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

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