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The City of Valparaiso is located in Northwest Indiana, just one hour southeast of Chicago at the eastern edge of the metro area and approximately 15 miles South of Lake Michigan. Serving as the county seat of Porter County, and covering 15.6 square miles, Valparaiso has an estimated population of 32,916 as of the 2018 American Community Survey. In 2019, the City of Valparaiso retained Urban Partners to prepare a Residential Market Analysis to provide City decision makers, st

St. Cloud, FL, is a family-oriented community offering small-town charm in a location close to Orlando. From 2000 to 2017, St. Cloud went from a community of 20,000 residents to over 47,000 residents. With the rapid population increase as the backdrop, the City is in the midst of preparing a comprehensive plan that will help position St. Cloud for balanced growth and continued economic prosperity. In February 2019, the City of St. Cloud has retained Urban Partners to complete

Urban Partners recently completed the 2017 Fayette County Housing Demand Study which identified mid-term (10 year) housing demand in the county. The Study identified the overall housing need for the County by 2025, as well as the distribution of housing types. We had the privilege or working with a diverse group of stakeholders who collaborated on this project: LFUCG Division of Planning, Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator, Lexington Downtown Development Authorit

Jim Hartling was featured panelist in the "Lexington Housing Market Demand: Local and National Trends" workshop at the Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association's Spring Conference 2017 in Lake Cumberland, KY. Jim spoke about Urban Partners' work in completing the Housing Demand Analysis for Lexington-Fayette County. Click here for a copy of the workshop presentation. #Kentucky #HousingDemandStudy #Speeches