MSRED Research Projects
Gentilly Resilience Neighborhood: Resilience of Small to Mid-size Businesses
Student - Laruschka Joubert
Waggonner & Ball Architecture/Environment
Commercial, Resilience
2019
Piece x Piece: Analyzing the Reuse of Non-Hazardous Materials Existing in Blighted Properties
Student - Megan Gilmore
City of Jackson, Department of Planning & Development
Green Building, Revitalization
2019
Navigating Opportunity Zone Regulations: An Investment Guide for New Orleans Developers
Student - Brooke Rhea
Walker & Dunlop
Finance, Policy
2019
Oddly Affordable: Affordability Through Design on Nonconforming Urban Lots
Student - Veronica Suarez
Interface Studio Architects
Land, Residential
2019
Digitizing Resilient Success: Bringing Innovation to Environmental Restoration
Student - Will McCollum
ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability
Land, Resilience
2019
Community-Owned Real Estate: Neighborhood Stewardship and Generative Ownership
Student - Carter Righi
Shift Capital
Community, Revitalization
2019
Fannie Mae: Green Rewards
Student - James Holley-Grisham
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
Finance, Green Building
2019
Place-based Subsidies: Planning for Opportunity in America's Distressed Communities
Student - Oren Richkin
Porchlight, LLC
Finance, Revitalization
2019
Health Promotion in Equitable Development: Implications for the Spirit of Charity Innovation District
Student - Alina Volkova
Downtown Development District
Community, Policy
2019
Creating Catalytic Change Through Mission and Vision Driven Development
Student - Katelin Morgan
MASS Design Group
Community, Revitalization
2019
The Vehicles that Will Drive Change in Real Estate are Driverless
Student - Muhammad Alfardan
Cityfi
Planning, Transportation
2019
The Global Local: Our World, Your City
Student - Joseph (Joe) Latson
Daydream Apartments
Green Building, Policy
2019
Gentrification and Displacement in the Chicagoland Area
Student - Jacob (Jake) Rubin
Farpoint Development
Community, Resilience
2019
Transforming Plank Road: Transit-Oriented Development Strategies
Student - Alan Sharlow
East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority
Award Winner, Land, Policy
2019
Celestial Ownership: Implications of Developments in Outer Space
Student - Max Warshaw
Tulane University Law School
New Orleans, Louisiana
Land, Policy
2019
Deleterious Land Use: One Example
Student - Anthony (Joey) Couvillon
Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX)
Award Winner, Land, Policy
2019
Opportunity Zones: Using Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds to Invest in New and Growing Businesses
Student - Margaret Boyd
Opportunity Alabama
Commercial, Finance
2019
California SB 35: Policymakers' Attempt to Stimulate Affordable Housing Development
Student - Alex Meyer
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Award Winner, Policy, Residential
2019
Building for Sustainability and Resilience: A New Orleans Case Study Featuring the St. Peter Residential, the first Net Zero Multifamily Building in Louisiana
Student - Lina Alfieri Stern
St. Bernard Project
Green Building, Resilience
2019
Missing Pieces: Modular Housing's Centuries-Old Role as the Technology of Tomorrow
Student - Mark (Haynes) Johnston
CBRE
Greed Building, Residential
2019
Advocating for Multi-Family Transit Oriented Development in Long Island, New York
Student - Andrew Glassman
Seritage Growth Properties
New York, New York
Residential, Transportation
2018
Engaging in Waterfront Redevelopment in Moss Point, Mississippi
Student - Kenneth Move
City of Moss Point, Mississippi
Moss Point, Mississippi
Policy, Revitalization
2018
Addressing Barriers to Passive House Construction in New Orleans
Student - Alexander Sessums
Greater Philadelphia PAssive House Association
New Orleans, Louisiana
Green Building, Residential
2018
Monetizing Spatial Porosity of Large Scale Commercial Developments
Student - Sierra Eades
Arquitectonica
Miami, Florida
Commercial, Finance
2018
Campus Residence Hall Planning and User Engagement
Student - Martha Elliot
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Community, Planning
