CLEVELAND STREET FACADE DESIGN ANALYSIS - RFP# 13-05 FEBRUARY 28, 2005
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CLEVELAND STREETFAC::ADE DESLGN ANALYSLS
"A New Image As A Catalyst For A Rejuvenated Downtown"
RFP# 13-05 February 28, 2005
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February 28, 2005
Mr. George McKibben
City of Clearwater
100 S. Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756-5520
RE: Request for Proposal #13-05
Cleveland Street Fa<(ade Design Analysis
Dear Mr. McKibben:
Our team is pleased to submit our qualifications for the design services in
connection with the City of Clearwater's Community Redevelopment Design
Analysis of historic Cleveland Street. We see this proposal as a precious
opportunity to create a new image as a catalyst to rejuvenate the downtown area.
We will bring value, context, and energy to this project. To fully capture this
vision in a realistic action, it will require key understanding of what is takes to
achieve success.
. Understanding that the true project goal is the creation of an
environment that fosters active and diverse economic activity. It's about
the economic activity.
. Designing the interface to develop the appropriate public perception
along with defining and creating the image of the street.
. Understanding how to develop density and diversity within the historic
downtown core through scale, mass, and articulation and the appropriate
sensitive approach to historic renovation and the preservation of existing
resources.
. Understanding historic preservation and restoration techniques.
Our team has utilized the above critical approach techniques on similar
redevelopments that we have been involved with such as: the redevelopment of
City of lakeland's downtown Munn Park district, City of lakeland's Midtown
CRA redevelopment, City of Lakeland's CRA Dixieland Fa~ade Improvement
Project, City of Lakeland's development of the new Garden District, City of
Winter Haven's ongoing downtown redevelopment, and Plant City's Historic
Downtown. This past experience has given our team the understanding of what
it takes to develop and analyze building character and facades, produce a vision
and theme for streets and districts, and provide the appropriate graphics and
output that ignites excitement and demonstrates a plan for enhancements with
an economically viable approach.
john Wallis, AlA
j. Michael Murphey, AlA
Steven j. Boyington, AlA
110 S. Kentucky Avenue
lakeland, Florida
33801-5002
Phone 863-6fl7-3573
Fax fl63-683-6370
Corp. license No.
AACOOl165
e-mail mail@wmbarchs.com
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We appreciate the opportunity to present our qualifications and to assisting the
City of Clearwater with this exciting downtown revitalization project and unlock
the potential of Cleveland Street.
Best regards,
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PROJECT UNDERSTANDING/PROJECT APPROACH
"Unlocking the Potential of Cleveland Street"
Wallis Murphey Boyington Architects is committed to assisting the City of Clearwater to
unlock the potential of Cleveland Street into a thriving urban center.
WMBA team will benefit your efforts with:
· Knowledge: We know the importance and delicate attention to detail required
for documentation and implementation of historic preservation and the
development potential of community redevelopment.
· Appropriate response: We work with the development community;
understand their issues and how to address those issues within the context of
redevelopment and integration with current design guidelines and planning. We
are experienced in providing appropriate solutions that build community in a
cost effective and timely manner.
· Experience: The WMBA team's specific experience includes examples of
Downtown Redevelopment, Fayade Design, Historic Preservation and Master
Planning and Renovation Design.
WMBA team understands that it requires an orchestration of economic activity, density
and diversity, public interface, and experienced historic preservation knowledge to have
a successful downtown CRA historic redevelopment project.
1. Economic Activitv: The most important aspect of redevelopment is the
successful economic activity of the street. To bring historic street scene back to
life, it requires the creation of an area alive with physical activity and beauty while
reestablishing a sense of place, and a center piece the City can be proud to visit
and invite others. We understand how to unlock the potential, preserve and
restore, and develop a renewed image that brings back a street life busy with
diverse businesses, restaurants, and public spaces all being utilized by the
community. It's this economic activity that creates value, drives investment, and
creates the tax increment which can be reinvested to increase activity to the next
level.
Examp/e:
Our understanding of economic growth and activity is why our team took the
Lakeland Midtown CRA project from a basic streetscape project scope and
transformed it into an opportunity to develop a plan for a medical village that
created the economic basis of the "new vision" for the entire area. Our
involvement in Downtown Lakeland CRA on Main Street, Pine Street, Kentucky
Avenue, Lemon Street, and Massachusetts Ave has transformed these areas
contributed to a successful CRA district. Projects in Downtown Winter Haven
and 6/10 Corporation on Central Avenue and 3rd Street has created a positive
momentum for development.
2. Desianina the Interface: Designing the interface between the public activity and
the business is the next critical approach to developing the successful "image" of
Cleveland Street. The street must convey a pedestrian sidewalk activity space
that invites the public to interact with business. It's about creating an inviting
street environment.
Example:
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We have added the firm Wilson Miller, urban planners, to our team to ensure we
take full advantage of Clearwater's existing efforts to develop a streetscape plan
for Cleveland Street and to allow us to take a holistic approach to the integration
of the existing plans with the proposed fayade improvements. There maybe an
opportunity to make adjustments in the plan to develop a more synchronized
urban design.
3. Density and Diversity: The balance of creating the correct mixture of building
typology, scale, massing, styles, details, and proportion is critical in the
development of the successful street elevation and encouraging a mixture of
activities.
Example:
Our teams involvement with Downtown Lakeland CRA's Kentucky Ave, and
Downtown Winter Haven's Central Avenue and 3rd Street have taken a
careful look at the appropriateness of new building, juxtaposed to historic
facades and have encouraged the development of various different activities.
4. Historic Preservation and Restoration: Our team has recently performed
numerous historic restoration and renovations in Central Florida, with
involvement in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Plant City, and Gainesville. Wallis
Murphey Boyington has worked on over three dozen projects designed under the
Secretary of Interior Standards for preservation, including: the 40,000 sq. ft.
addition to Lakeland City Hall; restoration of the National Register listed Lake
Mirror Promenade on Lake Mirror; restoration of and additions to the Oates
Building which is also on the National Register, and tax credit review on the
Terrace Hotel.
An important part of the project scope is the development of an existing condition
evaluation and proposed renovation report. The purpose of this study is to
assess the existing condition of the building fayade and outlines the components
required for preserving and renovating the building. This report is outlined and
organized by each building and includes a description report, condition analysis,
significance description, and proposed treatment. This document serves as a
form of outline specification for conceptual budgets. It may also determine
alternatives for evaluation during the value analysis/engineering stage.
Example:
Our most recent project includes the restoration of Lakeland's New Florida
Hotel, (formally Regency Hotel), an 85,000 SF, 10-story restoration of a
Mediterranean high-rise hotel in to 77 market rate luxury apartments with an
adjacent two level parking deck. The New Florida Hotel renovation is particularly
sensitive due to its strategic location on Lakeland's downtown historic
promenade, Lake Mirror, and Munn Park Historic District. The project involved
the submission of the Historic Preservation Certification Application and review
process. The New Florida Hotel renovation is pivotal to downtown
redevelopment by the introduction of upscale residential apartments into
downtown, renewing interest in downtown living in the city. The south fayade of
the historic high-rise design introduces new activity to the previously deserted
Lemon Street by intergrading residential entrances from the building to the street,
City streetscape, awnings and providing a street scene connection from Lake
Mirror to the Lemon Street Promenade and outdoor sculpture park.
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The project manager which will be assigned to your job currently serves at Board
Chairman to City of Lakeland's Historic Design Review Committee and co-chair to the
Preservation Board. Mr. David Rubin has been the project manager and designer for
the New Florida Hotel Renovation and Lakeland's Dixieland CRA fayade improvement
program, and has Master Degrees in both Architecture and Building Construction. He
has studied historic preservation at the Vicenza Institute of Architecture (Vicenza, Italy),
the Preservation Institute Nantucket, the Preservation Institute Caribbean, and has
documented historic buildings for The Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and the
Library of Congress. This educational experience includes the documentation and
design of numerous buildings and streets in St. Augustine Florida, Nantucket
Massachusetts, and Venice Italy. Mr. Rubin's recent past experience as a construction
project manager brings experience in construction, estimating, and project scheduling.
In addition to our team, the consultants of Swan Development Advisors, Inc. will provide
cost analysis and program evaluation services to ensure that the fayade designs will be
properly complemented with programmatic support to allow execution of the plan. We
believe that the most important component of physical planning activities is to conduct
analytical feasibility tests to ensure that the plans are capable of implementation. During
the fayade design analysis activities we will continually challenge the architects and
planners to develop plans that the property owners and merchants will be able to
implement and we will work with the city staff to adjust the existing fayade improvement
grant program to further support those efforts.
The consultants of Wilson Miller will provide the appropriate interface between the
architecture and the City's pre-existing streetscape program. We feel it is essential that
the interface between the plans that are already in place and the proposed treatments to
Cleveland Street facades are integrated and harmonized.
Having performed numerous project renovations and the involvement of redevelopment
districts, the project scope for Cleveland Street would involve some of the following
services:
. Create existing condition evaluation and proposed report which
documents the street entire street with backup photography and
drawing.
. Create an elevation study of existing street facades.
