Picture this—collaborating for weeks on a new development
with an architect, working out all the details to make sure that the project not
only looks good, but also fits in with its surroundings. The plans look
great, project gets approved, and then during construction you realize something is
not quite right…or sometimes just plain wrong. Nightmare! Ask
almost any city planner and we can tell you about that one project that we ask
ourselves, “What was I thinking?” (Luckily that doesn't happen often or
we wouldn't have jobs).
On the other hand, there is nothing more satisfying than
when a project exceeds our expectations and in our opinion, the recently
completed Planned Unit Development at 212-216 West Olive Avenue fits that
scenario to a "T."
Now, if you are a long time reader of this blog, and we mean
back to post #1, you may recall we blogged about this last August. The
development incorporated three new houses around an 80-year old house which was
fully rehabilitated in the process. We were a fan of the project then and
even more so now. We hope you think so too.
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| View of Property from W. Olive Ave. |
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| After: 80 Year-Old Home |
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| Before: 80 Year-Old Home |
