Kane Realty has plans for another large expansion at North Hills

Kane Realty has plans for expanding North Hills by redeveloping an almost 9-acre part of the site where JC Penney now sits.

The proposal calls for five mixed-use buildings of up to 12 stories on Lassiter Mill Road against the I-40 Beltline. It would add more parking, food, retail and office space to the shopping center, and include multifamily housing.

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The River Club in Bogota, New Jersey - Construction Time Lapse Videos

River Club is a residential development located in Bogota, New Jersey. The gated community is situated along the Hackensack River directly across from downtown Hackensack, New Jersey. The project consists of approximately 421 residential units within five buildings and includes club house, community pool, river walk, dog park, outdoor plazas, and a guard house.

CI Design continues the expansion of its Science & Technology Practice. Anna Evangelista joins CI as Lab Planner and Joyce A. Finnegan as Senior Project Designer

CI Design continues the expansion of its Science & Technology Practice. Anna Evangelista joins CI as Lab Planner and Joyce A. Finnegan as Senior Project Designer

BOSTON – In a move that continues to expand its life sciences focus, award-winning international architectural design firm CI Design has named Anna Evangelista as lab planner in its Boston office.

Evangelista brings a keen understanding of the need to combine the scientific with personal, as recognizes that laboratories also are workplaces, said Christopher Ladd CI Design vice president.

“Anna has been well-known to our Boston team for her work to bring the human touch to what could be a cold and clinical space,” Ladd said. “We are delighted to welcome her to the firm, as we continue to expand our Boston office and our specialization in life science design. ”

Evangelista joins CI Design from TRIA, where she was a part of the laboratory and corporate design team. Her projects included a 54,0000-square-foot of a Takeda Pharmaceuticals laboratory to include an open workspace, a new research space for Takeda’s immunology lab group, and a cell therapy facility with clean room and warehouse capabilities.

Prior to TRIA, she was a junior project designer at the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, where she worked on the Cambridge Campus Expansion Project. Other clients include Blueprint Medicines, Moderna Therapeutics and Ocular.

For more than 25 years, CI Design’s team has offered innovative, sustainable and value-creating design solutions for S&T and other commercial facilities, including wet and dry labs, specialized testing facilities, and control rooms for chemical storage, distribution and treatment. Clients have included Insulet Corp., EMD Millipore, Sigma Millipore, P&G/Gillette, Pfizer, ARRIS and other private and public companies.

“CI Design has a world-class team in life sciences, led by Daniel Madru, and one of the most collaborative philosophies in the field,” Evangelista said. “I’m excited to be a part of its growth.”

Evangelista earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the Wentworth Institute of Technology.

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ABOUT CI DESIGN, INC.
CI Design is an international architectural design firm offering award-winning planning, architecture and interior design services to a diverse base of clients. For more than 25 years, CI Design has been a recognized leader in Science & Technology, retail and mixed-use project design across the globe.

CI Design Continues Growth, Adds Deborah Abimaje & Michael Sisson as Architects and Nicolette Gordon as Designer

CI Design Continues Growth, Adds Deborah Abimaje & Michael Sisson as Architects and Nicolette Gordon as Designer

BALTIMORE – Deborah Abimaje has joined award-winning international design firm CI Design as an architect, continuing its rapid growth as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019.

Abimaje, who is based out of CI’s Baltimore headquarters, will focus on the company’s mixed-use developments, including Metropica, a 4 million-square-foot transit-oriented development in Sunrise, Florida, and Center Point, a 1.2 million-square-foot complex in Wilmington, North Carolina.

“CI Design is the busiest we’ve ever been as we complete our first decade, and we’re delighted to welcome Deborah to our team,” said John Larsen, CI Design president. “Her international experience will bring unique qualities to these and other projects.”

Prior to joining CI Design, Abimaje was an architect with Ratcliffe Architects, designing commercial buildings, managing construction administration and coordinating with clients, engineering teams and general contractors. She also has worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and with Tinuda Designs, an architecture firm in her native Nigeria.

“CI Design is a growing, cutting-edge company that is working on a wide variety of projects, from mixed-use to interior design to life sciences,” Abimaje said. “I’m excited to join such a dynamic firm at this stage in my career.”

Abimaje earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Ahmadu Bello University in Kaduna State, Nigeria, and her Master of Architecture degree from Morgan State University. She resides in the Baltimore area with her husband and son.

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BALTIMORE – The award-winning international architectural design firm CI Design continues to expand, recently bringing Michael Sisson on board as an architect. He will be based in the firm’s Baltimore headquarters. 

Sisson’s experience as a registered architect, project manager and project architect for retail, commercial and institutional projects and specialization in sustainable design and new technologies will bring another dimension to the firm’s multiple retail and mixed-use projects underway, said John Larsen, president of CI Design.

“Michael’s experience and commitment to sustainability are informed by a respect for age-old principles of urban design he saw through international study,” Larsen said. “We are delighted to add his talent and point of view to our team.”

Prior to joining CI Design, Sisson was a project manager and project architect at Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects, where he was responsible for schematic design through construction for projects including the mixed-use Hecht East Ivy City, various small-format Target stores and for municipalities including Haddon Township and Parsippany, New Jersey. He also interned with Gardner Mohr Architects, where he assisted with residential projects including Coach House in Washington, D.C.

“CI’s principals were pioneers in recreating existing projects into genuine urban cores that are more sustainable in terms of ecology, and as business investments,” Sisson said. “I’m excited to be a part of what’s next.”

Sisson earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the University of Maryland, and participated in archaeological and architectural programs in Turkey and Italy, respectively.

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BALTIMORE – Award-winning international architectural design firm CI Design has named Nicolette Gordon as a designer, continuing its record growth in 2019.

Larsen will bring a strong background in schematic and graphic design to CI mixed-use projects, including the expansion of North Hills in Raleigh, North Carolina and the River Club in Bogota, New Jersey, said John Larsen, CI Design president.

“In her young career, Nicolette has shown exceptional gifts in graphic design and modeling, as well as being a talented photographer and painter,” Larsen said. “We’re delighted she’s brought her diverse talents to our team. ”

Prior to joining CI Design, Gordon was a graphic designer and resident artist at Open Crumb in Washington, D.C. Previously, she was a schematic designer for DCI Architects, where her projects included preparing schematic designs for the Jamaica Houses of Parliament competition, in which the company was a finalist. She also served with MCN Build, a Washington, D.C. general contractor.

“My heart is always with community building; my thesis was a project centered around affordable housing,” Gordon said. “Community is a function of everything we do at CI, so this is an exciting time and opportunity.”

Gordon earned both her Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Howard University.

ABOUT CI DESIGN, INC.

CI Design is an international architectural design firm offering award-winning planning, architecture and interior design services to a diverse base of clients. For more than 25 years, CI Design has been a recognized leader in Mixed-Use and Science & Technology project design across the globe.

The CI Design team served as planner & architect for North Hills in Raleigh, NC, a 2-million square-foot mixed-use development. CI Design is currently working on several mixed-use developments including Metropica in Sunrise FL, a 4-million square-foot development and the 1.2 million square-foot expansion to North Hills In Raleigh, NC. CI Design is headquartered in Baltimore, MD, and has offices in Boston. For additional information, go to www.ci-designinc.com.

CI Design has offices in Boston and Baltimore, for additional information, go to  www.ci-designinc.com .