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WHAT I DO

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Credentials

Peter Hendee Brown, FAICP, FAIA, PHD

Education

2004

2003

1999

1985

1979

Professional Credentials

1989

2003

2004

Employment - Professional

2005-

2008-10

2004-05

1996-00

1993-96

1988-93

1986-88

1980-86

Employment – Academic

2022-

2020-

2008-

2016-

2012-

2005-07

1990-95

Memberships and Allied Organizations

2016-

2005-

2004-

1993-

Service and Recognition

2022-

2022

2020

2019-

2019-24

2018-

2007

2004–07

2004

2002

2001

Professional Experience

Fifth Business Consulting, Minneapolis, MN (2005-present), Owner and Principal Consultant.

Fifth Business is a Consulting practice offering development, programming, planning, design, construction, and project management/owner’s representative services to governments, non-profit organizations, and private property owners. Fifth Business has been retained by private, non-profit, and public sector clients including the City of Minneapolis, Departments of Community Planning and Economic Development, Public Works, and Finance and Administration; and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, to lead urban public-private-partnership-driven projects, from start to finish. Brown facilitates meetings with elected officials, business leaders, and staff, and leads the initial drafting of project principles, early-stage analysis, planning, start-up, and budgeting through the administration of design and construction team selection processes, design team management, planning and management of community and stakeholder engagement processes, regulatory reviews and approvals, fundraising and lobbying, and project management throughout construction and startup of normal operations. Projects and clients have included:

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (2023-present). Consultant to the MWMO assisting with management consulting and strategic and capital planning
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (2017-present), Consultant to the MPHA assisting with strategic planning, consultant selection processes, and project planning and implementation
Mayor’s Vibrant Storefront Work Group (2023), City of Minneapolis, Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED), start-up and facilitation of a work group and recommendations
Minneapolis Planning Director Search (2022), City of Minneapolis, Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED), planning and implementation of an executive search process
University Enterprise Laboratories (2022), Project Manager for a US EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge Grant application as a part of a GREATER MSP bio-innovation hub phase 2 grant application
Crystal Court Revitalization (2019-2021) (as acting principal at New History), Historic consulting and project leadership for renovation of the Crystal Court, in Philip Johnson’s iconic IDS Center in Downtown Minneapolis
Hennepin Avenue Redesign and Reconstruction (2017–2021), Owner’s Representative to City of Minneapolis for the $20M redesign and reconstruction of Hennepin Avenue
Nicollet Mall Redesign and Reconstruction (2013–2021), Owner’s Representative to City of Minneapolis for the $50M redesign and reconstruction of Nicollet Mall
Peavey Plaza Revitalization (2010–2021), Owner’s Representative to the City of Minneapolis for the complete restoration of a historic, late modern plaza in downtown Minneapolis
Facilities Consolidation and Governance Study (2020), Consultant to Minneapolis City Coordinator
Minneapolis Public Service Building (2017–2020), Consultant to City of Minneapolis for the stakeholder engagement and design review for a new, 380,000 SF, 11-story public office building
Downtown East Commons (2014-17), Consultant to the City of Minneapolis for the consultant selection, planning, design, and construction of a new, two-block urban park adjacent to US Bank Stadium
Temple Israel Expansion Project (2014-16), Consultant for an additions and renovations project for Temple Israel’s uptown campus
Rise at Prospect Park (2016–18), Consultant to Prospect Park Properties LLC for the redevelopment of a key TOD property into a major mixed-use housing project
Block 1 Liner Parcel/Air Rights Plane (2013-14), Consultant to the City assisting with the developer selection process for the land adjacent to and above the parking ramp across from US Bank Stadium
Target North Campus Development Strategy (2013–14), Consultant to Target Corporation for the developer selection process for the company’s Brooklyn Park property
Tubs Inc. (2013–14), Consultant providing design and economic analyses to the owners of an industrial property in the North Loop (Since sold and redeveloped as Inbound Brewery)
Brunsfield North Loop (2012), Consultant for community engagement and entitlements/approvals for a 47 –unit apartment building in Minneapolis’s North Loop Neighborhood
US Bank Stadium (2012–13), McKnight Grant-funded consultant to Elliot Park Neighborhood Inc. to support the City of Minneapolis Stadium Implementation Committee through the review and approval of the schematic design for a $1B NFL stadium
The Soap Factory (2010–2014), Owner’s Representative to a non-profit visual arts organization for the renovation of their historic warehouse building/gallery
Longfellow Station (2010), Consultant to Urban Works Architecture for concept design and entitlements for a 200-unit multi-family housing TOD project

Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, Minneapolis, MN (2008-2010)

Senior Associate. Facilitated the selection of the design team, programming, and schematic design for the $46M Minneapolis Orchestra Hall expansion project and facilitated discussions with the City related to a joint request for bond funding from the MN Legislature and the redesign of adjacent Peavey Plaza.

