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YUQI WANG

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EDUCATIONMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Cambridge, MA June 2014

• SchoolofArchitecture+Planning,MasterinCityPlanning,UrbanDesignCertificate(GPA4.8/5.0)

• MasterThesis:StateZoningLegislationandLocalAdaptation:anevaluationontheimplementationofMassachusettsChapter40RSmartGrowthLegislation(Advisor:Prof.TerryS.Szold)

• ThesisresearchcitedinMassachusettsCommonwealthHousingTaskForceQuarterlyReports–June2014edition

TSINGHUA UNIVERSITYBeijing, China July 2010

• SchoolofPublicPolicy&Management,MasterofAppliedEconomics-RegionalEconomics(GPA90.9/100,Rank1/38)

• MasterThesis:InternalCoordinationandExternalCooperation:AResearchontheCooperatingDilem-masofIndividualCooperativeHousing(Advisor:Prof.ZhiyuanCui)

• TopGradeMr.&Mrs.ZhengXucuipingScholarshipofTsinghuaUniversity(2009)

RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINABeijing, China July 2007

• SchoolofEconomics,BachelorofNationalEconomicManagement(GPA3.95/4.0,Rank1/49)

• HonoraryTitleofExcellentStudentofRenminUniversityofChina

SPECIALITIES & SKILLSSPECIALTY AREAS

• UrbanDesign,Neighborhoodplan,Zoningandlanduseplan,Realestatedevelopment

• SmartGrowth/Transit-orienteddevelopmentplananddesignstrategy

• Housing/energy/socioeconomicpolicyanalysis

SKILLS• Computer:AdobeCreativeSuite,AutoCAD,ArcGIS,QGIS,SketchUp,MSOffice,NetLogo,Python

programming

• Language:Mandarin(Nativeorbilingualproficiency)

PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE

NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE PLAN AND DESIGN PROJECTS

SMART GROWTH ZONING DISTRICT PLAN AMENDMENTBrockton, MA October 2014 - Present

• ProvidetechnicalsupporttotheTownofBrockton’samendmenttoitsDowntownSmartGrowthOverlayDistrict

• Updateparcelanddistrictdata;ProduceGISmapsandquantitativezoninganalysis;Assistantwithstakeholderoutreach;CompileSmartGrowthZoningapplicationwhichwillbesubmittedtotheMADepartmentofHousingandCommunityDevelopment

URBAN EXPANSION CONCEPT PLAN AND LAND READJUSTMENT STRATEGYCambridge, MA February 2014 – August 2014

• ProvidedtechnicalsupporttotheCityofBanha(Egypt)’sdetaileddevelopmentplanforthe50-hectorurbanexpansionarea

• CollaboratedwithUN-Habitat’sandLandGovernanceLaboratory,Inc.’sresearchstaffsandBanha’slocalplannerstoproposedistrictandneighborhoodlanduseplansandlandreadjustmentstrategies

• Producedlanduseplandrawing,phaseI5.9-hectorneighborhoodsiteplan,3-Dmodel,andfinancialscenarioanalysis

TRANSIT-ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT PLAN AND LAND USE PLANNINGSomerville, MA Fall 2013

• Workedinaten-studentteamtoproposeavisionaryplanwithzoningrecommendationsthataimedtoguidetheTransitOrientedDevelopmentandincentivizeecologicalsensitivedevelopmentinaprevious-lyindustrialneighborhood

• Conductedexistinglanduseanalysis;Co-producedneighborhoodconceptplan,landuseplan,catalystandimplementationstrategy

• Presentedthevisionaryplantotheneighborhood,andsubmittedittothePlanning&ZoningdivisionoftheCityofSomerville

BOSTON ALLSTON VILLAGE MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION PLANBoston, MA Spring 2013

• CollaboratedwithtodevelopaproposaltoenhancethebusinessenvironmentofAllstonVillageMainStreetinBoston

• Conductedtransit,parking,businessconditionsdiagnosis;Developedshared-parkingandbusinessenhancementstrategies

• PresentedthestrategiestotheAllstonVillageMainStreetOfficeandneighborhoodrepresentativesforimplementation

CYPHER STREET TRANSFORMATION CONCEPT PLANBoston, MA January 2013

• CollaboratedwithtwostudentstodevelopaconceptplantotransformtheindustriallandscapearoundtheCypherStreetareainSouthBoston;Proposedadouble-deckstreet,mixed-useprojects,publicspaceprogram,andform-basedcoderezoningrecommendations

• PresentedtheproposaltotheplanningstaffsoftheCapitalProjectsfortheMassachusettsConventionCenterAuthorityandBostonRedevelopmentAuthority

YUQI WANG

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MIXED USE INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE PLANCambridge MA Fall 2012

• Collaboratedwiththreestudentstoproposeaconceptualplanfora12-acresiteinCambridgeport,proposingmulti-typehousingandlive-workspaces,retailandentertainmentuses,communityparkandplaza,andtrafficcalmingstrategies

• PresentedtheprojectproposaltoapanelofreviewersconsistofrepresentativesfromtheCityandtheneighborhood,urbanplanners,designers,andrealestatedevelopers

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AND COMPLEX MIXED-USE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTSao Paulo, Brazil Spring 2014

