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HR&A Congratulates the MTA and Westfield on the Opening of the New Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan

November 11, 2014 / Comments Off on HR&A Congratulates the MTA and Westfield on the Opening of the New Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan

 

On November 10, 2014 the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Fulton Center officially opened its doors to riders. The station, spanning 180,000 square feet over three buildings, connects 300,000 daily passengers to nine subway lines to function as downtown Manhattan’s largest transit hub. Fulton Center also provides over 63,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, and commercial office space accompanied by the installation of more than 50 LED screens, which provide advertising opportunities and live-transit information. A central part of the City’s downtown revitalization efforts, Fulton Center transforms an area devastated by the attacks on September 11, 2001, into a bustling hub for transportation, retail, and public space.

 

HR&A served as strategic business advisor to the MTA on the Fulton Center project, creating a retail vision, developing and managing the master lease RFP process; evaluation of bidders, and assisting in final bidder selection and deal-term negotiations.

 

HR&A congratulates the MTA and the Fulton Center’s master lessee, the Westfield Group, on their innovative public-private partnership. Under the partnership, Westfield will manage and fund the Center’s leasing, operations, and maintenance, dedicating private dollars to the upkeep of a landmark public space. Westfield and the MTA will share revenues generated by commercial operations and digital advertising displays.

 

Read more in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the official press release on the MTA’s website.

Jee Mee Kim Joins HR&A as a Principal

November 10, 2014 / Comments Off on Jee Mee Kim Joins HR&A as a Principal

HR&A Expands Capacity to Support Land Use Approvals

 

“The addition of Jee Mee Kim to our New York office increases our capacity to manage complex projects from inception, through approvals, to project implementation.”
– John Alschuler, Chairman

 

HR&A is thrilled to welcome Jee Mee Kim as a new Principal in our New York office. Jee Mee brings over 15 years of experience in project management for public and private clients. Her experience leading complex land use approvals and multidisciplinary planning studies will broaden the capacity of the firm in New York City and around the country.

 

Prior to joining HR&A, Jee Mee was a Director of Planning and Design at Sam Schwartz Engineering (SSE), a transportation planning and traffic engineering firm. At SSE, Jee Mee spearheaded land use approvals, environmental review, and traffic studies for some of New York City’s largest development projects. Her extensive portfolio includes the Atlantic Yards, the New York Presbyterian Hospital Master Plan, and the Brooklyn IKEA.

 

Jee Mee is currently managing the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program in Southeast Brooklyn on behalf of the New York State Office of Storm Recovery. She is also providing technical support for the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, an ambitious program to help cities become more resilient to increasing physical, social, and economic challenges.

 

For over thirty years, HR&A has provided strategic advisory services for some of the most complex neighborhood, downtown, campus, and regional development projects across North America and abroad. With the addition of Jee Mee to the HR&A team, we look forward to continuing to support the economic development and public policy goals of our clients. She can be reached at jkim@hraadvisors.com.