Selected Works Himadri Shekhar Kundu
Rutgers University, NJ
M.C.R.P., Urban Planning and Design, 2017 • Campus Redevelopment Plan • New Brunswick Vision Plan • Real Estate Design Competition Winner
SFMTA, San Francisco Student Design Trainee II, Summer 2016
ICICI Bank Ltd., Mumbai, India
Real Estate Mortgage Valuations, 2015
NICMAR, Pune, India
Graduate Degree, Construction & Project Management, 2014
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India • • •
B.E. Civil, 2009 Research Fellow, 2011 Land Use & Transportation Planning
Consulting Engineering Services (Jacobs), New Delhi, India Highway Contract Management Trainee, Summer 2013
MARKET RESEARCH SUSTAINABILITY
MOBILITY
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LAND DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ZONING
ENVIRONMENT
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New Brunswick Vision Plan 2040
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DEMAND MANAGEMENT
REDEVELOPMENT & REHABILITATION
Campus Redevelopment Plan, Rutgers University
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SITE PLANNING & PROGRAMMING
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Rural Hamlet Design Alternative
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NAIOP CRIECS Competition 2016
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MORTGAGE
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REAL ESTATE FINANCE PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENTS
LIVE WORK PLAY MARKET RESEARCH
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS
MEZZANINE FINANCE
CASE STUDY
ADDRESS GEOCODING
SPATIAL ANALYST ROUTING EFFICIENCY
GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYST NEAREST FACILITY
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GEO-PROCESSING TRAFFIC ANALYSIS DISASTER PLANNING
DATA QUALITY NETWORK
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REAL ESTATE DESIGN COMPETITION
GIS ANALYTICS
Site Suitability Anlaysis, Recreational Facilities
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URBAN DESIGN New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick Vision Plan 2040 Urban Infill Studio Project, Fall 2016
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In view of the growing population of the city and the underutilized but valuable spaces with high location value, this project envisions to create an improved Mobility Dependent future for the local residents through urban infill development.
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Integrating the campus and the city through better design and planning. Increasing student housing capacity while maintaining a vibrant and integrated city environment for the local residents.
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NEW BRUNSWICK VISION PLAN 2040 Academic Timeline: 8 weeks
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- Small scale interventions to realize simulatneous benefits in a sustainable but flexible way - Bringing the suburban private lawn experience to the city - Urban Framework with focus on mobility and social inculsion through engineering of spaces Within 2.5 min Walk Retail Units 15 - Activating public spaces through increased pedestrian activity and interaction Retail (SF) 29,200 Existing Residential (D.U.) 390 Retail Space (SF) - Diversity of uses and unit types to increase vibrancy, safety, and interaction 7,200 Proposed Residential (D.U.) 140 Retail Space (SF) 36,400 Total Residential (D.U.) 530 Residential Population 1,338 Retail Space (SF) per person 27.2 Relocation: Residential Units = 31 | Parking removed =
Retail Units Retail (SF) Existing Residential (D.U.) Retail Space (SF) Proposed Residential (D.U.) Retail Space (SF) Total Residential (D.U.) Residential Population Retail Space (SF) per person Dwelling Units Type 3 BR 2 BR 1 BR Total
Number Area (SF) 13 1500 79 1250 48 625 140 172500
Within 2.5 min Walk 15 29,200 390 7,200 140 36,400 530 1,338
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Number of affordable units based on the neighborhood income = 28 Retail space available within the development met by self demand Lowcost Modular design units within the slab framework
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NEW BRUNSWICK VISION PLAN 2040
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NEW BRUNSWICK VISION PLAN 2040 Huge Green roofs with potential for urban farming providing suburban lawn inside city W Av e
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COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS REDEVELOPMENT
Academic Timeline: 8 weeks
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Spring 2016
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Context Current physical structure of the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick lack integratiion which creates a sense of isolation, increasing the difficulty to move between spaces. The center for all interaction happens near the largest campus transit hub adjacent to the Student Center. The disconnect between the 20,000 students commutting daily from that place and the near by housing creates a social isolation. The idea of integration between the local community and the university campus required few inviting public spaces interwined with campus life that can serve both the communities. Central squares would serve to bring both these communities together with student housing, recreation, commercial and institutional spaces being next to each other.
