Press Releases | May 24, 2023
Building features multi-use design and sustainable mass timber construction KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, celebrated the topping off of the Edes Building, a two-story mixed-use art gallery and wine bar in Morgan Hill, California. Anticipating completion in the first quarter of 2024, the development is on track to be the first mass timber building in the Morgan Hill communiPress Releases | May 24, 2023
North Scottsdale condominiums developed by Belgravia Group feature architectural and interior design from KTGY KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interiors and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announces the start of construction on Portico, a highly-anticipated luxury condominium development featuring a contemporary design, and 112 condominiums across nine five-story buildings. This exciting new development brinPress Releases | May 8, 2023
KTGY, a leading national full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use developments, announced today that Jessica Candaele has been promoted to the role of National Business Development Director. “We’re excited to elevate Jessica to this role, confident in her ability to listen and partner with our clients to realize new possibilities”, said CEO Tricia Esser. “Jessica’s passion for the built environment andPress Releases | May 2, 2023
Leading architecture firm employs expertise in high rise and innovative construction techniques to complete modern mixed-use, mixed-income development KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of The Aster, a dynamic mixed-use, mixed-income community that brings a modern twist to the skyline, and vibrant gathering place to the heart of Downtown SaPress Releases | April 11, 2023
KTGY, a leading national full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today new leadership positions including a new rotational board member, two shareholders, and five director and associate principal promotions. “We are excited to welcome Keith Labus onto the board of directors and Adam Lara and Mark Oberholzer to our exceptional group of shareholders,” said Jill Williams, AIA, managingPress Releases | March 15, 2023
KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the retirement of principal Ken Ryan. Over his distinguished 40-year career, Ken was known for fostering trusted relationships through his keen leadership skills, strategic insight, and creative thinking. During his 16-year tenure with KTGY, Ken oversaw the firm’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio where he took pride inPress Releases | March 13, 2023
KTGY Designed Infill Community Provides Residents with a Luxury Lifestyle in “City of the Arts” neighborhood of Costa Mesa KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announces the opening of Halcyon House, a six-story vibrant community with 393 residential units and approximately 4,000 square feet of retail in the City of the Arts neighborhood of highly coveted Costa Mesa, CA. DPress Releases | February 7, 2023
IRVINE, Calif. - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that it earned nine prestigious awards, including one Gold award and eight Silver awards at the recent National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) awards events held during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Nevada: the Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) and The Nationals. The awards recoPress Releases | January 31, 2023
OAKLAND, Calif. – Jan. 31, 2023 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of College Ridge at Skyline College, a mixed-use apartment community located on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula in San Bruno. In partnership with the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD), SummerHill Homes (site development) and D.R. Horton (adjacent siPress Releases | January 18, 2023
Teachers and nurses offered “first look” at pre-leasing units in this amenity-rich development near downtown city center DENVER – Jan. 18, 2023 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the Arden Englewood, a transit-oriented residential development just seven miles south of downtown Denver, is under construction. KTGY and development partner Fifield Cos.Press Releases | December 20, 2022
IRVINE, Calif. - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that Bryan Sevy, LEED AP has been named principal. Sevy was formerly an associate principal. “Bryan Sevy’s promotion to principal will come as no surprise to those who have had the privilege of working with him,” said Tricia Esser, CEO of KTGY. “For the past 20 years, Bryan has been an integral part ofPress Releases | December 6, 2022
Located in the heart of Japantown, Exhibit at JTown Apartments attracts young professionals by blending traditional east Asian elements with contemporary design and local art KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Exhibit at JTown Apartments, a mixed-use apartment community in the heart of Silicon Valley. Boasting contemporary and minimalist JapPress Releases | December 5, 2022
The Branches Concept proposes an array of design strategies for high-performance multifamily design, with the intent of reducing environmental impact throughout a building’s functionality. TYSONS, Va. - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that the firm’s Research + Development concept, The Branches, has won the MHN 2022 Excellence Gold Award in the category oPress Releases | November 29, 2022
Nestled between Downtown Denver and the Rockies, Traverse Apartments attracts multigenerational residents by building connections between modern living and traditional design DENVER – November 29, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Traverse Apartments, a class A apartment community in Lakewood, Colorado. Located between downtown DPress Releases | November 16, 2022
Amenity-rich mixed-use Vermeer takes design inspiration from neighboring Audi Field KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of Vermeer, a mixed-use development located in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C., which has recently been redeveloped from an industrial area to a bustling mixed-use residential community. The amenity-rich buiPress Releases | November 14, 2022
A Student Housing Concept for Mental Health and Wellness TYSONS, Virginia-- KTGY, the full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm, has an extensive track record in designing student housing. Based on its experience creating over 14,000 student housing beds, KTGY is continually refining all parts of the student housing equation – including the acute need for these environments to foster mental and physical well-being. The following summarizes the firm’s research andPress Releases | November 9, 2022
Amenity-rich Artistry Cincy creates community connections KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the completion of Artistry Cincy, a mixed-use development in downtown Cincinnati. The building is part of a developing multifamily enclave that runs along the Ohio River and reflects a contemporary architectural style with modern sensibility designed to appeal to the youPress Releases | November 7, 2022
Awards honor architecture firm’s forward-thinking residential and multifamily designs KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today it has won five Great American Living Awards (GALA), including the “Home of the Year 2022” grand prize for Dylan Townhome. The GALA Awards recognize the building industry’s best and brightest residential design, sales and marketing leaPress Releases | October 11, 2022
The Bolsa Row Apartments brings amenity-rich rental residences to the heart of Orange County’s Little Saigon district WESTMINSTER, Calif. – October 11, 2022 – R.D. Olson, an award-winning general contracting firm and KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm, today announced the completion of the Bolsa Row Apartments. The 234,234 square-foot mixed-use building will serve as the gateway to the vibrant and culturally significant Little Saigon DistrictPress Releases | August 31, 2022
Designed with modern flairs that pay homage to traditional elements, diners will be transported to Mexico City LONG BEACH, Calif. – Aug. 31, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior, and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the re-imagined Kalaveras Restaurant in Long Beach, California will open soon. The Pine Avenue location of the restaurant group features a brand-new design aesthetic for the clPress Releases | August 24, 2022
Nodding to the city’s industrial history, Nine88 is a communal hub nestled along Centennial Way Trail in South San Francisco SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Aug. 24, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior, and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Nine88, a mixed-use, multifamily community developed by SummerHill Apartment Communities. Situated in the heart of South San Francisco, CaPress Releases | July 29, 2022
Mixed-Use Development Includes Flex Space, Support Services and Street-Front Retail PASADENA, California-- KTGY, in partnership with the City of Pasadena, R.D. Olson Construction and developer BRIDGE Housing, has broken ground on Heritage Square South. The 70-unit Heritage Square South will provide new permanent supportive housing apartments for extremely low-income seniors who have experienced homelessness. KTGY is the architect of the $28 million, 70,000-square-foot community at the northePress Releases | July 29, 2022
Art Deco Parking Landmark Fused with New Residential and Retail. Western Station Includes Designated Affordable Apartments. LOS ANGELES, Ca – KTGY is fusing a landmark, Art Deco parking garage with new retail and residences. Western Station, developed by Jamison Properties, LLP., creates 230 apartments above approximately 13,300 square feet of retail in a new, eight-story development. It combines them with a 1931, five-story parking structure (originally Pellissier Square Garage) rehabiPress Releases | June 29, 2022
CALIFORNIA – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the firm has received six Grand Awards and nine Merit Awards in the 2022 Gold Nugget Awards competition. The 59th annual awards program honors design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. The Gold Nugget Grand Awards are chosen from the elite pool of MePress Releases | June 28, 2022
Appealing to young professionals and empty nesters, community solves housing need in office heavy Denver Tech Center Denver, Colorado. – June 28, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of Araceli, a modern apartment community in Denver, Colorado. Located in the Denver Tech Center, which lacks residential environments, the building solvPress Releases | May 17, 2022
Laguna Vista offers a diverse neighborhood with excellent proximity for city employees and commuters alike FOSTER CITY, Calif. – May 17, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the opening of model units at Laguna Vista, a three-story residential community near downtown San Mateo, with both apartments and townhomes designed for families, young professionalPress Releases | May 3, 2022
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area has recognized KTGY-designed residential communities and residences at the prestigious 45th Annual MAME Awards competition presented by the Sales & Marketing Council. The awards honor the industry's most outstanding builder, sales, marketing, and tradePress Releases | April 27, 2022
Located in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Edes Building attracts local residents and tourists alike with a community-inspired, multi-use design SAN JOSE, CALIF. – April 27, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the Edes Building was awarded a building permit and is set to break ground in early Q2. A mixed-use art gallery and wine bar in Morgan Hill,Press Releases | March 11, 2022
Orange County, Calif. – March 11, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today a new principal and shareholder appointment as well as a new board member. The two appointments reflect KTGY’s commitment to generation to generation firm growth and its vision of designing at the intersection of architecture, branding, interiors and planning, which will result in ricPress Releases | February 15, 2022
