http://www.free-press-release-center.info Latest press releases for ktgy group from the Free Press Release Center http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000012157.html The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has recognized KTGY as a finalist for four NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards for four of its California projects: College Vista in San Mateo, Dorado Senior Apartments in Buena Park, Vantage of Palo Alto (Plan 2) in the City of Palo Alto and “The Club” at Central Park West in Irvine. The Pillars, which are regarded as the multi-family housing industry’s most prestigious awards, honor superior achievement in apartment and condominium development, design, marketing and management, and are considered a showcase of future trends. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000011820.html KTGY’s Chairman / Principal Stan Braden, AIA has been invited to participate in the Orange County Chapter’s Building Industry Association (BIA) and Home Builders Council (HBC) program, “New Development: For Sale or For Rent? How and When to Make The Right Decision,” held on March 10, 2008 at the Irvine Marriott at 5:00 pm. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000011340.html KTGY is the Best of 2007 California Award Winner in the residential category for its design of Market Lofts at 9th and Flower, a new $70 million residential/retail urban community located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles and features a Ralphs Fresh Fare supermarket, the first supermarket in downtown Los Angeles since the 1950s. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000010475.html Lalaine Tanaka has joined KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, as principal in the company’s Irvine office. Tanaka will lead KTGY’s Hospitality division. With over 20 years of architectural design experience, Tanaka has been extensively involved with the direction and design of award-winning hospitality, commercial/mixed-use, and resort planning projects throughout the United States. Prior to joining KTGY, Tanaka served as design director for nine years at a major Orange County architectural firm where she was instrumental in developing the company’s acclaimed hospitality design studio and portfolio. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000008916.html KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, designed the Market Lofts at 9th and Flower, a brand new $70 million mixed-use, urban community located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Developed by Lee Homes of Marina del Rey, Calif., in partnership with CIM Group of Los Angeles, the project includes six stories of for-sale lofts above street-level retail and a subterranean garage. The retail is anchored by a much-anticipated Ralphs Fresh Fare supermarket, the first supermarket in downtown Los Angeles since the 1950s. Other retailers include The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Cold Stone Creamery, Quiznos Subs, the UPS Store, Robeks Juice and Pastagina. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000008272.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that five of its residential projects have received industry accolades including the highly coveted Builder’s Choice Design & Planning Grand Award and the Grand SAM Award. KTGY’s Royal Court in Morgan Hill, Calif., which was included in the Single Family Detached Product category, received the Builder’s Choice Grand Award. Nuevo Amanecer Apartments in Pajaro, Calif. received a Merit Award in the Affordable Housing Community category. In the Builder’s Choice award category of Best Attached Housing Project Mid Rise 4 to 7 Stories, The Lofts at Playa Vista in Playa Vista, Calif. also received a Merit Award. KTGY’s downtown Escondido project City Square earned three awards including the Grand SAM Award as San Diego’s Best Overall Project Award. Sunset Cove Plan 3 - San Elijo in San Diego was a finalist in the Best Attached Housing Product $500,001 and Over category. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000007849.html Four principals from award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, have been invited to speak at the Building Industry Association of Southern California’s Building Industry Show 2007: “Elevating the Standards of Homebuilding,” November 15-16, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center. For nearly 20 years, BIS, the official tradeshow of the Building Industry Association of Southern California has been the number one tradeshow for the region’s building industry professionals. KTGY’s Principals Ken Ryan, Tricia Esser, David Kent and Damian Taitano will speak at the BIS Show. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000007625.html Award winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning donated more than 1,200 books to the newly opened John J. Pershing Elementary School in Madera, Calif. The school, which was built to reduce overcrowding at two other area elementary schools, opened in August 2007 with an empty library. KTGY’s generous donation helped to fill Pershing’s school library. This is just one of many community service projects that KTGY has recently participated in including Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, HomeAid OC and CHOC/Disneyland Resort Walk to name just a few. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000006900.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that two KTGY principals, Ken Ryan and David Senden, have been invited to speak at the Multi-Housing World 2007 Conference: “Building the Multi-Housing World One Piece at a Time,” in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, September 6, from 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm; and The Developer Conference: “The Next Great Places: Discover How To Create Compelling Communities,” in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 11, from 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000006740.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has received finalist recognition for three of its projects in the Builder’s Choice Design & Planning Awards competition, the housing industry’s most prestigious design awards program. Royal Court in Morgan Hill, Calif. received recognition in the Single Family Detached Product category. Nuevo Amanecer Apartments in Pajaro, Calif. is recognized in the Affordable Housing Community category. The Lofts at Playa Vista is also a finalist in the category of Best Attached Housing Project Mid Rise 4 to 7 Stories. To commemorate the winning projects, an awards show will be held at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. in October 2007 and be featured in the October issue of Builder magazine, the official magazine of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000006505.html Greg Lyon, a principal and lead retail designer with award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture+Planning in Santa Monica, Calif., was invited by Retail Traffic magazine to participate as a judge for this year’s Superior Achievement in Design & Imaging (SADI) awards competition. The SADI Awards, now in its 18th year, is a prestigious awards program that recognizes outstanding architectural achievement in retail environments. The winners will be announced in the September issue of Retail Traffic and will be presented with awards at a special ceremony. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000006504.html Greg Lyon, a principal and lead retail designer with award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture+Planning in Santa Monica, Calif., was invited by Retail Traffic magazine to participate as a judge for this year’s Superior Achievement in Design & Imaging (SADI) awards competition. The SADI Awards, now in its 18th year, is a prestigious awards program that recognizes outstanding architectural achievement in retail environments. The winners will be announced in the September issue of Retail Traffic and will be presented with awards at a special ceremony. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000006229.html Award winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning announced today that it has been selected by American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC) to begin the design development of up to 4,000 on-campus beds at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The multi-phase development project will be located on up to five separate land parcels on the East Campus of UCI and will target a silver or higher certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system. KTGY and American Campus Communities recently completed the Vista del Campo and Vista del Campo Norte projects totaling 3,000 beds on the UCI campus. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000005455.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, earned six prestigious awards including the highly coveted Gold Nugget Grand Award, Best of 50+ Housing Award, MAME and Laurel Awards for “Best Community.” http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000005378.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has appointed Michael Flynn, AIA, senior project director to head up KTGY’s Retail Studio in the Irvine office providing expertise in the oversight of retail and entertainment projects as well as direct project leadership of major programs and projects including sustainable architecture (green buildings). Previously, Flynn served as senior vice president/director of commercial, retail and entertainment projects for a design firm in Orange, Calif. With nearly 40 years of experience, Flynn has served as a leader guiding the design and implementation of a wide variety of high-profile commercial, retail, entertainment and resort projects throughout the United States and overseas. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000004802.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, announced it has earned six prestigious Gold Nugget Merit Awards for its site planning and architecture for attached, detached and affordable homes. KTGY received three Merit Awards for “Best Affordable Project - Under 30 DU/AC” for its College Vista in San Mateo; Nuevo Amanecer Apartments in Pajaro; and Royal Court in Morgan Hill. KTGY’s Oakland Estuary project located in Oakland won two categories: “Best Neighborhood Site Plan – Up to 20 Acres” and the “Best Attached Housing Project – 18 to 40 DU/AC.” KTGY also received a Merit Award for its Artisan Walk in Emeryville, Calif. for the “Best Attached Housing Project – 18 to 40 DU/AC.” http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000004737.html Award winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has added esteemed urban planner Ken Ryan as principal in the company’s Irvine office. With over 20 years of experience, Ryan has served as a leader guiding the design and implementation of a wide variety of complex high profile projects throughout the United States. Ryan is also a two-term past Mayor of the City of Yorba Linda, and past Chairman of the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Toll Road Agency, and a sought after speaker for his insight and observations by his peers. Ryan will head up KTGY’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio providing expertise in master planned communities, urban design, mixed-use/regeneration, resort/recreation, strategic planning and entitlement services. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000004686.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning announced that three KTGY principals from its Irvine, Calif. office have been invited to speak at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium, Beyond Trends to Real World Solutions in Denver, CO. The event will be held May 30 – June 1, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. David Obitz will be a panelist at the session “Moving Up: Opportunities with the Urban Mid-Rise” on Thursday, May 31, from 10:30 am – 12:00 noon. Also on Thursday, from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Rob Williams, AIA, will be a panelist for “Kitchens and Master Suites: Two Keys to the Hearts of Boomers.” On Friday, June 1, Greg Lyon will be a panelist for “Tourism & Relocation – The New ‘Lifestyles’ of Active Adult Communities” from 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000004623.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning announced that three KTGY principals from its Irvine, Calif. office have been invited to speak at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Spring Council Forum in Chicago, IL, and the PCBC Show and ULI Multifamily Trends Conference in San Francisco, Calif. Manny Gonzalez, AIA will participate as a panelist for the session “Majority Rules: New Rules and Tools for Serving an Aging Marketplace” at the ULI Spring Council Forum on Friday, May 11, 2007 from 11:15 am – 12:30 pm. Ken Ryan will participate as a panelist for the session “Smart Building Through Urban Overlay Zones” at the PCBC Show on Thursday, May 31, from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Stan Braden, AIA, will participate as a panelist for the session “Low Cost/High Design” at the PCBC/ULI Multifamily Trends Conference, Wednesday, May 30, from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000004365.html KTGY GROUP has completed the final design of the retail, entertainment, office and residential portions of Pacific City, a luxurious, mixed-use development located surfside at Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and First Street in Huntington Beach, CA. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000004331.html Award winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has named three new shareholders. They are Homer C. Oatman, AIA, principal of residential design for the custom homes team based in the Irvine, CA office, and Michael I. Ohara, AIA, principal and director of residential design and Scott R. Higa, AIA, principal and director of retail design both based in the Denver office. