Earlier this month, the City of Peoria, AZ took an important step towards realizing plans for the game-changing mixed-use development known as Stadium Point. The City approved the Memorandum of Understanding with Developer American Life/Steinhauer Properties, enabling the team to move forward with preparing a Development Agreement for the planned 1 million+ s.f. project. Stadium... Read Full Post ›
Over the past year, RVi has been engaged with the City of Austin to develop a master plan for expansion and renovation of the Asian American Resource Center (AARC), located in northeast Austin. This facility is an epicenter of cultural activity for the local Asian community and hosts a wide range of services and events,... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 09-27-19
The city of Tempe, Arizona enjoys a vibrant economy with anchors such as the State Farm Regional Headquarters, Arizona State University, the Novus Innovation Corridor, local tourism, and many other diverse industries. Like other successful cities of its kind, Tempe is also experiencing low vacancy rates and rising rents, causing them to look for redevelopment... Read Full Post ›
When managed well, public engagement in the design process can build momentum and support for the project, solve problems, and help ensure the project is as responsive as possible to the community’s needs and desires. With decades of public involvement under our belts, we offer the following tips for planning and executing a successful public... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 01-31-19
Earlier this month, several members of RVi’s Austin office volunteered alongside other ASLA members to test a portion of CodeNEXT, Austin’s proposed new development code. RVi’s Peter Dufrene led our group’s efforts along with Patrick Smith, Alan Mackey, Noah Halbach, and Robin Winter. The focus of the test was CodeNEXT’s Functional Green, a requirement for... Read Full Post ›
Earlier this month, a group of 8 experts from the real estate community convened in Superior, AZ for a day-long panel to discuss strategies to enhance the local community and economy. The Town of Superior is the latest in a long line of Arizona communities to benefit from the ULI Technical Assistance Panel Program, also... Read Full Post ›
While the housing industry tends to be very astute at researching, forecasting, and responding to customer preferences, it is not an industry that is particularly well-known for disruptive innovation. A decade ago, the same might have been said for the taxicab or the hotel market, prior to the introduction of companies like Uber, Lyft, HomeAway,... Read Full Post ›
When Nhasala Manandhar moved to Austin from Dallas in 2016, she sought out a way to learn about the city while simultaneously pursuing her passion for art. What she found was the Urban Sketchers group of Austin – a self-proclaimed local community that meets to sketch and promote the (larger) Urban Sketchers mission and manifesto.... Read Full Post ›
Earlier this month, our leadership team met in Austin for quarterly strategic meetings that focused on growth and the future of our practice. One of the main topics of discussion was the trend toward smaller, more dense urban residential development projects. This shift was recently exemplified in an Arizona Republic article about iconic Arizona developer... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Mark Reddie 02-27-18
