Economics students presented their Urban Plan projects on Monday to professionals from different real estate, legal and city organizations from around Jacksonville. During their presentations, student development teams responded to a Request for Proposal for the redevelopment of a blighted site in the fictional city of Yorktown. Each team member assumed one of five roles in their private, for­ profit firm: finance director, marketing director, city liaison, neighborhood liaison, or site planner. Teams addressed challenging financial, market, social, political, and design issues; developed a financial pro­-forma and a three-dimensional model of their plan; and presented their proposal to the city council to win the contract from the city.

The winning teams this year were:

ESJ Enterprise:
Evan Mansur- Marketing Director
Max Borghese- Financial Anal
Justice Queen- Site Planner
Alan Sievert- City Liaison
Hollin Hakimian- Neighborhood Liaison

Blackstone Development:
Luke Tipton – Marketing Director
Lindsay Monger- Financial Analyst:
Henry Page- Site Planner
Jilllian Griffin- City Liaison
Matthew Cooper- Neighborhood Liaison