfilling our client's needs, thorough planning, cost-effectiveness and sensitivity. Kanner Architects continues to seek new and inventive ways to get the most out of a site for a developer without sacrificing the core values. Buildings are meant to be functional, but also must be places that are open, accessible, cutting-edge and inspirational. Every project must enhance the built environment and not overshadow or spoil the natural environment. Kanner Architects is committed to a perpetual development of skills in the area of sustainable architecture.
Kephart Community Planning Architecture
770 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
303-832-4474/303-832-4476 (fax)
www.kephart.com
Key Contact: Jamie Goldman, marketing director, 303-832-4474, jamieg@kephart.com Active Regions: National
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: "Everyone deserves a well-designed place to live" is the philosophy that drives us to create innovative, award-winning communities. At Kephart, we provide planning, architecture, graphic illustration and construction administration services, so we can effectively guide and support our clients throughout each stage of the development process.
Founded in 1974, Kephart Community Planning Architecture is a nationally recognized architectural design and planning firm, which provides a full range of personalized, professional services to builders and developers. Our core values of relationships, service, honesty and quality design demonstrate our uncompromising commitment to working as a team with other professionals to create well-designed homes that sell, apartments that rent, land plans that live, and communities that inspire. Architecture for people, their needs, hopes, dreams and aspirations is our priority.
We see our core values of commitment to community and quality design as integral to our responsibility to the environment. Starting at site design and continuing through construction documents, we work with our clients to seamlessly incorporate green principles into every project we design.
At Kephart, we understand the significant relationship between planning and architecture. It is our ability to effectively integrate the two that allows us to achieve functional, memorable and imaginative community designs. Our accomplishments include numerous local and national design awards, and the design and planning of over 60,000 living units ranging from custom single family homes to townhomes, duplexes, condominiums, retirement communities, urban infill, mixed-use and transit oriented developments.
Notable Projects: Vallagio at Inverness—Englewood, Colo., 385 units, 17.2 units per acre. Vallagio is one of Denver's first new urban transit-oriented developments featuring a vibrant office/retail center, dedicated light rail stop with a pedestrian bridge and a variety of attached residences. Timeless European styled homes, including elegant golf villas, row townhomes, flats and loft residences are intricately knitted together to create an urban village in a suburban location. Intimate shared outdoor spaces strategically placed throughout the development connect residents to create a true sense of community. At the neighborhood core, additional lofts featuring contemporary "urban" style architecture are situated over Vallagio's vibrant retail setting.
Artesia—Scottsdale, Ariz., 480 units, 17.1 units per acre. Inspired by the grand resorts of Scottsdale, Artesia replaces an underperforming hotel with an upscale residential campus that better fits the community with sensitivity to regional style. With buildings oriented to maximize views of lushly landscaped courtyards or the dedicated greenbelt, residents can bring natural surroundings to their homes. Amenities, such as a separate fitness center and social clubhouse, indoor pools, and private outdoor spaces, provide immense recreational choices on-site. With various product types, Artesia caters to a large segment of potential homeowners. This project typifies the best in customized high-end residential design.
Client Testimonial: "I have worked with Kephart for several years on a variety of high-density, multifamily projects. Most recently, Kephart's innovative design lead to Silverstone Communities winning a Pillars of the Industry Award for One Hundred Park Avenue in Denver. Kephart did a great job of bringing our vision to fruition by helping us turn a languishing 158-unit apartment building into a sought after condo development. We worked closely with Kephart's experienced team of design professionals throughout the design and redevelopment of this asset and, together, accomplished a truly remarkable transformation."
— Jeff Wikstrom, president of Buena Vista Ventures
Killefer Flammang Architects
1625 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-399-7975/310-399-8545 (fax)
www.kfarchitects.com
Key Contact: Wade Killefer, principal, 310-399-7975, Killefer@kfarchitects.com
Active Regions: West Coast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 6
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Widely known in the areas of adaptive reuse and multi-housing, Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA) has designed more than 8,000 units of market rate and low-income multifamily units and condominiums. Of the 20,000 residential units planned or under construction in downtown Los Angeles, the firm is designing about one-fourth of them, 5,000 units in 40 buildings. The Los Angeles Business Journal named KFA Architecture Firm of the Year in 2004 and 2006. Wade Killefer was inducted in 2006 into the College of Fellows for his adaptive reuse work in bringing housing to downtown Los Angeles.
Kirkor Architects & Planners
20 Martin Ross Ave.
Toronto, Ontario, M3J2K8
416-665-6060/416-665-1234 (fax)
www.kirkorarchitects.com
Key Contact: Clifford Korman partner, 416-665-6060, ck@kirkorarchitects.com
Active Regions: National. International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 2
Our Firm's Competitive Edge: One of the leading architectural firms in Canada and expanding internationally, Kirkor Architects and Planners is committed to Quality Architecture and recognized for Great Design Solutions. Bolstered by decades of impactful design experience that marries form and function, the style creators at Kirkor are breaking through to a greater future with a maturing design style that benefits both clients and the public at large.
Part of Kirkor's success stems from the ability to develop and conceptualize a design strategy within the first 10 minutes of meeting the client. It's a talent that's unique in the industry. Very few can draw a solution off-the-top that actually works. This "instant creativity that works" has resulted in a very positive reputation and repeat clients in Toronto, Calgary, New York, Vancouver, Texas, Nevada, China and Israel."