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COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS REDEVELOPMENT Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Spring 2016
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COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS REDEVELOPMENT Campus Re-Vision
Adjacent to the main green square of the campus, this central courtyard surrounded by all the required ammenities with a perfect sense of enclosure will become the icon for a better living experience promoting the growth for students while integrating the local community. Mixed use student housing with retail underneath and adjacent institutional, and office spaces will create for a better walkable enviroment to promote a healthier lifestyle. Diversity will also prove to be beneficial for the student community with the 5-story glass building lounge and recreation center acting as a focal point which the community lacked. Existing high rise student housing along the river woudl be retrofitted to increase available housing and have dedicated pedestrian walkways to the campus.
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AGRICULTURAL HAMLET New Jersey, Fall 2016
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A hypothetical 12 acre plot was to be developed in the US suburban sprawl pattern under random the environmental constraints of streams, wetlands and forested areas prevailing in rural New Jersey or elsewhere. Only one 50 foot R.O.W was provided as the primary access to the site.
- Walkable small community with every resident living within a radius of 5 minute walk from the Community Core, thus inviting social interaction - Comapct Community Core with Mixed Use development - Sufficient Agricultural Farm lands to increase food resiliency - Focus on human scale development as well as jobs and retail - Jobs to housing ratio of 1:1 would create an economic independence - Accessible transit buses and On Demand transit stops being less than 5 minute walking distance for each resident - 4 Major Roads access to the Hamlet in all directions - Residential, Commercial as well as on street parking
Under such a model only 12 disconnected dwelling units could be created that harbors social isolation and unhealthy auto oriented lifestyles.
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An alternative development proposal to the suburban sprawled pattern that would not only integrate the community but would also create a harmonious living environment with regards to the natural constraints and resources. A sustainable community design based on the understanding of Transit Transects was created by the group to preserve the environmentally sensitive land while increasing its food independence and walkability. As a result, the total footprint of the impervious surfaces per capita decreased and also a rain water detention pond increased the flood resiliency and water independence of the community.
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GATEWAY GOLF SUITS
NAIOP CREICS Competition, Spring 2016 Winner Timeline: 4 weeks
Context An interdisciplinary team from Rutgers University participated in NAIOP's New Jersey Chapter hosted Real Estate Design Competition A real-life site located in the Liberty Harbour Redevelopment Area of Jersey City and owned by the KRE Group worth $1.55 million was to be developed in the recent future in order to create value for the owners without much capital infusement
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Concept A golf-themed hotel that repositions an industrial site to a hospitality project to capitalize on nearby outstanding golf courses, other attractions and the broad redevelopment-induced significant changes occurring in Jersey City Sustainability Measures included creating minimal building footprint with energy efficient layout, lighting, passive solar, rainwater harvesting and recycling through landscaping
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SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
Recreational Facilities, Hudson County, New Jersey, Fall 2016 Academic Timeline: 1 week
Context Increasingly the dearth of open recreational facilities and green spaces are being sought for a premium by the urban dwellers due to the lack of quality accessible spaces within the city limits. Hudson County, New Jersey being one of the most densely urbanized county was chosen for a case study to determine the most suitable site for a new open recreational facility development.
Location Allocation of New Candidate Sites
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Methodology - Netwrok Analyst Service Area - Coverage of existing facilities - 10 min walking distance Location Allocation - Candidate parcels that maximized walkable attendance based on population weights
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SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
Recreational Facilities, Hudson County, New Jersey Methodology
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- Spatial Analyst A circular area with radius of 1500' was selected on the basis of the Location Allocation results to further analyze the parcel charateristics and chose 3 analysis area for environmental suitability. Spatial Statistics - to determine Class of Property, Value & Size of parcels Weighted Ranking - All the candidate areas ranked first on the basis of invididual variables analyzed and then under a combined rank where Population, % of Residential parcels and Value were each weighted 25%.
Suitable Facilitiy locations within Site Area 49
- Environmental Suitability Four factor analysis - Proximity to Chromate contamination sites, - Proximity to Wetlands, - Vacancy of parcel, - Proximity to residential population demand Weighted Overlay function was performed with proximity to residential demand as the highest weight. Limitation - In-depth analysis could be performed in future with higher number of factors, which was out of scope within the time avialble. Parcel Statistics Mean Net Mean Site Population Parcel Value of Number Weight Area (SF) Parcels 4 $ 391,097 2084 99466 26 $ 236,294 1814 6387 48 & 56 $ 81,818 31586 3020 49 & 57 $ 105,915 70784 2921 54 $ 108,146 2062 4081 55 & 60 $ 245,625 100541 4237 58 $ 170,551 6245 3847
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