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For Immediate Release |
For Information Contact: Tim Delorm, Principal – EDAW, Inc. |
Reuse and Redevelopment Planning Consultant
EATONTOWN, NJ. ‑ EDAW, a global land and community based consulting firm, is selected by FMERPA (Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority) to prepare the Reuse and Redevelopment Plan for Fort Monmouth, NJ. EDAW will lead a team of Associated professions including:
Economic Research Associates: market and economics professionals who will shape realistic redevelopment expectations;
Matrix Design Group: a multi-disciplinary environmental consultants specializing in base reuse analysis and conveyance mechanisms;
STV: transportation and infrastructure engineering with extensive Monmouth County experience;
A. Nelessen Associates: community participation experts whose Visual Preference Survey tool has been at the heart of building community consensus and ownership;
Farewell Mills Gautch Architects: historic preservation and adaptive reuse experts wil ensure that the Fort’s historic and cultural resources will be preserved for future generations;
Donald Powers Architects: community placemaking architects will assist in the development of architectural style and neighborhood character;
Banisch Associates: professional planners will prepare the redevelopment plan report focusing on compliance with statutory requirements, including COAH and Affordable Housing, for redevelopment;
Reichman Frankle: public relations experts will coordinate all public communications to ensure the three communities and Monmouth County, are informed of the planning process, schedule, progress of the work and upcoming meetings and workshops.
EDAW Team members are leaders in the development of Base Reuse strategies through all five BRAC rounds. They are recognized for their public participation process, their ability to build upon unique community values and build consensus for the plan's implementation. Key completed and ongoing EDAW Team projects include:
- Governors Island Master Plan, New York, New York
- Fort Devens Reuse Plan, Massachusetts
- Philadelphia Navy Yard Master Plan, Pennsylvania
- Fort McPherson Vision Plan, Atlanta, Georgia
Frank Cosentino, FMERPA Executive Director states, “After an exhaustive evaluation of eight very qualified organizations, we are very pleased with our selection and look forward to sharing the tremendous opportunity for the Reuse and Redevelopment of Fort Monmouth with the EDAW Team.”
Tim Delorm, Vice President/Principal-In-Charge, EDAW notes, "The EDAW Team is looking forward to working with FMERPA and the communities of Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Oceanport to establish a vision for Fort Monmouth's future. Having completed more than 50 base closure studies, our team is committed to the development of a plan that embraces community needs while creating redevelopment value for the base’s end users."
EDAW, an AECOM company, has been a guiding force in the fields of landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental planning for over half a century. EDAW's special emphasis on the broad and increasingly complex issues of land use planning and design both encourages appropriate use of resources and enhances the environment. Much of EDAW's planning work involves large sites. Landscape design projects, however, are at all scales, from small monuments to broad sweeps of property. Clients range from corporations and institutions to public agencies and architectural firms.
Their common need is resolution of a land-based problem, which is why EDAW, with its multi-disciplined staff — from planners and designers to geographers and irrigation engineers — is consistently effective.
EDAW has 1,400 professional, technical and administrative employees in 26 offices worldwide and has been recognized by over 120 local, state and national awards in the last 20 years — both client- and industry-based — exemplify EDAW's strong design and planning capabilities.
Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA), was created under State Statute, to develop a comprehensive conversion and revitalization plan for the territory encompassed by Fort Monmouth in a manner that will promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare; conserve the natural resources of the State; and advance the general prosperity and economic welfare of the people in the affected communities and the entire State by cooperating and acting in conjunction with other organizations, public and private, to promote and advance the economic use of the facilities located at Fort Monmouth.