Kirkor is focused on being the master coordinator for any project. Kirkor looks at the whole picture for each site individually and designs the project from the inside out and the outside in-it has to work on every level.
Kirkor's wealth of experience and hand's-on approach has attracted major clients such as the Henderson Corp., Urbancorp, Kolter Property Co., The Daniels Group, Whitleigh Development Corp., Tridel, Lee Development Corp., H&R Developments, Glen, Smith & Glen Development and The Falcon Group. Kirkor has been successful because we really love the architecture and master planning that we create, and this commitment to our craft comes through in all stages of development.
Notable Projects: The Ellipse I & II—Toronto, Ontario. A twin, elliptical glass-tower condominium residential project, 34-stories, 770 units. The objective of this project was to take a sophisticated, high-end urban waterfront-style development and introduce it to Scarborough, a mid-level suburban marketplace. The marketing challenge was to successfully sell the principle that better design raises the standard for the community, sells more easily and provides a greater return. The main physical challenge was the existence of four, standard, slab-style high-rises already on the site. The Ellipse towers needed to create excitement and serve as the site's focus, while complementing the other four buildings. Two twin elliptical towers centered on the Lee Park in downtown Scarborough will create a focus for the community and raise its architectural standard.
New York Towers—Toronto, Ontario. A four-tower, 28-stories, 1,200-unit condominium project. The mandate was to generate a landmark urban intensification development. This project was intended to be built in four stages over 10 years. The overwhelming success in marketing Kirkor's design sped up the process by 200 per cent: all units were built and sold over three years. Kirkor attributes this to the choice of image and the quality of the urban rezoning plan. The New York/Chrysler Tower motif greatly appealed to the conservative, affluent North York clientele. The key to rezoning was Kirkor's urban plan, which clad the podium-set towers with three- and four-story lower-use garden apartments facing the street with direct front-door access to the street. The four point towers are set off by magnificent Art Deco rooftops.
Client Testimonial: "Sullivan Square is becoming a reality, due to one of the most unique teams ever assembled for a project in Las Vegas. From our financial partners in Ireland, to the highly experienced residential design experts from Canada and the U.S., they are all playing a significant role in the creation of Sullivan Square. We've developed a lot of Real Estate in 30 years of all different kinds, but we have never done a community of this magnitude. We set out purposely to build our selves a dream team. The best of the best! And so we went over all of North America in search for our Architect. We ended up with a Canadian Architect because he had done so many of these types of communities—Clifford Korman of Kirkor Urban Strategies."
—Kenneth Smith, GSG Development
KKE Architects Inc.
300 First Ave. North
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612/339-4200/612-342-9267 (fax)
www.kke.com
Key Contact: Todd Young, AIA, principal; 612/339-4200; tyoung@kke.com and Doug Ahlstrom, director; 702/269-6615; dahlstrom@kke.com
Active Regions: West Coast, Southwest, Midwest
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 23
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: KKE has provided services in the multi-housing market for 30 years from offices in Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Pasadena and Irvine, Calif. Services span all aspects of the market—including townhomes, apartments, condominiums and urban mixed-use developments—on a local and national basis. We emphasize creative designs at the forefront of the marketplace, optimizing our clients' return on investments and setting the standard for a quality living experience. KKE continues to grow through a keen focus upon maximizing clients' success by expanding upon the vision of each client to accomplish more than they ever thought possible.
KTGY Group Inc.
17992 Mitchell South
Irvine, CA 92614
949-851-2133/949-851-5156 (fax)
www.ktgy.com
Key Contact: Robin DeLotell, principal, 949-851-2133, rdelotell@ktgy.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 11
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: KTGY Group Inc. delivers high density yields and cost efficient techniques with exceptional and marketable designs for residential communities, including seniors and students as well as first-time, move-up and high-end buyers. With an in-depth range of experiences, KTGY also offers a studio approach that guarantees each client direct contact with a principal from concepts through completion. Based in Irvine, Calif. with offices in Santa Monica, Oakland and Denver, KTGY's designs are regularly noted by such prestigious awards programs as the Gold Nugget Awards, The Nationals, Builder's Choice and Best In American Living Awards.
Kwan Henmi Architecture/ Planning Inc.
456 Montgomery St., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-777-4770/415-777-5102 (fax)
www.kwanhenmi.com
Key Contact: Denis Henmi, president and CEO, 415-901-7202, denis.henmi@kwanhenmi.com
Active Regions: West Coast, Southwest
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 15
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Kwan Henmi incorporates sustainable design principles into our projects whenever feasible. All architects and designers at Kwan Henmi are encouraged to pursue LEED accreditation. Current green projects include: Arterra, a 268-unit high rise, which is on track to be the first LEED Certified market rate, multifamily housing community in San Francisco. The project includes a living green roof, Trespa exterior wall panels and water-saving bathroom fixtures. Cathedral Square, a new 25-story, 233-unit, mixed-use tower in Sacramento, Calif. is currently in design. The project is in the process of pursuing LEED Certification.