. Create summary of the architect's and consultants initial observations.
. Study existing redevelopment plan and develop fayade improvement
program to compliment and integrate with site and planning.
. Develop the "image" for Cleveland Street based on historical context,
site, and the City's redevelopment plans.
. Collect information and produce presentation material to illustrate the
concepts and enhancements
. Create the renderings that demonstrate the "street scene" and the
potential of Cleveland Street.
Our team will provide an artistic rendering of the entire street, capturing the potential of
the historic street fayade and developing the street facade historic "theme". We use
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both computer and hand-drawn rendering techniques to develop the experience and
street theme. This project scope is highly graphical in nature, and therefore we will be
involved with creating elevation studies, artist rendering and/or computer models. We
must carefully evaluate the project need with output method that most clearly
demonstrates the project goals.
Our team is committed to developing the project schedule with a fast track approach and
bring it to the community in a timely manner. We understand that schedule is controlled
by developing the critical path. The key is not just to conduct deadlines but listen to key
performers and decision makers and know the time required to perform task well and get
feedback effectively. Then it is critical to periodically republish the schedule to show
shifts due to accomplished tasks vs. projected tasks. To make sure it is done and done
correctly, we have quality control process where team members stand separate from the
project and check if stated goals are followed and demonstrated correctly. Internally we
create detailed checklists for each phase of the project.
The following 5 projects represent redevelopment areas related in scope requIring
similar analysis and development as Cleveland Street. Although these projects may not
represent an entire street, they do encompass a major parts of downtown city
redevelopment plans.
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for safety; pedestrian pathways; improved
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lighting, landscape plantings, and sidewalks
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Location:
Area:
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Bradenton, Florida
East Bradenton Neighborhood, a
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create a pedestrian-friendly commercial
environment with streetscape and parking
improvements that would encourage antique-
type specialty shops to locate in the area along
with existing stores
design site improvements that provide safe
pedestrian connectivity from the neighborhood
to the existing public parks and access to the
riverfront area
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redevelopment is the Heart of East Tampa.
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area as one of her high redevelopment
priorities. The redevelopment design plan
called for improvements for streets, transit
service, and water and wastewater infra-
structure. WilsonMiller also provided
streetscape design planning which involved
conceptual level urban re-design drawings
for the principal transportation corridors.
Client: The Heart of East Tampa
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Location: Tampa, Florida
Scope: urban design and redevelopment
drawings for the four road corridors
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East Tampa
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. improve aesthetics by providing underground
utilities, resurfaced roads, new shade trees,
street lights and street furniture
. improve pedestrian access, including concrete
sidewalks and patterned crosswalks
. consider alternate ingress/egress for existing
businesses, including wider travel lanes and
parallel/angled on-street parking
. restructure drainage
. public/pedestrian safety
Design Responsibilities:
urban planning and design
intergovernmental coordination
traffic calming
streetscape improvements
transit service evaluation and planning
conceptual redevelopment plans
character renderings
Services Provided:
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. landscape architecture/design
transportation planning/design
. citizen participation
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among the largest planned residential commu-
nities in Hillsborough County, Situated at the
heart of the community, and inspired by
traditional towns of the south, Fishhawk
Ranch will be Newland Communities' first
traditional neighborhood development (TND)
and home to over 4,000 residents.
The Town Center is positioned to become the
heart and focus of the community. Clustered
around a town square, the Town Center
buildings will provide residents with important
conveniences for family medical, post office,
dry cleaning, shopping, and dining. The main
focal point of the Town Center is a proposed
10,000 s.f. town hall and clock tower. Careful
analysis of the project area uncovered the key
criteria most influential to the Center's design,
As a result, the community grid network
changes orientation in response to site
features and traffic patterns, allowing for a
dynamic geometry within the town square.
Developer: Newland Communities
Location: Tampa, FL
Area: 440 acres
Scope:
40,000 s.f. retail space
20,000 s.f. office space
. 25,000 s.t. civic space
1,200 dwelling units (single family,
apartments, lofts and townhomes)
Planning Challenges:
respecting traffic patterns and circulation
linking pedestrian desire lines
. connecting residents to the greater landscape
balancing product mix, environmental
stewardship and economic opportunities
creating neighborhood identity
optimizing site attributes
Design Responsibilities:
community design
Town Center design
. architectural character studies
community patterning
Services Provided:
site inventory and analysis
master planning
. urban design
landscape architecture
irrigation design
construction administration
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Parkview Village, a 35 year old public
housing community formerly known as
Jasmine Courts, is being redesigned as a
Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND)
which places design emphasis on the central
concept of community. WilsonMiller was
asked to prepare a master plan and site plan
submittal documents for this 40-acre rede-
velopment site for the Clearwater Housing
Authority (CHA). CHA has been recognized
as a leader in innovative and creative
approaches to affordable housing.
The Parkview project involved creating a
traditional neighborhood mixed-use develop-
ment where an existing 1970's housing
project had been. The site plan was devel-
oped with a central axis, with live/work units
flanking the entry. Community functions exist
at the core of this axis, with a large commu-
nity center, a lake with a jogging path and a
dog park.
The landscape design includes a tree protec-
tion and mitigation plan, landscape plan with
parking, vegetation, buffers and anirrigation
system design. In addition, lighting, hardscape
and signagedesign were part of this project.
Developer: Clearwater Housing Authority
Location: Clearwater, Florida
Area: approximately 40 acres
Subcontractor: Urban Studio Architects
Scope:
22,000 s.f.community center
5,450 sJ. clubhouse/swimming pool complex
30,000 sJ. specialty retail and office space
92 single family townhouse and detached
homes
203 rental apartment units
Services Provided:
planning
landscape architecture
suveying
civil/site engineering
urban design
permitting
transportation planning
construction administration
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STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS
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WilsonMiller is working with the City of
Tampa to create a streetscape demonstra-
tion project along a 1 ADO-lineal foot section
of Westshore Boulevard from Cypress Street
to Laurel Street. The object of the
streetscape design is to create a more
pedestrian-friendly environment that also
evokes a sense of liveliness that reflects the
Westshore district.
The concept involves using a curvilinear
design that threads its way down the street in
both horizontal and vertical planes. This
thread is interrupted at points with a con-
trasting diagonal pattern. The design
elements include seat walls, decorative
paving, intersection treatments, and pedes-
trian lighting. An option to include art in the
streetscape is also being explored.
Client: City of Tampa
Location: Tampa, Florida
Area: 1 AOO-lineal foot section
Planning Challenges:
create a streetscape design that evokes a
festive atmosphere that can be experienced by
both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
design around large utility poles located along
the back of curb.
design a plan that can be implemented without
major traffic interruption on a heavily-used
vehicular corridor.
upgrade the pedestrian experience on the west
side of the road, where there is limited right of
way.
Design Solutions:
provide a vertical wall that is visible to
vehicular traffic and useful to pedestrians as
seating.
provide decorative pavement that enhances
the aesthetics of the corridor,
provide planting cut-outs adjacent to the right
of way line for planting palms that would not
interfere with utility lines.
select decorative pavement in the street that
provides a minimum disruption to traffic during
construction.
where limited right of way exists, provide
upgraded treatments at the intersections.
Services Provided:
. surveying
. streetscape design
. construction documents
. cost estimates
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Swan Development Advisors, Inc.
Community and Real Estate Development Consulting
About Us
Swan Development Advisors is a national
real estate and community development
consulting firm located in Lakeland,
Florida. We support a variety of public
sector, for-profit and non-profit clients in
real estate planning, analysis and
development. Our networks of associates
have extensive experience in community
development and primarily work on
redevelopment projects in downtowns,
commercial corridors, and older
neighborhoods. Typical activities include:
. Project Analysis and Feasibility
Studies
. Tax Increment Financing Analysis and
Financial Packaging
. Homeownership and Rental Housing
Planning and Development
. Commercial and Economic
Development Projects
. Project Planning and Coordination
. Organizational Strategic Planning
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P.O, Box 2097 .. Lakeland. Florida 33806-2097 .. (863) 802-9490 .. Fax (863) 802-9630
Email: brucewlyon@aol.com
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Swan Development Advisors, Inc.
Community and Real Estate Development Consulting
Philosophv
Swan Development Advisors constantly challenge traditional real estate solutions by
considering the overall development environment and the needs and interests of primary,
secondary and tertiary market factors. By considering all perspectives, including the
client, neighborhood residents, commercial tenants, property owners, government,
institutions and others, we re-engineer projects, neighborhoods, and business districts into
sustainable and livable environments that will contribute economic value for many years
into the future.
Strategic Planning in Aiken, South Carolina
Swan Development Advisors combines
superior analytical skills with extensive
experience in commercial real estate
development, affordable housing
development, and commercial corridor
redevelopment.
Utilizing a hands-on approach, we
develop projects from the conceptual
stage through the complete pre-
development and construction process.
We combine the unique expertise of our
local staff members like Lena Gainer,
who has nearly 15 years experience in
community development, affordable
housing development and banking, with a
national network of consultants in the
areas of architecture, access and traffic,
banking and finance, land-use planning,
landscape architecture, market analysis,
and zoning to deliver a "hands-on," team-
oriented approach to our clients.
