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City of Claremore
Most planning efforts don’t deliver what they promise. MBL’s Pattern Zoning project in Claremore Oklahoma offers a roadmap for how to change that.
With almost a dozen new buildings completed in downtown and scores more on the way, MBL’s Pattern Zone in Claremore Oklahoma is re-writing the story of missing middle infill in small towns.
A town of just 19,000 people, Claremore has for decades suffered from a lack of investment in their historic downtown. Residential developers had largely turned their back on downtown, opting instead for the green fields of Claremore’s outskirts.
In just a few short years since the Pattern Zone was first implemented in 2021, Claremore has flipped that script. local developers now understand the benefits of building in a urban form, and they are increasingly turning back to downtown, in part because of the convenience the program brings to infill development.
With the success of the program, the City of Claremore is eager to expand it. As President of both MBL Planning and Pattern Zones Co, Matthew Hoffman oversees a partnership that will bring dozens more pre-approved buildings to the city in 2024 via a web-connected portal.
Type: City Planning
Location: Claremore, OK
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