Lawrence Group
319 North 4th St., Suite 1000
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-231-5700/314-231-0816 (fax)
www.thelawrencegroup.com
Key Contact: Lisa Lavelle, marketing coordinator, 314-231-5700, lisa.lavelle@thelawrencegroup.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 27
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Lawrence Group is one of the largest building design planning, and project delivery firms in St. Louis with 200 employees in St. Louis; Austin, Texas, New York City; Denver and the Carolinas. We approach residential development with a passion and a strong market-focus. Our multifamily experience includes high-rise, adaptive reuse, historic renovations and urban infill from luxury to affordable living. Lawrence Group offers architecture, interior design, a retail furniture showroom, landscape design, graphic design, town planning, construction management and real estate development services to housing clients. We are a member of the AIA, the USGBC and ULI.
Lehrer Architects
2140 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-664-4747/323-664-3566
www.lehrerarchitects.com
Key Contact: Michael B. Lehrer, 323-664-4747, Michael@lehrerarchitects.com
Active Regions: West Coast
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Smart, modern designs from Lehrer Architects fuse effortless beauty and keen perspective into internationally acclaimed successful works of architecture. Founded in 1985 by Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA, the Los Angeles-based firm crafts dynamic spaces nationwide, while maintaining its hometown roots. The firm's designs for multifamily residential honors its guiding belief that excellent, conscious design creates happy and productive environments. Notable multi-housing projects include: the award-winning Norton Towers on the Court, in West Hollywood, Calif., Santee Court in Downtown Los Angeles and Lofts-on-Croft-Court in Los Angeles.
Lessard Group Inc.
8521 Leesburg Pike, Suite 700
Vienna, VA 22182
703-760-9344/703-760-9328 (fax)
www.lessardgroup.com
Key Contact: Christian J. Lessard, AIA, CEO, 703-760-9344, chris@lessardgroup.com, John J. Jenkins, AIA, principal of multifamily group, 703-760-9344, johnj@lessardgroup.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 5
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Founded in 1986, Lessard Group is an award-winning, full complement architectural and town planning firm. The firm has built a solid reputation for excellence in the design of multifamily dwellings and mixed-use projects because of its commitment to innovation and quality. Recognized as a savvy leader in the industry, Lessard Group employs cutting-edge technological tools along with fresh and bold designs that integrate several modern techniques. The firm integrates a unique combination of land planning and architectural services within a single entity thereby offering clients a whole host of services through an accomplished and experienced professional team.
Loewenberg Architects
303 East Wacker Drive, Ste 2750
Chicago, IL 60601
312-440-9600/312-440-1422 (fax)
Key Contact: Joseph Levy, vice president, 312-440-9600
Active Regions: Midwest
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Loewenberg Architect's innovative design and technical expertise enhances the built environment. Their creative approach brings value and quality to clients by providing clear and concise solutions to each commission.
The origin of Loewenberg Architects' commissions began in 1919 with vintage apartment hotels and small storefronts. The practice grew to the creation of high-rise structures, adding to Chicago's architecturally diverse skyline. The rich history serves as a catalyst for new urban frontiers with work throughout the country including residential, retail, office, governmental, educational, healthcare, financial institutions and the creation of large multi-use communities today. This record continues to shape a lasting legacy.
Notable Projects: Aqua at Lakeshore East—multi-use, 80-story condominium and rental residence. Design architect: Studio Gang Architects; Project Architect: Loewenberg Architects; Condominiums 53rd-80th floor; Rental residences 19th-52nd floor; 115,000-sq.-ft. amenities. The fluid contours of Aqua's exterior create distinctive floor plans with most residences having their own unique balcony or terrace design. This groundbreaking exterior flows into contemporary interiors.
The Tides at Lakeshore East—Design architect: Loewenberg Architects; Project Architect: Loewenberg Architects; Luxury rental residences; 400 East South Water St., 607 apartments; Amenities include fitness center, billiards room, spa including whirlpools, steam, sauna and massage rooms, skygarden, business center, café, outdoor pool and landscaped terrace. 5,000 square feet retail space.
Client Testimonial: "The Tides at Lakeshore East is our brand new luxury high-rise rental residence opening early 2008, which will feature over 600 beautifully appointed apartment homes. For more information on The Tides contact our management company, NNP Residential at NNPResidential.com."
— Joel Carlins, Co-CEO Magellan Development Group
Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc.
175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 600
Memphis, TN 38103
901-521-1440/901-521-2760 (fax)
www.lrk.com
Key Contact: Paige C. Close, AIA, principal, multifamily residential Architecture and planning, 901-521-1440, pclose@lrk.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 9
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc. (LRK) is an architecture, interior design, environmental graphics, planning and research firm with a staff of over 220 in nine offices across the country. Nearing its 25th year of business, LRK has evolved into one of the leading creators of full community/mixed-use design, successfully integrating its considerable areas of expertise in all types of rental and for-sale multifamily, urban infill, high density, and town center, Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), resort condo and active adult projects.
Devoted from its inception to the precepts of place making, LRK is known for incorporating the vernacular architecture, landscape, culture and history of a region to create responsibly designed, highly livable, financially successful projects for its clients and the community. This commitment has resulted in lifelong clients, new work on diverse and challenging projects, and continued recognition of design excellence. Eighty-one awards since 1998, 11 being Pillars of the Industry Awards, attest to LRK's legacy of creating great places.
