new urban TOWN Planning

Vacation Resort Village 2022

Lake Charlevoix, NW Michigan 

20 Acres - 100 Rental Cottages

Lakefront Village Center 

Mater Plan and Landscape Architecture 

Project Not Built 

Master Plan: Troy Town Center. Planned by the City of Troy, MI to Create a Walkable Mixed-Use Community on Its 80 - acre Governmental Center.   2000 Dwellings, Library, 100,000 Commercial District, Hotel and 25 - acres of Park Proposed.  2017

Master Plan: Warren, MI Town Center Planned by the City to Create a Walkable, Mixed-Use Addition to the City Hall Site. Center Will Include: 200 Homes, Luxury Hotel - Conference Center & Neighborhood Commercial Anchored by a Gourmet Grocery: 

2108-2025 

. Regional Health Village 2021

Proposed Mixed-Use Campus for Regional Hospital, Affordable, Work Force, Missing Middle & Market Residential, 100,000 sf Retail, 2 Hotels, 100,000 sf, Squares and Preservation Reserves 

Mater Plan and Landscape Architecture 

Western Michigan 

Project Not Built 

Master Plan: Sutherland Square, Pittsfield, Township, MI.  22-acre Traditional Neighborhood including 200 Cottages, Lofts, Town Homes and Local Cafes / Shops.  2020-2025 Developer: Eaton Group. 

Master Plan: Macomb Village, MI, 650-acre Village: Planned by Macomb Township to Introduce an Alternative to Conventional Subdivisions. 640 - acres, 1000 Homes, Township Offices, & Recreational Center & a Small Commercial District Located in Four New Neighborhoods.  Built 2002 

Master Planning Study for Affordable & Missing Middle Neighborhood

Ashville, NC 

Client: Washington, DC Development Group 2017

Master Plan: Westland Town Center, Westland, MI.  Planned by the City to Create Walkable Mixed-Use Community on Its Former City Hall Site.  The Plan Includes: 400 Homes, a Shops and Restaurants Grouped Around 40 Acres of Parks & Squares. 

McKenna, Assoc. Co-Planner 2015

Town Center Master Plan & Landscape Architectural Design:  Michigan's Largest Built New Urban Community - 120 Acres, 400 Homes, 30,000 sf Commercial. Cherry Hill Village, 2005 Canton, MI

LRK Lead Planner. Developer: Biltmore Communities

Entire Community Completed 

Master Plan University Research Park -50-Acre Suburban Office Paark into a Mixed-Use Town Center: Hotel, Office, Residential

Client-Central Michigan University

Mt. Pleasant, MI 

Expansion to Defense Research & Development Park 

2019, 2025

Master Plan & Landscape Architectural Design: Eton Station, Birmingham, MI.  180 Live-Work Town Homes, One of the Largest Built Live-Work Communities in US, 2005.  Developer: Crosswinds Communities - HRC 

Master Plan: Howell Commons, Howell, MI. 250 Homes, Senior Living & Small Commercial Center.  Michigan's Second Built New Urban Community,  2004.

Traditional Lake Front Neighborhood and Retail Village - 2003

Lake Orion, MI Client: Robertson Brothers Homes

Project Not Built 

Master Plan to Redevelop a Vacant Block Downtown Petoskey, MI Proposal Included 100 Residential, 100,000 sf Retail, A Landmark Hotel - Conference Center, Cinema & Public Square Over 200 Stall Underground Public Parking.

Project Denied by City 2014

Traverse Development Group

. Proposed Village for Rural Township:

Community Planning Charrette, Master Plan & Market Research 

Interlochen, NW Michigan 

Project Not Built 

Master Plan for New Bavarian Village -Hotel, Shops, Residential, Wedding Chapel. Main Street, Town Square

Frankenmuth, MI

Client: Zehnder Group

Mckenna Assoc. Co-Planner

Project First Phase in Development 

2016

Proposed Mixed-Use Town Center 

Gainesville, FL

Master Planning Studies 

Developer: Buttler Enterprises

Project Not Built 

2010-2020

Traditional Neighborhood and Retail Village Master Plan & Research 

Central Tennessee

Local Development Group

2016

 Proposed New Village Master Plan

Residential, Food Market, Office

Design Based on Cranbrook Brookside

Bloomfield Hills MI

Project Not Built 

Master Plan: Howell Commons, Howell, MI. 250 Homes, Senior Living & Small Commercial Center.  Michigan's Second Built New Urban Community,  2004.

Master Plan: Macomb Village, MI, 650-acre Village: Planned by Macomb Township to Introduce an Alternative to Conventional Subdivisions. 640 - acres, 1000 Homes, Township Offices, & Recreational Center & a Small Commercial District Located in Four New Neighborhoods.  Built 2002 

20-Year Master Plan for Expansion of Blakes Apple Farm-Cider Mill Recreational Destination

Study Focus: Safety, Hygiene, Visitor, Placemaking, Experience & Logistics 

Macomb, MI Client: Blakes Group 

2018

Master Plan & Landscape Architectural Design, Westwood Common, Beverly Hills, MI.  25 Homes Clustered Around an English Close, Michigan's First Built New Urban Neighborhood, 1996.  Developer: Jensen Homes.

Mixed-Use University Village

Master Plan & Market Research 

Client: University of Pennsylvania 2002

Project Not Built