Alatus Partners, Minneapolis, MN (2005-2008)

Partner and Senior Project Manager. Led the start-up of a new real estate firm created to develop large-scale multi-family residential and mixed-use projects on urban sites. Responsible for managing all aspects of the land acquisition, entitlement, design, construction, marketing, and sales process for The Penfield, a $170 million, 33-story, 313-unit condominium tower planned for Saint Paul, MN.

RMF Group, Minneapolis, MN (2004-2005)

Development Project Manager. Managed design and construction for residential and mixed-use projects worth approximately $75M including Track 29, Uptown Row, Emerson Townhomes, and The Village at Mendota Heights.

City of Philadelphia, Capital Program Office, Philadelphia, PA (1996-2000)

Project Director. Played a leadership role in the start-up, organization, and management of a new city department of over 100 staff. Led a team of 18 architects, engineers, and construction inspectors in the management of over 100 municipal projects and 500 design and construction contracts worth over $200M, providing a dozen city departments with new and improved facilities and eliminating a backlog of nearly 70 capital projects. Also served on the City’s Real Estate committee and directly led the following major

capital projects:

One Parkway Building: $62M renovation of a blighted high-rise into city offices for 12 City departments and 2,500 employees including planning, design, construction, and occupancy
City Hall Restoration: Planning and design for the first phase of the four-phase, $125M exterior restoration of Philadelphia’s historic City Hall
24th/25th Police Department: Planning and design for a $12M combined district police station
Police Forensic Science Center: Planning and design for a $12M Forensic Sciences Laboratory, an adaptive reuse of an abandoned elementary school and the City’s first model sustainable project

Academic Experience – Research, Writing, Teaching

Books

2024

2021

2019

2015

2009

Chapters

2022

2018

2015

2013

2011

Book Reviews

2020

2019

2012

2011

2010

2006

2005

Research Studies, Grants

2021

2017

Teaching – Courses Designed and Taught

2018–

2008-

2005-06

2001-03

1990-95

Media and Presentations

Media

2021

2020

2019

2018

2016

2015

2014

Presentations

2023

202

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2011

2009

2008

2004

2003

2002

2001

Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania

Master of Arts in City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania

Master of Governmental Administration, University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University

Cornell University Summer Program in Architecture (for high school students)

Licensed Architect, Pennsylvania (#RA011098X)

Licensed Architect, Minnesota (#42949)

Certified Planner, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP, FAICP in 2020)

Fifth Business Consulting/Conurbation LLC, Minneapolis, MN, Owner

Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, Minneapolis, MN, Project Manager/Owner’s Representative

RMF Group, Minneapolis, MN, Real Estate Development Project Manager

City of Philadelphia, Capital Program Office, Philadelphia, PA, Project Director

EwingCole (Architecture & Engineering), Philadelphia, PA, Project Manager

The Kling-Lindquist Partnership, Philadelphia, PA, Project Manager and Project Architect

Samuel Crothers Associates, Architects, Philadelphia, PA, Architect and Designer

SWBR Architects, Rochester, NY, Designer and Intern Architect

Visiting Professor of Practice, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Affiliated Faculty, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Adjunct Instructor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Consultant, CURA, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, U of M

Penn IUR Scholar, University of Pennsylvania Institute for Urban Research (IUR)

Adjunct Instructor and Fellow, Metropolitan Design Center, College of Design, U of Minnesota

Adjunct Instructor, College of Architectural Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Lambda Alpha International, Minnesota Chapter (LAI), the Land Economics Society

ULI – the Urban Land Institute, member

American Planning Association (APA)/American Institute of Certified Planners, member

American Institute of Architects (AIA), member

APA MN, board member and co-chair, fellows committee

Elevation to the College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects (FAIA)

Elevation to the College of Fellows, American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP)