LRK is a nationally recognized leader in mixed-use, town centers and multifamily developments. The multifamily studio is led by Paige Close, Principal, who has been recognized for his expertise in the design of all types of rental and for-sale multifamily, mixed-use town centers, TNDs, and high rise projects. LRK is committed to creating a legacy of "great places" through the integration of architecture, planning and urban design, understanding "the market," and listening to our client's expectations. The results are proven long-term value for our clients, an enhanced quality of life to the communities in which they are located, and recognition by our peers with over 400 design awards.
Notable Projects: Village of Baldwin Park Town Center, Orlando, Fla.—This mixed-use town center spans four city blocks within the redeveloped 1,100-acre site of the former Orlando Naval Base on the shores of 195-acre Lake Baldwin. Centrally located within the new village and setting the tone for the rest of the community, it includes 150 apartments over 250,000 square feet of retail, part of which is a 45,600-sq.-ft. Publix grocery store. Units range from 670-1,400 square feet. Ample sidewalks, arcades, awnings and balconies provide outdoor spaces for both commercial and residential users. Residential entry courts at the rear of the buildings are buffered from mid-block parking lots by gardens and landscaping.
Gables West Village, Houston—This Art Deco-inspired, seven-story mixed-use building is an urban redevelopment project in the west central Houston area known as River Oaks. The bottom two levels contain 175,000 square feet of commercial/retail space with five levels of for-rent residential (435,000 square feet) on top. In addition to housing the headquarters office of the project's developer, Gables Residential, the building includes four major restaurants and boutique-type retail. The eight-level parking deck has separate levels and entries for retail customers and residents. Such distinctive features as a palm tree-lined promenade, or main street, running through the building's spine, a reflective water trough with seasonal plantings, a one-story glass water wall behind identity signage, and a glass dome atop the building that is lit up at night enhance the desired feel of sophistication.
Client Testimonial: "The latest addition to our mixed use portfolio, Gables at West Village, has been embraced by a new generation of urban professionals seeking to be part of a real and active place. LRK's commitment to place making, their creative talents, and their market expertise contributed to a successful development that is enjoying exceptional rent growth."
— Doug Chesnut, senior vice president, Gables Residential
Lord, Aeck & Sargent
1201 Peachtree St., Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30361
877-929-1400/877-929-1401 (fax)
www.lordaecksargent.com
Key Contact: Beth Shorthouse, client development, 404-253-1488, bshorthouse@lasarchitect.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 40
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Lord, Aeck & Sargent is active in providing creative solutions for land-use, planning, residential and mixed-use architecture. Work includes the design of new and innovative buildings as well as the conversion of former mills, factories, warehouses, schools and office buildings to residential and mixed-use occupancies. Our projects are complex and often involve a combination of adaptive reuse, historic preservation and multi-layered programmatic requirements. We have been involved in projects at the master planning and urban design levels and have followed them through completion. We have over 13 projects in various stages of LEED certification; including pending, Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
Lucien Lagrange Architects
605 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-751-7400/312-751-7460 (fax)
www.lucienlagrange.com
Key Contact: Natalie Phillips, communications manager, 312-751-7400, natalie.phillips@lucienlagrange.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 8
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: The full-service approach at Lucien Lagrange Architects has set new trends for personalized design and quality living in urban areas. Combining the comforts of home with the necessities of daily life and the understanding of how those necessities are defined by the lifestyle of a building's residents are critical elements in the firm's success in residential architecture and design. Recent projects in development or under construction include X/O, a pair of distinctive condominium towers among the first high-rise residential projects in Chicago seeking LEED certification; and Lincoln Park 2520, a luxury development featuring condominiums, townhomes and such amenities as a spa, private club and one-acre park.
Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC
853 Broadway, Suite 800
New York, NY 10003
212-253-7820/212-253-1276 (fax)
www.maparchitects.com
Key Contact: Magnus Magnusson, principal, 212-253-7820, mmagnusson@maparchitects.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 6
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC is an award-winning firm founded in 1986 with the goal of creating better communities through better architecture. Our approach to housing and community planning involves extensive community participation. Additionally, we study the fabric of the community to look for cues to designing creative, sustainable buildings that become an integral part of the neighborhood. We are currently working on two important green projects. Atlantic Terrace will be the first LEED Gold Certified affordable housing project in New York City. Melrose Commons, where we have worked with the community for more than 10 years, is a part of the LEED for Neighborhood Development Certification pilot program.
Martin Architectural Group
240 North 22nd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-665-1080/215-563-7818 (fax)
www.martinaia.com
Key Contact: James Riviello, AIA, principal, 215-665-1080, jriviello@martinaia.com
Active Regions: Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Drawing from four decades of planning and design solely for the private sector developer, The Martin Architectural Group provides an extraordinary blend of market response and constructability to the creation of multifamily communities along the entire Eastern Seaboard. And, as these clients diversify into higher density, urban and mixed-use projects, so has the firm been able to keep pace through the assembly and leadership of a diversely accomplished, experienced professional team.
