KTGY Press Releases

KTGY Architecture + Planning has promoted Jonathan Boriack, AIA, LEED AP, to the position of associate principal, announced Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY’s board of directors and managing principal of the firm’s Oakland office

Award-winning Planet Home Living announces the grand opening of Palmea, a highly anticipated collection of eight detached, modern new homes in North Hollywood. The community will showcase a fully-furnished model home set to open its doors on Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Judges for the 2018 Gold Nugget Awards have recognized international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning at its annual competition for the firm’s design of 13 different residential developments.

The City of Alameda and its private partner, Alameda Point Partners, LLC, today celebrated the groundbreaking of the first phase of the $1 billion mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development at the gateway to Alameda Point, called Site A. The 68-acre Site A development is located on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda, which closed over 20 years ago. Alameda Point Partners (APP) is a joint venture led by Managing Partner Trammell Crow Residential (TCR)

International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Terry Willis, AIA, LEED AP, the managing principal in the firm’s Denver office, has been invited to participate in the 2018 LeadingAge Colorado Conference held on May 21-23, 2018, at Park Hyatt Resort and Spa in Beaver Creek, Colorado

International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Manny Gonzalez, FAIA, LEED AP, managing principal of the firm’s Los Angeles office, will serve as a speaker at Urban Land Institute’s Spring Meeting at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Gonzalez was invited to be a panelist at the session, “Skating to Where the Puck is Going to Be,” held on Thursday, May 3, 2018.

The Oakland office of KTGY Architecture + Planning was honored at the 2018 Building Industry Association (BIA) of the Bay Area’s Excellence in Home Building Awards program held on Friday evening, April 20, 2018, with top awards in four award categories, including Community of the Year for both detached and attached residential communities plus eight finalist honors.

International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Vita, a LEED Gold-designed 55+ mixed-use residential rental apartment community in the Denver Metro area is nearing completion.

International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning has named Jeremy Agraz as national development director, CEO Tricia Esser announced today. “We’re excited to welcome Jeremy Agraz to this national development role, confident that his passion for the built environment and his dedication to pursuing strategic goals will make a meaningful contribution to the long-term success of our firm,” Esser said. “Jeremy’s proven professional accomplishments and unique approach to development align with our firm’s vision of a continual search for better.”

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Kamran Charmsaz, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP, as a shareholder. Charmsaz, formerly an associate principal with KTGY, was also named a principal. Charmsaz is based in the firm’s Tysons, Virginia office and joins other KTGY Tysons shareholders: Rohit Anand, AIA, NCARB, principal; and Smita Anand, AIA, principal

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Jessica Musick as a shareholder. Musick, formerly an associate principal with KTGY, was also named a principal. Based in the firm’s Oakland, California office, Musick joins other KTGY Oakland shareholders: Jill D. Williams, AIA, principal and chairman of the board; and Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, principal.

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Wil Wong, AIA, to its board of directors. Wong is a principal based in the firm’s Irvine, California office. “KTGY’s board of directors is elected by the firm’s shareholders and sets the big-picture vision for direction

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Nick Lehnert, Executive Director, Design Strategies, has been honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award by Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) Council on SAGE (Shaping Advancements in Generational Environments), formerly known as the 55+ Housing Council. The Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes Lehnert’s outstanding service and dedication to the association.

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at 2017 Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, detached and 55+ housing

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the 2018 NAHB Best of 55+ Awards. The awards honor the firm's excellence in designing active, age-qualified communities.

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at The Nationals Award Show held in conjunction with the NAHB International Builders Show. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, detached and 55+ housing

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the 2017 NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, mixed-use, transit-oriented developments and 55+ housing.

City of Orange approves development of 402-bed student housing development along with renovation of historic Villa Park Orchards Association Packing House to be adaptively reused as a Museum and Student Services Center for Chapman University

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the recent opening of the KTGY-designed residential models at South Cove in Dana Point, California. Built by San Diego-based real estate development company Zephyr, this is Dana Point’s first new for-sale residential development to open in decades. South Cove is a unique, barefoot community that exudes laid-back luxury in a highly-coveted coastal setting at the southern gateway of Dana Point.

International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Avenida Partners, LLC has begun construction of a new 230-unit service-enriched rental community for active adults age 55 and better in the metro Denver. Avenida Lakewood is located just six miles from downtown Denver and in the heart of Lakewood at the corner of Colfax Avenue and Owens Street