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that it has earned 16 prestigious awards, including two Platinum and six Gold awards at the recent National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) awards events: Best in American Living Awards, The Nationals, Best of 55+ Housing Awards and the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards. The awards recognize KTGYPress Releases | December 14, 2021
Once thought to have been replaced by suburban malls and shopping centers, the “Main Street” hub has endured beyond economic waves and online shopping impacts. OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that El Paseo in San Jose, California, has won an MHN 2021 Excellence Award in the category of the “Best Unbuilt.” Sponsored by Multi-HouPress Releases | November 16, 2021
Nestled between the Red Rock Mountains and the Las Vegas Strip, community targets young professional and growing families LAS VEGAS, NV – November 16, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Obsidian, a single family community within the Summerlin Masterplan. Geared toward young professional buyers, the collection of 94 single familyPress Releases | November 2, 2021
TYSONS, Va. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the firm’s designs and architecture have earned 12 honors, including the Community of the Year in the 2021 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market for more than 50 years. The awards, whicPress Releases | October 18, 2021
IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by The Greater Sales and Marketing Council and the Building Industry Association (BIA) at the 2021 SoCal MAME Awards ceremony. Expo Walk in Los Angeles received the SoCal MAME Award for “Best Design of a Multi-Family Community –Press Releases | September 22, 2021
Inspired to meet the housing needs of senior citizens, The Lodge at Autumn Willow, developed by The Michaels Organization, will provide amenity-rich living for residents ages 62 and up FAIRFAX, Va. – Sept. 22, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced it has been named architect of record for The Lodge at Autumn Willow, an affordable, age-targeted communityPress Releases | August 24, 2021
Inspired by movement and history of Winchester Family, Winchester Apartments will provide amenity-rich living for Bay Area professionals SAN JOSE, Calif. – August 24, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of Winchester Apartments, a contemporary multifamily community in San Jose, California. Designed for The Hanover Company, the 36Press Releases | August 13, 2021
Sovovatum Village Town Center creates an attractive gateway to Soboba Economic Development Corporation landholdings. San Jacinto, Calif. – August 13, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that construction is underway on Phase I of Sovovatum Village Town Center, a retail and recreation center located on the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indian’s Tribal Land.Press Releases | August 10, 2021
Free resource designed to guide multifamily developers on reducing carbon footprint of buildings in Denver, nationwide to help address natural resource conservation, water quality and environmental pollution challenges Denver – Aug. 10, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind Denver Green Code Book. The book, developed byPress Releases | June 22, 2021
Amenity-rich development to transform Bethesda commercial district, create much-needed housing options for young professionals Bethesda, MD – June 22, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of The Rae at Westlake, a contemporary style multifamily community located in Bethesda’s urban core. Designed for developer Foulger-Pratt, the 3Press Releases | June 21, 2021
National awards pay tribute to superior architectural design, innovation and planning CALIFORNIA - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that the firm has received three Grand Awards and 11 Merit Awards in the 2021 Gold Nugget Awards competition. The 58th annual awards program honors design and planning excellence and draws entries from thPress Releases | June 16, 2021
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, is pleased to announce that the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area has recognized 12 KTGY-designed residential communities and residences at its prestigious 44th Annual MAME Awards competition presented by the Sales & Marketing Council. Six residential communities received seven coveted tPress Releases | May 19, 2021
810 Pine Avenue in Long Beach Combines Private Rooms with Multiple Outdoor Spaces in a Healthful and Stimulating Environment KTGY has announced plans for an assisted living community in Long Beach with a mix of private-room retreats and vibrant common areas. The proposed development at 810 Pine Avenue will offer the most up-to-date approaches to assisted-living design, including restful private rooms, in a stimulating environment. Its surrounding neighborhood is in the heart of walkable and tPress Releases | May 12, 2021
Jamison Properties’ 228 Residences and Retail Reflects the Iconic Deco Landmarks in the Heart of Los Angeles Nova on Wilshire, a new multifamily landmark designed by KTGY, has opened in the heart of Los Angeles. The mixed-use building is developed by Jamison Properties, LP, representing the next wave of design-forward residences in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. At 3980 Wilshire, the iconic structure combines 228 apartment homes with resort-style amenities and approximately 15,000 (Press Releases | May 12, 2021
Urban Alfandre and Gardner Batt are the developers and KTGY is the designer DENVER – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that construction is underway on a 150-unit mixed-use residential rental community adjacent to the Central Ninth Trax station near the Central Business District of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. This new community devePress Releases | April 26, 2021
DENVER – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality, mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that construction is underway on Platform, a new 86-unit residential rental community on the site of the final parcel in S’PARK, a 6.8-acre mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented development located in the heart of Boulder, Colorado. The John Buck Company of Chicago and Element Properties of BoPress Releases | April 12, 2021
The city-supported, six-story infill development designed by KTGY and developed by Mile High Development and Brinshore Development will provide income-restricted units for a range of low- and moderate-income households. DENVER – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality, mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that construction is underway on Capitol Square Apartments, which will provPress Releases | March 22, 2021
With a bold vision to reshape how people experience spaces, residential design firm joins forces with interior design group, creating fully integrated architecture, branding, interiors and planning practice Orange County, Calif. – March 22, 2021 – Envisioning a future where residential and hospitality design inform one another, award-winning residential architecture firm KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) today announced that it has acquired hospitality-focused interior design and branPress Releases | March 16, 2021
Hope on Alvarado, Hope on Broadway and Hope on Hyde Park Advance Modular Construction Throughout Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA – KTGY Architecture + Planning has announced groundbreakings for a series of pioneering modular developments with the potential to transform housing for the chronically homeless. Working with the designer/builder team Hope Street Development Group – which also includes HBG Construction Corp, and Aedis Real Estate Group – KTGY assists in alleviating Los Angeles’Press Releases | March 15, 2021
New walkable, TOD mid-rise and high-rise community developed by Brinshore Development and designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning will revitalize downtown and reuse historic building, adding affordable housing, commercial tenants, event space and live-work units that will line the paseo and enhance the skyline. LOS ANGELES - KTGY Architecture + Planning, along with Brinshore Development, LLC, announced today that construction has commenced at 255 South State Street in downtown Salt Lake CityPress Releases | March 10, 2021
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, a leading full-service design firm focused on residential and mixed-use developments, sustainability and neighborhood revitalization in the U.S., announced today that it has earned 13 prestigious awards including one Platinum and seven Gold awards at the three recent National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) virtual awards events: Best in American Living Awards, Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards and The Nationals. The awards recogniPress Releases | February 25, 2021
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, a leading full-service design firm focused on residential and mixed-use developments, sustainability and neighborhood revitalization in the U.S., announced today the addition of a new member of the firm’s board of directors, a newly appointed principal and shareholder as well as five new directors. These leaders have shown dedication to forward-thinking, to reinforcing the firm’s devotion to the AIA 2030 commitment and providing innovative soluPress Releases | February 23, 2021
GALA Awards recognize KTGY's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in the design of attached and detached single-family and multifamily residential communities. TYSONS, Va. – KTGY Architecture + Planning, a leading full-service design firm focused on residential and mixed-use developments, sustainability and neighborhood revitalization in the U.S., announced today that the firm’s designs and architecture have earned nine honors in the 2020 Great American Living Awards (GALPress Releases | January 19, 2021
Developed by St. Anton Communities, with financial support from The Irvine Company, and designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, St. Anton Tasman will add 196 new affordable apartment homes in the Tasman East Specific Plan area SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Construction is underway on a new 100% affordable-housing community developed by St. Anton Communities at 2233 Calle Del Mundo in the City of Santa Clara. The transit-oriented development is situated on 1.22 acres and located within the CityPress Releases | November 25, 2020
KTGY Architecture + Planning has completed the second phase of student housing for University of Southern California. The building at 1630 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles is part of the LAC+USC Medical Center. The developer is American Campus Communities, among the largest student housing developers in the U.S. The building exhibits a set of future trends, based on desires of student-housing developers and students themselves. The housing complex complements the existing Curry Hall (also by KTGPress Releases | November 17, 2020
Firm Continues Decade Long History of Striving for Better in Sustainable Design CALIFORNIA -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to sustainable design, released its Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) as the firm’s road map to meeting the goals of the AIA 2030 Commitment. The 2030 Commitment is a framework created by the American Institute of Architects to provide standardized tools for U.S. firms to track their progress toward achieving carbon-neutral consPress Releases | October 26, 2020
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Eden Housing, along with the City of Alameda and Alameda Point Partners, recently welcomed residents at Corsair Flats at Alameda Point’s Site A development in Alameda, California. Site A is a $1 billion mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda, which closed over 20 years ago. The new affordable residential community, Corsair Flats, located at 171 West Atlantic Avenue in Alameda, provides 60 residential units fPress Releases | October 5, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area has recognized KTGY-designed residential communities and residences at the prestigious 43rd Annual MAME Awards competition presented by the Sales & Marketing Council. The awards honor the industry's most outstanding builder, sales, marketing, and trade professionals who have distinguished themselves by working hard to deliver their best each day for the betterment ofPress Releases | October 2, 2020