• Ledafour-studentteamtoproposeaphasedmixed-usedevelopmentfora10-hectaresiteinSaoPaulo’shistoricdowntown,includinghousing,office,retail,hotel,schoolandculturaluses,realestatefinancingplanandlandacquisitionplan

• Contributedtodevelopmentconceptandprogramdesign;Producedsite&floorplans,3-Dmodel,andopenspacedesign

• SubmittedtheprojectproposaltoSaoPauloMayor’soffice

MIXED-INCOME HOUSING AND AMENITIES DEVELOPMENTCambridge, MA Fall 2013

• Ledathree-studentteamtoproposeaninfilldevelopmentinEastCambridgeincludingretails,mixed-in-comerentalandfor-saleapartments,andcommunityamenities

• Producedsite&floorplans,3-Dmodel,rezoningandaffordablehousingsubsidyapplication;Compliedtheproposalpackage

• PresentedtheprojectproposaltoapanelofreviewersconsistofdeveloperandhousingprojectmanagerfromlocalCDCs

MODELING AND DATA VISUALIZATION PROJECTS

URBAN ECOSYSTEM, BIODIVERSITY AND OPEN SPACE STRATEGYHaifa, Israel Summer 2014

• CollaboratedwithresearchersintheComplexCityResearchLabatTechnion-IsraelInstituteofTechnolo-gytobuildNetLogomodelstosimulatewildlife’smovementpatternsintheurbanareaofHaifa

• Conductedliteraturereviewontherelationshipofthemorphologyofurbanlandscape,ecosystem,andbiodiversity

• Willco-authorandpublishapaperonthemodellingmethodology,simulatingresults,andopenspacenetworkstrategyproposals

VISUALIZING AIRBNBBoston, MA January 2014

• Ledathree-studentteamtomapandanalyzethespacedistributionofBoston’sAirbnbhosts,andpro-poseregulationstrategy

• CollectedandGIS-mappedthecity-widedataofAirbnbhosts,existinghousingstock,demographics,andneighborhoodamenities;AnalyzedthespatialrelationshipbetweenAirbnbhostsandneighborhoodfeaturestoindicateregulatoryapproach

• PresentedtheanalysistorepresentativesfromlocalplanningagenciesandtheAirbnbcompany

POLICY ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE

ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET TRANSFORMATION STRATEGYBellevue, WA June 2013 - August 2013

• WorkedasaninternanalystintheCityofBellevue’sEnvironmentalStewardshipInitiativetoproposeenergyefficiencystrategies

• Conductedstakeholderoutreachonenergybenchmarkingpolicyandenergyefficiencyindustrycluster-ingdevelopment

• Draftedpolicyrecommendationsandmodelordinanceonbuildingenergyefficiency;proposedgreeneconomydevelopmentstrategies

URBAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND HOUSING POLICY, Hong Kong/Beijing, China June 2010 - July 2012

• WorkedintheHongKong&MacaoOfficeofChina’sStateCouncil,ledtheresearchprojectsonHK’shousingandlanddevelopmentpoliciesandinitiatives;Authoredandco-authoredmultipleanalysisreports

PRE-PLANNING INVESTIGATION EXPERIENCE

POST-EARTHQUAKE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN INVESTIGATIONSichuan, China August 2008

• Workedinavolunteerinvestigationteamtoconductfield-investigationintownsdamagedbythe8.0-MLearthquake

• Documenteddisasterdamagesandlosses,post-disasterresettlementconditions,victims’relocationpreferences

• Co-authoredfieldresearchreportasafoundationtothegovernment’spost-disastermanagementandrebuildwork

SUBURBAN TOWN ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING INVESTIGATIONShanghai, China September 2008

• Workedwiththreegovernmentplanningstaffstoconductfield-investigationinsuburbanShanghai,interviewedstakeholders

• Co-authoredexistingconditionanalysisreportwhichservedasabasisofthetown’slong-termstrategicdevelopmentplan

PUBLICATIONS• Wang,Y.(2014)“TheGrassrootsCo-operativeHousinginUrbanChina:TheCaseofLINECITY”,

InGijselinckx,C.etal.(ed.),CooperativeinnovationsinChinaandtheWest.PalgraveMacmillan,pp.248-263

• Wang,Y.andZhang,X.(2006)“Lessonstolearn:anexplorationintotheUrban&LandUsePlanningPracticeofBritain”(Chinese),UrbanDevelopment,2006(07),pp.55-56

• Wang,Y.(2006)“TheProblemsoftheSatelliteTownsSysteminBeijing”(Chinese),BrandsTimes,2006.5.26

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ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL PROJECTSNEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ‖ REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ‖ POLICY ANALYSIS ‖ DATA ANALYSIS2012-2014

CENTRO DE GOVERNOSaoPaulo,Brazil

COOPERATIVE URBANIZATIONBanha,Egypt

URBAN LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITYHaifa,Israel

3RD & BINNEY APARTMENTSCambridge,MA,US

CHARLES SQUARECambridge,MA,US

VISUALIZING AIRBNB IN BOSTONBoston,MA,US

RIVERSIDE COURTCambridge,MA,US

A VISION FOR THE UNION SQUARE GATEWAYSomerville,MA,US

ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET TRANSFORMATION STRATEGYBellevue,WA,US