McIntosh Poris Associates
36801 Woodward Ave., Suite 200
Birmingham, MI 48009
248-258-9346/248-258-0967 (fax)
www.mcintoshporis.com
Key Contact: Michael Poris, AIA, principal, 248-258-9346, mporis@mcintoshporis.com
Active Regions: Midwest
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: McIntosh Poris Associates provides architectural, interior and urban design services with the goal to transform cities through vision and dialogue. McIntosh Poris' ground-up and renovated multi-tenant projects across Greater Detroit rebuild beleaguered neighborhoods and inspire an enriching urban experience. Encompassing a variety of typologies—including industrial lofts, historic conversions, luxury developments and infill development projects—these projects expound the virtues of intelligent planning, humanistic design and urban living. Notable projects include Parent Avenue Lofts, Lafayette Townhouses, Park Shelton, Utica Housing, Woodland Mews, and Genesis Villas at Medbury Park.
McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners Inc.
1900 Main St., Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92614
949-809-3388/949-809-3399 (fax)
www.mve-architects.com
Key Contact: Roy Reel, vice president, client relations, 949-809-3388, rreel@mve-architects.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 21
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners Inc. (MVE) has remained at the cutting edge of multi-housing design for over 30 years, setting trends in high-density housing in a variety of architectural vernaculars. The firm's diversity of work, utilizing multiple construction types, ranges of densities, assortment of site contexts and virtually every product type is a strength that has kept MVE at the forefront of multi-housing. As a firm employing highly qualified LEED accredited professionals, MVE is committed to sustainable practices that promote the well being of the planet. Recently, the firm's project, Commercial & 22nd Street in San Diego, was awarded the ULI Smart-Growth Award.
Meeks + Partners
16000 Memorial Dr., Suite 100
Houston, TX 77079
281-558-8787/281-558-3737 (fax)
www.meekspartners.com
Key Contact: Donald K. Meeks, AIA, chairman/CEO
Active Regions: National, International
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: For more than 30 years, the talents of Meeks + Partners architects, led by Donald J. Meeks, AIA, have helped shape and redefine the architectural design standards in multifamily architecture. Our portfolio of expertise includes luxury high-rise, mid-rise and high density mixed-use, town centers and resorts, to garden and affordable communities, as well as independent senior housing.
Our clients have taken us to major markets throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, Russia and China. Crossing a diversity of cultures and continents, we have embraced each market's unique building environment, adapting quickly while maintaining the highest level of quality. We approach each project with a thorough knowledge of the existing market. We evaluate what is successful and explore the site to maximize opportunities. We are sensitive about our role in contributing positively to the quality of cities and communities. Through a collaborative process, we bring knowledge, experience, budget and problem-solving skills to create innovative designs that are enduring and timeless.
The success of Meeks + Partners is, without a doubt, attributable to the diligent efforts of the principals and team leaders who listen, exchange ideas, cooperate and create. We believe design excellence is achieved when a client's needs, visions and objectives are fully realized. The quality of our work is reflected in more than 80 national and international awards we have received in the past decade. Perhaps our best accolades are the long-term business partnerships that have evolved with our clients over the years.
Notable Project: The Lofts Wolf Pen Creek—Asset Plus Cos.: Located in the heart of the Wolf Pen Creek Corridor, this mixed-use student housing development for Assett Plus Companies will be the first of its kind in College Station, home of Texas A & M University. Situated within walking distance of the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater and integrated into the area's park and trails system, the upscale 674-student bed housing community features the major components of a successful pedestrian-oriented development to encourage interaction between neighbors and the greater community. The 8.6-acre site plan responds to the surrounding constraints by providing an evocative and economic design solution.
The Conservatory at Alden Bridge—M. Meyers Investment Co.: Designed to reflect the elegance of Mediterranean grand villas, this 237-unit luxury independent senior community features some of the common building elements that define Mediterranean architecture such as stone, terra-cotta tile, rich brick, masonry, warm Sienna color palettes and timber beams to reflect the grace and elegance of the architectural style. Marking the entrance into the community, residents and visitors are swept through a grand boulevard style entryway, finished with brick paving stones and lined with Cypress trees. The principal drive opens to a turn-around featuring a large fountain and beyond the turnaround, the drive leads to a porte-cochere.
Client Testimonial: "We are excited to be working closely with Meeks + Partners on our latest student housing development near Texas A & M University in College Station. In order to "get it right," we think the best student projects must include excellent design by the architectural team coupled with significant expertise by the developer in this specialized property type. Don Meeks and his team brought tremendous creativity and enthusiasm to our project, and also the willingness to consider new ideas throughout the design process. Our company is a developer, investor and property manager with a managed portfolio of nearly 15,000 beds in a variety of student projects in markets around the country, and the design team can many times benefit from this breadth of experience. Don understood our vision to create a product unique to the local market, and was able to interpret and refine some of our rough concepts and combine them with his own to design what we think will be a very attractive and unique project. An environment of steadily increasing construction costs combined with a fairly "tight" site certainly added to the challenge, but Don and his team really came through for us. We have enjoyed working with Meeks + Partners and look forward to collaborating with them on other projects in the future."
— Steve Spessard, CEO, Asset Plus Cos. Barrett Kirk, Vice President, Asset Plus Cos.
Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners
80 Lambert Lane, Suite 105
Lambertville, NJ 08530
609-397-9009/609-397-9399 fax
Key Contact: David J. Minno, AIA, PP; dminno@minnowasko.com
www.minnowasko.com
Active Regions: Northeast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 7
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: "Our designs are responsive to each individual market and are unique in creating projects that have lasting value to owners and residents," says David Minno, a firm partner. "We are about place making and streetscape animation. Our services are timely, and our details are cost effective. Smart growth in revitalized downtowns is our focus, especially those projects that have a public transit component."
Minno & Wasko has demonstrated the ability to shepherd large, mixed-use projects through the entitlement process ahead of schedule. Great graphics that make the project come alive for the lay person is one way to speed up the process of municipal approvals. "Very descriptive drawings also help our clients complete for projects through the RFP process," says Minno. Where development is concerned, the action has gone downtown. That's where you will find Minno & Wasko, the region's leading design firm for mixed-use, in-town communities. The firm's award-winning architectural and planning solutions are transforming older, urban areas into vibrant new settings where families can live, work and play.
At Minno & Wasko, we believe that quality design, cost-effective detailing and timely services mean success for our partners at the leading edge of New Urbanism. Our expertise is in making downtown projects work, from unique parking solutions that are essential to achieving higher densities, to transit-oriented sites that bring added value when combined with underutilized parking lots and vacant land. In short, when looking at higher density multifamily, senior housing, mixed-use projects and structured parking, Minno & Wasko have the unique solutions for your sites.
Notable Projects: Brownstones of Englewood South—Minutes from New York City, in exclusive Englewood, N.J., a new style of modern living is being built. Achieving the perfect balance between urban and suburban, The Brownstones at Englewood South offers the most intuitive living environment, with every detail of design, quality, and lifestyle attended to—including beautiful tree-lined streets, five-story brick construction, high-end retail and luxury apartment residences unparalleled in Bergen County. This Brownfield project utilizes a mix of construction types to achieve the necessary density. Four stories of wood frame over one level of parking as well as five stories of steel stud bearing around a pre-cast concrete garage are two of the methods used. The five buildings encapsulate a residential green and club facility with pool.
Harrison Commons—Harrison, N.J. is located in the northeast portion of the state, just 16 miles from New York City. The four-block area adjacent to a commuter rail system seems ideally situated for the urban dweller. The architecture for the Harrison Redevelopment project pulls from the very group it is trying to attract. A more modern concept of design and materials are being used in conjunction with today's living style of open floor plans and loft-style living. The facades of the buildings break away from the once flat fronts and now honor the projections and recesses that play with light and shadow creating a softer more enjoyable atmosphere. All of this in conjunction with a play of alternating colors and tree-lined streets provide for a most welcoming living environment.
Client Testimonial: "Minno & Wasko has designed two mixed-use buildings for us that are predominantly market-rate apartments in downtown Princeton with a small amount of retail space. They've done a remarkable job of listening to what both our team wanted and what the town was looking for in the way of design standards, themes, materials and at the same time, producing a set of drawings that were very efficient, straight forward and easy to build. The firm is a great combination of talented designers and practical architects."
— Robert S. Powell, managing director of Nassau Capital Advisors LLC
Moore Design Group
211 Clark St., Suite A
Dallas, TX 75204
214-651-7100/214-651-9306 (fax)
www.mooredesigngroup.net
Active Regions: National
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: A demonstrated leader with a national reputation in the design industry, Moore Design Group (MDG) embraces the business life for the extraordinary, while transcending time and trends. The range in levels of style, flair and risk provide the background for MDG's project vision that is an unremitting motion. Design should be more than something we create, but something to be lived in. Cultivating relationships with an unequaled value and integrity is the foundation of which owners, developers and architects across the nation have benefited from MDG's association and leadership. The accomplished firm continues to redefine the thriving urban landscape with signature aesthetic spaces that evoke the pulse and energy of contemporary living.
Myhre Group Architects
700 SW Taylor St., Suite 400
Portland, OR 97205
503-236-6000/503-236-7500 (fax)
www.myhregroup.com
Key Contact: Sarah Adams, 503-236-6000
Active Region: National
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Our main objective is to provide personalized care by understanding the needs and desires of our clients. By utilizing our architectural expertise, we generate innovative and appropriate design solutions that respond realistically to the parameters of real estate development, such as project budgets, schedules, target markets and constructability. Our staff is comprised of enthusiastic, talented and team-orientated individuals who truly enjoy the ever-changing balance between art and architecture. It is our belief that establishing a synergy of ideas within the work environment will better address current design issues and anticipate future needs. Our projects vary from master planning, to large-scale mixed-use developments, to renovations and alterations.
Newman Garrison Gilmour + Partners
20401 SW Birch St., #200
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-756-0818/949-756-0817 (fax)
www.nggpartners.com
Key Contact: Kevin R. Newman, chairman, 949-756-0818, info@nggpartners.com
Active Regions: National
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: The team members of Newman Garrison Gilmour + Partners are committed to creative and cutting-edge design and planning solutions. Our successful combined history of over 73 years in multifamily, mixed-use, urban and single-family communities, has afforded us a great depth of knowledge on how to plan, design and produce creative yet cost-effective design solutions. We continue to push for higher density solutions, in order to maximize profit for our clients.
