Chapter News

At the November 17 LAIGW meeting, the members heard a presentation on the state of the region’s economy.  The presentation provided a snapshot of how the real estate sectors are performing and what the future holds for each of them.  The presentation was given by Lisa Benjamin

Congratulations to Miti Figueredo, LAIGW member and new Parks Director, Montgomery County, MD WHEATON, Md. — The Montgomery County Planning Board announced the appointment of Miti Figueredo as the new Parks Director for Montgomery Parks following a national search. Prior to her appointment as director, Figueredo served as Chief of Staff for

On Wednesday, October 25, members of LAIGW gathered at the Sulgrave Club for an Investiture of new members and an Awards Ceremony.  Photos of the event are below. Inductees – (L to R) Elisa Vitale, Franklyn Palau, Matt Ladd, Paul Weinschenk, Matt Wessel, Carrie Sanders, JoAnne Fiebe,

LAIGW Awards Announcement LAIGW is proud to announce this year’s winners of its Awards Competition.  A jury of members from LAI Baltimore reviewed the submissions and chose the following projects for awards: Outstanding Project over 200,000 SF: City Ridge – ParkerRodriguez for Roadside Development Outstanding Project under

The September 22 LAIGW lunch meeting was a fascinating and informative look at new materials that are being used in construction.  Tom Corrado, the presenter, described the critical elements of mass timber and its use in different types of buildings.  His presentation can be found at the

LAMBDA ALPHA INTERNATIONAL George Washington Chapter Awards Program  August 8, 2023  Introduction The George Washington Chapter Lambda Alpha International Awards Program recognizes the accomplishments of members and other individuals who have advanced the field of land economics through their achievements and service to their profession, the Greater

On a rainy summer day, over 50 hardy souls convened in Columbia, MD to learn about the current progress and future plans in building the Columbia Town Center. Greg Fitchitt, President of Columbia for The Howard Hughes Corporation was the presenter.  He gave a brief overview of

The presentation at the April LAIGW meeting described future plans for two areas of the District where Redbrick is creating new facilities and communities in the SE area of DC. To learn more about these innovative and important projects, see the websites below. Redbrick web site: https://redbricklmd.com/portfolio1/#active-port Bridge

The LAIGW luncheon presentation on March 24 featured Lisa Govoni from Montgomery County Planning and Matt Ladd from Arlington County Planning.  The topic of the presentation was Missing Middle Housing.  The Arlington County Board recently adopted zoning changes to allow additional types of housing to be built

LAIGW members heard an informative presentation at our February meeting from Rich Harrington from the DC Mayor’s office.  The presentation focused on the District’s work related to the Build Back Better initiative.  Decision making about the targets for expenditures is complicated and it was interesting to get