Swan Development Advisors has experience
in a variety of urban redevelopment projects
including supermarkets, community facilities
and residential developments. Current
projects include an 18-unit affordable
housing project for senior residents and a 70-
unit deaf-friendly Low Income Housing Tax
Credit project.
Other engagements include
o tax increment analysis for a CRA
o development of a single-family
housing project
o business planning for housing
authorities
o financial packaging for a hotel
conversion to apartments
o corridor study to identify
development opportunities.
P.O. Box 2097 .. Lakeland, Florida 33806-2097 .. (863) 802-9490 .. Fax (863) 802-9630
Email: brucewlyon@aol.com
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Swan Development Advisors, Inc.
Community and Real Estate Development Consulting
In addition to our skills in real estate
planning and development, Swan
Development Advisors also has experience
with New Market Tax Credits. We have
developed New Markets Tax Credit
applications for clients and structured
investment opportunities that provide safety
and enhanced returns for investors while
assisting projects with lower interest rates
and flexible terms.
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Downtown and commercial corridor
redevelopment is a common interest of
many of our public and non-profit clients.
As retailing patterns have changed over
the years, shopping districts that once
were the preferred location of retailers
have seen significant decline.
Accompanying these changes, the
physical conditions of the areas often
decline as lower quality businesses
occupy older buildings and the
downward spiral of crime, blight and
disinvestment occur. Swan Development
Advisors uses several methods to address
these aging and blighted conditions
including an incremental "Main Street"
like approach that focuses on design
enhancements, marketing and economic
repositioning.
We also utilize a targeted redevelopment
approach that examines the area and its
surroundings to evaluate the potential for
new land uses. We identify the best
parcels for redevelopment and work with
our clients to devise implementation
strategies that will maximize project
value and minimize client risk. As
needed, we draw upon specialists in
zoning, land-use, traffic, and other
disciplines to assist in these planning
activities.
P,O. Box 2097 . Lakeland, Florida 33806-2097 . (863) 802-9490 . Fax (863) 802-9630
Email: brucewlyon@aol.com
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Swan Development Advisors, Inc.
Community and Real Estate Development Consulting
As a national community and real estate
development consulting firm, Swan
Development Advisors recognizes the
importance of neighborhood needs
assessments. We often undertake needs
assessments when site and project
planning activities, feasibilities studies
and development activities stand to
impact and potentially disrupt the fabric
of an existing neighborhood. Often, the
most critical component to future project
success are the needs and concerns of
the residents, shoppers, tenants and
generally 'the consumers and
stakeholders' that will be affected by the
project. Our goal is to examine the
neighborhood's needs and incorporate
them to the planning process whenever
possible.
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Swan Development Advisors has
extensive experience working in low and
moderate-income neighborhoods where
redevelopment projects impact current
residents as well as surrounding
residential, commercial and institutional
projects. With this in mind, we utilize
proven community involvement and
needs assessments techniques to
determine the most important aspects of
redevelopment activities. Our
customized approaches often include the
following components.
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Collection and analysis of data
including:
. Demographic data
. Neighborhood and resident
information
. Area assets - parks, libraries,
schools
. Area challenges - vacant
properties, industrial sites,
brownfields
. Review of current neighborhood
and resident activities, programs,
resources and interests
Intercept or mail surveys
Focus groups, discussion groups,
public interest meetings and
technical information/educational
meetings.
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Whenever possible, we include all team
members - planners, engineers and
architects in the public forums to ensure
that everyone gains a complete
understanding of neighborhood needs
and desires firsthand. Throughout the
planning, design and development
process, we work with our engineering
and design partners in a Quality
Assurance process to ensure that the
interests and concerns of local
stakeholders are addressed and
incorporated into the plans and designs
of the project.
P.O. Box 2097 .. Lakeland. Florida 33806-2097 .. (863) 802-9490 .. Fax (863) 802-9630
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Community and Real Estate Development Consulting
CLIENT LIST
City of Bremerton Housing Authority, Bremerton W A,
City of Gainesville, Community Redevelopment Agency, Gainesville, FL
City of Lakeland, Lakeland, FL
City of Lakeland, Mid Town Community Redevelopment Agency, Lakeland, FL
City of Moline Housing Authority, Moline, IL
City of Spartan burg Housing Authority, Spartanburg, SC
Community Development and Improvement Corporation, Aiken, SC
Community Financing Consortium, Inc. West Palm Beach, FL
Deaf Senior Housing, Cave Spring, GA
Frayser Community Development Corporation, Memphis, TN
Impact Capital, Seattle and Spokane, W A
Lakeland Downtown Development Authority, Lakeland, FL
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, New York, NY
Mt. Carmel Community Development Corporation of Clearwater, Clearwater, FL
Wallis Murphey Boyington Architects, Lakeland, FL
Pleasant City Faith Based Community Development Initiative, West Palm Beach, FL
Polk Home Development Corporation, Lakeland, FL
Spokane Housing Authority, Spokane, W A
St. Petersburg Association of the Deaf, St Petersburg, FL
Urban Development Solutions, St. Petersburg, FL
Walla Walla Housing Authority, Walla Walla, W A
P.O. Box 2097 .. Lakeland, Florida 33806-2097 .. (863) 802-9490 .. Fax (863) 802-9630
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full suite of services to
provide our clients with
a single-source
solution.
HISTORY OF WILSONMILLER
A Florida-based firm since 1956,
WilsonMiller, Inc. employs a staff of more
than 480 planners, civil engineers,
landscape architects, ecological specialists,
surveyors, GIS specialists, and support
personnel. We provide services from
planning concept through permitting to
construction inspection/administration to
fulfill the most demanding technical,
scientific, and business consulting
assignments.
Wilson Miller staff serves public and
private clients throughout the southea~t
United States, the Caribbean, and Latin
America from nine conveniently located
offices from Naples to Fort Myers,
Sarasota, Tampa, Tallahassee, Panama
City Beach, and Destin, Florida.
We apply our consulting expertise to
assist our clients in developing and
managing projects ranging from large-scale
communities, agricultural parcels, and
government facilities encompassing
several thousand acres to individual sites
for roadways, offices, schools, marinas,
hotels/resorts, parks, streetscapes, and
other uses.
Services we
provide include Destin
planning, engineering,
transportation, landscape
architecture, ecological,
surveying, GIS analysis, water
resources, and construction
inspection and observation
services. Our clients include Naples
municipalities; counties; state
agencies; local, national, and internat~onal
private land developers; and corporations.
Engineering News-Record (ENR), one of
the industry's leading trade journals, ranks
WilsonMiller 201 st in its annual listing of
the top design firms in the United States
and sixth among firms headquartered in
Florida.
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Wilson Miller is currently
ranked #2 in the nation in
ENR's "General Building
Multi-unit Residential"
market category. Our
cumulative revenues from
this market for the last four
years are greater than any
other firm nationwide-
validating our reputation
for excellence.
ZweigWhite, an advisor to top
management in design and construction
firms, ranks
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Hot Firm 2004 list
of the 1 00 fastest-growing AlE/P and
environmental consulting firms in the
country.
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY
WilsonMiller is one of the preeminent
multidisciplinary land development planning
and design firms in the southeastern United
States and Caribbean basin, as well as one
of the leading transportation planning and
design firms in Florida.
Wilson Miller's philosophy and work ethic
was established by our company's
founders early in the firm's
development-and is still embraced
today: the most important ingredient
in every human interaction is
honesty. We recognize that we truly
realize success in a project only
when a client's needs have been
fulfilled in harmony with the health,
safety, and welfare of the general
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Wilson Miller has been bUilding since
1956-and is the foundation for our future.
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
We have designed WilsonMiller's internal
organization to focus on our clients-not
internal administration. This structure
eliminates unnecessary layers of
management, thereby allowing our clients
access to those individuals who can directly
benefit their particular project.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
. Alan D. Reynolds, AICP, Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer
. Fermin A. Diaz, P.E., President,
Chief Operating Officer
. Gary L. Danca, C.PA, Treasurer,
Chief Financial Officer
. John E. Boutwell, P.S.M., Secretary,
Senior Vice President
. MichaelA. Kennedy, P.E.,
Executive Vice President
· J. Michael Bell, P.E.,
Senior Vice President
. David A, Kemper, P.E.,
Senior Vice President
· Stephen A. Means, P.E.,
Senior Vice President
· Keith W. Morrow, RLA,
Senior Vice President
. Georgianne D. Ratliff, AICP,
Senior Vice President
· Richard L. Woodruff, AICP,
Senior Vice President
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PRINCIPALS
In addition to the Board of Directors, firm
principals include the following:
. Elizabeth Benac, AICP, Vice
President
. Robert R. Cunningham, P.S.M.,
Vice President
· John H. DeWinkler, P.E.,
Senior Vice President
. Timothy P. Durham, P.E.,
Senior Vice President
· Kevin G. Mangan, RLA,
Vice President
. Michael H, Maxwell, P,S.M.,
Vice President
· Mitchell D. McKnight, P.E.,
Vice President
· James A. Paulmann, FAICP,
Vice President
· Arlen D. White, AICP,
Senior Vice President
· David Wilkison, P.E.,
Senior Vice President
· Millard J. Yoder, P.E"
Vice President
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SERVICES
WilsonMiller offers our clients a full suite
of services, all of which we customize to
meet the specific needs of each client we
serve. Whether our clients need land
planning services; engineering services;
traffic studies; construction stakeout; right-
of-way, wetland jurisdictions, or control
surveys; landscape and hardscape design;
or environmental and biological
assessments, WilsonMiller has the in-
house expertise to fulfill your needs and
meet your objectives-all within budget and
on schedule. Our single-source solution
offers clients the services described below.
