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Downtown Revitalization 

Harriman recognizes the critical role of design in making a downtown a place to live, work, and play. Our focus on downtown revitalization is to help reshape the patterns of the built environment and create the uses that are attractive today. Harriman has the expertise to compose the public realm and private reinvestment. We draw on our understanding of the underlying economics that drive patterns of investment. We are attentive to the practical factors that shape feasible solutions – the scale and configuration of parcels, building types, parking and access, walkability and connectivity to available transit and amenities. Our work includes planning for implementation through specialized design guidelines, zoning tools, and assistance structuring development agreements.

Harriman offers full services planning including:

The Downtown Revitalization Team

Chicopee West Side Brownfields

Chicopee West Side Brownfields

The City of Chicopee was faced with a historic aggregation of brownfield properties in the west side of the downtown … Read More

A Harriman Project in Civic and Cultural, Downtown Revitalization, Planning

Westminster Crossing

Westminster Crossing

Harriman led a multi-disciplinary team that advanced Providence’s “Three Cities” initiative, preparing a vision and a plan to reconnect the … Read More

A Harriman Project in Civic and Cultural, Downtown Revitalization, Planning, Urban Design

Jewelry District/Old Harbor

Jewelry District/Old Harbor

Harriman led a multi-disciplinary team that identified a shared vision for the future of the Jewelry District, which lies at … Read More

A Harriman Project in Civic and Cultural, Downtown Revitalization, Planning

Norwalk Parcel 3 Redevelopment Project

Norwalk Parcel 3 Redevelopment Project

Harriman served as the master planners, landscape architects and coordinating architects for the private-sector redevelopment project revitalizing the Wall Street/Harbor … Read More

A Harriman Project in Architecture, Downtown Revitalization, Landscape Architecture and Land Planning, Master Planning, New Development, Planning

Harriman pursues creative partnerships to design relevant and innovative solutions to human needs. Our work is based on the belief that design is a collaborative human endeavor centered on knowledge, ingenuity, and beauty. Through practicing the art of architecture and the science of engineering, we create environments that honor context, embrace wisdom, and enhance well-being.