A History of Sustainable Development

Joseph Freed and Associates LLC is committed to and understands the importance of maintaining an environmentally-healthy perspective in our development practices. Over the years we have integrated environmental impact considerations with green initiatives and redevelopment programs, through:

Brownfield reclamation, redevelopment, USGBC membership, vintage preservation, urban revitalization, Internal Green Team, LEED certification, and transit-oriented development.

With challenging remediation programs in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Colorado, and Wisconsin, JFA has introduced environmentally-friendly practices and methods to not only redevelop sites long overlooked and underutilized, but to make them better places in the community to live, work and play.

Featured Properties
The following properties represent our recent participation in environmental initiatives:

Block 37 (Chicago, IL)
Mixed-use, transit-oriented, urban development that will add significant retail, residential, office, and transportation to downtown Chicago.
LEED ND Pilot Program Participant

Sullivan Center (Chicago, IL)
Vintage restoration and adaptive reuse where the goal is to extend the life cycle of an existing building by restoring and reusing all interior and exterior structures, to retain cultural resources, and to upgrade building systems to reduce energy consumption and waste.
LEED for Existing Buildings Applicant

Willits (Basalt, CO)
Multi-use development located near Aspen and Snowmass brings together a dynamic mix of residential, office, retail and entertainment to serve a vibrant, diverse community.
LEED Core and Shell Applicant

Hilldale (Madison, WI)
Mixed-use urban redevelopment where the office building will be LEED certified and the hotel will have Green Globes certification.

Evanston Plaza (Evanston, IL)
Brownfield retail redevelopment where the strategy was to adopt a remediation program to reclaim a damaged site where development was complicated by real and potential environmental contamination.

Uptown Square (Chicago, IL)
Mixed-use, vintage restoration and adaptive reuse where the goal was to extend the life cycle of existing buildings by reusing and restoring existing structures, increase vertical density, and upgrade building systems to reduce waste and retain cultural resources.

Daisy Square (Ann Arbor, MI)
Residential redevelopment and reclamation where the strategy was to protect and preserve the habitat and natural resources, increase localized density, and utilize existing structures.