RIVERSIDE COURT

Mixed-useneighborhoodland-utalizatingconceptplan/Cambridge,MA

CHARLES SQUARE

Mixed-userealestateprojectupgradingplan/Cambridge,MA

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CENTRO DE GOVERNO

Downtownrevitalizationandlarge-scaleurbancomplexprojectplan/SaoPaulo,Brazil

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A VISION FOR THE UNION SQUARE GATEWAY

Neighborhoodrevitalizationandtransit-orientedlanduseplan/Somerville,MA

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3RD & BINNEY APARTMENTS

Mixed-use,mixed-incomehousingdevelopmentproposal/Cambridge,MA

COOPERATIVE URBANIZATION

Urbanexpansionconceptplanandlandreadjustmentplan/Banha,Egypt

VISULAZING AIRBNB IN BOSTON

AGISanalysisofspace-sharing/Boston,MA

URBAN LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY

Agent-basedsimulationofwildlifemovementinurbanarea/Haifa,Israel

ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY

Buildingenergyefficiencyandgreeneconomyindustrydevelopmentpolicy/Bellevue,WA

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Real estate development: complex urban project

Department of Urban Studies + Planning, MIT

Team Members

Sara Brown,Mehul Chavada,Rafael Libman,Yuqi Wang

Instructors

Peter Roth, Victor Eskinazi, Alexis Wheeler

CENTRO DE GOVERNO SAO PAULO DOWNTOWN CORE REVITALIZATION AND URBAN COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT

SPRING 2014 / SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

Locatedonthe10-hectaresiteoftheAnhangabaú

ValleyindowntownSaoPaulo,thisdevelopment

proposesmultipleprojectsovera10-yeartime

frameasapremierprojecttocatalyzetherevital-

izationofthehistoriccoreofthecity.Theoverall

programfocusesonthreekeycomponents:aPUB-

LICSERVICEHUBwithgovernmentoffices,apublic

servicegraduateschool,apublicservice-focused

highschool,andapubliclyaccessibletechnology

center;aDOWNTOWNLIVE/WORKCOMMUNITY

withhousing,office,andserviceretail;aDESTINA-

TION&CIVICCENTERwhichincludesmainstreet

retails,MuseumoftheCity,PerformanceCenter,

open-airmarketandpublicparks.

ThisprojectwaspartoftheRealEstateDevelop-

mentStudioatMIT,taughtbyPeterRoth,Victor

EskinaziandAlexisWheeler,andreviewedbya

paneloflocaldevelopersandrepresentativesfrom

theCityofSaoPaulo.Thedesignandaccompany-

ingfinancialmodelweredevelopedbyafour-per-

sonteam.Iwastheleaddesignerandcreatedall

thevisualmaterialspresentedhere,andorganized

theprojectproposalreport.

KEY FIGURES

BuiltFloorArea:525,740m2

TotalDevelopmentCost:686,831,373USD

SiteAcquisition&Preparation:473,869,423USD

CEPACs:377,691,140USDfor277,146m2

ResidualValue:592,703,041USD

30 m

MAJOR MIXED-USE BUILDINGS FLOOR PLANS

Ground Level Typical Upper Level

SECTIONS

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Public Hub

GovernmentOffice

TechnologyCenter

HighSchool

GraduateSchool

Downtown Live/Work

Housing/Loft

GroceryStore

NeighborhoodRetail

OfficeSpace

Downtown Destination

RetailBlock

Open-AirMarket

MuseumoftheCity

PerformanceCenter

Hotel

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PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

PROGRAM AND PHASING PLAN

Resid

ential

Educa

tion

Hotel

Retail

Museu

m/The

ater

Office

132,000m2

15,040m29,900m2

Residential

Office

Civic/Cultural/Institutional

Hotel

Retail

188,500m2

141,900m2

51,946m2

43,200m2

87,364m2

37%

28%

10%

8%

17%

Resid

ential

Educa

tion

Hotel

Retail

Museu

m/The

ater

Office

91,500m2

16,800m2

68,764m2

24,386m2

(15,040 m2)(9,900 m2)

(132,000 m2)

Resid

ential

Educa

tion

Hotel

Retail

Museu

m/The

ater

Office

(91,500 m2)

50,400m2

39,700m2

8,700m2

432,000m212,520m2

(39,426 m2)(78,664 m2)

(148,800 m2)

LocatedincloseproximitytotheMassachusetts

InstituteofTechnology,KendallSquarehasbeen

knownasaglobalcenterforbiotechnologyre-

searchanddevelopment.Whiletherapidconstruc-

tionoflabsandofficeshassupportedacontinuous

influxofemploymentopportunities,thesupplies

ofhousing,commercialandotherneighborhood

servicesandamenitiesareyettocatchup.3rd

&BinneyApartmentsisamixed-usedevelopment

proposalthattakesadvantageofa1.78-acre

underutilizedsitesituatedbetweenhigh-tech

KendallSquareandresidentialneighborhoodEast

Cambirdge.Thisproposalincludesaffordableand

market-ratedrentalandcondominiumunits,retails,

daycarefacility,andundergroundparkingspaces.

