Housing, over a broad range of income categories, represents one of the primary needs of our society the need for human shelter. As such, housing stands as an expression of our well-being. Whether market rate or subsidized, well-designed housing provides dignity and stability to our lives. It further represents an investment in our communities stemming from the permanent roots established by residents in the basic building blocks of neighborhood life.  The urban design addresses the physicality of the planning process that shapes our communities. It weaves a fabric of spatial events, both public and private, that structures social discourse in the community. Density determines its urban, suburban, or ex-urban variables the relationship of the built environment to open space as the ordered setting of our lives. Transformation plan for the distressed, 212-acre Canal Banks area neighborhoods through an aggressive residential community development initiative centered around the creation of homeownership opportunities, green space creation, and enhancement of the zone’s historic features. The design called for six strategic housing developments combining rehabilitation and new construction for low, moderate, and market-rate housing.  

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