News/Events

January 2007

CHARRETTE TO BRING TOGETHER PLANNERS, BUILDER, DEISGNERS, CITIZENS TO CONTRIBUTE IDEAS FOR WHITTAKER’S NEW TOWN AT LIBERTY

During the week of Jan. 17 – 23, 2007, Whittaker Homes will bring together citizens, planners, designers, and interested citizens to share in the vision for the development of The New Town at Liberty, a $2 billion project. The public is invited to attend the opening and closing presentation, where participants can contribute their ideas for the 926-acre development to be located in Liberty, Missouri.

The public is welcome to attend the opening presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Liberty Performing Arts Theatre at 1600 S. Withers Road. The public also is invited to the closing presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Heritage Hall at 117 West Kansas. In addition, there will be a pin-up and review session on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Heritage Hall open to everyone.

"The New Town at Liberty is a very unique and exciting concept," says Greg Whittaker, president of Whittaker Homes. "We think that it is important to bring together the planners, designers, developers, builder, government officials, business owners, and the public to ensure that this project truly reflects the views of the community as a whole."

Leading the charrette will be the town planners, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, one of the nation’s foremost planners of new urbanism developments. The company is responsible for more than 250 of these communities throughout the country, including the famed Seaside, FL, and Kentlands, MD.

The New Town at Liberty will be one of the area’s largest developments, with homes for every demographic and lifestyle. "However, what sets New Town at Liberty apart is more than numbers," according to Whittaker. "This community, close to Historic Liberty, will be a return to the neighborhoods of yesterday, where residents can walk to the park, the store, school or amphitheater along pedestrian-friendly streets. Even the architecture of the single-family homes, row houses, and cottages will be in a traditional regional architectural style, also reminiscent of earlier days."

Whittaker Homes, developer, has proven itself with the success of The New Town at St. Charles near St. Louis Missouri. This traditional neighborhood development has been the best-selling community in 2005 and 2006 out of over 18,600 developments in 16 states. In fact, cities and developers travel from around the company and the world to tour New Town and gain valuable insight.

Included in the charrette team are Andres Duany, DPZ project director; Marina Khoury, DPZ project manager; Tim Busse, Whittaker Homes architect; Jim Cannady and Hal Bartch, engineers with Pickett, Ray & Silver; Bruce Corban and Garth Goode, urban designers with Corban & Goode; and local designers Kevin Klinkenberg and Brian Hendrickson with 180 Degrees Design Studio.

For information on the New Town at Liberty charrette, call Whittaker Homes at 636-916-1511 or visit www.newtownatliberty.com.