ThisprojectwaspartoftheMixedIncomeHousing

DevelopmentcourseatMIT,taughtbyPeterRoth

andreviewedbyapaneloflocaldevelopers.The

designandaccompanyingfinancialmodelwerede-

velopedbyathree-personteam.Iwasresponsible

fortheconceptprogramdesign,affordablehousing

financingstrategyplan,floorplans,3Dmodel,pro-

ducingallthegraphicsshownhere,andcompiling

thefinalreport.

KEY FIGURES

Rental

TotalDevelopmentCost:84,158,438USD

SiteAcquisition:333,000USD

DeveloperFee:2,436,968USD

Condo

TotalDevelopmentCost:54,728,734USD

SiteAcquisition:14,379,600USD

DeveloperProfit:8,622,916USD (16%ofcost)

Mixed Income Housing Development

Department of Urban Studies + Planning, MIT

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3RD & BINNEY APARTMENTS URBAN INFILL AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (MIXED-USE, MIXED-INCOME HOUSING)

FALL 2013 / CAMBRIDGE, MA, US

Team Members

Katherine Mella, Mitsuhiro Nomura, Yuqi Wang

Instructors

Peter Roth, Alexis Wheeler

60 ftN

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L2 - L7

L8 - L10

RENTAL APARTMENT CONDO APARTMENT

L2 - L7

L1

L8 - L15

L1

30 ftNN

FLOOR PLANS SECTION PROGRAMTYPICAL UNIT PLANS

99,783 s.f. Condo Units16one-bedroom36two-bedroom40three-bedroom31studio

330 Underground Parking170residentialparking75grocerystoreparking

4,386 s.f. Retail

2,522 s.f. Daycarewithplayground

2,335,236 s.f. Flat Rental101one-bedroom109two-bedroom30three-bedroom40studio

15,707 s.f. Grocery Store

19,929 s.f. Walk-up Rental2one-bedroom18two-bedroom2three-bedroom

1BR

1BR

1BR

1BR

2BR

2BR

2BR

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2BR

2BR

3BR

3BR

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3BR

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SECTION B

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Studio

435 s.f.

1 bedroom

609 s.f.

2 bedroom

913.5 s.f.

3 bedroom

1160 s.f.

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The12-acresiteislocatedinassessorblock

No.100inCambridgeport,Cambridge,MA.The

neighborhoodisboundedbyRiversidetothe

North,MITtotheeast,andtheCharlesRivertothe

southandthewest.Thesiteisseparatedfromthe

waterfrontrecreationspacetothesouthbyMemo-

rialDrive,astatehighwaywithhightrafficvolume,

andseperatedfromthefine-grainedresidential

neighborhoodtothenorthbyaretainingwallwith

severalinformalfootpathentries.Thesitecurrently

isdominatedbylargerfootprintcommercial

buildingsandexpansivesurfaceparkinglots,i.e.a

43,500SFMicrocenter,a12,000SFTraderJoe’s

grocery,aStarbucks,aSleepy’s,aMariotthotel

andrestaurantand285parkingspaces.Withthe

goalstocreateacommercial&entertainmentdesti-

nationwhileaccommodatingexistingretailtenants,

toprovidenewhigh-densityhousingwhilebeing

respectfultotheexistingsingle-familyresidentail

neighborhoodinCambridgeport,thisplanpropos-

estoprovide64,000SFretailspacesforexisting

tenants,12,000SFrestaurant/bars,a22,000SF

movietheater,aplaza,153,000SFhotelspace,

39,000SFlow-riseresidential,320,000SFhigh-

riseapartment,andacommunitypark.

ThisprojectwaspartoftheUrbanDesignSkills

courseatMIT,taughtbyProf.EranBen-Josephand

reviewedbyapaneloflocalcommunityplanners

anddevelopers.Thedesignwasdevelopedbya

four-personteam.Icontributedtotheconceptde-

sign,siteplan,andwasresponsibleforthesection

drawing.Myteammatesproducedthethree-dimen-

sionalmassingdrawingsandrenderings.

Urban Design Skills

Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

Team Members

Janet Choi, Catherine Vanderwaart, Michael Waldrep, Yuqi Wang

Instructor

Eran Ben-Joseph

VIEW B

VIEW E

VIEW C

VIEW A

VIEW D

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RIVERSIDE COURT MIXED USE INFILL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

FALL 2012 / CAMBRIDGE, MA, USCIRCULATION

SECTION ALONG MAGAZINE STREET (VIEW B)

ELEVATION ALONG MEMORIAL DRIVE (VIEW A)

MACROCENTER (VIEW D)

NEW “MAINSTREET“ (VIEW E)

SHELL PARK (VIEW C)

Parking Entrance

High-Speed Traffic

Low-Speed Traffic

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Views to river

Pedestrian Pathway

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SittingjustnorthofBoston,theUnionSquare

GatewayneighborhoodoftheCityofSomer-

ville,oncethecity’smostvibrantcommercial

district,iscurrentlydominatedbyasphaltpark-

inglots,BigBoxstores,storagewarehouses,

auto-dependentusesandbusinesses.TheCity

seekstotransformtheareathroughacompre-

hensiveredevelopmentover20years,andthe

upcomingMBTAGreenLineextensionprovides

anopportunitytoshapethefuturedevelopment

aroundthetransit-orientedprincipals.This

visionaryplanoffersaproactivestrategyfor

futurelanduse,economicdevelopment,and

neighborhoodrevitalizationthatcanmeetthe

needsoftheneighborhoodandbenefitSomer-

villeandtheregionatlarge.Thisplanprojects

2,700,000SFofnewdevelopmentinthe47-

acrearea,including1,890,000SFcommercial

spaceand700housingunits.

