Case studies

Selected work, toldfrom inside the room.

A sampling of recent engagements. Names and figures are shared with client permission; some details are condensed for the public record.

Affordable housing

Riverside Trust — 240 affordable homes on a stalled infill site

Restructured the capital stack and renegotiated the public process for a 12-acre parcel that had sat fallow for seven years. Project broke ground in 2024.

Adaptive reuse

Foundry District — adaptive reuse of a 1920s manufacturing block

Led the feasibility, entitlement, and community benefit agreement for a five-building reuse program in a former industrial corridor.

Civic placemaking

North Bank — public waterfront and mixed-use frame

Embedded advisor to a coalition of city agencies and a private developer on a riverfront program balancing public access, housing, and tax base.

Transit-oriented

Greenline Stations — TOD strategy across six station areas

Authored a station-area strategy and equitable development framework adopted by the regional transit authority and partner municipalities.

Small-town revitalization

Main Street program for three rural municipalities

Designed a shared technical-assistance model that let three towns of fewer than 8,000 residents share specialized capacity at a quarter of the cost.

Civic infrastructure

Eastside Civic Center — public-private capital plan

Built the financing and partnership structure for a $54M civic and community center, including a community-led programming framework.

Curious whether your project fits?

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