Opticos partners with cities, counties, developers, and non-profit organizations who want to lead the way in providing vibrant, equitable, walkable urban places. The company’s work ranges from architecture at the building scale, to neighborhood and regional plans, to the application of Form-Based Coding. Opticos principals were founding board members of the Form-Based Codes Institute in 2004 and are also well known as the architects of the Missing Middle Housing movement.
Cityview
Boston Properties is a fully integrated real estate investment trust that develops, redevelops, acquires, manages, operates, and owns a diverse portfolio of primarily Class A office space totaling approximately 48.4 million square feet and consisting of 164 office properties, five retail properties, five residential properties, and one hotel. The Company develops Central Business District (CBD) office buildings, suburban office centers, and projects for the U.S. government.
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R. House
Taylor Street Apartments at Roosevelt Square is a mixed-use development which includes mixed-income residential apartments and a public library branch. Located in Chicago’s Near West Side neighborhood, the project is the result of a partnership between Related Midwest, the Chicago Housing Authority, and the Chicago Public Library System. The Little Italy Chicago Public Library branch invites the community inside, with open spaces designed for kids, teenagers, and adults.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Community Development for All People
Richard McKown and his company, City Center Development, are transforming downtown Oklahoma City into a walkable, mixed-use, and affordable place to live, work, and play. In 2017, Mr. KcKown partnered with Pivot, a local nonprofit working to provide safe, stable housing for homeless and displaced youth. The partnership has resulted in the planning of a tiny homes community in downtown Oklahoma City for at-risk youth transitioning out of homelessness and out of the foster care system.
Bon Secours New Shiloh Village Apartments