ThisprojectemergedfromtheCommunity

GrowthandLandUsePlanningworkshopat

MIT,taughtbyTerrySzoldandSusanSilber-

berg.TheclientwastheCityofSomerville.

Icollaboratedwithotherteammemberson

conceptualplanandsiteplangraphics.

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Community Growth and Land Use Planning

Department of Urban Studies + Planning, MIT

Team Members

Sneha Mandhan, Farrah Sabouni, Gary Chan, Jonah Rogoff, Qianqian Zhang, Yuqi Wang

Instructors

Terry Szold, Susan Silberberg

A VISION FOR THE UNION SQUARE GATEWAY NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND TOD LAND USE PLAN

FALL 2013 / BOSTON, MA, US

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

OpenSpace6%

LightIndustrial2%

Civic/Institutional3%

Commercial34%

Parking10% Residential

9%

MixedUse36%

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY (s.f.)(percentage by land use type)

SUB-DISTRICTS CONCEPT PLANS LAND DEVELOPMENT PHASING PLAN

As-of-right Development Capacity (s.f.)

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TheCharlesSquarewasamixed-useproject

developedintheearly1980son183,354SFsite

previouslyusedasMBTAtrainyard.Locatedad-

jacenttoHarvardKennedySchoolofGovernment

andJ.F.K.Park,andwithin0.25milefromHarvard

Square,itprovidesluxurycondounits,hotel,retail,

officespace,andundergroundparking.Despite

thesuccessofthecondosandhotel,theofficeand

retailspacefellshortofthedeveloper’sexpecta-

tions.Thisredevelopmentproposalaimstocreate

anewcommercialdestinationbyextendingthesite

toconnecttoKennedySchoolandrepurposingthe

underperformedspace.

Thisplanwasdevelopedbyafour-personteamas

partoftheRealEstateDeveloomentStudioatMIT,

taughtbyPeterRoth,VictorEskinaziandAlexis

Wheeler.Iwastheleaddesignerandproducedall

thegraphicsshownhere.

Hotel

Parking

Courtyard

Real Estate Develooment Studio

Department of Urban Studies + Planning, MIT

Team Members

Chester Ren Jie Foo, Rafael Libman, Sang Hoon Jeon, Yuqi Wang

Instructors

Peter Roth, Alexis Wheeler, Victor Eskinazi

Finance

NetRedevelopCost:22,288,576USD

InitialTotalValue:245,316,533USD

RedevelopedValue:353,617,056USD

NetValueAdded:36,968,870USD

NetPercentIncreaseinValue:15%

Program

AddBuiltFloorArea:15,480SF

AddLandArea:7,630SF

Repurposeofficespace:115,000SF

Addservicedapartments:120units

Addretailspace:18,749SF

Addhotelrooms:21keys

KEY FIGURES

CHARLES SQUARE MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT

SPRING 2014 / CAMBRIDGE, MA, US

MAINTAIN REPURPOSE

Luxury Condos

Retail Store

Retail Store

Free-standing Retail

Office

Serviced Apt.

LobbyCarpenter &

Company

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NEW HOTELSPACEHOTEL

HOTELRESIDENCE

RESIDENCE50 feet

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HOTEL

HOTELRESIDENCE

RESIDENCE

SERVICEDAPARTMENT

Lobby

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HOTEL

RESIDENCE

RESIDENCE

COURTYARD

RETAILLegal Seafood

Lobby

HOTELRETAILPLAZA

RETAIL

RETAIL

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L2 L2

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Sharingeconomyreferstosharingunderutilized

assets(spaces,skills,stuff,etc.)formonetaryor

non-monetarybenefits;thequalityofsharingis

ensuredthroughpeer-to-peerfeedback.Airbnbisa

C-to-Cbusinessmodelthatprovidesaplatformfor

peopletosharetheirlivingspace.Studiesinmany

citiesshowsthatAirbnbhassignificantimpact

onlocaleconomy,andwhilerepresentingnew

economicopportunities,alsoposeschallengesto

cityregulation.Thisstudyisapreliminaryspatial

analysisonAirbnbsupplyinBoston.

ThisprojectwaspartoftheSharingSpaceina

RegulatedPlaceworkshopatMIT,ledbyCorey

Zehngebot,seniorurbandesignerandarchitect

ofBostonRedevelopmentAuthority,andreviewed

byapanelofresearcher,businessleadersand

policymakersinvolvedinAirbnbandotherforms

ofsharingeconomy.Thespatialanalysiwascon-

ductedbyathree-personteam.Icontributedtothe

analyticalframeworkdesign,andwasresponsible

forcollectingandmappingAirbnbandneighbor-

hoodcensusdata.

