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and retention, beautification projects, community cleanups, and historic preservation and advocacy. “Lititz has been a great place to raise my family, and I want to ensure future generations can find the same love of Lititz that I have,” she said. “It’s such an active town where busi- nesses can succeed, families can feel safe and tourists come from hundreds of miles away just to visit. I’m proud to be part of an organization that keeps Lititz moving forward.” Di Stravolo Elliott is the chair of the Barley Snyder Real Estate, Municipal and Environ- mental Practice Group. She is also secretary and a member of the board of directors at the Lititz Regional Community Development Corporation and volunteers at St. James Catho- lic Church in Lititz. ing throughout the year for the Mario Lemieux Founda- tion, culminating with their holiday event. The Young Constructors’ Friendsgiving celebration was held on No- vember 21, 2019. Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors and attendees, the MBAYC was able to present the Mario Lemieux Foundation with a check for $10,500. more value than the retail can carry alone. By incorporat- ing a mix of uses and adding density, you can justify the higher land costs that are involved with a transaction when you're at the epicenter of the market and controlling one of the best pieces of prop- erty in that immediate area. We’re bullish on the Phila- delphia market. We have found great opportunities for both redevelopment and development, and we look forward to what the city and its suburbs have in store for us in the future. Tom Simmons has been the president of Kimco Realty’s Mid-Atlantic Region since 2004. Tom is responsible for overseeing asset man- agement, leasing, property management, acquisitions and dispositions, develop- ment and redevelopment in the Mid-Atlantic Region, comprising over 10 million s/f of space in almost 100 properties.
LANCASTER, PA — Bar- ley Snyder announced that partner Maria Di Stravolo El-
liott has been named to the board of direc- tors at Ven- ture Lititz, a nonprofit, n a t i o n a l l y a c c r e d i t e d Main Street Program. V e n t u r e
HILADELPHIA, PA — Moto Designshop , a contemporary archi- tecture and design practice announced that Arrupe Hall Jesuit Community at Saint Jo- seph’s University has won the Silver Medal from the Ameri- can Institute of Architects, Philadelphia Chapter . Sil- ver is the highest award given for an unbuilt project. “Our goal was to provide this religious community with not only a home, but a space that supports the serenity of their faith,” said Adam Montal- bano, AIA , partner at Moto. Named for Fr. Pedro Arrupe, a Jesuit priest whose cause for canonization opened this year, the residence is located near City Line Avenue on the western edge of Philadelphia. When completed in summer 2020, it will be home to 15 Jesuit priests who work and teach at the University, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, and the Gesu School. “The project is a successful investigation about light and materiality,” said Juan Miro, FAIA , member of the Awards P
Maria Di Stravolo Elliott
Lititz is powered by volunteers, a full-time executive director and an engaged board of direc- tors, all dedicated to making downtown Lititz a dynamic busi- ness environment, a welcom- ing tourism destination and a thriving community to live in. It works to sustain local business- es and our community’s quality of life through economic devel- opment, business recruitment PITTSBURGH, PA — On December 18, 2019, the Master Builders’ Associa- tion Young Constructors (MBAYC) presented the Ma- rio Lemieux Foundation with their annual donation. The MBAYC also delivered toys to the Austin’s Playroom at AHN West Penn Hospital’s NICU. Over the past few years, MBAYC has begun fundrais- keeps on giving. It continues to present opportunities for us to bring additional equity and expertise to fortify the in- vestment. Its redevelopment has created a more experien- tial and community-oriented place for customers to shop, eat, and gather, and for retail- ers to do business. At Kimco, we have concen- trated our focus on the top cities in the country, with Philadelphia being one of them. Despite Lincoln and Suburban being different projects – Lincoln a ground- up development and Subur- ban an existing redevelop- ment – both show our ability to leverage our retail real estate experience in a high- barrier-to-entry market, and both also display our growing expertise in multifamily. If you really want to own the strongest retail real estate in these markets, you need to be able to speak the language of mixed-use. The dirt itself has
Arrupe Hall Jesuit Community at Saint Joseph’s University
Jury from Austin, TX, “some- times textured, sometimes monolithic. Other times it ap- pears weightless. Each creat- ing a lovely moment in time…. This level of accomplishment along with the detail and resolution are all worthy of celebration.” Inspired by the shift between the Julian and Gregorian cal- endars, the chapel takes on a curvilinear form. The brick pattern further expands on those geometries, then morphs to create a veil, filtering natu- ral light through masonry openings. Father Robert M. Hussey, S.J. of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus joined the design team on stage to long-term and I knew MGKF was an excellent choice for challenging work and a unique firm culture. The firmwas very forward-thinking in terms of all aspects of the practice of environmental law, including balancing the demands of ca- reer and family,” said McCabe. Robb Fox said, “Carol stood out from the start with her sound judgement and ability to relate to people at all levels.” He added, “Her knowledge of environmental law is very ex- tensive, but more importantly, she has the ability to make technically complex issues understandable for clients.” Former managing partner Jonathan Spergel said, “I know this firm is in excellent hands with Carol. She has built an outstanding practice, has proven herself as a leader both within and outside of the firm, and is always focused on delivering the highest-level of service to our clients.” McCabe joined the MGKF partnership in 2004. She has worked with a broad range of industrial clients in the manu- facturing, energy and waste management sectors. McCabe counsels clients on a wide va- riety of environmental issues,
accept the award. “We think of the chapel design as being about the swirling movement of time and the altar communi- cating the firmness of eternity. So, the divine existing in time and in eternity, experienced in both.” Moto’s work on Arrupe Hall includes architecture, custom digital design for fabrication, and design visualization. Additional members of the project team are Keast & Hood – structural engineering; Bruce E. Brooks – mep engineering; BEAM – lighting design; Stan- tec – civil engineering; Metro- politan Acoustics – acoustical consultant; Geostructures – geo- technical engineering; Hunter Roberts – general contractor. including permitting, compli- ance and enforcement mat- ters related to air emissions, storage tanks, stormwater, wastewater, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste. She has assisted clients with day- to-day compliance, environ- mental auditing, appeals, and defense of agency enforcement actions. Carol’s leadership extends outside the firm. She has served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Penn- sylvania Environmental Coun- cil since 2015 and was the Chair of the Friends of Lemon Hill for the last decade. She was a Lecturer-in-law at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law from 2007-2016. Carol is a volunteer attorney with the Support Center for Child Advocates, serves on the finance council for St. John Neumann Church, and has coached soccer and track. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, and received her B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Mc- Cabe and her husband Bernie live in Haverford with their four children.
MBAYCmake annual donation to the Mario Lemieux Foundation
McCabe takes over asmanaging partner atMGKF
PHILADELPHIA, PA — As a new decade is ushered in, Carol F. McCabe takes over
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as managing partner of the environmen- tal and ener- gy law firm o f Manko , G o l d , Katcher & Fox , LLP (MGKF) lo-
Carol F. McCabe
cated in suburban Philadel- phia. McCabe is just the fifth person to take on this role and is the firm’s first female managing partner, succeeding Jonathan Spergel, Robb Fox, Bruce Katcher and Marc Gold . While this is a landmark for the firm, this has been 25 years in the making, dating back to when McCabe was a law student of Manko and Fox at the University of Pennsylvania in the mid- 1990s. From there, McCabe came to MGKF as a summer associate in 1995 and eventu- ally joined the firm in 1996. She knew then that there were no better attorneys to learn from and no better place to build a career. “Even at the earliest part of my career, I was looking
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