A KTGY-Designed Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Community EMERYVILLE, CALIF. (October 2, 2020) – EAH Housing, an affordable housing nonprofit organization, announced the opening of Estrella Vista, a new affordable, transit-oriented, mixed-use, multifamily community. "Affordable housing is vital to ensuring our neighborhoods provide opportunities for everyone,” said Welton Jordan, chief real estate development officer at EAH Housing. “It is fundamental to the sustainability and suPress Releases | September 16, 2020
CALIF. – Award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that it recently completed its first virtual summer internship program. The 2020 program marks KTGY’s 28th summer internship program. The new virtual program format provided interns with the opportunity to spend six weeks virtually “side-by-side” with KTGY’s principals and key leaders as well as meet other interns from various schools nationwide. This year’s summer interns included a total of 16 college students, repPress Releases | August 31, 2020
Infill project is first Seattle-area community designed by KTGY’s for-sale studio SEATTLE — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture and planning firm, today unveiled the design for The Lofts at 15th, a 22-home luxury condominium development at 15516 NE 15th Place in Bellevue, Wash., approximately 25 minutes from downtown Seattle. Developed by Toll Brothers and scheduled to deliver in 2021, the community is the first Seattle-area development designed by KPress Releases | July 27, 2020
National awards pay tribute to superior architectural design, innovation and planning SAN FRANCISCO -- Judges for the PCBC’s 2020 Annual Gold Nugget Awards have recognized KTGY Architecture + Planning at its annual competition in 13 different categories with 15 awards. The award program honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. Chosen from the elite pool of Merit Award winners, the Grand Awards were announcedPress Releases | May 12, 2020
Developed by Summerhill, New Building Honors Its Historic Pasadena Neighborhood KTGY Architecture + Planning has announced the opening of Theo, a new multifamily community at 289 N El Molino Ave in Pasadena. KTGY worked with developer Summerhill Apartment Communities, as well as Pasadena Heritage and City of Pasadena Design Commission, on a structure that addresses its historic surroundings, while achieving a sleek Modernist design. The building was announced in Q3 2017 and opened in Q1 20Press Releases | April 7, 2020
LOS ANGELES – Panorama Senior Housing is developing the Assisted Living and Memory Care Community at 4900 Eagle Rock Boulevard. KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) is the architect of the new community in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood. Groundbreaking is anticipated for early 2021, with completion in late 2022. The total of 109 resident rooms includes 87 assisted-living rooms and 22 rooms for residents experiencing cognitive decline. The rooms are divided between two separate buildiPress Releases | March 31, 2020
80 Resident Rooms 200 Feet South of Beverly Hills LOS ANGELES – Panorama Senior Housing is developing the Assisted Living and Memory Care Community at 825-837 Holt Avenue. KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) is the architect of the assisted living and memory care community located 200 feet south of Beverly Hills. Construction is slated to start in early 2021, with delivery planned for late 2022. The community will have a total of 80 resident rooms: This includes 62 assisted-living roomsPress Releases | March 10, 2020
DENVER -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international, award-winning architecture firm, is pleased to announce that a groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 25, 2020, for The Element, a $125 million residential rental community located on West O’ahu in Ho’opili, Hawai’i. Developed by Alaka’i Development, a Hawai’i-based residential development firm, The Element is located at the entrance to D.R. Horton’s Ho’opili master-planned community and across the street from the UnivPress Releases | March 4, 2020
LOS ANGELES – KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) has announced an innovative mixed-use design, fusing a historic, Art Deco parking garage with new retail and residences. 8th & Western, developed by Jamison Properties, LLP., creates 230 apartments above approximately 13,300 square feet of retail in a new, eight-story development. It combines them with a 1931, five-story parking structure (originally the The Pellissier Square Garage), rehabilitated for parking, retail and rooftop amenities.Press Releases | March 3, 2020
TYSONS, Va. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, announced today the addition of a new shareholder and principal in the firm’s Tysons, Virginia office, Ben Kasdan, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP. Kasdan was formerly an associate principal at KTGY. Bindiya Agarwal and Brian Fraser were also named a director, production. Both Agarwal and Fraser served as senior project managers. “The talent at KTGY runs wide and deep and we are so pleased to recognize thesPress Releases | March 3, 2020
DENVER -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, is pleased to announce that Nathan Sciarra, AIA, NCARB has been named a principal and shareholder of the firm and Leah Pitts, LEED AP has been named a director. Both are located in the firm’s Denver office. With six offices in the U.S. and one in India, these promotions and appointments add strength to the firms expanding services and solidify KTGY’s residential expertise. “The talent at KTGY runsPress Releases | March 3, 2020
SOUTHERN CALIF. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, is pleased to announce that Ryan Flautz, AIA has been named a principal and shareholder of the firm and Keith McCloskey, LEED AP has been named an associate principal, both are located in the firm’s Los Angeles office. In KTGY’s Irvine office, Kyle Millar, NCARB, Ben Seager, AIA, LEED AP and Sarah Sindian, AIA, NCARB have been named associate principals. With six offices in the U.S. and one inPress Releases | February 25, 2020
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, announced today the addition of three new shareholders as well as four associate principals and three directors. With six offices in the U.S. and one in India, these promotions and appointments add strength to the firms expanding services and solidify KTGY’s residential expertise. “The talent at KTGY runs wide and deep and we are so pleased to recognize these individuals for their passion forPress Releases | February 19, 2020
344-unit rental community activates prime riverfront site with modern, art-inspired exterior CHICAGO — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of Artistry Cincinnati, a 344-unit mixed-use development along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati. Developed by Milhaus, the seven-story building at 601 E. Pete Rose Way is currently under construction, with delivery scheduled for late 2021. “Artistry’s prominPress Releases | February 3, 2020
DENVER - KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design for the Main Street mixed-use portion of Downtown Superior, a walkable 12-acre mixed-use development incorporating residential, commercial, civic, retail and restaurants being developed by Ranch Capital and Morgan Holdings in Boulder County, Colorado. The new development was approved unanimously by the Town of Superior Board of Trustees Dec. 9th. KTGY’s designs wPress Releases | January 27, 2020
Sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), these award programs honor innovation in design and development IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning has been awarded top honors at the awards programs held in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) on January 21-23, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/builPress Releases | January 13, 2020
TYSONS, Va. - KTGY Architecture + Planning designed Gables Pointe 14, a new, 370-unit, sustainable, multi-building residential community in the Fort Myer Heights neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, just north of Route 50. Developed by Gables Residential, Gables Pointe 14 is conveniently located within walking distance to the Court House and Rosslyn Metro stations and less than two miles from the Georgetown/West End area of Washington, D.C. “This is an exciting, urban-infill development locPress Releases | November 27, 2019
IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the firm’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by the Building Industry Association of Southern California’s Council on Shaping Advancements in Generational Environments (SAGE)’s 2019 SAGE Awards program. Celebrating its 25th year, these annual awards honor the innovative professionals, projects and programs that have contributed to the enhancement of life for residents age 55+ in thePress Releases | October 21, 2019
In his national role, Gonzalez collaborates with office and studio leaders with a current focus on the Mountain States with Principal Bill Ramsey. IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the firm is expanding its 55+ practice area, led by Manny Gonzalez, FAIA, LEED AP, principal, naming Ben Seager, AIA, LEED AP, director, design, practice area leader of the firm’s 75+ service-enriched studio. KTGY’s award-winning senior living practice focuses on residential aPress Releases | October 17, 2019
GALA Awards recognize KTGY's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in the design of attached and detached single-family and multifamily residential communities. TYSONS, Va. – KTGY Architecture + Planning’s designs and architecture have earned nine honors in the 2019 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market for more than 50 years. The awards, which were pPress Releases | October 9, 2019
Finalist Honors Recognize KTGY Architecture + Planning’s “Park House | Housing Solution for Repurposed Parking Structures” and “High Design, Accelerated Construction” IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) has named its five finalists for its 2019 Innovation Challenge competition with KTGY receiving two finalist honors for “Park House | A Housing Solution for Repurposed Parking Structures” and “HighPress Releases | September 25, 2019
Hope on Alvarado is first in a series of housing solutions for the chronically homeless in Los Angeles using advanced modular construction Los Angeles, CA -- A designer and builder team has unveiled a pioneering modular development with the potential to transform housing for the chronically homeless. Hope on Alvarado, in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood (166 S. Alvarado Street), is created by HBG Construction Corp, KTGY Architecture + Planning and Aedis Real Estate Group. The project, witPress Releases | September 20, 2019
The Trust Building, “The Queen of Spring Street,” To House the Design Firm’s L.A. Practice KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) has announced it will open new offices in downtown Los Angeles, relocating from the firm’s current Los Angeles offices in the Playa Vista area. KTGY will take approximately 15,730 square feet in The Trust Building, a landmark Art Deco historic office building built in 1928 and designed by famed Los Angeles architects John and Donald Parkinson at 433 S. SpringPress Releases | August 22, 2019
Marissa Kasdan, director of KTGY’s R+D Studio, has relocated from KTGY’s Irvine, California office to the firm’s Tysons, Virginia office where she is expanding the nationwide scope of KTGY’s R+D Studio. In her role, Kasdan leads the creation and execution of R+D projects at KTGY, exploring new and emerging ideas related to building design and technology. “We established KTGY’s R+D Studio to further the vision of KTGY, which is to move the discourse of architecture forward by contiPress Releases | August 8, 2019
52-unit affordable rental community replaces former public housing development TYSONS, Virginia. — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of Ramsey Homes Apartments, a 52-unit affordable rental community in the Parker-Gray Historic District of Alexandria, Va. Developed by the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA), the four-story, KTGY-designed community at 699 N. Patrick St. replaces the origiPress Releases | July 25, 2019
