• Downtown Woodstock, Georgia

    Enhancing a town’s main street character
    Until 2000, Woodstock, Georgia, was a small town with a population of about 10,000—but encroaching Atlanta sprawl threatened to engulf the community in cookie-cutter projects. The town needed a way to preserve and enhance its main street character in the face of growth. The 32-acre Woodstock...Read more

  • Paseo Verde

    A model for transit-oriented revitalization
    Once a railway coal siding and more recently a full city block of asphalt surface parking, North Philadelphia’s Paseo Verde now provides affordable, high quality, sustainable housing for a range of income levels. The development, by Jonathan Rose Companies and Asociacíon Puertorriqueños en Marcha,...Read more

  • Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence

    Historic arcade houses young professionals
    One of the nation’s most beautiful historic shopping arcades was restored as 48 affordable micro-lofts, rents starting at $550 per month, and 17 small retail spaces in Providence, Rhode Island. The Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence, completed in 2012, helps keep young professionals and artists...Read more

  • Hunters View

    Yesterday a danger zone—today, pure San Francisco
    By any measure, San Francisco ranks among the world’s most beautiful cities. Yet for years, in a sector that tourists never see, 50 barracks-style buildings constructed in 1943 housed 264 families in poverty and fear. Now, a new project is helping the community at Hunters View write a brighter...Read more