Planning
Wilson Miller provides comprehensive
land planning services to a variety of public
agencies and private real estate
developers. A firm with a seasoned staff of
planning experts, we pride ourselves in
large-scale program conceptualization and
strategy definition. Our planners have
designed and implemented the planning
foundation for more than 100 world-class
communities around the world. Planning
services we provide include the following:
. Land Status. Value and Potential
Studies
. Community Master Plans
. Community Development Districts
(Chapter 190 Districts)
. Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Community input is an integral part of many
planning projects.
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. Comprehensive Plans and Evaluation
and Appraisal Reports (EARs)
. Development of Regional Impact
(ORis)
. Developments of County Impact (DCI)
. Applications for Master Development
Approval (AMDA)
. Preliminary Development Agreements
(PDA)
· Strategic Land Use Plans
· Site Analysis & Evaluation
· Site Development Plans (SOP)
· Rezoning
· Economic Assessments
· Feasibility Studies
· Fiscal Impact Analysis
. Planned Unit Developments (PUD)
. Golf Course Routing Plans
. Land Use Studies
· Marina Planning
. Site Analysis and Evaluation
. Site and Campus Planning
· Traffic Impact Statements
Engineering
WilsonMiller's award-winning design
excellence has consistently created
economical, efficient, and durable systems
that exceed our clients' highest standards.
Our engineering staff includes registered
professional engineers (P.E.s) and
engineer interns (E.l.s). With leadership
positions in the Florida Engineering Society,
the American Society of Civil Engineers,
and the National Society of Professional
Engineers, many of our staff professionals
help establish direction, policy, and
standards that set the pace for other
industry professionals.
Our engineers work with professionals
from other disciplines to create problem-
solving teams and to coordinate complex
projects that involve a variety of tasks.
Engineering services we provide include
the following:
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design is holistic-a
multidisciplinary
course that considers
all the elements that
impact a successful
outcome.
· Water Management and Drainage
Plans and Designs
. Potable Water System Plans and
Design
. Potable Water Treatment Plant
. Irrigation System Plans and Design
· Grading and Earthwork
· Wastewater Collection System Plans
and Design
. Wastewater Treatment Plants
· Site Improvements Interface Plans
. Water Reuse System Designs
Successful landscape architecture is about
understanding the purpose of a space and
creating a feeling that will convey it.
Landscape Architecture
With a landscape architectural staff
comprised of Registered Landscape
Architects (RLAs), landscape designers,
and CADD specialists, WilsonMiller
provides creative design solutions that
meet or exceed our clients' performance
expectations. For each landscape project,
we address items such as site conditions,
project location and microclimate,
community context, and functional
challenges-along with our clients' goals
and budget requirements. Our capabilities
include the following:
· Landscape Conceptual Design and
Budget Development
· Landscape Planting Design
· Lighting & Hardscape Design
. Land Forms and Surface Grading
· Waterscape Design
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· Urban Design
. Entry Statement Design
· User Preference Surveys
· Public Participation
. Character/Image Studies
· Irrigation Design
· Landscape Maintenance Analysis and
Program Development
· Xeriscape Design
Surveying
Our surveying staff includes Florida-
registered Professional Surveyors and
Mappers (PSMs), survey technicians,
CADD operators, and several field crews,
providing one of the largest survey
capabilities in Florida. Using the Global
Positioning System (GPS) has greatly
enhanced our ability to expedite the
collection of accurate field data for
planning, design, and engineering needs.
This tool alone provides the basis for faster,
more informed decision-making. Other
services include:
· Boundary Surveys
· Coastal Surveys
Our multidisciplinary approach to projects
includes initial surveys to construction
engineering and inspection.
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· Control Surveys
· Construction Layout Surveys
· Geodetic Surveys
· Hydrographic Surveys
· Jurisdictional Surveys
· Record Surveys
· Right-of-Way Surveys
· Topographic Surveys
_ existing Public Lands
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Our GIS and ecological specialists often work
together to produce a variety of mapped products.
Geographic Information
Systems
WilsonMiller uses GIS technology to
support environmental assessments, utility
management, land use planning, site
development, and engineering. By using
industry leading GIS software, we access
the most timely, accurate information
available regarding a specific project-this
enhances our abilities to deliver the most
appropriate solution for clients' needs.
GIS services include the following:
· Needs Assessment
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· Database Design
. Implementation Strategies
· Data Automation
· Applications Development
· System Evaluation
· Staff Training
· Ongoing Mapping Maintenance
Ecological
Ecological scientists and biologists work
closely with our interdisciplinary teams on a
broad range of land planning and
development projects. This teamwork helps
us create projects that are sensitive to the
character and natural attributes of each
project site. Ecological capabilities include:
· Government Permitting
· Environmental Impact Statements
. Mitigation Plans and Monitoring
· Wetland Delineation
· Wetland Systems Monitoring
· Wetland Restoration and Mitigation
Plans
· Bathymetric Surveys
· Environmental and Biological
Assessments
· Threatened and Endangered Species
Surveys
· Ecological Management Plans
Water Resources
Our water management designs
represent leading management practices
for water quality, flood control, stormwater
drainage and water conservation. We give
full consideration to both mechanics and
aesthetics with every project. This allows
our solutions to respond not only to
functional needs, but to environmental and
human considerations as well.
Wilson Miller's total scope of water resource
services includes the following:
· Government Permitting
· Existing System Studies and Analysis
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· Water Management and Drainage
Plans and Designs
. Water Control Structure Designs
· Water Supply Studies
· Natural Drainage System Analysis
. Cost Estimates for Plan Implementation
· Water Conservation Studies and Design
Transportation
WilsonMiller provides transportation
services for roadways throughout the state.
From rural, two-lane byways to urban, six-
lane arterials, we have focused our
capabilities to develop a Transportation
Services Group that offers the specialized
knowledge and equipment required for safe
and efficient design and construction of
transportation systems. Our team offers the
following expertise:
Permitting, surveying, and final design of 2.3
miles of this arterial four-lane roadway.
· Transportation Planning and
Engineering
· Transportation Surveying
· Major Design Activities (Complex and
Multilane Roadways)
· Minor Design Activities (Pathways,
Intersection Design, and Sidewalks)
· Traffic Operation Design (Turn Lanes,
Signing and Marking, Lighting, and
Signalization)
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. Construction Engineering and
Inspection
. Traffic Operation Studies (Signal
Warrants, Delay Studies, Signal
Optimization, Capacity Analyses)
Construction Inspection,
Observation, and Administration
Wilson Miller offers construction
inspection, observation, and administration
services from initial planning through the
acceptance and infrastructure start-up. Our
staff's hands-on availability enables us to
provide clients with prompt, efficient
observation and coordination services that
may negate their need for a separate, full-
time construction inspection group. Our
services include:
· Budget Preparation/Opinion of Cost
Analysis
· Project Scheduling
· Negotiations/Bidding
· Contract Administration
· Construction Engineering and
Inspection
· Construction Stake Out
· Quantity Takeoffs/Payment
Certification
. Governmental Agencies Coordination
. Plan Review
· Cost-Saving Analysis
· Constructability Review
Business Communications
WilsonMiller also offers business
communications services. Our writers,
editors, graphic, and multimedia specialists
work collaboratively to produce a variety of
written and graphic communications
including: reports, presentations, web
pages, proposals, newsletters, grant
applications, and public information
meeting materials.
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C1TY OF CLEARWATER
CLEVELAND STREET FACADE DESIGN ANALYSIS
Staffing (Organizational Chart)
City of Clearwater
Architecture & Planning
Wallis Murphey Boyington Architects
Steve Boyington, VP, Project Architect David Rubin, Project Manager
Financial Wilson Miller
Swan Development Advisors, Inc. Bob English, Regional Manager
Leigh Grey, Land Planner
Bruce Lyon, Financial Consultant Lea Del Tosto, Senior Project Manager
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STEVEN J. BOYINGTON, A.I.A.
Mr. Boyington's 23 years experience has earned him expertise in creative solutions for
additions and renovations to sensitive building with tight budgets. His design and field
experience especially Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine (formerly John Cox Elementary
School) and Good Shepherd Hospice (formerly Auburndale Hospital) and on the
fasttrack Electric & Water Administration Building and additions to Lakeland City Hall has
developed his ability to involve contractors in seeking and providing timely cost effective
details.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
1995 - Date: Vice President of Wallis Murphey Boyington Architects, Inc., Lakeland,
Florida.
