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NYC BigApps 2015 Returns for its Sixth Year

July 31, 2015 / Comments Off on NYC BigApps 2015 Returns for its Sixth Year

 

The world’s largest civic technology competition is back. This year’s NYC BigApps competition – produced by HR&A on behalf of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) – asks teams to build apps, devices, and other tech tools that solve four pressing challenges aligned with the de Blasio Administration’s OneNYC long-term plan. The Challenges are:

 

 

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Team BigApps is partnering with more than 20 City agencies, policy advocates, and tech experts to offer mentorship and other resources to help create impactful products around these challenges. Finalists and winners will be eligible for $125,000 in cash prizes and post-competition support services to support the launch of their products across New York City and globally. Past BigApps winners include Heat Seek NYC, maker of a device that helps tenants report heating complaints, and Mind My Business, an app that keeps small businesses informed of happenings in their neighborhood.
BigApps is open to everyone — novice or pro; individual, team, or business; developer, data scientist, product manager, or content specialist. Visit BigApps.nyc to browse participants and projects, sign up for news and updates, and join the competition. Follow BigApps on Facebook and Twitter to stay tuned in on contest updates.

Stan Wall Joins HR&A’s D.C. office as a Partner

July 23, 2015 / Comments Off on Stan Wall Joins HR&A’s D.C. office as a Partner

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Stan Wall, former Director of Real Estate and Station Planning at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, joins HR&A.

 

“The addition of Stan Wall to our D.C. office strengthens the firm’s capacity to enhance the quality of urban life across the Capitol region.”

– John Alschuler, Chairman

 

HR&A is pleased to welcome Stan Wall as a Partner in our Washington D.C. office. Stan brings over 20 years of public-private real estate experience in the Washington Metro Area market. His past experience as a private developer, public sector official, and consultant will provide value, creativity, and strategic insight for our clients in the mid-Atlantic and surrounding areas. We are thrilled to have him join us in D.C.

 

The Washington Metro Area has been the beneficiary of significant economic and population growth over recent years. However this growth presents challenges in the form of rising housing costs and congested road and transit infrastructure. As he has throughout his career in D.C., Stan plans to continue to work with jurisdictions and developers across the region in helping to advance initiatives centered on smart growth, transit-oriented development, and economic development.

 

“These efforts will include creative strategies that incorporate public-private partnerships and innovative financing. HR&A has a history of taking on the most challenging and unique opportunities in these areas, and I hope to bring this broader expertise to assist clients facing similar challenges.”

– Stan Wall, Partner

 

Prior to joining HR&A, Stan was the Director of Real Estate and Station Planning at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). In this role, he reinvigorated the agency’s transit oriented development program by helping them leverage their transit infrastructure to support housing and economic development. Earlier in his career, Stan founded Wall Development Group, a Washington D.C.-based real estate development and advisory services firm focused on public-private partnerships and mixed-use, urban infill in emerging development areas.

 

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. HR&A’s work in the Washington D.C. region builds on a long track record of supporting the successful implementation of projects that enhance urban life in the District. Currently we are supporting the Master Development Plan for Union Station, where we are the lead economic advisor for the plan. Additionally, HR&A created the redevelopment plan and assisted in the developer solicitation for what is now CityCenterDC; we structured the transaction that allowed for the purchase of the Newseum site; and we led the planning and implementation of the Anacostia Waterfront’s most successful new neighborhood: Capitol Riverfront.

 

With Stan joining the firm, we look forward to continuing to support the economic development and real estate goals of our clients in Washington D.C. and nationally. Learn more about Stan’s background on our website. He can be reached as of August 31 at swall@hraadvisors.com.