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Suburban Developer Finds New Urbanism

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
2 May 2005 - 7:00am

Can a former suburban shopping center developer save downtown Cleveland from a 'death spiral?'

"Stark got started more than 20 years ago as a developer of generic sub urban shopping centers. But he converted in mid career to New Urbanism, a movement based on the principal that communities are livelier when housing, offices and retail are mixed together, as in cities, rather than zoned apart, as in suburbs.

New Urbanist ideas permeate Crocker Park in Westlake, Stark's latest development. The $420 million, 1.6 million- square-foot project is an instant downtown with retail shops, offices and apartments in faux-historic buildings that flank traditional-looking streets and sidewalks."

Full Story: New Urbanist has fresh ideas for ailing city
Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 1, 2005
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