Placemaking is a collaborative, community-led approach to planning and managing developments.
As the Government strives to meet its ambitious housing targets and spur economic growth, placemaking is facilitating the delivery of much-needed, high-quality housing, as well as mixed-use and commercial developments.
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Mark Gauguier
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Mark is a highly experienced lawyer who provides technically excellent and commercially focused advice across all aspects of commercial real estate. He acts across a range of asset classes for a variety of developers, investors, owners and occupiers, including asset managers, family offices, funds, private equity investors, property companies, charities and institutions. Mark trained and qualified at Farrer & Co and is an integral part of the firm's commercial real estate practice, which he now leads.
Mark is a highly experienced lawyer who provides technically excellent and commercially focused advice across all aspects of commercial real estate. He acts across a range of asset classes for a variety of developers, investors, owners and occupiers, including asset managers, family offices, funds, private equity investors, property companies, charities and institutions. Mark trained and qualified at Farrer & Co and is an integral part of the firm's commercial real estate practice, which he now leads.
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Henry Stevens
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Henry advises on all aspects of commercial real estate matters for a wide range of clients. He has a particular focus on development projects, and in particular legacy development projects, working with landowners and developers to build design-led, sustainable and community focussed mixed use schemes.
Henry advises on all aspects of commercial real estate matters for a wide range of clients. He has a particular focus on development projects, and in particular legacy development projects, working with landowners and developers to build design-led, sustainable and community focussed mixed use schemes.
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