As a child, I used to work on family genealogy with my dad. We spent countless Saturdays pouring over ship manifests and other old records looking for any information about our ancestors. I was fascinated with all the old documents and photos that told the story of our family’s journey. Years later, working as part of REPSG’s Phase I team, I was explaining my work to my dad. He listened carefully and responded, “So it sounds to me like you’re doing genealogy, just on property instead of people.” I had never thought of my work that way before, but I liked the analogy.

At REPSG, we do a lot of historical research. We want to understand as much as we can about the history of a property in order to inform its future transformations. Some of our projects are short term, some we get to participate in through the course of redevelopment, and some are sites that just keep coming back. It’s fascinating to see what these properties become – old factories turned into thriving community centers, forgotten land redeveloped as affordable housing, or buildings whose future is in limbo and who are left to decay.

I thought it would be interesting to share some photos of the “journeys” of some of our sites.  Click through each set of photos below to see the amazing transformations!

From empty row-homes to state-of-the-art senior housing

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 A major industrial facility redeveloped into homes. In my early days with REPSG, I spent weeks at this site overseeing the volumes of trucks hauling soil on and off site. It was great to be able to see the project evolve, and REPSG was invited to take company tour of the model home!

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Sometimes we visit sites multiple times over the years, and one particular site comes to mind. REPSG has watched this building change over time as it waits for a new life. These photos remind me a bit of the decay you see on the Titanic.

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 REPSG frequently works with community revitalization organizations. I always enjoy working with these types of clients who have such a vision for what a site or even neighborhood can be. This old factory and warehouse is, piece by piece, being renovated to house community offices and a charter school.

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 Another developer client of ours had the vision to turn this piece of vacant urban land into a vibrant senior housing community. This site was also the site of a former industrial facility that had long ago been demolished.

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Do you own a site or have your eye on one for reuse or redevelopment? REPSG would love to be a part of the next phase of your property’s journey of transformation.  Contact us to see how we can best partner with you to define the next generation of your site.