Creating vibrant, sustainable urban communities.
Projects That Matter
At Boulevard Group, we understand that urban planning and development are collaborative efforts involving a diverse group of public and private stakeholders. Our role goes beyond getting the best from these collaborations; we work to promote and create vibrant and livable neighborhoods. By thinking carefully about how people live, work, and raise their families, we help our clients create the communities of tomorrow.
Building neighborhoods that reflect the vision of the people who live and work there.
Boulevard Group is nationally recognized as an urban development leader, planning and managing some of the largest and most effective programs in the United States. We create innovative solutions to meet the challenges of difficult and exacting problems at each step in the process – from the planning stages through to the completed development.
We build on the positive qualities and distinctive character of each place. We develop a consensus among public and private stakeholders, ensuring a completed project that balances the needs of the entire community. We are committed to excellence in our work, striving to provide information and ideas that enable confident choices. Good decisions made by those we serve are a reflection of the true value of our work.
Our impact
Boulevard Group is an award-winning firm nationally recognized as an urban development leader, planning and managing large-scale sustainable neighborhood revitalization projects across a diverse range of major U.S. cities.
Urban development projects
In development financing/investment
Units of Housing
of neighborhood commercial development
20 States
36 Cities
Albany, GA
Atlanta, GA
Avon Park, FL
Birmingham, AL
Camden, NJ
Charlotte, NC
Chattanooga, TN
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dayton, OH
Daytona Beach, FL
Fayetteville, NC
Huntsville, AL
Indianapolis, IN
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
Mobile, AL
Montgomery, AL
New Haven, CT
New Orleans, LA
Newark, NJ
Peoria, IL
Pittsburgh, PA
Portsmouth, VA
St Louis, MO
San Francisco, CA
Santa Fe, NM
Spartanburg, SC
Texarkana, TX
Toledo, OH
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tucson, AZ
Notable Projects
Our Approach
Because urban development endures for generations, there is a great responsibility in establishing sustainable neighborhoods. We believe the best neighborhoods offer a variety of places to live, work, learn and play for people of all ages, cultures and incomes. A new development has a civic responsibility to harmonize with the community, add positively to the fabric of the built environment and contribute to the cultural heritage of future generations. This civic trust requires a thorough understanding of the needs of each of the stakeholders and an accountable and collaborative design process.
What We Do
Boulevard Group’s hallmark is the focus we place on continuity from planning through design and construction. We emphasize project consensus and timely solutions to daily challenges. Our program management approach is customized for each project to assure that projects are delivered on time and on budget.
innovative solutions to meet the challenges of difficult and exacting problems, from planning stages through completed development.
on the positive qualities and distinctive character of each place.
a consensus among public and private stakeholders, ensuring a completed project that balances the needs of the entire community.
to excellence in our work, striving to provide information and ideas that enable confident choices.
We build neighborhoods, but we also build lasting relationships
At Boulevard Group, we understand that urban planning and development are collaborative efforts involving a diverse group of public and private stakeholders. Our role goes beyond getting the best from these collaborations; we work to promote and create vibrant and livable neighborhoods.
Our Leadership
James Brooks
AICP President/CEO
James Brooks is the Chief Executive Officer and founding partner of Boulevard Group, an award-winning national professional services firm that specializes in planning and managing urban revitalization projects. Mr. Brooks has led planning and development efforts for major projects across the United States, including such diverse cities as Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Birmingham and Charlotte, among many more. Projects he has directed have won numerous awards, including the prestigious Charter Award from the Congress for New Urbanism.
Prior to founding the firm in 1997, Mr. Brooks spent 18 years in the public sector as a planner and public official. He is the former Deputy Executive Director for Development for the Atlanta Housing Authority, where he led the team that planned Centennial Place and Villages at East Lake, the mixed-income, mixed-use communities that became national models for urban housing development and affordable housing revitalization. Prior to his tenure with AHA, he was a Senior Planning and Development Officer for the City of Atlanta/Fulton County. He is a graduate of Georgia State University.