Five-story Barnes & Thornburg Building adds contemporary architecture to the heart of the business district. CHICAGO. (July 25, 2019) — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of the Barnes & Thornburg Building, a mixed-use office development located in downtown South Bend, Ind., that will be anchored by law firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Co-developed by Great Lakes Capital, Bald Mountain LLC and NPress Releases | July 18, 2019
DENVER – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the Bellows home in Garbett Homes’ residential community of Granite Legacy located in South Salt Lake, Utah, has received the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Housing Innovation Award. The DOE Housing Innovation Awards honor the very best in innovation on the path to zero-energy-ready homes by recognizing forward-thinking builders who are delivering American homebuyers with a better homeowner experience. Built to the U.S. DepartmentPress Releases | July 8, 2019
TYSONS, Va. – Lauren Young has joined the Tysons office of KTGY Architecture + Planning as regional development director. In her new role, Young is responsible for strengthening and growing client relationships in the Washington, D.C. Metro, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Southeast regions of the U.S. and contributing to the firm’s client-focused initiatives. Young is working in collaboration with Jeremy Agraz, KTGY’s national development director, and Tysons office leaders: Kamran CharmsaPress Releases | June 4, 2019
Awards pay tribute to superior architectural design and planning IRVINE, Calif. – Judges for the 2019 Gold Nugget Awards have recognized international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning at its annual competition in 10 different award categories and 11 awards. The award program honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and international. Chosen from the elite pool of Merit Award winners, Grand Awards were announced onPress Releases | May 21, 2019
Pauline Weaver Senior Apartments is located in the Warms Springs area of Alameda County and features 90 apartment homes for very low and extremely low-income seniors, near I-880 freeway, BART, shopping, services and other amenities. OAKLAND, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that nonprofit developer Eden Housing and the City of Fremont recently celebrated the grand opening of Pauline Weaver Senior Apartments at 47003 Mission Falls Court iPress Releases | May 20, 2019
LOS ANGELES - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the Granada Hotel & Spa, a new four-story, contemporary-style boutique hotel with 60 guest rooms situated in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Calif., has broken ground. Granada Hotel & Spa would be the first hotel to open in the downtown neighborhood. “The architectural design thoughtfully marries traditional with modern and incorporates vintage brick veneer, wood, steel, and otPress Releases | May 2, 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the firm’s recognition at the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area’s 2019 Excellence in Home Building Awards. The awards honor the firm's outstanding residential architecture in single-family and multifamily development. The Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) hosts the annual Excellence in Home Building Awards to recognize the work of outstanding BIA|Bay Area members. The associaPress Releases | April 3, 2019
CHICAGO (April 3, 2019) – KTGY Architecture + Planning today announced that Demetrios Stavrianos has joined the firm’s Chicago office as executive director, architecture. Stavrianos brings more than 32 years of professional experience in multifamily, mixed-use, retail and office design, as well as urban planning, to KTGY. “We are excited to welcome Demetrios to our Chicago office,” said Craig Pryde, AIA, LEED AP, principal in the Chicago office of KTGY. “He has an extensive design bPress Releases | April 1, 2019
Freeway Caps and Pedestrian Links Will Further Boost Vitality The R+D Studio at KTGY Architecture + Planning has outlined Complete City: Los Angeles – a series of pedestrian and mobility concepts aimed at furthering neighborhood connectivity and promoting the ongoing revitalization of DTLA. Among the recommendations are: Freeway Cap: Advancing existing proposals to cover the 101 Freeway to link the Civic Center with Pueblo/Chinatown neighborhood. Grand Avenue and Hill Complete StreePress Releases | April 1, 2019
DENVER – Christine King, FSMPS, CPSM, has joined the Denver office of KTGY Architecture + Planning as regional development director. In her new role, King is responsible for strengthening and growing client relationships in the Mountain States market and contributing to the firm’s client-focused initiatives. King is working in collaboration with Jeremy Agraz, KTGY’s national development director, and Denver office leaders: Terry Willis, AIA, LEED AP, principal, BILL Ramsey AIA, NCARB, LEEDPress Releases | March 1, 2019
DENVER – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Principal Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, has been named to Professional Builder magazine’s annual 2019 “40 Under 40” list of rising stars in the home building industry. Based in the firm’s Denver office, Ramsey, age 37, manages an architecture and planning team dedicated to expanding design services for new for-sale residential developments in Colorado and the surrounding states. This year’s class of 11 women and 29 men were selPress Releases | February 26, 2019
KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood on an urban-infill site in Baldwin Park, in the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles. Palmera, by developer Brandywine Homes, consists of 23 townhomes plus the adaptive reuse of the historic Vineland Substation No. 21, once used by Pacific Electric streetcars. The former substation will become neighborhood-serving retail, and the new townhomes are attainably priced in a community that is lacking opportunities for new homPress Releases | February 22, 2019
IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning has been awarded top honors at each of the four award programs held in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show. Eleven residential developments ranging from a high-rise life plan community in Long Beach, California to three-story townhomes in Alexandria, Virginia, were awarded at the Platinum, Gold and Silver levels. EXPAND magazine, the firm’s conversation piece focused on innovation and ePress Releases | February 14, 2019
IRVINE, Calif. (February 14, 2019) –– KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Principal Craig Pryde, AIA, LEED AP as a shareholder and the promotion of Ben Kasdan, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, Zac Miles, AIA, and Michael Tseng, AIA, to the position of associate principal. “This group of talented architects speak to the strength and geographical diversity of KTGY's design expertise," said Tricia Esser, CEO of KTGY. “Their commitment to forward-thinking and providiPress Releases | February 14, 2019
IRVINE, Calif. (February 14, 2019) – KTGY Architecture + Planning has named Ben Kasdan, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB to the position of associate principal. In this new role leading the high-density design studio on the East Coast, Kasdan will relocate to KTGY’s Tysons, Virginia office, from the firm’s Irvine, California office, where he has held positions of increasing responsibility since 2003. Kasdan, who has worked in collaboration with the Tysons office on multiple projects during the past sPress Releases | February 14, 2019
IRVINE, Calif. - KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the firm has promoted Michael Tseng, AIA to associate principal. Tseng has more than 20 years of retail and mixed-use design experience and demonstrates through his work a commitment to reinvigorating retail with a mix of uses, reimaging retail spaces into walkable mixed-use environments. Tseng most recently served as director of design and planning for KTGY’s retail and mixed-use practice areas. "Michael has been instrumentPress Releases | February 14, 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. - KTGY Architecture + Planning has promoted Zac Miles, AIA, to associate principal, announced Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY’s board of directors and managing principal of the firm’s Oakland office. With more than 18 years of experience in residential design and project management, Miles formerly served as director in KTGY’s Oakland office. “Zac’s promotion is the well-earned recognition of his dedication to our clients and the many contributions he has made toPress Releases | February 12, 2019
CHICAGO (Feb. 12, 2019) — KTGY Architecture + Planning today announced it has named Craig Pryde, AIA, LEED AP, a shareholder of the firm. Pryde, a principal in KTGY’s Chicago office who has been with the company since 2015, is one of 16 senior-level executives who hold the shareholder title. “Craig has been instrumental in growing our Chicago office and his appointment as shareholder further solidifies his long-term commitment to KTGY,” said KTGY CEO Tricia Esser. “As a leader who iPress Releases | January 25, 2019
Located minutes away from the area’s top corporate offices, centers for research and learning, world-class entertainment venues, shopping and dining IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the grand opening of LUX by Intracorp, an exclusive enclave of 39 townhomes in Uptown Irvine offering incredible access to the best schools, workplaces, shopping, dining and entertainment venues all within reach. This pedestrian-friendly, luxury, urban lifestyle community also prPress Releases | January 9, 2019
January 9, 2019 – DENVER – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Principal Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, is leading an expansion of KTGY’s for-sale residential practice. Based in the firm’s Denver office, Ramsey will manage an architecture and planning team dedicated to expanding design services for new for-sale residential developments in Colorado and the surrounding states. Chris Texter, AIA, principal and member of KTGY’s Board of Directors who is responsible for the firmPress Releases | December 14, 2018
KTGY Architecture + Planning has announced Warner Center Life Plan Community, a senior-living component of the large Warner Center Specific Plan emerging in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The community offers advanced design and programming for aging in place, where residents may transition through multiple life stages. Warner Center Life Plan Community is developed by Spieker Senior Development Partners. The six-story community is set on 17 ½ acres at the corner of Canoga APress Releases | October 17, 2018
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by the Building Industry Association’s (BIA) Greater Sales and Marketing Council’s 2018 SoCal Awards program. Vitae in Costa Mesa received the SoCal Award for “Best Design Detached Home Under 2,000 SF.” This year’s competition drew more than 500 entries. Finalists and winners were celebrated on October 13th in aPress Releases | September 28, 2018
Design Combines Suite-Style Units, Living-Learning Environments, High-Quality Activity and Study Spaces, Digital Mail Rooms, Social Hallways with Speed-to-Market Saving Universities Up to 20 Percent Cost and 50 Percent Time Savings. IRVINE, Calif. - More than 6.4 million additional students have enrolled in universities in the last 20 years and, as of fall 2017, 94.8 percent of the student housing beds were occupied. Universities are struggling to keep up with the demand for more student housPress Releases | September 10, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning has promoted Jonathan Boriack, AIA, LEED AP, to the position of associate principal, announced Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY’s board of directors and managing principal of the firm’s Oakland office. “Jonathan is one of our key leaders and a trusted asset to our architecture practice,” said Williams. “He has proven his dedication to continual innovation and service. We are excited to welcome him to the role of associate principaPress Releases | September 5, 2018