The goal of Newman Garrison Gilmour + Partners is to make our client's life easier by ensuring that each job moves quickly, accurately and efficiently. Our practice is based on effective communication, design, project management, quality technical execution and cost control. We are committed to our clients 100 percent and consistently comply with their schedules and delivery dates.
Our clients always appreciate the benefit of knowledge and expertise that comes with working directly with our principals. This close relationship that our clients share with the principals of our firm is the focal point of our service orientation, allowing us to provide the best in project management and execution. We are well known for our selection of cost effective materials, simple and accurate construction documents, and helpful client consultation throughout the process. We create timeless architecture for unique lifestyles, while at the same time servicing each and every project to it's fullest.
Notable Projects: Paxton Walk is located on 31 acres in Centennial Hills, one of Las Vegas' newest and most sought after communities. The 29.4-acre site is cleverly designed as four "villages," divided between four-story condominium buildings from 726 to 1,532 square feet; and 65 townhome units ranging from 1,678 to 1,698 square feet. Town Center invokes a strong courtyard theme, derived from the traditional piazzas found throughout Europe, with 27,000 square feet of courtyard space complemented with lush landscaping, outdoor seating areas and rooftop gardens that beautifully interface with 33,750 square feet retail, 14,289 of square feet of restaurant space restaurant, office and residential space.
Puerta Del Sol—Running adjacent to the Metro Gold Rail Line, this contemporary art-deco community features vertical and horizontal accent fins, bold colors, clustered solid forms and linear massings. Spanning 3.2-acres, shopping and living amenities and work/live units integrate together to create a strong commercial edge. The corner designations feature tower icons, with two four-story Type V buildings over one level of subterranean parking and 165 residences. Units range from 678 to 1,670 square feet with Studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedrooms. On the ground level, the project includes approximately 2,979 square feet of retail space, plus 2,292 square feet of community facilities.
Client Testimonial: "We chose Newman Garrison Gilmour + Partners to design Paxton Walk because of their reputation for planning excellence and architectural design creativity.Our new development in Las Vegas is innovative, so we needed an architecture firm that was up to the task."
— Deirdre Waitt, president of Blue Marble Development
Niles Bolton Associates
3060 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-365-7600/404-365-7610 (fax)
www.nilesbolton.com
Key Contact: G. Niles Bolton, AIA, CEO
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 14
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: With over 30 years of industry-leading expertise, Niles Bolton Associates (NBA) remains a top contender in planning and designing multifamily housing. With strengths in markets such as institutional to transit, NBA is very diverse in the projects they take on. They provide services to many of the country's top companies, both public and private, with a repeat client rate of 95 percent. Designing successful structures for its clients that meet, as well as exceed their budget and program needs is how NBA measures its success. Headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Alexandria, Va. and San Jose, Calif., NBA has designed projects in over 42 states and 14 countries.
Oppenheim Architecture + Design
245 NE 37th St., Suite 102
Miami, FL 33137
305-576-8404, ext. 624/305-576-8433 (fax)
www.oppenoffice.com
Key Contact: Chad Oppenheim, principal, 305-576-8404 ext.624, chad@oppenoffice.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 3
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: In the past few years, Oppenheim Architecture + Design has been a major player in the developer-driven condominium boom in South Florida. Thanks to an obsession with highly efficient layouts, maximization of water views and a lifestyle enhancing design brand; the firm stands out from the crowded group of multi-housing success stories. The firm has recently added another dimension to its design: sustainability.Through innovative use of recycled materials, projected energy savings and building integrated renewable energy, Oppenheim is setting another standard in a highly competitive market.Green multi-housing projects, such as Cor in Miami, are causing an eco-friendly marketing frenzy, providing more added value to potential housing customers.
Page Southerland Page LLP
400 West Cesar Chavez, Suite 500
Austin, TX 78701
512-472-6721/512-477-3211 (fax)
www.pspaec.com
Key Contact: Matthew F. Kreisle, III, AIA, principal, 512-472-6721, mkreisle@pspaec.com
Active Regions: National
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 17
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Page Southerland Page specializes in medium- and high-density urban multifamily projects that contribute to making active, livable neighborhoods and cities. Our projects have been particularly successful in helping downtowns in Sunbelt cities transform themselves into vital mixed-use districts. We focus on lifestyle, from meticulous concern for efficiency and amenity in individual units to how each building contributes to making a neighborly urban district. Our experience ranges from adaptive reuse to new high-rise construction and tight infill sites. We approach projects with great sensitivity to context and market realizing that we are designing very personal environments and that these places need to feel particular and unique to their inhabitants.
Perkins Eastman
115 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10003
212-353-7200/212-353-7676 (fax)
www.perkinseastman.com
Key Contact: info@perkinseastman.com
Active Regions: International, West Coast, Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 80
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: With a staff of more than 725 in 10 worldwide offices, Perkins Eastman is among the top 12 architecture and design firms. Because of our depth and range, Perkins Eastman works seamlessly with developers and owners on assignments from niche buildings to complex projects that enrich whole communities, including some of the largest sustainable projects in the Northeast. From luxury high-rise to market-rate developments, Perkins Eastman designs environments informed by factors such as branding, lifestyle trends, convenience and community. The firm has designed apartments and townhouse developments around the world for some of the largest developers and housing operations.