Lambda Alpha International, Minnesota Chapter (LAI), President, 2020-2022, Board Member

Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA), Editorial Board

APA MN, Chair, FAICP Committee 2021-present; Mentor Program 2018-present

Mayor’s Riverfront Blue Ribbon Task Force, Minneapolis

North Loop Neighborhood Association, Minneapolis; 2004-05 President

801 Washington Lofts Homeowners Association, Minneapolis, MN, Vice President

President, AIA Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Chapter of the AIA, board member 1998-2003

Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia, PA, “40 Under 40 Award”

Mayor’s City Hall Redevelopment Blue Ribbon Task Force, Philadelphia

How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and the Community, Lithuanian Translation, book, Vilnius, forthcoming.

How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and the Community, Korean Translation, book, CharmingCity, Seoul.

Producing the Urban Public Realm: Field Notes on Project Implementation, digital book, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2019

How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and the Community, book, University of Pennsylvania Press. The book has received 125 reviews on Amazon averaging 4.7/5 stars.

America’s Waterfront Revival: Port Authorities and Urban Redevelopment, book, University of Pennsylvania Press

“The Delaware River Port Authority,” a chapter in The Greater Philadelphia Region, Howard Gillette and Carolyn Adams, editors, Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming

“Actor perceptions of good design for real estate development,” a chapter in Routledge Companion to Real Estate Development, Squires, Heurkens, and Peiser, editors, New York: Routledge Press

“Design from the Developer’s Viewpoint,” DesignIntelligence, by Peter Hendee Brown, September/October 2015

“Ports and Waterfronts” (with Peter V. Hall), a chapter in Infrastructure Planning and Finance: A Smart and Sustainable Guide, Elmer and Liegland, editors, Routledge Press

“The Delaware River Port Authority,” a chapter in The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, Mires, Gillette, and Miller, editors (web publication)

“The Diversified Waterfront and the New Port Authority,” a chapter in The Port City in the XXI century, Bruttomesso and Alemany, editors, Venice: RETE (English and Spanish)

Portland’s Good Life: Sustainability and Hope in an American City, by R. Bruce Stephenson, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books

The Heart of the City: Creating Vibrant Downtowns for a New Century, by Alexander Garvin, in Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA)

Port Cities: Dynamic Landscapes and Global Networks, by Carola Hein, editor, in Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA)

Why Don’t American Cities Burn? by Michael B. Katz, Philadelphia: The University of

Pennsylvania Press

Floodplain Management: A New Approach for a New Era, by Bob Freitag, Susan Bolton, Frank Westerlund, and J. L. S. Clark, in Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER)

Fluid City: Transforming Melbourne’s Urban Waterfront, by Kim Dovey, in Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER)

Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition, by Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius, and Werner Rothengatter, in Economic Development Quarterly (EDQ)

Minneapolis Rent Stabilization Study, Co-author, with Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), University of Minnesota

Healthy and Equitable Development: Trends and Possibilities in the Suburbs, Faculty Advisor, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), University of Minnesota

Planning and Design for the Urban Public Realm, Humphrey School of Public Affairs,

University of Minnesota

Private Sector Development, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Urban Design, College of Design, University of Minnesota (with Ann Forsyth)

Site Planning and Urban Design Studio, College of Design, University of Pennsylvania

Architectural Drawing, College of Architectural Engineering, Drexel University

“On the waterfront: how to modernise maritime ports,” in Modus, by Gregory Scruggs,

December 6, 2021.

“A sign of hope? Crystal Court renovations evidence that corporations still believe in downtown Minneapolis,” in the Minneapolis Real Estate Journal, by Dan Rafter, July 28, 2021.

“‘A Turning Point:’ Local Leaders Mark Completion of IDS Center Renovations,” in Twin Cities Business, Dan Niepow, July 22, 2021.

“After modern renovations, IDS Center’s Crystal Court reopens,” in Finance & Commerce, Kelly Busche, July 22, 2021.

“Spiffed-up atrium at IDS Center reopens with ‘more serenity,’ cozier places to lounge as workers trickle back to Downtown Minneapolis,” in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, by Dee DePass,

July 21, 2021.

“9 Best Books on Real Estate Development,” in Millionacres/Motley Fool, Aly J. Yale,

October 11, 2019.

“Peavey Plaza reopens with a splash on Nicollet Mall, in Minneapolis Star Tribune, by Miguel Otárola, July 18, 2019.

