Creating walkable and vibrant neighborhoods

By Chris Arnold

Real estate development at the neighborhood scale

Transforming Cities welcomes Tim Gokhman, Director at New Land Enterprises – a boutique, pioneering real estate development firm specializing in mixed-use residential and commercial real estate. New Land focuses on creating built environments at the neighborhood scale, striving to create memorable spaces, focused on user experience, believing that cities thrive when they're diverse, walkable, and culturally vibrant.

Recent innovations include Black Cat Alley, a defunct alley turned public arts space and Ascent – the tallest mass timber building in the Western Hemisphere. Tim has also been a featured speaker at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) conference in Dubai, as well as various real estate panels.

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