Perkins+Will
1382 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-873-2300/404-892-5823 (fax)
www.perkinswill.com
Key Contact: Manuel Cadrecha, principal, 404-443-7607, manuel.cadrecha@perkinswill.com
Active Regions: National, International
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 753
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Central to our multi-housing practice is an unwavering commitment to excellence in design. The market has grown and changed, but we remain committed to high levels of quality and performance in everything we create. In a competitive market place, design excellence is the most powerful tool available to us to obtain permits and approvals smoothly. Perkins+Will is widely considered one of North America's leading green architecture firms. We are perfecting our sustainable design skills at a time when environmental sensitivity is more important, and in higher demand, than ever before. One recent project include: Acqua + Vento, a small-scale residential and commercial project aims for LEED Platinum.
Poole & Poole Architecture LLC
830 East Main St., Suite 1504
Richmond, VA 23219
804-225-0215/804-225-0216 (fax)
www.2PA.net
Key Contact: Michael R. Poole, AIA, principal, 804-225-0215, mpoole@2PA.net
Active Regions: Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Poole & Poole Architecture (2PA) LLC is a full-service architectural firm with a specialization in multi-family developments, mixed-use, historic preservation and single-family homes. Our project types vary from high-density urban infill, to high-rise to tunnel form and wood frame construction; each is carefully planned per the location, market and developer's goals.
At 2PA, we believe in a proactive and collaborative approach to architecture. We listen well to both the creative and financial goals of our clients and will work diligently to surpass these. We are responsive and quick-thinking, capable of meeting the challenges, whether design, construction or regulatory, that arise during the course of a project.
We are an award-winning design firm. We combine creative ideas with knowledgeable code analysis and practical construction detailing to achieve imaginative, beautiful and efficient designs, unique to each client. We also understand that the success of any building is measured by more than aesthetics. To us, a truly successful project achieves the difficult balance between all of an owner's expectations—program, budget, schedule, as well as efficiency of design and beauty.
We know how important each project is to our clients so we commit the time, effort and attention needed to create a project that exceeds their expectations. Our personal approach to projects, coupled with our experience, dependability and integrity are the cornerstones of our practice.
Notable Projects: Roseland—2PA has been chosen by developer G.B.S. Holdings Ltd. to be the town architects for Roseland, a new town, planned for the rolling hills and farmland of Chesterfield County, Virginia just outside of Richmond. Based upon New Urbanist and "Smart Code" principals, Roseland emphasizes traditional vernacular architecture and traditional landscape elements set within an open rural character. The town will encompass over 5,000 residential units, 400 acres of parkland and 1.5 million square feet of office space. At it's heart is Old Town, a town center filled with retail, restaurants, cafes and live/work units on over 600 acres. Roseland is created upon the core values of environmental responsibility, social connectivity and economic opportunity.
Windmill Point Condominiums and Marina, Fleete's Harbor Condominiums overlooking Windmill Point Yacht Marina is planned to be the finest waterfront living in Virginia's historic Northern Neck Peninsula. This 200-unit condominium community will include a resort caliber club building which features a restaurant, retail area, bars, fitness facility, business center and a pool area and hot tub that overlooks a sandy beach to the Chesapeake Bay. The redeveloped 150-slip marina includes amenities for locals, vacationers and boaters traveling the East Coast, such as a dock master's shop, gas pumps and bathing facilities.
Client Testimonial: "2PA is a strong and incredibly talented design group giving shape to several of our projects, including our 2,000-acre neo-traditional development, Roseland. Poole & Poole Architecture is creating exciting opportunities for our company by providing our builders and clientsa higher standard of architecture and town planning.They are always responsive and attentive to our needs as a builder and developer, and we would recommend their services without reservation."
— George B. "Casey" Sowers, III, Roseland Development Corp.
PQH Architects Inc.
4141 Southpoint Dr. East, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32216
904-224-0001/904-224-0023 (fax)
www.pqh.com
Key Contact: Ricardo E. Quinones, AIA, vice president, 904-224-0001, quinonesr@pqh.com
Active Regions: Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Our staff draws from their collective professional experience, keeping ideas fresh and innovative. After two decades of practice, we understand the extraordinary level of responsibility each of our projects holds; including sustainability and energy efficiency. As trained problem-solvers, we provide design solutions to meet our clients' needs, be it a complex program, limited budget or even building for future growth. Our construction administration team is a unique aspect of our firm. With a full-time, registered general contractor on staff, we are able to provide field observation of our projects while under construction.
Praxis3
1776 Peachtree St., NW Suite 520 South
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-875-4500/404-876-8884 (fax)
www.praxis3.com
Key Contact: David Hamilton, AIA, principal, 404-875-4500, ext. 7430, dhamilton@praxis3.com
Active Regions: Southeast
No. of LEED-Accredited Professionals: 1
Our Firm's Cutting Edge: Founded in 1997, Praxis3 is an innovative architectural firm whose mission is to foster design excellence while providing client-driven solutions. Understanding the needs of our clients and providing thoughtful, efficient, and u