Best Minds: Doug Adams & Mayor Shelley Brindle

Best Minds: Doug Adams & Mayor Shelley Brindle

From Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate by RCLCO Real Estate Consulting

December 14, 2023 · 40 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the revitalization of downtown Westfield through the 'One Westfield Place' redevelopment project.

Best Minds: Doug Adams & Mayor Shelley Brindle December 14, 2023 By Joshua Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives of RCLCO Real Estate Consulting What happens when the public and private sectors join forces to revitalize an iconic retail anchor and the surrounding downtown? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate , RCLCO’s Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Joshua Boren, sits down with Shelley Brindle, Mayor of Westfield, New Jersey and Doug Adams, Senior Vice President, Development at Streetworks Development , to discuss the “One Westfield Place” redevelopment project—an adaptive reuse of a former Lord & Taylor building and its adjacent parking lots—that is poised to create a vibrant mixed-use downtown, with new office, retail, and residential. “One of the hallmarks of Streetworks is we look – always start with a larger context and how does the property or the project fit into that larger picture.” – Doug on the importance of local context They discuss the history and background of the project, the unique challenges and surprising benefits of repurposing large-scale retail into new office space, how the Mayor’s…

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Boren

Guests: Doug Adams, Shelley Brindle

Topics covered

  • urban redevelopment
  • public-private partnership
  • mixed-use development
  • community engagement
  • adaptive reuse

Keywords

  • urban planning
  • retail redevelopment
  • community input
  • mixed-use spaces
  • public sector

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, Streetworks Development

Books & works: One Westfield Place

Places: Westfield, New Jersey

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