2018
Supporting New Orleans' Resiliency
Student - Kyle Goggans
Finance Authority of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finance, Resilience
2018
Time and Costs in Affordable Housing
Student - Isaura Perez
Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance
New Orleans, Louisiana
Green Building, Residential
2018
Gentrification: Effects on Racial Equity
Student - Me'osha Solsberry
SOMA Design
Chicago, Illinois
Community, Policy
2018
Short Term Rentals in Central City
Student - Elene Bueso
Felicity Redevelopment
New Orleans, Louisiana
Commercial, Policy
2018
National Guard Property Foundation and Public-Private Partnerships
Student - Christopher Bailey
Louisiana National Guard Property Foundation
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Land, Policy
2018
Deconstruction and Salvage: Waste Diversion in New Orleans
Student - Lucas Elser
New Orleans, Louisiana
Community, Planning
2018
Smart Growth Strategies: El Centro Community College Expansion
Student - Charles Haley
Dallas County Community College District
Dallas, Texas
Policy, Resilience
2018
Making Amusement Parks Friendly for All
Student - Michele Rielly
Jazzland Park
New Orleans, Louisiana
Land, Policy
2018
777 West Chicago: A Study of District-Scale Redevelopment
Student - Deirdre Clein
Tribune Real Estate Holdings
Chicago, Illinois
Planning, Revitalization
2018
Impact Investing: Opportunities for Private Developers to Align Product with Impact
Student - Braham Berg
Brookland Capital
Brooklyn, New York
Finance, Policy
2018
Green Lending Incentives for Multifamily Housing
Student - Celeste Favrot
CBRE
Boston, Massachusetts
Award Winner, Finance, Residential
2018
Approaching Net Zero Energy: Multifamily Housing
Student - Sam Levison
Mithun
San Francisco, California
Green Building, Residential
2018
Energy Efficiency in New Orleans, Louisiana
Student - Noah Russin
City of New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Green Building, Policy
2018
Implementing Surface Parking Taxes in Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
Student - Robert Denham
Cincinatti Center City Development Corporation
Cincinatti, Ohio
Award Winner, Finance, Land
2018
Best Practices in the Disposition of Publicly-Owned Land
Student - Brandon Dughman
New Orleans Business
New Orleans, Louisiana
Land, Policy
2017
The Feasibility of Public Land Exchange: A Proactive Choice for Coastal Resilience
Student - Nathan Linson
The Trust for Public Land
Land, Resilience
2017
Building Resilience: An Analysis of Overlaps and Synergies of Resilient Design with LEED Certification
Student - Catherine O'Byron
Forest City
Cleveland, Ohio
Green Building, Resilience
2017
Infill Development: The Case for Flexible Zoning
Student - Garrigues Wier
Svelte Design
San Antonio, Texas
Planning, Policy
2017
Walter Amenities in New Orleans Multifamily Apartments
Student - Scott Branta
Wisznia Development
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Green Building, Residential
2017
Need and Opportunity: Examining Grocery-Anchored Retail in Underserved Markets
Student - Daniel Feinberg
Invest Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Commercial, Community
2017
A Comparison of Real Estate Bubbles: Florida to Hainan
Student - Linfeng Lyu
Colliers International
Beijing
Finance, Policy
2017
Flood Resilience Analysis: Southern Louisiana
Student - Michael Parsiola
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Policy, Resilience
2017
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's National Disaster Resilience Competition: How to Move Forward and Implement Green Infrastructure
Student - Calla Bardwell
GCR Consulting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Policy, Resilience
2017
Health Impact Assessment: A Roadmap for Better Development
Student - James Fox
United States Green Building Council
Washington, District of Columbia
Planning, Policy
2017
Building Performance in Central America: Introducing EDGE in Honduras
Student - Jose Meza
International Finance Corporation
Washington, District of Columbia
Award Winner, Green Building, Policy
2017
Is There a Solution to the Agriculture Street Landfill?