Clear Springs Bartow, Neighborhood/Housing pattern development for
new neotraditional neighborhood (Housing prototype developed for offsite
manufactured housing)
Bartow Neighborhood Improvement Corporation, (lnfill housing
prototypes) (probono)
lnfill Apartments For "Garden" District, (Concept Development)
Infill Condominium For South Lake Morton (Concept Development)
Infill Condominium for "Garden" District, (Concept Development)
Renovations To Plaza Fifth Avenue Apartments, St. Petersburg (Existing
200 unit 11 story)
Master Plan For Moore Properties (80 Acre Mixed Use Development)
Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine (formerly John Cox Elementary School)
Good Shepherd Hospice (formerly Auburndale Hospital)
Lakeland Regency Hotel (restoration concept development)
Midtown CRA (Corridor Study and Master Plan)
Club Wildwood (Affordable Housing 72 Units)
Summerset Village (Affordable Housing 216 Units)
1993 - 1995: Vice President of Regnvall Wallis Boyington Architects, Inc., Lakeland,
Florida.
Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine (formerly John Cox Elementary School)
Good Shepherd Hospice (formerly Auburndale Hospital)
Renovation and Additions to the Oates Building.
Ocala Train Historic lntermodal Passenger Train Station
Lakeland lntermodal Passenger Train Station
Assembly & Manufacturing from Breed Technologies, Inc.
Laboratories for Breed Technologies
Boys/Girls Club at Rochelle
1988 - 1992: Project Architect, Kendrick Regnvall & Associates, Architects.
Additions to City Hall, Lakeland, Florida.
Historic Yarnall Building.
Historic French Building.
Berry Saterbo Building, Winter Haven, Florida.
SouthGate Publix Super Market, Remodeling, Lakeland, Florida.
University Square Publix Super Market Remodeling, Jacksonville, Florida.
Eau Gallie Center Publix Super Market Remodeling, Melborne, Florida.
City of Lakeland Electric & Water Adminstration Building, Lakeland,
Florida.
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1984 - 1987: Project Architect, Todd Bryant Rose & Associates, Winter Haven, Florida.
Renovations to the Old Masonic Lodge Building for Carl Strang, III, Winter
Haven Florida.
New Residence in Mountain Lake, Florida.
New Offices for Indian River Transport, Winter Haven, Florida.
Restoration of the Lake Mirror Promenade, Lakeland, Florida.
A New building for the Pentecoastal Chuch of God, Winter Haven,
Florida.
Renovations to the Residence for Dr. and Mrs. Barranco, Mountain Lake,
Florida.
A New Media Center and Administration Building for Jenkins Middle
School, Haines City, Florida.
1983 - 1984 Staff Architect /Job Captain, Rowe Holmes Hammer Russell Architects,
Tampa, Florida. Miami Lakes Main Street Phase II for Sengra Corporation
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Bachelor of Design, University of Florida, 1979
Master of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981
PROFESSIONAL AFFILlA TIONS:
Professional Registered Architect No. 9652, Florida, 1983
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY AFFILlA TIONS:
Past Chairman - Leadership Lakeland Class 16
Past Chapter President - American Institute of Architects
Past Chairman - City of Lakeland Preservation Board
Past Vice President - Historic Lakeland, Inc.
Polk County Landmarks, Inc.
Leadership Lakeland IX
Kiwanis
Paint Your Heart Out Lakeland
American Heart Association
Learning Resource Center
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INTERN ARCHITECT
Mr. Rubin's multidisciplinary experience ranges from academics, construction
management, and architectural design. He has worked as an instructor at the
University of Florida, teaching history, materials and methods, design, and
construction drawing. Mr. Rubin's construction experience includes project
management, estimating, scheduling, and construction supervision.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
2001 - Date: Intern Architect at Wallis Murphey Boyington Architects, Inc.
Lakeland, Florida.
Florida Hotel Restoration, 80,000 SF Historic Restoration of
1920's high rise hotel
Baylis and Company, 9,000 SF renovation and addition in
located within Lakeland's Garden District
Dixieland Fayade Improvement Program, various fayade
improvements along Florida Avenue
1999 - 2001: Project Manager, RR Simmons Construction Corporation,
Tampa, Florida.
Tampa Convention Center Renovation, 36,000 S.F. of
renovation to existing building. (Assistant Project
Manager/Su peri ntendent)
Maxfield Commerce Park, 35,000 SF 3-story Class A office,
Sarasota, FL (Assistant Superintendent)
Parkway Center Warehouse, two 120,000 SF warehouses,
Tampa, FL (Designer)
RR Simmons Office, 8,500 SF of new interior construction,
Tampa, FL (Project Manager, Designer)
1998 - 1999: Graduate Teaching Instructor, University of Florida.
Courses include history, drawing, design, and materials.
1998 - 1999: Intern Architect, Andrew Kaplan Architect
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Master of Building Construction, University of Florida, 1999
Master of Architecture, University of Florida, 1998
Bachelors of Design, University of Florida, 1996
NCARB Certificate
Non-Active State of Florida General Contractor
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY AFFILlA TlONS:
City of Lakeland's Historic Preservation Board Design Review
Committee Chairman
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Member
Rotary Club of Lakeland
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BRUCE WILLIAM LYON
P,O. Box 2097, Lakeland, FL 33806
Work (863) 802-9490
E-mail address:Brucewlyon@aol.com
EXPERIENCE
Swan Development Advisors, Inc. Lakeland, FL
Community and real estate development consulting for public, non-profit and private
sector clients. Swan Development Advisors, Inc. provides community development, real
estate development and planning services for clients with a primary focus on urban low
and moderate-income neighborhoods and urban commercial corridors, Services include
market and financial analysis, planning and zoning, organizational development and
business planning, project technical assistance, development consulting and
implementation of residential, commercial and public housing projects.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Lakeland, FL
Manager & Senior Consultant, Commercial Development
Provided technical assistance and training to LISC staff and their client CDCs
nationwide. Worked with CDC staff to build effective development teams that include
local and state agencies, for-profit developers, retailers, banks, and other interested
parties that add value to projects and comprehensive community revitalization efforts.
Development - Provide technical assistance to local teams in 18 cities on over fifty
projects including several in partnership with Public Housing Authorities and other local
agencies. Engagements included: neighborhood planning, development consulting: site
identification, project planning, development partnerships and joint ventures, lease and
contract negotiation, financial analysis and modeling, financial packaging.
Training - Designed and conducted technical training programs in loan underwriting,
commercial development process, and financial analysis. Conduct workshops for
directors and managers, municipal employees, and PHA staff on mixed-use real estate
development, investment risk, financial analysis, project planning and organizational
impact.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Philadelphia, P A
Economic Development
Supported the development activities of fifteen Community Development Corporations
(CDCs) in low and moderate-income neighborhoods in their efforts to stimulate
economic activity and develop affordable housing.
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Project PlanninglDevelopment - Worked with CDCs, development consultants and
public agencies to plan mixed-use urban revitalization projects that blend housing,
commercial and retail development opportunities.
Technical Assistance - Provided assistance to CDCs during neighborhood planning
exercises and design charettes, site selection, financial analysis, contract negotiations, and
property management activities. Administered a Main Street program with CDCs in four
neighborhoods to begin revitalization of neighborhood commercial corridors utilizing the
National Main Street Center's four-point approach.
Kensington Area Revitalization Project, Inc. Philadelphia, P A
Consultant
Analyzed operations of CDC and provided recommendations to re-engineer
organizational structure and processes to improve efficiency and build organizational
capacity. Developed strategic plan to revitalize commercial corridor including
development of housing, commercial and mixed-use projects,
ANADAC, Inc.,
Management Consultant
Memphis, TN
u.S. Navy
Washington, DC
EDUCATION
The College of William and Mary
Master of Business Administration - 1995-1997
Williamsburg, V A
The University of Memphis Memphis, TN
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Real Estate - 1992-1994;
Magna cum Laude, with Honors in Business
AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Housing Redevelopment Officials
International Council of Shopping Centers
International Economic Development Council
Urban Land Institute
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SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
. 2901 N. 5th Street
900-sf retail, 2 apartments
moderate rehabilitation
Philadelphia, P A
. Borinquen Plaza
44,OOO-sf supermarket shopping center
Philadelphia, P A
. Center for Employment Training
25,OOO-sf rehab of training facility
Philadelphia, P A
. Launch Pad
85,OOO-sf business incubator
Philadelphia, P A
. North Greenwood Commons
18 affordable senior housing units
Clearwater, FL
. Old Swedish Bank
12,OOO-sf historic rehab
St. Paul, MN
. Regency Hotel
77 market rate apartments
Lakeland, FL
. Victory Square
37,OOO-sf shopping center
Philadelphia, P A
. Launch Pad
85,OOO-sf business incubator
Philadelphia, P A
Neighborhood Planning and Programs
. CDC of Frankford Group Ministry
Frankford Avenue Corridor
Main Street Program
Philadelphia, P A
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. Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises (H.A. C.E.)