VISUALIZING AIRBNB IN BOSTON A GIS ANALYSIS OF SPACE-SHARING

JANUARY 2014 / BOSTON, MA

NEIGHBORHOOD CASE ANALYSIS

D a t a s o u r c e : A i r b n b w e b s i t e , a s o f 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 4 , h t t p s : / / w w w . a i r b n b . c o m / l o c a t i o n s / b o s t o n ; 2 0 1 0 U S . C e n s u s

2 mileAIRBNB HOSTS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

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# OF AIRBNB HOST

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% OF AIRBNB HOSTS THAT OFFERING

ENTIRE PLACE FOR CUSTOMERS

< 25%25% - 50%25% - 50%> 75%

% OF EXISTING HOUSING STOCK

(BY UNIT) USED FOR AIRBNB ROOMS

< 0.15%0.15% - 0.25%0.25% - 0.5%0.5% - 0.75%0.75% - 1.3%

Sharing Space in a Regulated Place

Department of Urban Studies + Planning, MIT

Team Members

Cristen Jones, Yuqi Wang, Leo Goldberg

Instructors

Corey Zehngebot (Boston Redevelopment Authority)

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Thisresearchaimstoexplainthepresenceand

behaviorofwildlifeinurbanareaandtheimplica-

tionsforurbanecosystem,biodiversityandplan-

ningdecisions.LocatedinnorthernIsrael,situated

ontheslopesofMountCarmelandoverlookingthe

MediterraneanSea,thecityofHaifahasavariety

ofsemi-naturalandartificialareas.Evidencefrom

existingresearchandfromobservationsinHaifa

implythatwildboarstypicallyinhabitmaquisand

grassyopenareasbutventuresintoresidential

neighborhoodstoforageforfood.Theirforaging

movementislikelytoincludebothbuiltareas(res-

identialbackyards,gardens,footpaths,garbage

sitesetc.)andvegetatedopenspacesonadaily

basis.ThroughtheNetlogoplatform,thisproject

builtanagent-basedsimulationmodeltorepresent

theheterogeneouslandscapeinHaifaandto

derivethemovementroutesundertheinfluenceof

landscapefactors.

Thisprojectwaspartoftheresearchon“the

relationshipofthemorphologyofbuiltareasin

citiesandopenspacenetworks”ledbyProf.Danny

CzamanskiattheComplexCityResearchLab,Tech-

nion-IsraelInstituteofTechnology.TheNetLogo

modelwascollaborativelybuiltbymeandanother

PhDstudentattheLab.Iwasalsoresponsiblefor

thebiologyliteratureresearchonwildboarbehav-

iors,andwasaco-authorofthejournalpaper.

NetCost = StepCost - At t ract ion

LAND USE/LAND COVER TYPE

ANIMAL PASSING COST ( per meter)

LANDSCAPECATEGORY

Veg-OS, Forest, Shrubs, Grassland 0.001 OPEN SPACE

Orchard 0.1

TRANSIT

Garden, Wasterland, Fallow 0.25

Backyard, Field, Dirt road, Foot

path, Trail0.5

Transport, Roads 0.75

Buildings, Industry, Construction,

Built agriculture, Waterinfinity OBSTACLES

LANDSCAPE CLASSIFICATION - MODEL PEREMETER

LANDSCAPE SIMULATION CONTEXT

Landuse/landcover

simulationcontext

Openspace/Non-open

spacesimulationcontext

Passingcost

simulationcontext

Cities, Biodiversity and Ecosystems’ Services

Complexcity Research Lab, Architecture + Town Planning, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Team Members

Marina Tango, Yuqi Wang

Instructors

Danny Czamanski, Itzhak Benenson, Dan Malkinson

NATURAL AND MANMADE LANDSCAPES

ANIMAL MOVEMENT MODEL

FORAGING MOVEMENT SIMULATION

URBAN LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY AGENT-BASED SIMULATION OF WILDLIFE MOVEMENT IN URBAN AREA

SUMMER 2014 / HAIFA, ISRAEL MODEL PARAMETERS AND MOVEMENT FUNCTIONS

Least-cost-neighbor search strategy succeed

TYPICAL SCENARIO 1

NETLOGO INTERFACE

TYPICAL SCENARIO 2

Least-cost-neighbor search strategy failed

Simulation control panel

Simulation parameters control panel

Simulation step & status tracking window

Simulation visual display field

At 30th Tick At 47th Tick At 170th TickAt 50th Tick

•Twowildboarscompetedforonefoodsource

whichexistedinurbanbuiltarea;

•Onewildboar,takingtheleast-cost-neighborroute,wasabletonavigateurbanlandscapeandreachthefood;

•Aftereatingthefood,bothwildboarsstartedtosearchfornewfoodsourceusingsemi-random-walk,whichisamuchlowerefficientroute-find-ingrule.

•Twowildboarscompetedforonefoodsource

whichexistedinurbanbuiltarea;

•Bothofthemwereblockedby“building“,aland

usetypewhichwascharacteredasunablefora

wildboartopassthrough;

•Least-cost-neighborroutefailedtogiveawild

boaraccesstofoodsourceinthebuiltareas,

moresophisticatedroute-findingruleisneeded.

22 23

TheSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevueregionisemergingasahubofenergyman-

agementservices,withpotentialtoexportenergyservicesandproducts

outsideoftheregion.Thefigureontherightdepictsthethreelayersof

energymanagement-relatedservicesprovidersintheregion.