Model Grand Opening Saturday, September 8th Homes Designed by Award-Winning KTGY Architecture + Planning NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (September 5, 2018) – Award-winning Planet Home Living announces the grand opening of Palmea, a highly anticipated collection of eight detached, modern new homes in North Hollywood. The community will showcase a fully-furnished model home set to open its doors on Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Palmea offers something truly unique with itsPress Releases | August 20, 2018
Concept converts defunct big-box stores to smaller retail, housing, employment and homeless support The R&D studio at KTGY Architecture + Planning has created Re-Habit, a plan for repurposing obsolete big-box stores into essential uses, including smaller retail spaces, housing, employment, and support for homeless individuals. “With big box stores such as Macy’s, JC Penney and Sears closing in record numbers, repurposing such vacant spaces becomes increasingly necessary,” said KTPress Releases | August 15, 2018
Annual architecture and engineering program is created to equip, empower, and educate youth The Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Architects’ (SoCal NOMA’s) 9th Annual Architecture & Engineering Summer Camp, held on consecutive Saturdays July 14th, 21st, and 28th, concluded Saturday, August 4th, with a sponsor expo, camper presentations and awards ceremony held at Sci-Arc where the collective work of the 2018 campers was on display. The SoCal NOMA summerPress Releases | August 8, 2018
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Anaheim White House Restaurant, owned by world-renowned chef, restaurateur, author and humanitarian, Sir Bruno Serato, has risen from the ashes after a devastating fire on February 4, 2017, which ravaged nearly the entire restaurant housed in a historic 1909 Colonial-style mansion in Orange County, California. The landmark building located at 887 South Anaheim Boulevard in Anaheim, not only houPress Releases | June 30, 2018
IRVINE, Calif. – Judges for the 2018 Gold Nugget Awards have recognized international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning at its annual competition for the firm’s design of 13 different residential developments. The awards program honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and international. Chosen from the elite pool of Merit Award winners, Grand Awards were announced on June 28 as a feature highlight of PCBC®, the naPress Releases | May 25, 2018
Los Angeles Small-Lot Concept Expands to Larger Commercial Site KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed The E.R.B., a unique combination of small-lot, single-family homes, plus live-work units above ground-floor retail. Developed by Warmington Residential, The E.R.B. is in the heart of vibrant Eagle Rock, at Eagle Rock and York Boulevards. It is fronted by seven shopkeeper units, each with approximately 470 square feet of retail or office space below two floors of living space. With thePress Releases | May 3, 2018
DENVER - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Terry Willis, AIA, LEED AP, the managing principal in the firm’s Denver office, has been invited to participate in the 2018 LeadingAge Colorado Conference held on May 21-23, 2018, at Park Hyatt Resort and Spa in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Willis will lead a discussion on “Leveraging Connections: Boomers in the City” at the LeadingAge Colorado Conference on Tuesday, May 21st, along with panelistsPress Releases | April 24, 2018
The 1860 is a planned five-story, mixed-use building on a rectangular property fronting Western Avenue and Franklin Avenue in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood. The site is within the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan. The 1860 offers 87 residential units, 6,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 112 parking spaces. Residences are a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with 11 units would set aside for very low-income households. Working cPress Releases | April 23, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland office of KTGY Architecture + Planning was honored at the 2018 Building Industry Association (BIA) of the Bay Area’s Excellence in Home Building Awards program held on Friday evening, April 20, 2018, with top awards in four award categories, including Community of the Year for both detached and attached residential communities plus eight finalist honors. The following designs received top honors, BIA Bay Area Award of Excellence: Community of the Year –Press Releases | April 4, 2018
Vita is LEED® - Gold Registered DENVER, Colo. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Vita, a LEED Gold-designed 55+ mixed-use residential rental apartment community in the Denver Metro area is nearing completion. The sustainable 159-unit apartment community developed by Denver-based Zocalo Community Development and designed by KTGY provides quick access to walking/biking trails, art galleries, antique shops, specialty shops, clothing boutiques, anPress Releases | March 15, 2018
KTGY Architecture + Planning has revealed designs for the second phase of multi-phase student housing for University of Southern California. The building is at 1630 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, at the LAC+USC Medical Center. The developer is American Campus Communities, among the largest student housing developers in the U.S. The first phase of the housing complex, Currie Hall (also by KTGY Architecture + Planning) includes multiple amenities, such as a swimming pool. In addition to residenPress Releases | March 7, 2018
SummerHill Apartment Communities Receives City Council Approval for 172 Apartments + 11,000 SF Retail LOS ANGELES – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the new KTGY-designed mixed-use community at 988 El Camino Real in South San Francisco developed by SummerHill Apartment Communities received unanimous approval by the City Council on February 28, 2018. The new development, which will serve as the gateway to the City of South San Francisco’s El CamPress Releases | February 20, 2018
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning has named Jeremy Agraz as national development director, CEO Tricia Esser announced today. “We’re excited to welcome Jeremy Agraz to this national development role, confident that his passion for the built environment and his dedication to pursuing strategic goals will make a meaningful contribution to the long-term success of our firm,” Esser said. “Jeremy’s proven professional accomplishments and unique apPress Releases | February 15, 2018
KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed a highly amenitized, visually striking tower for Downtown Los Angeles’ City West district. Just two blocks west of the 110 freeway, at Wilshire Boulevard and Lucas Avenue, 1150 Wilshire houses 140 condominium residences in 14 stories, including 4 levels of parking. Highlighting the attractions it brings to the neighborhood are a 4,000-square-foot signature restaurant and another 2,500 square feet of retail. High-end amenities continue within and atoPress Releases | February 14, 2018
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Wil Wong, AIA, to its board of directors. Wong is a principal based in the firm’s Irvine, California office. “KTGY’s board of directors is elected by the firm’s shareholders and sets the big-picture vision for direction, fiscal well-being and the growth of the firm,” said Tricia Esser, KTGY CEO. “Wil Wong has proven to be a valuable leader at KTGY. His work and ethPress Releases | February 14, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Jessica Musick as a shareholder. Musick, formerly an associate principal with KTGY, was also named a principal. Based in the firm’s Oakland, California office, Musick joins other KTGY Oakland shareholders: Jill D. Williams, AIA, principal and chairman of the board; and Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, principal. “Our diverse group of shareholders are strategic leaders with a finaPress Releases | February 14, 2018
TYSONS, Va. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Kamran Charmsaz, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP, as a shareholder. Charmsaz, formerly an associate principal with KTGY, was also named a principal. Charmsaz is based in the firm’s Tysons, Virginia office and joins other KTGY Tysons shareholders: Rohit Anand, AIA, NCARB, principal; and Smita Anand, AIA, principal. “Our diverse group of shareholders are strategic leaders with a financial iPress Releases | January 22, 2018
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Nick Lehnert, Executive Director, Design Strategies, has been honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award by Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) Council on SAGE (Shaping Advancements in Generational Environments), formerly known as the 55+ Housing Council. The Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes Lehnert’s outstanding service and dedication to the associationPress Releases | January 11, 2018
The Best of 55+ Awards are a showcase for quality housing, innovation and emerging trends that appeal to the mature demographic. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the 2018 NAHB Best of 55+ Awards. The awards honor the firm's excellence in designing active, age-qualified communities. The Best of 55+ Housing Awards are the industry's only national awards program honoring excellencePress Releases | January 11, 2018
BALA recognizes outstanding achievement by builders and design professionals in all sectors of the residential housing industry. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at 2017 Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issuesPress Releases | January 10, 2018
The Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards honor innovation in design and development, market-leading management and marketing strategies. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the 2017 NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, mixed-use, tPress Releases | January 10, 2018
The Nationals salutes and honors the best in the building industry for their determination, integrity, creativity and endurance. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at The Nationals Award Show held in conjunction with the NAHB International Builders Show. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attachPress Releases | January 2, 2018
City of Orange approves development of 402-bed student housing development along with renovation of historic Villa Park Orchards Association Packing House to be adaptively reused as a Museum and Student Services Center for Chapman University IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that after four years of careful planning and collaboration, Chapman University’s latest development project has been approved by the City of Orange,Press Releases | December 13, 2017
KTGY-designed seaside living offers three unique residential styles, many with rooftop decks and ocean views: townhomes, twin homes and single-level living flats in Orange County IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the recent opening of the KTGY-designed residential models at South Cove in Dana Point, California. Built by San Diego-based real estate development company Zephyr, this is Dana Point’s first new for-sale residentiPress Releases | December 7, 2017
Avenida Lakewood will be a premier apartment community for active adults in the Denver area Update: Visit 55+ Avenida Lakewood (Now Open) DENVER, Colo. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Avenida Partners, LLC has begun construction of a new 230-unit service-enriched rental community for active adults age 55 and better in the metro Denver. Avenida Lakewood is located just six miles from downtown Denver and in the heart of Lakewood at the coPress Releases | November 29, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the new mixed-use residential community at 360 5th Street in San Francisco, developed by Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) and designed by KTGY, was recently approved by the planning commission. The new $95 million development located in San Francisco’s SoMa (South of Market Street) district includes 127 apartment homes and over 9,300 square feet of retail and creative workspace on .53 acres.Press Releases | November 27, 2017