North 5th Street Corridor
Main Street Program
Philadelphia, P A
. Greater Germantown Housing Development Corp.
Germantown Avenue Corridor
Main Street Program
Philadelphia, P A
. Mt. Airy USA
Germantown Avenue Corridor
Main Street Program
Philadelphia, P A
. Riverview Economic Development Association
ConcordlRobert Street Corridor
Main Street Program
St. Paul, MN
. Riverview Economic Development Association
Redevelopment Planning
St. Paul, MN
. Hillside Business Association
East Hillside Neighborhood
Main Street Program
Duluth, MN
. Hillside Business Association
4th St & 6th Ave
Feasibility Review and Redevelopment
Planning
Duluth, MN
. Pleasant City Faith Based Initiative
Pleasant City Neighborhood
Redevelopment Planning
West Palm Beach, FL
. Progress Plaza
Shopping Center Feasibility Study
Redevelopment Planning
Philadelphia, P A
. US-98 North
Corridor Study wlProject Analysis
Redevelopment Planning, Financial
Analysis
Lakeland, FL
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Master of Arts
Applied Anthropology
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Arts
Business Finance
Florida State University
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American Institute of Certified
Planners
Expert Witness Urban Planning,
Circuit Court, State of Florida
Licensed Real Estate Sales Person,
State of Florida
PROFESSIONAL
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American Planning Association,
Member;
Florida Chapter American Planning
Association, Member;
Society for Applied Anthropology,
Fellow;
Greater Tampa Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors,
Executive Committee and
Chairman, Transportation
Committee, '03-'04;
Tampa & Ybor City Street Railway
Society, President, Board of
Directors '98-'03;
Tampa Historic Streetcar, Inc"
President, Board of Directors, '01-
'04'
Tampa Downtown Partnership:
Member, Board of Directors, '87,
'96, '99, 02, 04;
Hillsborough County City Planning
Commission, Member, Board of
Directors '87 - '98, 'five-time chair;
Metropolitan Planning Organization,
Member, Board of Directors, '92,
'94'
Northwest Hillsborough Water Basin
Board, Member, Board of Directors,
96- '99'
Tampa Union Station Preservation
& Restoration, Inc" Member, Board
of Directors, '94-'00,
MICHAEL M. ENGLISH, AICP
Regional Manager, Community & Regional Planning
Associate
PROFILE
Mr. English, the Regional Manager for Community and Regional
Planning for the Tampa Bay Region, offers over 25 years of
professional urban planning experience. His credentials include
urban infill and historic preservation project management, along
with an extensive background in transportation planning and
sustainable growth experience.
Mr. English expertise includes community and comprehensive
planning, urban development, transportation planning, real estate
development, eminent domain litigation support, public policy-
related government relations, and public involvement in the
planning and development process. His work spans both the
public- and private- sector fields in Florida.
Mr. English's career also includes several years as an award-
winning urban land developer, and several years on the faculty of
the School of Architecture at the University of South Florida, in
Tampa.
He has served as a five-time chairman and 11-year board
member of the Hillsborough County City-County Planning
Commission, and as immediate past chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Tampa and Ybor City Street Railway Society. He
is currently chairman of Tampa Historic Streetcar, Inc., the
organizations charged with overseeing the funding and
operations of the TECOLine Streetcar System: Tampa's 2.5 mile,
$55 million streetcar system scheduled to begin operation in
October, 2002.
PROJECT EXPEmENCE
Transportation PlanninQ and Implementation
Master Plan for Tampa Florida's Electric Streetcar System,
Hillsborough County, Florida - Task Force Chair and co-author
of the master plan for the TECOLine Streetcar System which
included length, alignment, stations, streetcar technology and
style, and an operational funding and Business Plan. Presided
over implementation of the $55 million, 2.5-mile streetcar system.
Worked closely with the Mayor of Tampa and the Executive
Director of HART, Tampa City Council members, numerous local
government agencies, neighborhood and business groups and
communications media. As Board President of Tampa Historic
Streetcar, Inc, oversaw operational financing, planning, start up,
and operation of the system, which opened in October 2002.
Developed an innovative financing package composed of
endowment funds, station and vehicle naming rights, special
assessment funds and other revenues that generated the
system's operating funding. Endowment commitments have
reached $6.5 million for the TECOLine Streetcar System.
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Regional Manager, Community & Regional Planning
Associate
Tampa Rail Project, Public Involvement Plan, Florida - co-
author and project manager of the business community and local
government sections of the PIP process for the Tampa Rail Plan
DEIS process, as consultant team member to BRW, Inc.
Tampa & Ybor City Street Railway Society, Florida - board
member for 16 years and seven-time president of the
organization responsible for promoting the return of an electric
streetcar system to Tampa. Led the Society in capital fundraising
($650,000) to complete (operational) restoration of an original
Birney streetcar from Tampa's pre-1946 fleet.
Tampa Union Station Preservation and Restoration, Inc.,
Tampa, Florida - board member responsible for acquiring
Tampa's historic Union Station from CSX Railroad, securing $3.5
million in local, state, federal and Amtrak funds and managing its
restoration.
Metropolitan Planning Organization, Hillsborough County,
Florida - public involvement consultant to the MPO for the
development of the 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan.
Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), Tampa,
Florida - team member that produced a series of transportation
planning and policy reports for the Florida Legislature as part of
the State Transportation Policy Initiative (STPI). Authored
sections of several reports.
Tampa Downtown Partnership and Greater Tampa Chamber
of Commerce. Florida - member, Board of Directors and
Transportation Committee member, multiple years. Participant in
numerous conferences and field trips related to the planning,
development and implementation of streetcar and light rail in
Tampa. Five-time attendee of RailVolution. Two-time presenter at
regional Federal Transit Administration conferences.
Community Plannina
Community Redevelopment Plan (CRA) for the Channel
District, Tampa, Florida - author of a CRA Plan for the Channel
District of downtown Tampa, Florida.
Community Redevelopment Plan for Ybor City, Tampa,
Florida - author of a CRA Plan for Tampa, Florida's National
Landmark Historic District.
Community Redevelopment Plan for Ybor City II, Tampa,
Florida - author of a second CRA Plan for the Ybor City area in
Tampa, Florida.
Redevelopment Plan for Jasmine Courts, Clearwater, Florida
- In partnership with Urban Studio Architects, led effort to develop
a "new urbanist" redevelopment master plan for a 40-acre public
housing project owned by the Clearwater Housing Authority.
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MICHAEL M. ENGLISH, AICP
Regional Manager, Community & Regional Planning
Associate
Heart of East Tampa, Florida - led award-winning effort to
develop urban redevelopment master plan and streetscape
concepts for a "Florida Front Porch" program area located in the
East Tampa area of the City of Tampa.
Community Redevelopment Plan for Drew Park, Tampa,
Florida - author of a CRA Plan for the Drew Park area of Tampa,
Florida.
Ybor Channel Redevelopment Association, Hillsborough
County, Florida - served as Executive Director for
redevelopment association in Channel District area of downtown
Tampa from 1989 through 1996.
Master Capital Facility Plans, Hillsborough County, Florida -
principal author for long-range capital facility Master Plans for the
Tampa-Hillsborough County Library System and the Hillsborough
County Fire Rescue.
DRls and Maior RezoninQs
DG Farms DRI, Hillsborough County, Florida - project
manager for Notice of Proposed Change (NOPC) and rezoning
for a 1 ,300-acre mixed-use project.
Old Hyde Park Village, Tampa, Florida - project manager for
zoning change for a 250,00 square foot mixed-use project located
in Tampa's historic Hyde Park neighborhood.
Eastshore Commerce Park DRI, Hillsborough County, Florida
- project manager and editor for DRI application for a 400-acre
commercial park.
University Commons DRI, Manatee County, Florida - project
manager and editor for DRI application for a 200+ acre
retail/residential mixed-use project.
Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain Expert Witness Research and Testimony,
Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, and Manatee
counties, Florida - clients include City of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Pinellas County, Tampa Bay Water, Florida Gas
Transmission Company, and private property owners.
Public Policv Plannina
Safety Harbor Comprehensive Plan, Pinellas County, Florida
- principal co-author of the City of Safety Harbor, Florida,
Comprehensive Plan.
Hillsborough County Planning Commission, Florida - past
board member and five-time chairman. Provided policy guidance
on all phases of comprehensive planning and growth
management, to area elected officials. Met regularly with County
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Regional Manager, Community & Regional Planning
Associate
Legislative Delegation on issues related to growth management
funding and planning-related legislation (1987-1998).
State Transportation Policy Initiative (STPI), Florida - urban
planning public policy consultant for two-year study conducted by
the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of
South Florida. Provided study participants with local government
urban planning perspective, and served as project liaison with
local government and planning agencies.
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Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
University of Florida
PROFESSIONAL
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Registered Landscape Architect,
Florida
Registered Landscape Architect,
Texas
Registered Landscape Architect,
Arizona
CLARB
PROFESSIONAL
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American Society of Landscape
Architects
PROFILE
Ms. Del Tosto is a Senior Project Manager with Wilson Miller Design
offering over 20 years of landscape architectural experience.