“Architect Peter Hendee Brown offers insight onto development world,” in the Jacksonville Daily Record, by Jay Schlichter, August 24, 2018.

“Trump and the Media; Urban Development,” First Coast Connect, NPR affiliate in Jacksonville, Florida, by Kevin Meerschaert, August 16, 2018.

“Relationship between Developers and Cities – Peter Brown,” on PlanIt podcast, episode 14, by Raya, Esmaeili, April 25, 2018.

“Why does downtown Minneapolis still have a lot of surface parking lots? It's complicated,” in MinnPost, by Peter Callahan, June 23, 2016.

“Renowned Architect Peter Brown Inspires Students with High-Profile Project Expertise,” University of Minnesota Humphrey School News.

“Valet-parking lot planned at site of Market St. industrial building,” in the Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com, by Jacob Adelman, April 25, 2016.

“Revamped design for Nicollet Mall swaps pavers for concrete,” in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, by Kristen Leigh Painter and Eric Roper, February 10, 2016.

“Portland’s waterfront clash a familiar struggle,” in Island Institute, by Stephanie Bouchard, September 25, 2015.

“Finessing downtown Minneapolis park’s design delays public input,” in Finance & Commerce, by Karlee Weinmann, August 6, 2015.

“Donald Trump: Honesty is for Chumps,” in Politico Magazine, by Jack Shafer, June 23, 2015.

“Q&A: Peter Hendee Brown,” Architecture magazine, by Caroline Massie, June 9, 2015.

“Schafer: New book confronts perception of real estate developers,” in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, by Lee Schafer, May 2, 2015.

“Revised Nicollet mall redesign is unveiled,” in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, by Kristen Leigh Painter, December 12, 2014.

The latest on the Nicolet mall redesign,” MPR News, December 12, 2014.

“The Nicollet Mall Redesign,” KARE11 TV News, December 12, 2014.

“The Nicollet Mall Project,” Minneapolis Insider Podcast, Episode 2, Meet Minneapolis, 2014.

AIA MN Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, and panel moderator, “Edge-Dwellers: Is there Life After Traditional Practice?”

APA MN Planning Conference, proposer, organizer, moderator, and presenter, “Pretty Good Career Advice! Tips for Everyone from Gen-Z to the Boomers”

AIA MN Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, and panel moderator, “The Return of the Adjacent Possible in Architecture: How Thinking Like a Generalist Leads to Better Projects for our Communities”

APA MN Planning Conference, proposer, organizer, moderator, and presenter, “The Eggheads – LIVE! Still more Practical Uses of Philosophy in Your Planning Career”

AIA MN Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, and panel moderator, “The Adjacent Possible in Architecture: How Thinking Like a Generalist Leads to Better Projects for our Communities”

APA MN Planning Conference, proposer, organizer, moderator, and presenter, “The Return of the Eggheads: More Practical Uses of Philosophy in Your Planning Career”

Lambda Alpha International (LAI), Moderator, “LAI History: Richard T. Ely, Homer Hoyt, and Structural Racism,” a discussion with Dr. LaDale Winling, author of The Road to Redlining (forthcoming)

Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business, Master in Real Estate Development program, Phoenix, AZ, guest lecture and class visit, “How Real Estate Developers Think”

APA Upper Midwest Annual Planning Conference, proposer, organizer, moderator, and presenter, “Five Eggheads Talk About Big Ideas: Some Practical Uses of Philosophy in Your Planning Career”

AIA Minneapolis Luncheon, panel moderator, “Architect-Led Development: A Scaled Approach”

APA MN Annual Conference, presenter, “Developers and Planners: Partners in City-Building”

Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, Department of Environmental Studies, speaker and panelist, “District-Scale Thinking for Real Estate Development”

Minnesota Real Estate Journal (MREJ) — Property Redevelopment and Reuse Summit, panel moderator, “Design & Construction Trends for Redeveloped Properties”

AIA MN Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, and panel moderator, “Good Design: The Developer’s Perspective”

Minnesota Real Estate Journal (MREJ) – Historic Properties Summit, panel moderator, “Development and Construction Trends of Historical Properties”

APA MN Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, and moderator, “Not So Easy Street: Planning and Engagement in the Contested Right-Of-Way,” and presenter for two short talks, “The Technician” and “The Philosopher”