421-unit community is first mid-rise luxury rental building to open adjacent to Wiehle-Reston East Metro station TYSONS, Va. (Nov. 28, 2017) — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of Aperture Apartments, a 421-unit luxury rental building situated across from the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station in Reston, Virginia. Co-developed by The Bozzuto Group and Veatch Commercial Real Estate, the six-story, KTGY-desigPress Releases | November 13, 2017
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Simon Perkowitz, AIA, PE, a principal in the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from November 28, 2017 – December 1, 2017, at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Perkowitz will present “What Should I Do With My Vacant Big Box,” on TPress Releases | October 27, 2017
KTGY Architecture + Planning Continues a California Legacy of Clean Lines, Elegant Proportions IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is proud to announce its participation in the first affordable housing communities for low-income families in Irvine’s master planned community of Great Park Neighborhoods, which celebrated its grand opening on October 27, 2017. Luminaira at Parasol Park was developed by FivePoint Holdings, LLC, Related California and RPress Releases | October 12, 2017
EAH Housing, City of Emeryville, KTGY Architecture + Planning Celebrate Groundbreaking of Estrella Vista in City of Emeryville OAKLAND, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announces that nonprofit developer, manager and advocate of affordable housing EAH Housing and the City of Emeryville celebrated the ground-breaking of a new 86-unit transit-oriented mixed-use residential development on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at 3706 San Pablo Avenue in the downtowPress Releases | October 12, 2017
The First in a Series of New Senior Housing Developments Planned at Mission Falls Master-Planned Community for 55+ Residents Groundbreaking Celebration for Mission Court Senior Apartments to be held on Friday, October 13, at 12 noon OAKLAND, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announces that nonprofit developer Eden Housing and the City of Fremont will celebrate the groundbreaking of a new affordable housing community at 47003 Mission Falls Court in FrePress Releases | October 11, 2017
TYSONS, Va. (Oct. 11, 2017) – Anthem House, a 292-unit rental community in Baltimore developed by the Bozzuto Group, War Horse Cities and Solstice Partners was among 14 projects designed by international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning to earn top honors in the 2017 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., market. Separately, Anthem House received a WaveMaker AwardPress Releases | October 2, 2017
KTGY Receives SoCal Award and Honors for Best Architectural Designs for Attached and Detached Homes and Communities IRVINE, CALIF. - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning have been recognized by the Building Industry Association’s (BIA) Greater Sales and Marketing Council’s 2017 SoCal Awards program. Three KTGY-designed communities received honors for the architectural design of singlePress Releases | September 27, 2017
Hope on Alvarado Will Provide Transitional Housing and Services in Westlake Neighborhood Design Combines Architectural Character with Speed-to-Market for L.A.’s First Series of Homeless Developments to Use Shipping Containers Los Angeles - - KTGY Architecture + Planning has unveiled designs for Hope on Alvarado, a new building that will be the first of a series of housing developments in highly walkable communities, providing support services for individuals transitioning from homelessnePress Releases | September 18, 2017
KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed The Theo, a new multifamily building rising at 289 N. El Molino Ave in Pasadena. KTGY is working with developer Summerhill Apartment Communities, as well as Pasadena Heritage and City of Pasadena Design Commission, on a structure that addresses its historic surroundings. Walkable to Old Pasadena, the building is adjacent to the Theodore Parker Lukens House. Built in 1886-87, the Victorian home is among the oldest in Pasadena. The Theo apartment buildiPress Releases | September 15, 2017
AIAOC Design Awards honor innovative solutions to the complex problems of today’s architectural environment. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s design and planning were honored at the American Institute of Architects Orange County Chapter (AIAOC) 2017 Design Awards last night. The AIAOC Design Awards program recognizes innovative solutions to the complex problems of today’s architectural environment in OraPress Releases | August 28, 2017
Project Transforms Former Industrial Site in Baltimore’s Locust Point Neighborhood BALTIMORE (Aug. 28, 2017) — The Tysons, Va., office of KTGY Architecture + Planning, an award-winning international architecture firm, has revealed the details behind the design of Anthem House, located on a former industrial site at 900 E. Fort Ave. in Baltimore’s historic Locust Point neighborhood. The 292-unit luxury rental community, slated to open in spring 2017, will serve as a gateway to the InnePress Releases | August 24, 2017
The innovative project looks to transform this downtown district through the infusion of a diverse set of programs that will provide activated street frontages and a variety of housing typologies at all levels of affordability. LOS ANGELES, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning unveiled today the preliminary design for a new mixed-use development that was selected as part of Salt Lake City’s plan to revitalize its downtown core developed by The Domain Companies, one of the nation’sPress Releases | August 22, 2017
Sophisticated design connects residents with city landmarks – and each other WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 22, 2017) – KTGY Architecture + Planning has revealed design insights around the recently completed rooftop at AVA NoMa, a new 13-story, 438-unit luxury rental tower at 55 M St. NE, in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Showcasing panoramic views of the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument, the indoor/outdoor rooftop, which opened to AVA NoMa residents last month, distinguishes AVA NPress Releases | August 10, 2017
Riverside development The Annex® expected to draw students, young professionals OSHKOSH, Wis. (Aug. 11, 2017) – The Chicago office of KTGY Architecture + Planning today unveiled the design for The Annex, a new 140-unit residential community developed by Indianapolis-based Annex Student Living®. Currently under construction, the development is located a quarter mile from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus on the 400 block of Marion Road, overlooking the Fox River. The Annex®Press Releases | August 9, 2017
New Master-Planned Experiential Urban Infill Retail, Hospitality and Residential Development in City of Westminster, California IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning unveiled today the planning and design for a new Experiential Urban Lifestyle development in the City of Westminster, California. Currently called Bolsa Row, the new project will serve as the prominent gateway to “Little Saigon,” the largest Vietnamese community in the U.S., and one of OPress Releases | August 8, 2017
Model Grand Opening Celebration on August 19 for New Distinctive Homes in Costa Mesa Walking Distance to the Triangle and Everything Else COSTA MESA, Calif. – The countdown to the grand opening has begun for VITAE, a collection of 20 detached single-family homes in the heart of Costa Mesa, developed by Newport Beach-based Planet Home Living and designed by international award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning of Irvine. KTGY and Planet Home Living have partnered on many successful small-Press Releases | August 7, 2017
3980 Wilshire Boulevard is an iconic new mixed-use building designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning and developed by Jamison Realty Inc. Representing the next wave of design-forward residences in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood, 3980 Wilshire combines 228 residential units with resort-style amenities and approximately 14,000 (13,789) square feet of retail wrapping the base of the building. “With a sleek profile and curved-roofline, the building consciously plays with the Art Deco legPress Releases | July 28, 2017
OAKLAND, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning reports that the firm’s residential designs at two brand new neighborhoods by Toll Brothers in The Cliffs village of Summerlin, Granite Heights and Ironwood, have been selling at a brisk pace. Ironwood opened their models on June 8, 2017, and they have already sold 16 homes. The models at Granite Heights opened a week later, and the team has had 14 sales to date. Toll Brothers Group President Gary Mayo says thatPress Releases | July 19, 2017
New 146-unit Luxury Apartment Community Opens in Menlo Park OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Elan Menlo Park, a 146-unit luxury apartment community in Menlo Park, Calif., is nearly complete and has begun leasing. Developed by CityView and Greystar, Elan Menlo Park is a contemporary-designed apartment community located at 3645 Haven Avenue, near major employers, restaurants, shopping, services, medical, education and trPress Releases | July 18, 2017
Sleek design and expanded amenities attract short- and long-term stays in furnished apartments DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning has revealed its designs for Olympic & Olive at 1001 South Olive Street. The development combines fully furnished apartments with the latest amenities, hotel-like services, and a sleek design befitting its location in DTLA’s booming South Park neighborhood. Olympic & Olive is designed for easy accessibility to surrounding DTPress Releases | July 17, 2017
Trammell Crow Residential Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony on July 19th for Alexan Webster, a vibrant mixed-use destination that includes luxury apartment homes, retail, parking, jobs and art OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning and San Francisco Bay Area office of Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) announce the groundbreaking ceremony on July 19, 2017, celebrating the redevelopment of the parking lot between Webster Street and Valdez Street at 23rPress Releases | July 10, 2017
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the firm’s Los Angeles office has completed its sixth year of teaching and mentoring students attending Bell High School in the City of Bell, Calif. Through the ACE (Architecture-Construction-Engineering) Mentor Program Los Angeles, volunteer mentors and staff from KTGY’s Los Angeles office provide Bell High School ACE students with bi-weekly hands-on learning activities and classes relating to tPress Releases | July 3, 2017
Development Transforms Former Industrial Site in Baltimore’s Locust Point Neighborhood BALTIMORE (July 3, 2017) — Part nod to Baltimore’s history, part rallying cry, the name Anthem House evokes the feeling of camaraderie, celebrates the spirit of creativity, and honors the inspirations that drive each of us. A new $100 million lifestyle community in Locust Point, Anthem House challenges the boundaries of traditional apartment living and embraces the individuality, ingenuity, and inspirPress Releases | June 30, 2017
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs and planning were recognized at the 2017 Gold Nugget Awards ceremony for the firm’s work on nine different developments. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, detached, sustainable communities, mixed-use, transit-oriented developments and senior housing. KTGY earned topPress Releases | June 1, 2017
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the graduates of the firm’s inaugural ELEVATE leadership program. ELEVATE leadership is an exclusive, one-year proprietary training program for leaders within KTGY designed to encourage the evolution of the firm and to ensure that KTGY as a firm is growing, thriving and continually searching for better. “These individuals exemplify the leadership qualities that make our firm strong, creatPress Releases | May 31, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. – Award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the firm’s Oakland office, working with the Oakland Public Education Fund, has adopted a 6th-grade class at Madison Park Business & Art Academy, which has served the east Oakland community since 1959. “KTGY’s Oakland office has actively served this community for more than 11 years,” said Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY Architecture + Planning based in the firm’s Oakland office. “With our upcomingPress Releases | May 18, 2017
