At Place Foundry, we believe in the power of strategy and design to implement your vision.
Our Mission
Enrich the lives of our clients and their communities.
We believe developing magnetic places should not be a mystery or agonizing.
When a neighborhood thrives, people are able to learn, play, and pursue work that adds value to others. When commerce thrives, companies are able to retain attract the best talent and add value to the communities and markets they serve.
At Place Foundry, we help local markets become productive and thriving centers of prosperity by developing magnetic destinations for commerce, housing, learning, and healthy living. We go beyond vision to ensure strategies for local markets are realized. As a result, the number of stagnating, declining, and distressed centers of commerce and neighborhoods decreases.
We use advisory, consulting, and design to help our partners advance economic and community development strategies in the markets they serve.
Our Guiding Principles
We have seven principles that inform how we research, design, and practice place development:
Wonder
There is possibility everywhere and within everyone.
Principled Cultivation
Preparation and refinement bring values to our end products and services.
Discernment
Lean into Intuition and instincts when evaluating ideas.
Integrity
Honest with ourselves, our partners, customers, and markets we serve no matter who is watching.
Respect
Embrace different perspectives, experiences, skills and attributes because everyone matters and is valuable.
Humility
Our accurate sense of self-worth, intellectual honesty, and emotional intelligence allows us to be constructive and deal honestly with everyone we interact with.
Well-being
We pursue the well-being of all markets we serve.