Will Macht

William P. Macht is a professor of urban planning and development at the Center for Real Estate at Portland State University in Oregon and a development consultant. (Comments about projects profiled, as well as proposals for future profiles, should be directed to the author at [email protected].)

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Development and Construction
Solution File: Courtyard Commons Creates Community
In its work for developer LCOR, Baltimore-based architecture firm Design Collective formulated urban design strategies for multiple-building residential development North Bethesda Center that illustrate a disciplinary, multipronged approach.
May 26, 2022
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Will Macht
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Development and Construction
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Residential
Solution File: Thin Micro-Townhouses Optimize Density
A Utah developer includes townhouses to densify one block in the downtown of a new community southwest of Salt Lake City.
January 7, 2022
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Will Macht
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Design and Planning
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Development and Construction
Solution File: Horizontal Multifamily Detached Housing
Developers build single-story, single-family detached housing units in multifamily communities to rent at premiums over multistory projects.
November 23, 2021
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Will Macht
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Economy, Market & Trends
Solution File: A “Metric Acre” Would Integrate American Development Practices with Global Measures
The metric acre could fill a missing intermediate scale between square meters and hectares and, like the metric ton, bridge the gap between the imperial and metric systems.
September 13, 2021
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Will Macht
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Development and Construction
Solution File: Shared Parking Leads to Creative Solutions
A redevelopment of a 1980s strip center in a suburban town programs urban-style mixed uses with 1,500 fewer parking spaces than would have been required without sharing.
August 31, 2021
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Will Macht
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Development and Construction
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Innovation Districts & Corridors
Solution File: Courtyard House Clusters Offer Post-Pandemic Appeal
“Atrium quads” can provide private, secure, spacious, flexible, single-family urban living at densities comparable to those provided by garden apartments.
July 22, 2021
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Will Macht
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Development and Construction
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COVID-19: Industry Insights
Drones for Development
The pandemic has accelerated the use of contactless drones for comprehensive applications in real estate development.
April 5, 2021
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Will Macht
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Public Sector
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Public/Private Partnerships
Solution File: A City Center at the Fringe
A public/private partnership in Surrey, British Columbia, builds a mixed-use point city center near Vancouver.
Members Only
November 16, 2020
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Will Macht
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Design and Planning
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Emerging Trends
How to Build Livability—and Value—on a Deep, Narrow Infill Lot
A tall mixed-use tower without parking replaces a small Philadelphia parking lot, while its multimodal urban passageway connects two streets.
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June 10, 2020
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Will Macht
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Development and Construction
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Mixed-Use
Bringing Mixed Uses—and Open Space—to a Multiple-Small-Block Development in Portland
A Seattle developer pioneers a flexible process to bring live/work/make/eat/shop uses to a superblock site on Portland’s inner urban fringe.
February 3, 2020
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Will Macht
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