CLARB certified, Ms. Del Tosto has nationwide experience in all
facets of the trade, including project planning and management,
community involvement, design, and construction phase services.
Her projects range from commercial parcels to entire streetscapes
and recreational facilities. Ms. Del Tosto's diverse and compressive
background as a professional landscape architect only amplifies the
abundant talents of WilsonMillerDesign.
PROJECT EXPEmENCE
Streetscapinq
South Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida - prepared landscape
and irrigation plans for the section of South Franklin Street
located in front of the Convention Center. The City of Tampa
Transportation Department re-designed this section of road,
shifting the existing median to the west. Coordinated existing
irrigation system revisions and the relocation of specimen palms.
Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, Florida - currently preparing
plans for streetscape enhancements along Westshore Boulevard
from Cypress Street to Laurel. Tasked with creating a more
pedestrian-friendly corridor, the design incorporates festive
hardscape elements and widens existing pedestrian circulation.
Lois Avenue Beautification Study, Tampa, Florida - involved
analyzing Lois Avenue from Cypress Street to Boy Scout
Boulevard for potential beautification elements. Met with the
neighborhood associations along Lois to gain input on their vision
for the corridor as well as problems as they exist. Prepared a
study document outlining potential efforts that could occur within
the corridor and presented this information to the Westshore
Residential Neighborhood Improvement Committee. Items
included beautification, traffic calming, safety and maintenance.
Belt Line Road Streetscape Design, Cedar Hill, Texas - lead
landscape architect for streetscape design for a road widening
and streetscaping project through an historic section of Cedar
Hill. The scope involved planning, public involvement,
engineering, streetscape design, and construction phase
services.
North Tarrant Parkway, City of North Richland Hills, Texas -
lead landscape architect for a road widening and streetscaping
project. The scope involved coordination with the city's parks
department as well as public works and engineering. The project
included a large entry feature marking the entrance into the city,
identification icons along the road, extensive landscaping, and
decorative and landscape lighting.
Redevelopment
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Senior Project Manager
Parkview Village, Clearwater, Florida - prepared master plan
and site plan submittal documents for this 40-acre redevelopment
site for the Clearwater Housing Authority. Project involved
creating a traditional neighborhood mixed-use development
where an existing 1970's housing project is. The site plan was
developed with a central axis, with live/work units flanking the
entry. Community functions exist at the core of this axis, with a
large community center, a lake with a jogging path and a dog
park. Multi-family for lease units occupy a portion of the site, with
the remainder being fee simple townhomes and single family lots.
Heart of East Tampa, Florida - prepared a redevelopment study
that looked at a front porch community in East Tampa. Areas for
economic infill were identified as well as community icons and
streetscaping possibilities. The plan is being used as a vehicle for
further work to be done in the community.
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EDUCA TlON
Master of City and Regional
Planning
Clemson University
Bachelor of Science
Landscape Design
Florida A & M University
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILlA TlONS
American Planning Association;
American Society of Landscape
Architects, Associate Member.
LEIGH GREY
Land Planner
PROFILE
Mr. Grey is a Land Planner with Wilson MillerDesign. He offers
more than 10 years of experience in landscape design and urban
planning in both the public and private sectors. He brings with him
experience and knowledge in planting design, construction
documents preparation, illustrative hand graphic presentations,
design and planning of public spaces, residential and commercial
properties, and transportation facilities enhancements.
PROJECT EXPEmENCE
Commercial/Institutional
Golden Gate Estates Neighborhood Center, Collier County,
Florida - project designer for a conceptual design study of a
small scale neighborhood center compatible with surrounding
residential land uses. Designed after traditional neighborhood
centers, the plan places buildings with an "Old Florida" theme at
the street edge with parking located in the center, signage,
landscaping, and plaza with a water feature all defining a
"functional public open space."
The Financial Center, Freeport Bahamas - project designer for
an overall master land use plan of a 20-acre plus office building
site. Site design studies addressed the overall building massing
concepts utilizing local parking ratios, automobile, bus and
pedestrian movements and landscape massing concepts.
Tamarac Commerce Park, Broward County, Florida - project
designer for site development guidelines, including conceptual
design development for entrance signage and streetscape
theming.
Dania Beach City Hall Beautification, Broward County,
Florida - project manager and designer for detailed landscape
plan and other site improvements in conjunction with proposed
building improvements.
City of Fort Lauderdale Convention Center Expansion,
Broward County, Florida - project designer for marquee sign
concepts and planting design in conjunction with proposed
building improvements.
Northwest Progresso/Flagler Heights Visioning Workshop,
Broward County, Florida - project team designer for a City of
Fort Lauderdale initiated project in conjunction with a proposed
storm drainage/sewer improvement project site of approximately
210 acres that existed as retail/commercial and residential land
uses. A two-day workshop/charrette was carried out to examine
redevelopment of land uses within this area. Northwest
Progresso/Flager Heights residents and local government
officials were invited to participate and identify the opportunities
and constraints for the area.
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NW 22nd Avenue Corridor Enhancement, Broward County,
Florida - project manager and designer for neighborhood entry
signage and streetscape theming in Fort Lauderdale. Concepts
were generated with the insightful input from the community as
part of a city funded grant project.
Streetscape/Communitv Identitv Desiqn
Jolly Bridge, Florida DOT District 1, Marco Island, Collier
County, Florida - project landscape designer for one mile of the
approach ends of the Jolly Bridge. The landscape and irrigation
concept was to create a predominantly native, xeric landscape
theme with very limited "oasis" zones of irrigated landscape in
high visibility areas upon the arrival to the City of Marco Island.
City of Melbourne/Town of Melbourne Beach Streetscape
Enhancements, Brevard County, Florida - project designer
working in conjunction with the Florida Department of
Transportation (FOOT) and the City of Melbourne to develop
aesthetic enhancements along a major transportation corridor
through the use of planting and irrigation design. Also served
project landscape designer working conjunction with Town of
Melbourne Beach, engineers, and planning consultant to examine
visual and aesthetic issues in order to design a pedestrian
friendly environment through the use of landscaping,
hardscaping, lighting, and site furnishings
Pelican Landing Community Visioning Study, Lee County,
Florida - lead project designer for an existing master planned
community in Bonita Springs experiencing an evolutionary
process of growth rebirth since it initial development. This
visioning process exercise examines the current character and
future character of a community through identifying site elements
such as signage, landscape, hardscape and lighting. Through
concerned residents' participation of the visioning process,
conceptual character design sketches illustrating a cohesive
theme were developed.
SR 50/Colonial Drive Corridor Improvements, Orange
County, Florida - project designer working in conjunction with
the Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT) and the City of
Orlando to develop aesthetic enhancements along a major
transportation corridor through the use of planting and irrigation
design as part of FOOT's required maintenance program.
Florida DOT District 4, District-wide Enhancement Design,
Broward County, Florida - project manager and designer for the
designing of landscape beautification plans for major
transportation roadway segments and rest area facilities
throughout four counties. Also responsible for coordination of the
preparation and review of landscape plans prepared by
consultants.
Biscayne Boulevard Corridor Improvements, Dade County,
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Florida - project designer for a highly traveled vehicular and
pedestrian traffic corridor in North Miami that involved the
revitalization and upgrade of pedestrian facilities such as trash
receptacles, benches, transit stops, walkways, and landscaping.
City of Dania Beach Main Street Program, Broward County,
Florida - project manager and designer responsible for
examining visual and aesthetic issues in order to design a
pedestrian friendly environment through the use of landscaping,
hardscaping, lighting, and site furnishings. The primary goal of
the main street initiative is to strengthen and improve the
marketability of the City's "antique district" through Dania Beach's
downtown.
Griffin Road Beautification, Broward County, Florida - project
manager and designer for the overall aesthetic improvements and
State and County grant assistance of a two-mile corridor in Dania
Beach. Grant criteria included the use of xeriscape principles and
native plant material.
Boynton Bridge/SR 804 Ocean Avenue Enhancement Project,
Palm Beach County, Florida - lead project designer for
enhancement and corridor master planning along Ocean Avenue.
This project is a result of an upgrade to the existing bridge in
deteriorating condition. The design includes landscaping,
pedestrian access, pedestrian scale lighting, and bicycle paths
along Ocean Avenue from the City of Boynton Beach into the
Town of Ocean Ridge. The landscape design incorporates
xeriscape principles, human scale lighting, pedestrian access to
promote walking and bicycle paths. A promenade area has been
created adjacent to the bridge structure that leads pedestrians to
the visual enjoyment of manatee viewing in the Intracoastal
Waterway.
17th Street Causeway Bridge Enhancement/Corridor Project,
Broward County, Florida -lead project designer for the design
of bridge approaches, and overall bridge aesthetics. Community
involvement played a valuable role during the conceptual, and
into the construction phase of this project. Road edge
configurations as they relate to bike lanes, landscape islands,
crosswalks, and the other design components related back to
commercial, neighborhood, and pedestrian environments are
addressed. Coordination of the above design elements with team
members, including adjacent neighborhood residents, has also
led to the enhanced cohesiveness of entry features into area
neighborhoods.