Student - Michael Pizzolatto
University of New Orleans Transportation Institute
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Revitalization, Transportation
2017
Canal Street: Analyzing How to Activate the Potential in Underutilized Historic Buildings
Student - Amy Breen
National Trust for Historic Preservation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Commercial, Revitalization
2017
Is Deconstruction a Viable Solution for Removing Inner City Blight?
Student - Buicker Kimble
MetroMorphosis
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Residential, Revitalization
2017
Urban Harvest: Agricultural Real Estate
Student - Andrew Moore
The Food Trust
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Commercial, Land
2017
Post-Katrina Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects: Year-15 Outcomes
Student - Aiden Smith
Providence Community Housing
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finance, Residential
2017
Planning with the Louisiana Land Use Toolkit: The First Step in Reversing Disinvestment in Franklin and Rural Louisiana
Student - Ab Coulon
City of Franklin, Louisiana
Franklin, Louisiana
Land, Planning
2016
Measuring Gentrification
Student - Allison Price
The Reinvestment Fund
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Community, Policy
2016
Multifamily Development and Financing During Recessionary Periods
Student - Brian Morrice
HRI Properties
New Orleans, Louisiana
Financing, Residential
2016
Improving Blight Remediation in Soft Market Communities
Student - Benjamin Samuels
City of New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Policy, Revitalization
2016
Analysis of Homeowners' Stormwater Management Intervention in Gentilly, New Orleans
Student - Natawat Thanomsat
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
New Orleans, Louisiana
Policy, Resilience
2016
Collective Community Real Estate Investment
Student - Jenga Mwendo
Crescent City Community Land Trust
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finanace, Residential
2016
A Comparative Analysis of Green Building Standards
Student - Bryan Yim
District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment
Washington, District of Columbia
Green Building, Policy
2016
Equitable Transit-Oriented Development as a Strategy for Neighborhood Revitalization
Student - Kimberly Ferrari
Center for Planning Excellence
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Award Winner, Revitalization, Transportation
2016
Profiting from Preservation: Constructing a Report for New Orleans
Student - Rebeckah Blossman
Louisiana Landmarks Society
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finance, Revitalization
2015
The Southern Hotel: The Adaptive Reuse and Renovation of a Historic Building in Downtown Covington, Louisiana
Student - Lydia Robin
Trapolin Peer Architects
Covington, Louisiana
Commercial, Revitalization
2015
Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Green Space: Recommendations for the Lafitte Greenway
Student - Blake Gill
Friends of the Lafitte Corridor
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Land, Planning
2015
Kirby Grove at Levy Park: How to create a sustainable destination
Student - Morgan Lera (Colburn)
Midway Companies
Houston, Texas
Land, Resilience
2015
Zero Net Energy in Multifamily New Construction in California
Student - Victoria Menchaca
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, District of Columbia
Green Building, Residential
2015
Food Retail Intervention Policies: An analysis of CDFI Fresh Food programs
Student - Ryan Herringshaw
Hope Enterprise Credit Union
Jackson, Mississippi
Award Winner, Commercial, Policy
2015
Analysis of Sustainable Zero Net Energy Residential Developments
Student - Thomas Dacey
Brickhaus Partners
Cleveland, Ohio
Green Building, Residential
2015
Getting to Zero: Why New Orleans should adopt a new greywater policy
Student - Kyle Gilmore
Redside Commercial Real Estate Fund
Portland, Oregon
Green Building, Policy
2015
Greening the Golden Arches: Strategies to reduce energy consumption for a quick-service restaurant
Student - John Robinson
Valluzzo Management
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Commercial, Green Building
2015
Parking Development Decisions in Downtown New Orleans
Student - Theodore Newmyer
HRI Properties
New Orleans, Louisiana
Land, Planning
2015
Putting the Magic Back in the Magic City: An analysis of downtown revitalization in Birmingham, Alabama
