Experience

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  Pei cobb freed & partners

  Aug 1991 - May 1992

  Intern

  Worked on Curtain Wall and Interior Spaces teams for both the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (Washington, DC) and the San Francisco Main Library. Model builder and draftsman.

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  Clovis heimsath architects

  Aug 1994 - Aug 1995

  Intern

  While an intern at Clovis Heimsath Architects Frank worked on various architectural projects, primarily in the Design Development and Construction Documents phases. He interacted closely with clients including several large church congregations.

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  Longleaf development company

  Jan 1997 - Feb 2023

  Principal

  Longleaf is a 568-acre Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) 25 miles Northwest of Tampa, FL, co-founded by myself and my brother in 1998. My fundamental role has been to oversee all design-related issues; site planning, zoning, engineering, permitting, landscape architecture, architectural coding and design review; design of common facilities and commercial buildings; and developing marketing and sales material.I was also closely involved in managing the home builder program, on-site information center and sales process, restrictive covenants, the Community Development District (CDD), homeowners' association and architectural review board. In 2008 I turned my focus to the mixed-use Downtown Longleaf, taking on commercial and residential leasing and property management, opening a coffee shop and helping establish a farmers market and various community events to spur activity.The design and development of Longleaf incorporate a sensitive approach to preserving the natural environment and fostering a vibrant community of people, businesses, schools and recreation. My involvement in so many different aspects of its construction and community growth (it is also my home) has given me an unusual depth of experience in real estate development and community building. Show less

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  Congress for the new urbanism

  Jan 1998 - now

  Board member

  Presenter, moderator and/or session coordinator at various Congresses.Board member since November, 2018Vice Chair/Chair Elect

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  Starkey ranch investment company

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2020

  Managing partner

  Starkey Ranch is a proposed 2,500 acre master-planned community development 25 miles northwest of Tampa. Beginning in 2005, Starkey Ranch Investment Company (SRIC) took the property through full planning, engineering and environmental analysis, transportation planning and negotiations with County, regional and State agencies, concluding in the approval of a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in 2008. Simultaneously, SRIC negotiated a sale of the project to a large community developer. As director of planning and design, Frank oversaw all urban planning, architecture, transportation and environmental planning. Under Frank's direction the Starkey Ranch DRI combined state-of-the-art urban design and forward-thinking transportation planning with an exceptional environmental conservation program.As part of the Starkey Ranch DRI, Frank spearheaded a ground-breaking collaboration between Pasco County and School Board officials to design a shared/collocated elementary/middle school campus and district park. The effort resulted in agreement among the two public agencies to share recreational facilities between the schools and parks, and an innovative design that integrated the park/campus with the neighborhoods.After the Great Recession, the DRI requirement was eliminated by the state legislature, and the original developer withdrew from the project. In response to a dramatically different market and regulatory environment, SRIC rescinded the DRI, simplified the development agreements with the County and negotiated a new sale agreement with a different developer. The sale of Starkey Ranch was consummated in December 2012. Show less

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  National town builders association

  Jan 2003 - now

  Past president, past board member

  The National Town Builders' Association is organized to serve builders and developers throughout the nation in an effort to build the very best traditional neighborhoods and town centers.As a peer-to-peer organization, The NTBA provides an unequaled opportunity to share information and insight with the nation's premier Town Builders.This give and take among equals in a collegial setting has proven to be the most efficient way to problem-solve, improve quality and energize the vision necessary to execute the very best of town building principles.The NTBA is Town Builders learning from one another. Show less

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  The seaside institute

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2016

  Past chairman, past member, board of governors

  The Seaside Institute is an organization where the best thinkers and practitioners in the field of new urbanism discuss and debate at the highest level; professionals and the general public are educated through programs created by the Institute; like-minded organizations are linked together so that they can learn from one another; and the necessary tools to improve the way communities are formed and developed are shared with our partners through collaboration.The Seaside Institute organizes and documents the founding of Seaside, which is widely considered the birthplace of traditional neighborhood development and the new urbanism, in order to provide an historical basis for others who may benefit from this knowledge.. Show less

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  People places, llc

  Jun 2013 - now

  People Places is a real estate development, design and consulting firm that creates places to inspire people in their everyday life. Rather than develop real estate in the conventional categories of “residential,” “office” or “retail,” ours is an approach — an attitude — that keeps people center stage.We help build comfortable, walkable neighborhoods with a range of building types. The most vibrant places blend work, rest, socializing, playing, walking, eating, shopping, exercising and more. We discover and realize a property’s best use to encourage all of these varieties of human experience. We don’t just build buildings. We build places that inspire lives.People Places is skilled in the design and construction of offices, homes, shops and eateries as well as streets, parks, plazas, churches and recreational facilities. We frequently combine multiple uses into a single project. Our projects are urban and walkable in character and location, and integral to their neighborhoods and their residents’ lives.We seek partnerships with like-minded developers and governmental bodies who seek to create or redevelop urban spaces that connect people in meaningful ways. Show less

  • Chief Places Person

    Feb 2013 - now

  • President

    Jun 2013 - now