CLUSTER LINKAGES

CLUSTER CORE

ESCOs

Architecture Design & Engineering

Construction

“Smart Buildings” software & system

Property Management

Information Technology

Clean Technology

Business Services

Social Values & Culture

Policy & Regulation

Climate &Resourcesfor R&D andEntrepreneurship

CLUSTER PERIPHERY

Figure 2.1 Industry Layers of Energy Efficiency Cluster

Thisresearchisapartofthecollaboration

betweentheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology’sCommunityInnovator’sLab

GreenEconomicDevelopmentInitiative(MIT

GEDI)andtheCityofBellevue’sEnviron-

mentalStewardshipInitiativeindeveloping

anEnergyEfficiencyMarketTransformation

StrategyforBellevue.Itaimstocharacterize

theextentofenergymanagementpractices

incommercial,andassociatedmarketsfor

energyservices,inBellevueandthebroad-

erSeattle-Bellevue-Tacomaregion.

Thefindingsarebasedonareviewof

existingpublicationsandoninterviews

withapproximatelythirtyparticipantsin

thecommercialenergyservicessector,

includingenergyserviceproviders;real

estateorganizationsrepresentingregional

buildingowners,developersandmanagers;

individualpropertyownersandmanagers;

workforcedevelopmentorganizations;com-

munitycollegeenergymanagementfaculty;

andgovernmentstaff.

Green Economic Development Initiative

MIT Community Innovators Lab; City of Bellevue, WA

Instructors

Karl Seidman, Brendan McEwen

Collaborators

Paul Andersson, Emma Johnson

ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GREEN ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT POLICY

SUMMER 2013 / BELLEVUE, WA

BELLEVUE

LAKE WASHINGTON

REDMOND

MERCER ISLAND

NEWCASTLE KING COUNTY

LAKE SAMMAMISH

KIRKLAND

MEDINA

RENTON

ISSAQUAH

CLYDE HILL

KING COUNTY

KING COUNTY

REDMOND

YARROW POINT

HUNTS POINT

SAMMAMISH

SEATTLE

SAMMAMISH

KING COUNTY

BEAUX ARTS

KING COUNTY

KING COUNTYKING COUNTY

KING COUNTYGross Floor Space (Sq.Ft)<5,0005,000-25,00025,000-50,00050,000-100,000100,000-500,000>500,000Arterial Streets

0 1 20.5Miles¯

ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICE MARKET - DEMAND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS - ACTION PLAN

ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICE MARKET - SUPPLY

Keyfindingsofthedemandofenergyefficiencymanagementservicesinclude:

•Thereareextensiveopportunitiestoimprovethequalityofenergymanagementinallbuildingtypes.

•Smallerbuildings,veryroughlythoseunder50,000squarefeet,haveespeciallylimitedenergymanagementcapacity.

•AcomprehensivesuiteofenergyprogramsareavailableinBellevue,andhigherlevelsofparticipationarewarranted.

•ThereiswidespreadindustrysupportforBellevueservingaseducatorandpromoterofenergyefficiency.

•Avarietyofinnovativefinancingproductsareemergingintheregion,whichrequiresupportinearlydeployment.

•Abroaderarrayofenergytrainingopportunitiesexistfordifferentoccupationsintheenergymanagementsector,

whichrequiregreaterindustryconnectionsandsupportforstudentparticipation.

•LeadbyexampleinCitybuildings

•Setcommunity-widetargets

•Expandbusinessesengagementprograms

•Enactpoliciesthatdriveenergyinvestments

•Supportinnovativeprojectfinancingmechanisms

•Supportentrepreneurshipintheenergysector

•Investinworkforceandprofessionaldevelopment

Bellevue Center for Applied Sustainability

Private Sector Network

Community / Residential

Campus and Facility Operations

Workforce Training & Education

Community Outreach & Action

Applied Business & Technology

Student Internship Program

ESBA programming (e.g. Speaker Series,

Green Business Challenge

GreenWA.org Programming

Student Research and "Life Projects"

Energy for CFOs "Boot Camp"

Technology Showcase and Test Lab

immediate/potential target commercial buildings

INDUSTRY CLUSTERS - EMPLOYMENT LOCATION QUOTIENT (2012)

Seattle-Bellevue-TacomaRegion

WashingtonState

2.52

1.45

1.23

1.45

1.231.12

1.01

1.811.96

2.19

1.541.111.04

1.591.35

Project team outreach meeting in Seattle

24 25

Urban Expansion and Land Readjustment

Land Governance Lab (U.S.) / UN-Habitat

Team Members

Yu-hung Hong, Mohamed Nada, Ahmed Soliman, Latha Chhetri, Salma Mousallem, Yuqi Wang, Sawsan Abz

PHASE 1 MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN SCENARIOS

SCENARIO 1Integratedland-to-valueexchanges(demolishingexistingbuildings)

SCENARIO 2Integratedland-to-landexchanges(preservingexistingbuildings)

SCENARIO 3Non-integratedland-to-landswaps

(preservingexistingbuildings)

SCENARIO 4Landowner-initiatedlandsubdivision

(preservingexistingbuildings)