COVINGTON, Wash. - May 18, 2017 – Oakpointe Communities and Presidio Residential Capital have received unanimous approval from the City of Covington to develop LakePointe Urban Village, a 214-acre master planned mixed-use community that will include a 850,000 square-foot regional entertainment and lifestyle center, a 130-key hotel and up to 1,500 single-family and multifamily residences at Highway 18 and Southeast 256th Street in the growing community of Covington, Wash.-- approximately 30Press Releases | May 15, 2017
IRVINE, Calif. (May 15, 2017) — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of TriVista on Speer, a 322-unit luxury apartment building currently under construction on Speer Boulevard between 13th and 14th Streets. The seven-story community, adjacent to Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood, is slated for delivery in 2019. “This site has urban context and local history on all sides,” said Terry Willis, principPress Releases | May 8, 2017
COSTA MESA, Calif. (May 8, 2017) - Planet Home Living announces that the first phase of a new limited collection of 20 distinctive, new homes in Costa Mesa is nearing completion. This unique enclave, designed by international award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning, is located approximately 1/4 mile to The Triangle in Costa Mesa, offering shops, restaurants and bars, plus a cinema, gym, nightclub and bowling alley all within walking distance. “The interest list is growing rapidly as VITAPress Releases | April 17, 2017
Model Grand Opening, Saturday, April 22nd Modern Design Includes Rooftop Decks and Views SILVER LAKE, Calif. - Planet Home Living has unveiled COVO, a collection of 10 sleek, small-lot homes in the heart of Silver Lake. The community includes a new, fully-furnished model home set to grand open on Saturday, April 22nd and is open “by appointment only” prior to the grand opening. “With its modern design and desirable location close to everything – yet hidden on a quiet street inPress Releases | April 4, 2017
LOS ANGELES—International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s new distinctive home designs targeting the needs of today’s discerning active adults were recently unveiled at Kissing Tree in San Marcos, Texas. Kissing Tree is the first baby boomer, master-planned community, for those 55 and better by Brookfield Residential Properties, and the first of its kind in San Marcos. The 3,200-home community is located on 1,332 acres in Central Texas, haPress Releases | March 20, 2017
Company Known for Design Excellence Rolls Up Their Sleeves and Helps with Construction PUNE, Maharashtra – International KTGY Architecture + Planning is known for its award-winning designs. But on a recent Saturday morning, Studio Director Swaroop Agaskar and 11 KTGY employees from KTGY’s Pune office boarded a bus in the early morning hours and traveled 90 kilometers to help Habitat for Humanity India’s construction projects in Saraiwadi situated in the Karjat region. Habitat for HumPress Releases | March 1, 2017
IRVINE, Calif. – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced Benjamin Kasdan, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, director, design for KTGY Architecture + Planning’s multifamily studio, is a recipient of the 2017 AIA Young Architects Award. Young Architects are defined as professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of their age. This national award, now in its 24th year, honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions toPress Releases | February 27, 2017
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the promotion of Ryan Flautz to associate principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning. Flautz joined KTGY in 2011 and has more than 25 years of residential design and project management experience. Flautz formerly served as executive director, production in KTGY’s Los Angeles office. Flautz has an extensive background in construction documentation and techniques, quality control, staffPress Releases | January 23, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Muir Pointe featuring 144 single-family homes within two neighborhoods, The Cove and The Tides, will be the newest residential community to open at the 106-acre Bayside master-planned community in the city of Hercules. Built by Taylor Morrison, a leading national homebuilder and developer, and designed by KTGY, Muir Pointe’s waterfront location offers easy access to freeways and public tPress Releases | January 16, 2017
KTGY-Designed Solaira at Pavilion Park Wins Silver at Best In American Living Awards (BALA) for Best Senior Housing, Multifamily in National Award Competition IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Solaira at Pavilion Park in Irvine has won the Silver Award for the “Best Senior Housing, Multifamily” in the Best In American Living™ Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB). In its 33rd yeaPress Releases | January 13, 2017
Toll Brothers Regency at Summerlin Wakefield Plan in Las Vegas Receives National Recognition for its Unique, Open Floor Plan and Indoor-Outdoor Living OAKLAND, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Toll Brothers and KTGY received top honors at the Best In American Living™ Awards (BALA) gala held at the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) on January 11, 2017, in Orlando, FloridPress Releases | January 12, 2017
Awards pay tribute to superior architectural design and planning IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the National Sales and Marketing Awards gala (known as The Nationals℠), one of the building industry’s most prestigious events. Hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Sales and Marketing Council, the gala took place on January 10, 2017, in Orlando, FloriPress Releases | January 11, 2017
Awards recognize excellence and innovation in the design, development and amenity-rich 55+ lifestyle IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY received top honors at the 2017 Best of 55+ Housing Awards held at the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida. The awards, presented by NAHB’s 55+ Housing Industry Council, were announced at the event’s 25th AnniPress Releases | January 11, 2017
The City of Lake Elsinore Gives the Green Light for Development of New Mixed-Use Center IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Orange County-based Civic Partners, the developer of Artisan Alley at The Diamond, a unique retail development located in western Riverside County in the City of Lake Elsinore, Calif., designed by KTGY, recently received approval from the city council and planning commission. Located near the Lake Elsinore DPress Releases | December 28, 2016
The Site Will Provide New Affordable Energy-Efficient Townhouses OAKLAND, CALIF. - Award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning’s Oakland office recently assisted in a volunteer clean-up day for Habitat for Humanity’s East Bay/Silicon Valley chapter at 10211 Byron Avenue, located in Oakland. A longtime supporter of the Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley chapter, KTGY has designed and built several projects over the years. The project is located near the Oakland Zoo and is currenPress Releases | November 29, 2016
Project Will Pay Homage to The Edes Brothers Hardware Store that Occupied Site 100 Years Ago LOS ANGELES – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce a new three-story, 10,000-square-foot mixed-use building located in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Calif., was unanimously approved by the city’s planning commission. The project, to be named The Edes Building, is being developed by local restaurateur Dan McCranie, owner of Morgan Hill’s populaPress Releases | November 28, 2016
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Simon Perkowitz, AIA, PE, a principal in the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from November 29, 2016 – December 2, 2016, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Perkowitz will present “Anchor’s Away – Design Solutions for thePress Releases | November 28, 2016
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Michael Tseng, director of planning for the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from November 29, 2016 – December 2, 2016, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Tseng will present “Tenant Coordination – A-Z,” on Thursday, DecemPress Releases | November 21, 2016
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning, one of the nation’s leading full-service architecture and planning firms, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in business, by highlighting 25 Acts of Gratitude. “We are grateful for the opportunities we have to work on outstanding developments, with excellent developers and builders, and we continue to elevate our work with the quality of the architecture we deliver,” said Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY APress Releases | October 24, 2016
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning has hired noted industry expert Dawn M. Bridges as director of information technology (IT), it was announced today by Chief Operating Officer of KTGY, John Robison. Bridges brings to KTGY more than 20 years of experience in architecture-engineering-construction and technology management. She most recently served as global program manager for enterprise application services at Jacobs, a publicly-traded Fortune 500 coPress Releases | October 22, 2016
CHICAGO (October 20, 2016) — The Chicago/Midwest office of KTGY Architecture + Planning, an award-winning national architecture and planning firm, has welcomed Joe Hirsch as director of business development. In this role, Hirsch will be responsible for further penetrating the Midwest market by establishing new client relationships. He will also focus on expanding services for the firm’s clients nationally. “Joe has built strong relationships within the architectural, engineering and desPress Releases | October 17, 2016
Awards recognize KTGY's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in the design of attached and detached single-family and multifamily residential communities. TYSONS, Va. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning’s design and architecture have earned top honors in the 2016 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, DC market for more than 50 years. ThPress Releases | October 10, 2016
Just one block from the Crystal City Metro station, m.flats will help transform the neighborhood into a more vibrant community. TYSONS, Va. – Kettler, one of greater Washington, D.C.’s leading real estate development and property management companies, announced today the opening of m.flats Crystal City, an 11-story, 198-unit, high-rise apartment building located in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Va. m.flats not only revives a site once occupied by the former Crystal CityPress Releases | September 23, 2016
The Maxwell in Arlington, Virginia Named Project of the Year TYSONS, VA – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that The Maxwell in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, Va., outside of Washington, DC, earned the Grand Award in the 2016 Multifamily Executive Awards program. Developed by Crimson Partners and designed by KTGY, The Maxwell was named Project of the Year, Mid-Rise Podium or Wrap (4 to 6 stories) at a special event held during the 2016 Multifamily Executive Conference, wPress Releases | September 21, 2016
The Architecture Continues a California Legacy of Clean Lines, Elegant Proportions IRVINE, CA - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that two residential rental communities are under way in Irvine, Calif., Luminaira at Beacon Park and Espaira at Beacon Park. Luminaira and Espaira will be the first two affordable family communities located in Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods. Luminaira and Espaira communities are a collaborative effort between FivePoPress Releases | September 14, 2016
