• Creative townhome design in Birmingham

    Townhouses facing courtyards that are perpendicular to the street improve the quality of life for this building type.
    As townhouses gain popularity due to rising housing costs, creative designs allow this building type to appeal to more buyers. Avenue A Townhomes in Birmingham, Alabama, turn this common housing type into something great. On a 1.5-acre former industrial site, Nequette Architecture & Design...Read more

  • Office space conversion could lead to a virtuous cycle for cities

    Christopher Leinberger and Rebecca Rockey explain the historic opportunity to rebalance the real estate in urban centers.
    Cities need to “get real” and promote office building conversions to live- and play-oriented uses to avoid a structural “doom loop,” Christopher Leinberger and Rebecca Rockey told CNU’s On the Park Bench participants. The good news is that downtown office conversions are feasible in two ways: 1)...Read more

  • Wrapping up a landmark new urban neighborhood

    Two handsome four-story buildings are on the final lots to be built in Glenwood Park, a Charter Award-winning neighborhood in Atlanta.
    Designed in 2001, Glenwood Park in Atlanta won a Charter Award in 2003 for its plan to transform a former industrial site into a new neighborhood. Historical Concepts designed and is developing a pair of mixed-use buildings to complete the project. Glenwood Park is located on the Atlanta Beltline,...Read more

  • How to reverse the ‘urban doom loop’

    Walkable places are critical to cities and the national economy and here’s a formula to get them back on track.
    Walkable urban places (WalkUPs) have been declining since 2019 due to the pandemic, rising disorder (or its perception), and a shrinking office market—but a new nationwide report says a virtuous cycle can be restored by rebalancing real estate and uses. Reiminaging Cities: Disrupting the Urban Doom...Read more