36%(13,911)

10%(3,735)

10%

(3,799)Gross floor area ratio (includes public roads, open space, and green areas) 2.0

Net floor area ratio (do not include public roads, open space, and green areas) 3.7

362

(50,646)

51

(10,129)

The total development cost of the project in million of EGP 45

Internal rate of return on investment for the redevelopment project 82%

Net present value of development cash flow in million of EGP 104

Development time frame 8 years

Total infrastructure cost in million of EGP 7

Percentage of the total infrastructure cost defrayed by a 5-percent levy on net profit 72%

Net development profit at present value for per square meter of developable land (in EGP) 5,985

Percentage change in the net worth of landowners' equity due to land development 1008%

Scenario 1

Percentage of total land area devoted to public roads (in total m2)

Percentage of total land area devoted to green areas and open space (in total m2)

Percentage of total land area devoted to public facilities (in m2)

Number of residential housing units created (floor area in m2)

Number of commercial units created (floor area in m2)

36%(13,911)

10%(3,735)

10%

(3,799)Gross floor area ratio (includes public roads, open space, and green areas) 2.0

Net floor area ratio (do not include public roads, open space, and green areas) 3.7

362

(50,646)

51

(10,129)

The total development cost of the project in million of EGP 45

Internal rate of return on investment for the redevelopment project 82%

Net present value of development cash flow in million of EGP 104

Development time frame 8 years

Total infrastructure cost in million of EGP 7

Percentage of the total infrastructure cost defrayed by a 5-percent levy on net profit 72%

Net development profit at present value for per square meter of developable land (in EGP) 5,985

Percentage change in the net worth of landowners' equity due to land development 1008%

Scenario 1

Percentage of total land area devoted to public roads (in total m2)

Percentage of total land area devoted to green areas and open space (in total m2)

Percentage of total land area devoted to public facilities (in m2)

Number of residential housing units created (floor area in m2)

Number of commercial units created (floor area in m2)

11% 15%(4,178) (5,750)

10% 1%(3,778) (219)

10% 10%

(3,799) (3,799)

3.4 3.6

5.0 5.0

481 441

(67,408) (61,737)

84 77

(16,852) (15,434)

59 54

95% 92%

119 108

8 years 8 years

3 4

177% 135%

6,694 6,623

1140% 1127%

Scenario 2 Scenario 3

11% 15%(4,178) (5,750)

10% 1%(3,778) (219)

10% 10%

(3,799) (3,799)

3.4 3.6

5.0 5.0

481 441

(67,408) (61,737)

84 77

(16,852) (15,434)

59 54

95% 92%

119 108

8 years 8 years

3 4

177% 135%

6,694 6,623

1140% 1127%

Scenario 2 Scenario 3

19%(7,296)

0%0

10%

(3,799)

6.7

10.0

951

(133,193)

74

(14,799)

104

111%

217

8 years

5

236%

13,957

2485%

Scenario 4

KEY FINDINGS FROM MODEL NEIGHBORHOODLanddevelopmentinurbanexpansionareasareveryprofitableandbeneficialforallstakeholderssolongastheyarewillingtoworktogether.

Laxenforcementoftheurbanexpansionstrategycancomplicategoodurbanplanninginthefuture.

Laxenforcementofthelegalbuildingheightcandistortprivateinvestmentdecisions(i.e.buildoverlycrowdedneighborhoodthatexceedslocalinfrastructurecapacity.)

Aportionofthelandvalueincrementshouldberecapturedforfinancingsocialhousingandotherpublicfacilities.

MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD SCENARIO ANALYSIS

Egyptisadevelopingcountryandisinthestage

ofrapidurbanization.TheCityofBanha(Egypt)

inits2007StrategicPlanplannedtoexpandthe

citytothenorth,anddesignated50-hectorlandin

thecurrentlyargricultureareaas“urbanexpansion

area“.However,theoveralllanduseplanand

detailedneighborhoodplanhaveyettobepro-

posed.Ontheotherhand,UN-Habitathasbeen

advocatingthelandreadjustmentasacooperative

approachoflanddevelopment,inordertoprotect

smallland-owners’interest,tofinancenewpublic

infrastructureandfacilities,andtoensurethatnew

urbanneighborhoodiswell-planned,newdevelop-

mentisconductedinaorderlywayandmeetswith

certainstandard.

AsapilotprojectforUN-Habitat’slandreadjust-

mentprogram,thisprojectisconductedcollabo-

rativelythroughUNHumanSettelmentsProgram

-EgyptOfficeandLandGovernanceLaboratory,

Inc(US).Icontributedtotheconceptplan,landuse

plan,phaseI5.9-hectorneighborhoodplanand

landreadjustmentscenarioanalysis.

COOPERATIVE URBANIZATION URBAN EXPANSION AREA CONCEPT PLAN AND LAND READJUSTMENT PLAN

SPRING 2014 / BANHA, EGYPT

COMMERCIAL

INSTITUTIONAL

RESIDENTIAL

MIXED-USE (HIGH-DENSITY)

MIXED-USE (LOW-DENSITY)

GREEN SPACE

PHASE 15.9 hectares

PHASE 210.9 hectares

PHASE 333.6 hectares

GREEN BOULEVARD

1,000 ftN