Sunrise Boulevard CPTED, Broward County, Florida - lead
project designer involved in the preparation of a conceptual
master plan along a four-mile urban corridor conceptual study of
the hardscape and landscape improvements for street right-of-
way with emphasis on Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design (CPTED). Decision makers from the Florida Department
of Transportation, City of Fort Lauderdale officials, and
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surrounding community organizations participated in the site
analysis, and identification of opportunities and constraints during
a four-month consensus building process.
Ernest F. Lyons Bridge/Corridor Enhancement Project at
Sewall's Point, Martin County, Florida - lead project designer
for a one-mile two-lane mid-level bascule bridge structure
replacement over the Indian River and the Atlantic Intracoastal.
Landscape architectural issues addressed include overall
landscape design, aesthetic treatment of retaining walls and the
pedestrian environments - lighting, hardscape and streetscape
development along SR A1A leading up to the bridge. Also
prepared three bridge alignment concepts for the project civil
engineers.
Marina Mile Conceptual Master Plan, Cities of Davie, Dania
Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Hollywood, Broward County,
Florida - Marina Mile is a significant urban vehicular corridor
within four Broward County cities: Davie, Dania Beach, Fort
Lauderdale, and Hollywood. Once known as the Gateway to Fort
Lauderdale before the construction of Interstate 595, the primary
goal of this project was to create a recognizable sense of place
for the whole corridor through the use of repeated recognized
signage and landscape design elements. Acted as project
manageranddesigne~
Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, CPTED Project,
Broward County, Florida - project team designer involved in the
creation of "pedestrian friendly" spaces along a highly traveled
roadway with the use of landscape and hardscape materials such
as pavers, bus shelters, and pedestrian level lighting.
Collaborated with public artist selected through the local Public
Arts Council.
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport at Dania
Beach, Broward County, Florida - project designer for the
landscape beautification of the rental car garage facilities
expansion, new terminal and ground transportation areas, as well
as the perimeter roadway system.
Harbor Inlet Neighborhood, Broward County, Florida - project
designer for a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood entry signage and
streetscape improvements, including landscape and a signature
'wave' pattern-paving pattern within the roundabout. This project
was developed from concept through to construction documents.
Vanderbilt Road Corridor Study, Collier County, Florida -
project team designer responsible for preparing illustrative hand
graphics studies for the presentation at public workshops for
alternative cross-sections along this five-mile corridor, including
two-lane and four-lane alternatives. Design goals were to improve
pedestrian, bicycle, and streetscape elements.
Urban Redevelopment/Mixed-Use and Plannina
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Palmetto Beach Property, Tampa, Florida - project land
planner for master plan studies of a 15-acre, "Old Florida" themed
condominium village with a restaurant along the water's edge of a
mangrove dominated McKay Bay.
Lykes Brothers Property, Howey In The Hills, Florida - team
project land planner for the development of conceptual master
plans and lot layout plans for a 60- and a 172-acre parcel. The
plans propose a variety of residential products and a traditional
town center. In an effort to strengthen the unique identity of
Howey In the Hills, the City has adopted a guideline that new
architecture reflects a Mediterranean style design. Illustrative
character studies were drawn to reinforce this architectural style
and demonstrate project expression.
Redevelopment Plan for Jasmine Courts, Clearwater, Florida
- team designer, in partnership with Urban Studio Architects,
participating in an effort to develop the identity with a "new
urbanist" mixed-use redevelopment master plan for a 40-acre
outdated public housing project owned by the Clearwater Housing
Authority. The residential products are a mix of apartments,
townhomes and single-family homes. The design solution was a
response to site opportunities and constraints including
hydrology, traffic, and pedestrian linkages. A large central pond
within the core of the site provides a common focal point
throughout the site while a small mixed-use neighborhood center
at the entrance of the community becomes the social focus.
Bradenton Front Porch Community, Bradenton, Florida-
team project land planner for an overall
development/redevelopment vision plan for the East Bradenton
area. Working in close collaboration with the Bradenton Front
Porch Revitalization Council and other consultants, the master
plan was developed to serve as a useful working tool in
identifying development opportunities and strategies for potential
investors, tenants, and developers. Several visual concepts, both
in plan and character studies, depict the urban design
improvements and enhancements proposed within this
community.
Ball Container Master Plan, Tampa, Florida - team project land
planner for the development of a unique 28-acre mixed use site
with commercial/office and multifamily residential concepts
flanked by a popular theme park, a major university, and an
existing light industrial properties.
Sistrunk Charrette and Design Forum, Broward County,
Florida - acted as the lead team project designer for the Sistrunk
charrette which was performed to examine the physical and
economic revitalization potential of Sistrunk Boulevard, the center
of the City of Fort Lauderdale's African-American Business
District, as it relates to the Northwest Quadrant and the City. The
steps involved in the charrette included: a needs assessment of
the prevailing physical, economic, and social problems and
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opportunities as seen from the residents perspective; a
conceptual plan outlining design improvements which will create
a unique and positive image for the boulevard and stimulate
economic development for Sistrunk Boulevard and the
surrounding neighborhoods; identifying strategies for funding
implementation of the project; and conclusions made concerning
the overall revitalization potential of the corridor.
Recommendations were presented to the City Commission for
further action.
Deerfield Beach, CRA, Broward County, Florida - team project
designer/planner responsible for research and analysis for this
City of Oeerfield Beach project. In an effort to create a unique
identity in South Florida, the City of Oeerfield Beach has initiated
an overall transportation corridor enhancement throughout the
city. The overall design concept includes landscaping along with
pedestrian and bicycle facilities enhancement to provide a
continuous positive aesthetic experience. At the same time, it
would be desirable to punctuate the corridors overall aesthetic
theme with design elements inspired by the individual
communities and business districts along the corridor path. Again,
one of the primary goals throughout the City is to create a
recognizable sense of place for not only the transportation
corridors, but for the whole City.
Dania Beach CRA, Broward County, Florida - team project
designer/planner involved in the evaluation of the existing assets
of the community in the areas of commercial, environmental,
historic, social, and neighborhoods. Presented alternative
approaches to redevelopment considering preservation of
community values, urban design, a mix of land uses that fosters
community, retail uses, access, circulation, parking, parks, and
pedestrian domain.
Konover Site/Broward Boulevard and Interstate 95, Broward
County, Florida - acted as the team project designer on the City
of Fort Lauderdale's CRA, specifically the Konover Shopping
Center. Planning services for this parcel of land included a
conceptual site plan in order to graphically illustrate potential
development opportunities and constraints for this site.
Surrounding parcels to be included in this site development are
the existing FOOT Park and Ride facility and the Tri Rail
Commuter Station.
Fort Lauderdale Urban Design Plan (FLURB), Broward
County, Florida - team project planner responsible for the
development of citywide visual and aesthetic land use analysis
plans and public involvement programs. The primary goal of the
FLURB Program will be to improve and preserve the City's
positive image, promote economic viability, and accommodate
responsible managed growth and development. The planning
process required is comprehensive and shall fully encompass
and capitalize on the City's natural, historic, cultural, economic,
and social amenities to inspire a distinctive, memorable, and
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meaningful community identity for residents of the City.
Sweeting Estates, Broward County, Florida - lead project
designer for a 38-acre residential project within the City of Fort
Lauderdale's Northwest CRA boundaries for the creation of five
master plan alternatives. These neighborhood plan alternatives
were presented to City staff as part of their commitment to
improve the quality of life in the area.
Parks and Recreational Facilities
Taino Beach Park, Freeport, Bahamas - project designer for an
86-acre parcel of green space with 3,250 linear feet of beachfront
with public access and direct beachfront exposure. Responsible
for the evaluation of the property with two site plan scenarios.
Common elements in both scenarios were the incorporation of
food stalls and straw market vendors for the tourist trade, band
shell, picnic facilities, waterfront pedestrian promenade, and
applicable bus and automobile parking and arrival areas.
Holiday Park-Children's Playground Area, Broward County,
Florida - project designer for the rebuild of all recreational
facilities on this 130-acre site, the City of Fort Lauderdale's
largest and most central park. One feature was the update of the
children's area to create an accessible playground design.
Specialty design criteria within this area included preservation of
existing native slash pines and the application of CPTED (Crime
Prevention Through Environmental Design) and safe
neighborhood principles.
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CLEVELAND STREET FAc;ADE DESlGN ANAL YSlS
CLIENT REFERENCES
Tamara Sakagawa - CRA Coordinator, City of Lakeland
228 South Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801
(863) 834-6098
Project: Dixieland CRA, Midtown CRA
Jim Studiale - Director of Community Development, City of Lakeland
228 South Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801
(863) 834-6011
Project: Dixieland CRA, Midtown CRA, Downtown Lakeland Development
Bud Strang - , 6/10 Corporation
P.O. Box 194, Winter Haven, Florida
(863) 299-1195
Project: Downtown Winter Haven Development
Roger Haar - Retired City Manager, City of Lakeland, Florida
228 South Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801
(863) 834-6006
Project: Restoration Lake Mirror Promenade, City Hall Expansion, New Parking Garage,
New Electric and Water Buildings