Student - Elizabeth Smith
KPS Group
Birmingham, Alabama
Planning, Revitalization
2015
Clear Creek Transit Village Feasibility Study
Student - Tanya Jiminez
Tailbreak Partners
Denver, Colorado
Planning, Transportation
2015
An Analysis of the Howard Avenue Commercial Corridor in Downtown Biloxi
Student - Shannon Zeimetz
Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Biloxi, Mississippi
Award Winner, Commercial, Planning
2014
An Analysis of the Green Building Industry: Industry growth, developer segmentation, and the value created
Student - Abigail Riche
Atelier Ten
New York, New York
Green Building, Policy
2014
A Faith-Base Community Development Strategy for New Orleans
Student - Heidi Woodard
Enterprise Community Partners
New Orleans, Louisiana
Commercial, Planning
2014
Central Business District Hotel Market Analysis
Student - Hunter Monsour
New Orleans Downtown Development District
New Orleans, Louisiana
Commercial, Revitalization
2014
Assessment of the Impact of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2: A comparison of the Gentilly and Lower Ninth Ward Neighborhoods
Student - Eric Chown
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finance, Residential
2014
Revitalization of Market Street in Downtown Wilmington, Delaware
Student - Ascanio Serena
Buccini/Pollin Group
Wilmington, Delaware
Commercial, Revitalization
2014
An Urban Housing Plan for Downtown Biloxi
Student - Logan Rutledge
Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Biloxi, Mississippi
Residential, Revitalization
2014
The Value of Sustainable Development: An analysis of the economic, environmental, and social impacts
Student - Rebecca Margolis
Southern California Association of Governments
Los Angeles, California
Green Building, Policy
2014
Quantifying the Value of Key Clauses in a Commercial Green Lease
Student - Nathaniel Ardente
Institute for Market Transformation
Washington, District of Columbia
Award Winner, Commercial, Policy
2014
South Market: Downtown in Style
Student - Christen Tanner
Domain Companies
New Orleans, Louisiana
Commercial, Residential
2014
Analysis of the Effectiveness of Architects Serving as Developer
Student - Jeff Grossman
Jonathan Segal Architecture + Development
San Diego, California
Planning, Policy
2014
Bike Share Financing: How businesses view the benefits of bike share
Student - Michael Bosio
Southern California Association of Governments
Los Angeles, California
Commercial, Transportation
2014
Strategies to Promote Private Investment in Weak-Disinvested Neighborhoods: A case study on the 2400 block of Louisa Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
Student - John Huppi
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church & New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Policy, Residential
2014
Bell School Artist Housing Redevelopment
Student - Damion Hunter
Artspace
New Orleans, Louisiana
Residential, Revitalization
2014
Urban Warehouse District Revitalization for the 21st Century
Student - Alex Whatley
Downtown Mobile Alliance
Mobile, Alabama
Commercial, Revitalization
2014
Surety Bonding in the United States: The perspective of the small general contractor
Student - Sam Sullivan
Manna, Incorporated
Washington, District of Columbia
Finance, Green Building
2014
Cultural Placemaking in Old South Baton Rouge: A Pop-up Story
Student - Sarah Hargrove
Center for Planning Excellence
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Commercial, Community
2013
LEED-Neighborhood Development: A Quantifiable Study of Health and Sustainability through Smart Growth
Student - Aubrey Chamberlain
United States Green Building Council
Washington, District of Columbia
Green Building, Planning
2013
An Analysis of Market, Financing, Regulatory, and Geographic Barriers to Zero Energy Buildings
Student - Darell Koh
Mithun
Seattle, Washington
Award Winner, Commercial, Community
2013
Arts and Innovation Mixed-Use Center: 370 Asylum Street
Student - Laquanda Smith
Community Solutions
Hartford, Connecticut
Commercial, Community
2013
Potential for Resilience in Healthcare Facilities
Student - Brennan Fournerat
United States Green Building Coucil
Washington, District of Columbia
Commercial, Resilience
2013
Reintroducing Vacant Properties into Commerce
Student - Regina Lamacchia
The Louisiana Land Trust
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Land, Revitalization
2013
