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Another spectacular rail and transportation project underway by SOM's Transportation Architecture practice. We are seeing more of these important projects types worldwide as we migrate to public transportation - some places much slower than others. In Asia Pacific we are seeing an acceleration in urban large-scale mixed-use developments which are railway and transport orientated developments.

The 4th & Final Phase of our development in Waterfall Heights, Waterfall Road. 🏠 Register your interest - https://lnkd.in/eFiPgec6 #registerinterest #newhome #4thphase #finalphase

After 6 years in the making, the Boston Zoning Commission voted on Wednesday to approve the  Boston Planning and Development Agency's (#BPDA) recommendation to overhaul Article 53 of the Boston Zoning Code which is applicable to East Boston. The final adoption of PLAN: East Boston approved a number of map and text amendments to the Zoning Code that will update almost all of the zoning regulations that have governed the East Boston neighborhood for more than thirty (30) years. The recommended amendments received unanimous support from the Zoning Commission. These changes to Article 53 are pretty significant for property owners, developers and the community at large providing predictability and better planning for neighborhood growth allowing for more housing, mixed use and plans to address climate resiliency. Important takeaways include:   •     Creation of new zoning districts that will allow for an increase in the number of allowed residential units per lot; •     The elimination of or increases in maximum floor/area ratios (FAR) for most neighborhoods allowing for more habitable space per lot; •     No requirement for minimum lot size or lot frontage; •     Increases in allowable building heights in squares and corridors; •     Requirements for more site permeability and limits on building lot coverage; •     Reducing (and in some cases eliminating) minimum off street parking requirements.   Feel free to connect if you wish to discuss how these changes may affect your property or future project or require assistance in navigating these new amendments.  #Development #EastBoston #Zoning

Check out this short analysis of the recently approved zoning changes in East Boston from a local land use attorney. Really interesting set of changes, especially in light of the new ‘Streets & Squares’ zoning reform that appears focused on similar changes.

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On Monday, August 12th, Andrew Watkins and the JZMK team, alongside City Staff, presented an update on the Moraga Canyon Specific Plan with the Piedmont Planning Commission. The workshop aimed to gather support and feedback on the proposed architectural styles for the new multifamily residential development. The Planning Commission provided valuable insight and endorsed the proposed styles. Once the Administrative Draft of the Specific Plan is ready, the Commission will review the full document and offer additional feedback. Stay tuned for more Moraga Canyon updates! #CommunityUpdate #UrbanPlanning #CityDevelopment #ArchitecturalDesign #PiedmontPlanning #MoragaCanyon #SpecificPlan #ResidentialDevelopment #PlanningCommission #CityPartnership #DesignFeedback #FuturePlanning #BuildingCommunity #UrbanRenewal #NeighborhoodDevelopment #PlanningUpdates #ArchitecturalStyles #CommunityInput #CityProjects #DevelopmentPlans #PiedmontUpdates #MultiFamilyHousing #CityCollaboration #PlanningNews #DevelopmentUpdate #UrbanGrowth #ArchitecturalTrends #FutureOfPiedmont #CommunityEngagement #CityDevelopmentNews

The EIGHTEENTH post in my "32 days of Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia" project. Case Study II.18: Historic Fourth Ward Park, Atlanta, GA, USA Can the #regreening of 17 acres of parking lots into a stormwater park trigger award-winning lot #redevelopment, building #reinhabitation, and trail building on a grand scale? That's the case that can be made by Atlanta's decision to address its combined sewer overflow (CSO) problem with a $23 million stormwater park instead of a $40 million underground tunnel. Historic Fourth Ward Park attracted the first major investment to support the Atlanta #BeltLine. By solving the site's recurring flooding problems, the park enabled the renovation of a large vacant Sears distribution warehouse into Ponce City Market, a highly successful mixed-use complex with a popular food hall.   For some, however, Fourth Ward Park is seen as an example of "eco-gentrification." Is the lesson learned that we shouldn't invest in great design that integrates stormwater solutions into beautiful parks? Hardly. But we recommend that municipalities planning similar green infrastructure upgrades should anticipate the potential for displacement and get ahead of it.   Team: Markham Smith Architects, HDR, Trust for Public Land, Wood Partners.   Image: Before-and-after diagrams looking northeast show the former parking lots regreened into Historic Fourth Ward Park adjacent to the BeltLine trail. Source: Authors. #RetrofittingSuburbia #urbandesign #urbandevelopment #regreening #reinhabitation #AddWaterandEnergyResilience #CompeteforJobs ULI Australia Suburban Futures Ellen Dunham-Jones Mike Day of Hatch

For all those forward thinking developers, check this one out.

Our MV Properties Principal, Keegan McNamara, attended the Building Industry Association of San Diego (BIA) Meet The Builders event at the Coaster Room / Belmont Park last week. As an active member of the association, Keegan said it was great to hear from some of the titans of San Diego's building industry. The discussion covered the many challenges of building in different jurisdictions. The consensus was it's difficult everywhere, yet the good news is the City of San Diego got relatively high marks due to the zoning changes they've made over the last several years. #BuildingIndustry #SanDiego #BIA #MeetTheBuilders #ConstructionChallenges #ZoningChanges #UrbanDevelopment #CityPlanning #CommunityBuilding #SanDiegoBuilders #IndustryInsights