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CNU XVINew Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis»»»Affordable
Atlantic Terrace
Submitted by Joe Menard on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 9:44pm.Location: Brooklyn, NYNarrative & program: Historically, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn was developed as a manufacturing, industrial, and commercial corridor. Many of its buildings-located on what was once classified as a brownfield site-have been recently converted into residential lofts and... read more »
Parkview Commons
Submitted by Joe Menard on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 9:27pm.Location: Bronx, New YorkNarrative & program: Parkview Commons is a new mixed use affordable housing development located on Elton Avenue fronting East 161st Street in the Melrose Commons Urban Renewal Area. Built on a former brownfield site, this nine story apartment building will contain ... read more »
Ellington on the Park
Submitted by Joe Menard on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 9:00pm.Location: New York, NYNarrative & program: Ellington on the Park is the third phase of an HPD Cornerstone Development located on Bradhurst Avenue in Harlem, New York. The 12-story, new-construction building consists of 133 -, 2-, and 3-bedroom residential units, as well as a superintenden... read more »
Boston Road PHHP Development
Submitted by Joe Menard on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 8:18pm.Location: Bronx, NYNarrative & program: 1033 Boston Road is a New York City/New York State PHHP project, which provides permanent housing for formerly homeless families and for families earning up to 60% of the median income. The project is being developed by a joint venture of Nos Quedam... read more »
Santa Ana Renaissance Plan
Submitted by Joe Menard on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 3:58pm.Location: Santa Ana, CANarrative & program: Santa Ana’s historic center is being transformed after a 40-year experiment with urban renewal-based practices scarred the county seat of Orange County, one of the wealthiest in the US. A new Specific Plan, with regulatory status, was developed... read more »
Placentia-Westgate
Submitted by Joe Menard on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 2:53pm.Location: Placentia, CANarrative & program: The northern orange county community of Placentia's historic core serves as the platform for a 110-acre transit-oriented district which restores the original town site of Placita Santa Fe and produces two new neighborhoods out of derelict industr... read more »
North Montclair Village Specific Plan
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 6:41pm.Location: Montclair, CANarrative & program: Moule & Polyzoides created a specific plan that established a framework and development strategy for a pedestrian-oriented retail and residential district surrounding the city’s regional transit center. Montclair is typical of post-war s... read more »
Del Mar Station
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 3:47pm.Location: Pasadena, CANarrative & program: Del Mar Station is a transit-oriented development surrounding one of the most prominent Metro Rail stops connecting Los Angeles and Old Town Pasadena. It is located adjacent to Central Park and near the historic Hotel Green. Because this trans... read more »
Fayetteville Downtown Master Plan
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 3:30pm.Location: Fayetteville, ARNarrative & program: The Fayetteville Downtown Master Plan crystallized the community’s desires into a practical vision with clear instructions for government and private investors. Through the charrette process, the team arrived at a series of urban design and... read more »
Garrison Woods
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 3:09pm.Location: Calgary, AB CanadaNarrative & program: "• Garrison Woods represents the redevelopment of a 176- acre (160 gross developable acres) portion of the former Canadian Forces Base Calgary site. This site, formerly used for military housing, has been transformed into a liveable, inne... read more »