Lehnert, an Executive Director of Design Strategies from KTGY Architecture + Planning, received the prestigious award that began in 1970 celebrating marketing excellence IRVINE, CALIF. – The Max C. Tipton Award for Marketing Excellence was recently presented to Nick Lehnert of KTGY Architecture + Planning at the 2016 SoCal Awards at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. This annual awards gala is presented by the Building Industry Association’s Greater Sales & Marketing CouncilPress Releases | September 12, 2016
Best Architectural Design and Community of the Year Awards IRVINE, CALIF. - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by the Building Industry Association’s Greater Sales and Marketing Council’s 2016 SoCal Awards program. Eight KTGY-designed communities received either award wins or finalist honors for the architectural design of single-family detached and multifamily for-Press Releases | September 9, 2016
Toll Brothers Regency at Summerlin® designed by KTGY offers nine unique single-story home designs with desert contemporary exteriors in a walkable, amenity-rich community OAKLAND, CALIF. – According to international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning, well-designed luxury homes targeting 55+ buyers in amenity-rich communities continue to experience strong demand. Prior to Toll Brothers’ Regency at Summerlin® opening, the sales team had hundreds of individuals on their waitiPress Releases | September 8, 2016
KTGY-designed South Hills Crossing’s 43 Affordable Multifamily Residential Units Open and Are Fully Leased SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. ― On Thursday, September 8, 2016, the City of San Luis Obispo celebrated the grand opening of South Hills Crossing, a new affordable apartment community by ROEM Corporation in partnership with the Housing Authority of the San Luis Obispo (HASLO). The grand opening celebration was held at 1:00 p.m. at 309 South Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. “South HiPress Releases | September 2, 2016
New Development to Provide 157 For-Sale Residential Units and 21,000 SF of Retail OAKLAND, CA – Award-winning international firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that on June 17, 2016, the City of Fremont celebrated the groundbreaking of Locale @ State Street, Downtown Fremont’s first mixed-use project. The new transit-oriented residential and retail development, designed by KTGY, was made possible through a public/private partnership between the City of Fremont, TMG Partners,Press Releases | August 22, 2016
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Planet Home Living is pleased to announce another new community coming soon. COVO in Silver Lake, the heart of LA’s trendy Eastside, will fit the needs of modern, urban homeowners. “Due to its modern design and popular location in Silver Lake, we are anticipating high demand at COVO similar to what was experienced at Prism, our community that opened in early 2016 and sold out in the matter of weeks,” said Planet Home Living COO David French. COVO is a community oPress Releases | August 15, 2016
Civic Partners plans include 95,000 SF of Retail, Restaurants and Craft Breweries IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that it has been selected by Orange County-based Civic Partners as the designer of Artisan Alley at The Diamond, a unique retail development located in western Riverside County in the City of Lake Elsinore, Calif. Conveniently located across the street from the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium, the proposed retail developPress Releases | May 24, 2016
NAIOP Hawaii’s 19th Annual Kukulu Hale Awards Recognizes Excellence in Commercial Real Estate Industry IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Kapolei Lofts in West Oahu, Hawaii, received two Awards of Excellence during the NAIOP Hawaii’s 19th Annual Kukulu Hale Awards ceremony held recently at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Oahu. Developed by Forest City Hawaii and designed by KTGY, Kapolei Lofts won the Green BuildingPress Releases | May 18, 2016
KTGY-Designed June Street Collection 50% Sold in 2 Weeks Luxury Living in South Hollywood’s SOHO Neighborhood IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Hollywood’s newest single-family residential community developed by Canfield Development is 50% sold out in just two weeks. Designed by KTGY, The June Street Collection is a unique collection of 10 single-family detached homes in South Hollywood’s popular SOHO neighborhoPress Releases | May 9, 2016
DENVER, COLO. – A collaboration of international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning and University of Denver (DU) graduate students resulted in the winning proposal for the 14th Annual 2016 NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge on April 28, 2016. Challenged to create the dynamic best use of the Westminster Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) site, KTGY prepared the site and building plans and the 3D model that illustrated the development ideas generated by the DU teaPress Releases | May 2, 2016
Downtown Morgan Hill’s centerpiece and unique all-inclusive wedding and event center will attract local residents and tourism IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the Granada Hotel, a new four-story, contemporary-style boutique hotel with 60 guest rooms situated in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Calif., was unanimously approved by the city’s planning commission on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The project now moves onPress Releases | March 28, 2016
KTGY represented the project through the City’s Design Review process including preparation and processing a Specific Plan Amendment, Design Review Committee Review, and outreach to neighbors, students, historic advocacy groups, and community leaders IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Chapman University’s Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts recently celebrated its grand opening. Located in the CiPress Releases | February 25, 2016
IRVINE, CALIF. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning has named Jill D. Williams, AIA, to the position of chairman of the board, it was announced today by CEO Tricia Esser. Stan Braden, AIA, NCARB, steps down as chairman while continuing his responsibilities to the firm’s studios and client relationships. “We welcome Jill Williams to her new role. She is a passionate, experienced architect and we are looking forward to having her influence throughout the firm,Press Releases | February 18, 2016
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Planet Home Living’s community in Eagle Rock, PRISM, has only been open four days now and over half the homes have already been sold. “We wanted to build something truly unique and are happy with how well the community has been accepted and how extremely popular it has become,” said Planet Home Living CEO Michael Marini. There is a lot of buzz surrounding PRISM's fresh, new way of living. Savvy home features integrate with your smartphone including a Ring VidPress Releases | January 27, 2016
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Planet Home Living will unveil a collection of 15 contemporary-style homes at PRISM in Eagle Rock on Saturday, February 13th. These homes offer a unique opportunity for distinguished couples and/or families looking for a modern new home in an established, amenity-rich area. “Most homes in established areas are older and require improvements. We are so excited to debut PRISM and offer beautiful brand new homes in this extremely popular, walkable location,” said PlPress Releases | November 30, 2015
IRVINE, CALIF. – National award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Simon Perkowitz, AIA, PE, a principal in the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from December 1-4, 2015, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ. Perkowitz will present “How to Make Mixed Use Work,” on Thursday, December 3, at 12:15 p.m.,Press Releases | November 11, 2015
St. Anton Communities Purchases 14 Infill Parcels to Develop $88 Million Master-Planned Housing Community Designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning CAMPBELL, CALIF. – St. Anton Communities announces the beginning of construction activity on a major Downtown Campbell housing community, an $88 million project involving 14 separate parcels of land assembled through a multi-year effort. The “Residences at Railway” is strategically located adjacent to the Downtown Campbell Light Rail TransitPress Releases | October 26, 2015
Studio 819, KTGY-designed Workforce Housing by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, in Partnership with the City of Mountain View MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. - While Silicon Valley may be booming with new high-tech start-ups and the coveted jobs associated with them, many in the workforce still lack access to affordable housing that they can call home. Partnering with the City of Mountain View, ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, took the challenge of converting an older community lacking modern ameniPress Releases | October 19, 2015
Sold Out Event to Discuss Impact of the Sharing Economy IRVINE, CALIF. – National award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Ken Ryan, principal and head of KTGY's Community Planning and Urban Design Studio, has been invited to participate in the Planning Directors Association of Orange County’s 2015 Planning Officials Forum on October 22, 2015, at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif. The event is sold out. Ryan will lePress Releases | May 18, 2015
Forty-nine new workforce housing apartments by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, in partnership with the City of Mountain View MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, the City of Mountain View celebrated the grand opening of Studio 819, a new affordable community by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing in partnership with the City of Mountain View. The grand opening celebration was held at 819 North Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043. Studio 819 offers 49 studio workforce housPress Releases | April 27, 2015
Luxury Living for Executive Families in Irvine Robust Sales at New Community Built by Three-Time "Builder of the Year," Toll Brothers IRVINE, CALIF. - Toll Brothers, Inc., (NYSE:TOL), the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, recently announced the opening of The Capri Collection at Hidden Canyon in Irvine, Calif. Designed by national award-winning architecture and planning firm, KTGY Group, Inc., The Capri Collection at Hidden Canyon is a collection of single-family luxury homes surrounPress Releases | March 19, 2015
Forty-three new, sustainable apartment homes for workforce families in San Luis Obispo SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. - ROEM Corporation, in partnership with HASLO (Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo) announce the groundbreaking of South Street Family Apartments, 43 new, sustainable apartment homes for workforce families in the city of San Luis Obispo, Calif. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on March 19, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at 309 South Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. "HASLO is veryPress Releases | March 9, 2015
IRVINE, CALIF. - According to David Senden, principal with award-winning national architecture and planning firm KTGY Group, Inc., it's getting increasingly difficult to lump all Millennials into one group. "They're a diverse lot. Branders and marketers have been trying to throw a rope around this group for years, but there are 85 million of them; and like America, it's a melting pot of cultures, desires, economic backgrounds, not to mention ages." Senden says that if you lump Millennials orPress Releases | January 22, 2015
IRVINE, CALIF. - Award-winning national architecture and planning firm KTGY Group, Inc., has named three new shareholders. They are Alan Scales, AIA, and principal of residential design for the low density studio for the Southern California market; Brittany Choisnet, chief financial officer; and William Ramsey, AIA, LEED AP, and principal of residential design for the low density studio for Nevada. "KTGY is so proud of the accomplishments of all three of these professionals and all of the sha