• Del Mar Station

    In 1925, the AT&SF Rail Company constructed the Pasadena Santa Fe Station, the destination of a railroad meant to connect LA to Chicago. During this time, the station became known as the “gateway” to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and the San Fernando Valley. The Station continued to...Read more

  • Crosstown Concourse

    The toughest transformation
    For two decades, the 1.3-million-square-foot former Sears distribution center sat empty in the midst of disinvested Memphis neighborhoods—a symbol of urban blight. The building was too big to redevelop and too expensive to demolish, many thought. Now Crosstown Concourse represents the best kind of...Read more
  • Pearl Brewery Redevelopment San Antonio street party

    Pearl Brewery redevelopment

    An Industrial Shell Becomes a Powerhouse
    At the turn of the millennium, the 26- acre Pearl Brewery in San Antonio was abandoned and desolate—a collection of empty buildings and pavement with only five trees. Now, thanks to an ambitious Redevelopment Master Plan, the site is an economic and social powerhouse, drawing an average of more...Read more
  • Steel Yard Providence open space

    The Steel Yard

    Adaptive reuse creating an industrial arts campus and small business incubator
    The Steel Yard redeveloped a historic steel fabrication facility into a campus for arts education, job training, and small-scale manufacturing in Providence, Rhode Island. The 3.5-acre property in the city’s Industrial Valley required extensive environmental remediation to meet regulatory...Read more