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Matt Giammanco of AvalonBay Communities | Thanet Circle in Princeton | Suburbia Part II

Today I’m sitting down with Matt Giammanco of AvalonBay Communities to discuss his Thanet Circle redevelopment project located in Princeton, New Jersey. Located in a suburban environment that is walkable, bikeable, and in need of rental housing, Matt shares how he and his team chose and developed this project.

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Arthi Krishnamoorthy of TenBerke | The Princeton Residential Colleges in Princeton | Dormitories, Then and Now

In this episode, I sit down with Arthi Krishnamoorthy of Deborah Berke Partners to discuss her residential college project on the Princeton campus. The goals of this project are to enhance student well-being, integrate living environments, and foster a sense of student community and responsibility.

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Andrew Regenstreich, Formerly of Housing and Neighborhood Development Services | Gateway Project in Orange | Nonprofits and Housing

I’m sitting down with Andrew Regenstreich of Housing and Neighborhood Development Services to discuss his project at 523 Freeman Street in Orange, New Jersey. Andrew believes it is important to leave whatever he is working on better than how he found it and today, he shares how he lives up to this philosophy while working in affordable housing.

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Kirk Mitchell of AKT Designs | North Woodland Street in Englewood | Beyond McMansions

In this episode, we speak with Kirk Mitchell of AKT Designs to learn about his single-family home renovation in Englewood, New Jersey. This client project includes a complete reconstruction of the basement, renovation of the master bedroom and bathroom, and a cosmetic makeover of the rest of the home.

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Jenny Peysin of Jenny Peysin Architecture | Wilderness Drive in East Jewett | Finding Refuge in Vacation Homes

Today we are speaking with Jenny Peysin of Jenny Peysin Architecture about the concept of Passive Houses and her recent build in the Catskill region of upstate New York. Located near Hunter Mountain on a 5-acre lot, Jenny walks us through her initial vision for this build as a client project and how it turned into a personal vacation home instead.

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Matt Giammanco of AvalonBay Communities | Thanet Circle in Princeton | Choosing the Right Location

Matt Giammanco is a Senior Director of Development at AvalonBay Communities. He’s based in their New Jersey office and is part of the development team focused on north and central New Jersey. On today’s episode, Matt brings us behind-the-scenes on the Thanet Circle project in Princeton, New Jersey and how they’re changing the landscape of suburban rental housing. We also discuss more broadly how major developers like AvalonBay choose where to develop, and then how they go about building.

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Andrew Regenstreich of Housing and Neighborhood Development Services | Gateway Project in Orange | The Role of Public Incentives

Today’s guest is Andrew Regenstreich, the Director of Real Estate and Economic Development at Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS). HANDS, Inc. is a developer of affordable housing in New Jersey. We will be discussing the “Gateway Project” at 523 Freeman Street, a new construction project for mixed-use housing in Orange, New Jersey. With 1,479 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, this project is planned to be a four-story development with nine residential units. More broadly, we will talk about the role that public incentives play in housing production today.

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Arthi Krishnamoorthy of Deborah Berke Partners | The Princeton Residential Colleges in Princeton | In-Between Space

Today we are joined by Arthi Krishnamoorthy, a partner at Deborah Berke Partners, the renowned architectural design firm. We discuss the two new Residential Colleges that her team has designed at Princeton University, including the strategies she uses to make university buildings feel more homely for students. Join us today as we discuss Arthi’s journey from Southeast Asia to the cornfields of Urbana Champaign to West Philadelphia as well as how she brings to her designs to transform architectural spaces.

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Peter Brosens of Stolar Capital | Chatham on Main in Chatham | What's Workforce Housing

In today’s episode, we will be speaking with Peter (Pete) Brosens, the co-founder of Stolar Capital, a real estate investment firm with offices in Hoboken and Philadelphia. Since 2012, the firm’s focus has been on developing large mixed-use projects in transit-oriented downtown locations in New Jersey.

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Chris Mazzola of Bijou Properties | 7Seventy House in Hoboken | Mitigating Environmental Hazards

Today we will be speaking with Chris Mazzola, the Director of Development at Bijou Properties. We will hear more about the 7Seventy House, a new major mixed-use development in Hoboken, New Jersey, and dive into Chris’s personal experience working on this development. At a broader level, we will also touch on the impact of climate change on urban real estate portfolios and how this has led to evident shifts in urban development projects.

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Kirk Mitchell of AKT Designs | North Woodland St in Englewood | The Client's Desire

Today, our guest is architect Kirk Mitchell. Kirk is the founder and principal at AKT Designs, an architecture and interior design firm based in Bergen County, New Jersey. We will be talking about 432 Woodland, a spectacular renovation of a single-family home in the Palisades, a stunning cliffside area of northern New Jersey.

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Megan Luce of Michael Graves Architecture & Design | 1776 On The Green in Morristown | Hospitality With the Client In Mind

Megan Luce is Senior Director of Interior Design at Michael Graves. Join us as we discuss what it was like to work alongside Michael Graves, himself, and take a look behind the scenes of Megan’s latest project, 1776 On The Green in Morristown, New Jersey.

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Predictions for 2023 from Leading Housing Developers

Predictions for 2023 from Leading Housing Developers