OUR PHILOSOPHY Residential Development We invest in locations where residents can walk, bike or take transit as well as drive to get where they are going. We offer a low maintenance lifestyle appealing to those who value the quality of their space, and the character of their community, as much as they value the total square footage of their home and their lot. By creating exciting and attractive places for our customers to call home, we can help to shift land use patterns so that more people live closer together, preserving our fields and forests and making better use of our existing infrastructure. Our goal is to create warm, inviting living environments which offer privacy and comfort inside, while providing excitement and convenience outside. We create neighborhoods where we would want to live … places our customers are proud to call home. Retail Development At the heart of most great pedestrian neighborhoods is great neighborhood shopping – retail which helps provide a sense of place. The special challenge of retail development is to match the right retailers to the right spaces. The right mix of retail has tremendous impact on a neighborhood, creating a better place to live, encouraging more pedestrian activity, and improving property values of residential property nearby. The same principles apply in reverse as well. Many mature residential neighborhoods suffer from outdated, poorly planned retail centers. Often, these older shopping areas act as an unappealing “front door” to a community. Thoughtful, innovative redevelopment of these strategically located properties can be a catalyst for positive change. Our goal is to create walkable retail environments which provide the platform for the success of our tenants and add to the distinctive character of their communities. We create neighborhoods where we would want to shop… places customers return to again and again.