ULI North Florida Chapter, Jacksonville, FL, speaker, “Design, Profits and Community: How Real Estate Developers Think”

APA MN Annual Conference, presenter, “Good Design: The Developer’s Perspective”

APA MN Annual Conference, presenter and panelist “Healthy and Equitable Development: Trends and Possibilities in the Suburbs”

The Water Bar & Public Studio, panelist, “Give & Take — Art, Environment and City,” Minneapolis

ULI MN, moderator, “Tomorrow’s Developer: The Community Spark”

Works Progress Studio, presenter, Give and Take Program: “Art, Environment, and the City,” Minneapolis

SWBR Architects, Rochester, NY, “How Real Estate Developers Think”

AIA MN, Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, and moderator, “Learning from Landscape Architects: Public Realm Design”

AIA MN, Annual Conference, moderator, “Emerging Voices in Real Estate”

Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership, panelist, “The Upper River: Our Next Big Opportunity?”

University of Pennsylvania, College of Design, guest speaker, “Good Design…Is Not Good Enough: Design for Incrementalism, Risk Management, And Implementation”

University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, book talk and panel discussion, “How Real Estate Developers Think”

The Design Futures Council, La Jolla CA, keynote speaker, “Developers and Design Trends,” and organizer and moderator of a panel discussion, “Innovation, the Future, and Design: The

Developer’s Perspective”

AIA MN, Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, and moderator, “How Real Estate Developers Think”

APA MN Annual Conference, proposer, organizer, panel moderator, “How Real Estate Developers Think: Architects and Good Design”

The Related Group, book party and moderated discussion in Miami with Peter Brown, Developer Jorge Peréz, and Rodolphe el-Khourey, Dean of the University of Miami Architecture School

NAIOP MN, presenter and panelist, “A Closer Look: Minneapolis Riverfront Transformation”

AIA Philadelphia, Penn Press, and the Penn Institute for Urban Research (IUR), speaker, “How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and Community”

Penn Design, University of Pennsylvania, speaker, “Good Design…Is Not Good Enough: Design for Incrementalism, Risk Management, And Implementation”

Always Mod, book talk, “Teapots and Towers,” a talk on the relationship between architects/buildings and industrial designers/housewares, Minneapolis

Urban Works Architects, inaugural book talk upon the publication of Brown’s new book, How Real Estate Developers Think, Minneapolis

APA MN Summer Seminar, organizer and presenter of an all-day continuing education session, “What DO Developers Think?” including lectures and a panel discussion of developers

Urban Works Architects, “Real Estate Development for the Rest of Us, How Developers Think, Third Grade Arithmetic, and Risks, Rewards, and Motives,” Minneapolis

(Re)Claiming the New Westminster Waterfront project, a public-private partnership between the City of Vancouver and Simon Fraser University, guest speaker as a part of Riverfest, “Ports and Urban Transformation,” Vancouver

Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership, speaker, “Key Lessons from Waterfront Cities”

AIA MN Luncheon, book talk and panel discussion of “America’s Waterfront Revival,” with Peter Brown, AIA MN President Chuck Liddy, Saint Paul Port Authority President and CEO Louis Jambois, and Saint Paul on the Mississippi Design Center Director Tim Griffin

Penn Institute for Urban Research (IUR) and AIA Philadelphia, book talk and panel discussion, upon publication of Brown’s new book, America’s Waterfront Revival

ULI MN Young Leader’s Group, book talk, “America’s Waterfront Revival and Commercial Real Estate”

American Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 46th Annual Conference, paper, “Port Authorities and Urban Redevelopment: Evolving Institutions on a Changing Waterfront”

2004 Policy History Conference, St Louis MI, paper, “Public Authorities and Institutional Change: The Port of New York Authority Precedent and Four Ports Today”

Panorama, The Journal of the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of City and Regional Planning, article, “Two Cities, One Waterfront: The Vision of a Two-Sided Waterfront Destination for Philadelphia and Camden”

University of Pennsylvania, lecture, “Public Authorities and Public Finance”

Drexel University, lecture, “Public Authorities and Urban Redevelopment”

American Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 44th Annual Conference, paper, “Mission Change at the Delaware River Port Authority: Tourism and Economic Development on the Philadelphia/

Camden Waterfront”

University of Pennsylvania, “Public-Private Development: The City’s Side of the Story”

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