Tax Increment Financing as a Potential Funding Source for a Development Project in New Orleans, Louisiana
Student - Trevor Down
HRI, Incorporated
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finance, Residential
2013
Cook County Land Bank and Land Bank Best Practices
Student - Dominic Ozanne
Jones Lan LaSalle
Chicago, Illinois
Land, Policy
2013
Performance Benchmarking: Creating Measurable Energy and Monetary Savings in the Real Estate Industry
Student - Danielle Vachon
ULI Greenprint Center
New York, New York
Green Building, Policy
2013
Using Community Development Block Grant Funds to Address Residential Housing Demand in Terrebonne Parish
Student - Jasmine Anderson
Strategic Development Partners
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finance, Residential
2013
The Commerce Building Redevelopment: The acquisition and redevelopment of an historic building in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Student - Henry Hopkins
The 5th Floor Company
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Award Winner, Residential, Revitalization
2013
An Analysis of the Value of Green Residential Buildings in the Secondary Market
Student - Katie Frattaroli
Walker & Dunlop
Boston, Massachusetts
Green Building, Residential
2013
Attracting Neighborhood Services Retail to Underserved Communities in East Baton Rouge Parish: An examination of best recruiting practices, the New Markets tax credit, and fresh food financing
Student - John Eskew
Stirling Properties
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Award Winner, Commercial, Finance
2012
Finishing the Thought: A Case Study on Bridge Building
Student - Amy Montgomery
EOA Architects
Nashville, Tennessee
Policy, Transportation
2012
A Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for New York City Public Housing Authority Properties
Student - John Moore
New York City Housing Authority
Brooklyn, New York
Residential, Resilience
2012
The Best Practices of Eco Districts: Reinventing Water Reed Hospital District
Student - Deborah Light
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
Green Building, Resilience
2012
Best Practices for the Mitigation of New Streetcar and Streetscaping Construction on Businesses within Existing Commercial Corridors: a survey of accepted strategies and recommendations for future implementation
Student - Tyler Antrup
Washington, District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development
Washington, District of Columbia
Award Winner, Commercial, Transportation
2012
Implementation of Waste to Energy Systems in Metropolitan America
Student - Brinda Sen Gupta
Forest City Enterprises
Cleveland, Ohio
Award Winner, Green Building, Resilience
2012
The Harold Ickes Redevelopment: A Look at Mixed-Income Housing in Chicago's Plan for Transformation
Student - Daniel Monckton
The Habitat Company
Chicago, Illinois
Residential, Revitalization
2012
Innovation Square: Analyzing a University-Driven Public-Private Partnership
Student - Kasey Liedtke
Perkins+Will
New York, New York
Community, Policy
2012
The Economic Impact of New Grocery Store Development
Student - Samuel Berman
Alembic Community Development Corporation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Commercial, Community
2012
Current Real Estate Development Industry Usage of Sustainable Forestry Products in the Southeast
Student - Tanner Strohschein
RayOMartin Forest Stewardship Council
Alexandria, Louisiana
Award Winner, Green Building, Policy
2012
The Laurel: Tax credit impact on sustainability, historic preservation, and community in St. Louis
Student - Andrew Mayronne
National Trust Community Investment Corporation
St. Louis, Missouri
Finance, Residential
2012
Healthcare Villages: Development Strategies for our Health
Student - Carter Broun
Perkins+Will
New York, New York
Community, Policy
2012
Naval Support Activity East Bank: Creating and international disaster management recovery, and resilience center
Student - Christian Brierre
The Naval Support Activity New Orleans Advisory Task Force
New Orleans, Louisiana
Award Winner, Planning, Resilience
2012
Financial Mechanisms for the implementation of integrated water management in New Orleans
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finance, Policy
2012
Show me the Green: Revealing Value in Green Buildings
Student - Vann Joines
United States Green Building Council
Washington, District of Columbia
Finance, Green Building
2012