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000003951.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that David Senden, a principal and lead residential designer, has been invited to participate as a panelist in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) policy program series, “Mixed-Use Development: When and Where Does One Roll the Dice?” held on March 23, 2007 in Roseville, Calif. Senden’s panel is entitled “Entitlements and Dealing with Jurisdictions.” http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000003725.html KTGY GROUP earned silver awards at two different awards shows at NAHB, The Nationals and Best In American Living Awards, celebrating the firm’s design excellence and success. The San Fernando Valley Chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA/SFV) also honored KTGY with the organization’s Design Excellence Award for Best Community Design. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000003285.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that four principals have been invited to participate in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council 2007 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida, the housing industry’s largest annual light construction trade show and exhibition, attracting more than 100,000 housing professionals. The event will be held on February 5 - 10, 2007 at the Orange County Convention Center and will feature a variety of educational programs focused on the needs and trends of the 50+ housing industry. KTGY principals and architectural design and planning housing experts, Manny Gonzalez, AIA, Rob Williams, AIA, Brian Muehlbauer and Damian Taitano, will provide design plan reviews. Williams is also a panelist and will provide valuable insights into reaching the booming 50+ housing market. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000002517.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has added Kimberly Ohara as residential design director in the company’s recently opened Denver, Colorado office. Ohara brings nearly 20 years of design experience covering all phases of development, from conceptual land planning through construction administration. In her new position, Ohara is responsible for leading design efforts on both single family and multi-family projects specifically in the areas of density studies, land planning, unit plan layouts, and building architecture. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000002412.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce its latest achievement at the most recent Builder’s Choice Design & Planning Awards held at The Ritz Carlton hotel in Washington, D.C. KTGY won the Grand Award for two of its California residential mixed-use projects, Bayside in Hercules and Aqua Via in Oakland. There were more than 500 entries received for this year’s competition. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000002380.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has opened a new office in Oakland, Calif. to expand its services in the western U.S. The new Oakland Studio, which is located in the historical Allied Paper Company building at 283 4th Street, Suite 201, will be headed by seasoned KTGY designer and principal Jill Williams, AIA. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000002034.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has opened a new office in Denver, Colorado to expand its services in the United States. The new office, which is located in the Symes Building at 820 16th Street, Suite 535, will be headed by industry veterans Michael Ohara, principal and director of residential design and Scott Higa, principal and director of retail. This year also marks KTGY’s 15th year anniversary. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000001951.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning announced today that the company is moving forward with construction documents for Bel Mare, a two-level, high-end destination lifestyle center located on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach, Calif. The project, which is expected to break ground in late 2006, includes designers AG Adriano Goldschmied, Multi-Brand Boutique Lisa Kline & Maria Marti. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000001514.html - Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has been selected as the architect for The Gateway in South Gate, Calif., a 600,000-square-foot lifestyle, retail and entertainment destination which will be a multi-media showcase unlike any other development in the western United States and located in one of the most densely populated regions of the nation. The $175,000 million project, which is a joint venture between Red Mountain Retail Group of Santa Ana, Calif. and Allied Retail Partners of Newport Beach, Calif., will be a "Celebration of Brands" similar to what is found at New York’s Time Square. The project will feature the latest in digital and graphic technology transforming signage and building faces into spectacular, colossal, kinetic media content and dazzling animated digital displays. The project is slated to be completed by May 2008. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000001078.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has been selected as the architect for Bel Mare in Newport Beach, Calif., which is planned as a two-level, high end destination lifestyle center spanning 17 lots on Pacific Coast Highway and supported by two levels of subterranean parking at the busy intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Dover Drive. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000000907.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, is the selected architect for Bellevue Center in Pasadena, Calif., which features a two-story Whole Foods Market’s west coast flagship store containing 75,000-square-feet and is supported by three levels of subterranean parking on the site of an 80-year-old historic building on 1.2 acres at the southwest corner of Arroyo Parkway and Bellevue Drive. http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000000369.html Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, was selected by Transcan Development, LLC of Alamo, Calif. as the architect for County Crossings, a 250-acre mixed-use development project located in Antioch, Calif. Situated at the intersection of Highways 4 and 160 in Contra Costa County, County Crossings is one of the largest remaining developable sites in the Bay Area offering freeway frontage. County Crossings is planned to feature approximately 1,200,000 square feet of retail, 250,000 square feet of office, a transit oriented residential village, and a proposed Light Rail BART Station, which will sit at the nexus of the project. The retail component will include large anchor tenants and major retailers, specialty shops, restaurants and cafes plus a neighborhood component.