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Key Facts

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    1988

    Designed

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    352 ac.

    Project Size

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    Joe Alfandre

    Client

Program

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    1,915

    Units

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    870,000 sq.ft.

    Retail Space

About Kentlands

One of New Urbanism’s pioneer developments, Kentlands’ defining features are now considered commonplace in Smart Growth best practices. Rooted in the mixed-use and walkable qualities of a classic American town, the project’s inception still required the heroism and vision of a maverick developer, a supportive mayor, and a persistent planning team to avoid the compromises of conventional suburbia.

Designed in 1987, Kentlands has already nurtured one full generation of residents and today functions as a real 24/7 community that has gradually become a transit-ready, regional hub. It boasts a perhaps too-active local government and more than a million square feet of retail, 30 restaurants and a cinema. The broad residential mix of housing options ranges from a multifamily district to large single-family houses with granny flats above alley-loaded garages. The variety ensures residents a dignified option of starting and transitioning through life gracefully and in place.

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Plan

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