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Undecorated creates The Caterpillar apartment building in Detroit

Deezen

The Caterpillar is located in Core City, an up-and-coming area that lies a few miles beyond the city's downtown zone. The project is one of several ventures by Prince Concepts , a local real estate developer that is working with the city to develop about 100 vacant properties in the district. General contracting: Jim Saad, CCM.

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In Washington, D.C., a Back Alley Becomes a Sustainable Haven

Dwell

Photo by Ty Cole Hannah’s parents were keeping tabs from New York on real estate listings in D.C., too, and her mom eyed a pending change to local zoning that would allow new development on lots in the city’s 3,200 or so alleys. Photo: Ty Cole The emphasis on wood finishes continues inside.

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SKY IS THE LIMIT

Landscape Architecture Magazine

And then—during COVID-19—we had contract drawings by January 2021, construction started in late April 2021, and we had it done in seven weeks. He immediately wanted to create a space with an aura of mystery and celebrate the beauty and symmetry of the canyon of surrounding buildings. “It It was an economics-driven rush deadline.”.

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From Cubicles to Community: The City Beyond the Office (1of 2)

Community Architect

Peter Doo, FAIA, sustainability advisor) That those downtowns become dead zones after dark has been a complaint of urbanists for decades. Rather than working in one traditional nine-to-five position more people are working in the service economy and taking on several different contract opportunities at once. but this view is wrong.

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Weed Whackers

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Photo by Hobbs Brook Real Estate. She is developing guidelines and a contract template to make it easier for colleagues to integrate targeted grazing into projects from the outset, rather than as a change order, as she did. Photo by Hobbs Brook Real Estate. And the goats are cute—really cute.”. Arriving in style.

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Event: Building Socially Sustainable Communities: Bridging the Divide at Essex Crossing

Bustler

Archer facilitated the workforce development and training programs at Essex, helped support non-profits and local community groups on a variety of initiatives, and oversaw DSA’s compliance program to create contract opportunities for minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs).

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The Rise and Fall of Baltimore's HarborPlace

Community Architect

A public space is meant to be there "in perpetuity" (Baltimore city charter) whereas retail and restaurants have the shortest shelf life in real estate, much shorter than museums or exhibits which are more commonly inserted into public open spaces. One has to do with longevity. Some had seen decline coming.

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