James Lima Planning + Development
20 W 20th Street, Suite 1105
New York, NY 10011

347-675-8637
info@jlpd.com
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Since 2011, JLP+D has guided and advised on high-impact placed-based initiatives across North America, ranging from individual buildings and public spaces to district-scale, citywide, and regional strategies. At the foundation of our approach is the ability to see and demonstrate value in innovation; align the interests of communities, governments, institutions, developers, and businesses; and structure public-private partnerships to drive positive change, improve quality of life, create good jobs, enhance equity, and strengthen places’ competitiveness.

JLP+D is a group of insightful, detail-oriented, and collaborative experts. With passion, knowledge, and experience spanning a range of fields, our team combines strong technical and analytical rigor with a uniquely personable process to find unconventional and effective solutions to pressing issues related to economic opportunities, resilience, and equity.

Read more about our services and work to help organizations and communities achieve their goals.



Public
  • Buffalo Urban Development Corporation
  • City of Ann Arbor
  • City of Asheville
  • City of Atlanta
  • City of Aurora
  • City of Austin
  • City of Boston
  • City of Calgary
  • City of Glen Cove
  • City of Jacksonville
  • City of Lackawanna
  • City of Mississauga
  • City of Mount Vernon
  • City of New York
    Department of Cultural Affairs
    Department of Design and Construction
    Department of Housing Preservation and Development
    Department of Parks & Recreation
    Economic Development Corporation
    Health and Hospitals Corporation
    Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
    Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency
    Office of the Mayor
    Police Department
  • City of Orlando
  • City of Pensacola
  • Dallas Citydesign Studio
  • Lexington Downtown Development Authority
  • Memphis Mayor’s Riverfront Task Force
  • New York State
    Department of State
    Empire State Development
    Energy Research and Development Authority
  • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  • Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency
  • Town of Babylon
  • Town of Mount Pleasant
  • University of Tennessee
  • Village of Ardsley
  • Village of Nyack
  • Waterfront Toronto
Private
  • Baptist Health Care
  • Cahill Gordon and Reindel
  • City Football Group
  • Consolidated Edison
  • Douglaston Development
  • Eureka Holdings
  • Facebook
  • Fisher Brothers
  • HK Organization
  • JANI Real Estate
  • JEMB REALTY
  • Lendlease
  • L&L MAG
  • ML Estate Holdings
  • Plaxall
  • Related Companies
  • Rose Equities
  • Simon Baron Development
  • Southern Glazer’s
  • Steuben Foods
  • TF Cornerstone
  • Triple Five Group
  • Two Pillars
  • Wassaic Community Development Partners
  • Watermark Capital Group
  • Woodlawn Central Developers LLC
  • Youngwoo & Associates
Non-Profit
  • Alliance for a New Penn Station
  • Architectural League of New York
  • Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
  • Atlanta Upper Westside is a Community Improvement District
  • Baton Rouge Area Foundation
  • Blount Partnership
  • Boston Harbor Now
  • Bronx Council on Environmental Quality
  • Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Corporation
  • Calgary Downtown Association
  • Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust
  • Center for an Urban Future
  • Center for Planning Excellence
  • Columbus Area Visitors Center
  • ConnecToledo
  • Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
  • Friends of Upper East Side Historic Districts
  • Gouverneur Gardens Housing Corporation
  • Great Rivers Greenway
  • Holden Forests and Gardens
  • Jessie Ball duPont Fund
  • Landmark Columbus Foundation
  • Leon Levy Foundation
  • Long Island Regional Planning Council
  • Mayors' Institute on City Design
  • Memphis River Parks Partnership
  • Minneapolis Parks Foundation
  • Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute
  • NeighborWorks America
  • New York City Mayoral Candidate’s Campaign
  • One Grand Strand
  • Pyramid Peak Foundation
  • Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
  • Rebuild by Design
  • Resilient by Design
  • Robin Hood Foundation
  • Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
  • SPUR
  • Studer Foundation
  • The Municipal Art Society of New York
  • The Presidio Trust
  • Union Square Partnership
  • Urban Land Institute
  • World Monuments Fund
Collaborators
  • Acterra
  • Adventure Pictures
  • AEA Consulting
  • AECOM
  • Agency Landscape + Planning
  • Andrea Baker Consulting
  • Arcadis
  • Arup
  • BAC/A+P
  • BFJ Planning
  • BIG
  • BJH Advisors
  • BuroHappold
  • Cooper Robertson
  • CREST (Center for Responsible Travel)
  • Derek Hoeferlin Design
  • DVDL
  • Edwards-Pitman
  • ETM
  • Gehl
  • Green Shield Ecology
  • HDR
  • H.T. Harvey & Associates
  • Hester Street Collaborative
  • HR&A Advisors
  • James Corner Field Operations
  • Leah Meisterlin
  • Level Infrastructure
  • Lionheart Places
  • LiRo
  • Lord Cultural Resources
  • Magnusson Klemencic Associates
  • Marble Fairbanks
  • Marvel Architects
  • MKSK
  • Modern Mobility Partners
  • Moffatt & Nichol
  • Morris Adjmi Architects
  • Mustard Seed World Group
  • Nelson\Nygaard
  • Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
  • OBJECT TERRITORIES
  • OMA
  • One Architecture
  • Perkins&Will
  • Plan + Process
  • Playhou.se Animation
  • Reed Hilderbrand
  • Regional Plan Association
  • Rogers Partners Architects
  • Samsel Architects
  • Sasaki
  • SCAPE
  • SeArc - EConcrete
  • Sherwood Design Engineers
  • SHoP
  • SmithGroup
  • Stanford Woods Institute Natural Capital Project
  • Stantec
  • Starr Whitehouse
  • Stoss
  • Street Plans
  • Studio Gang
  • Studio V
  • SWA
  • The Bay Institute
  • The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • TLS Landscape Architecture
  • Toole Design Group
  • Trophy Point
  • Trust for Public Land
  • Utile
  • W Architecture & Landscape Architecture
  • Watts Architecture & Engineering
  • WXY

JLP+D seeks entrepreneurial and creative professionals to help grow our real estate, economics, urban planning, and public policy consulting practice. We are committed to diversity and encourage women and minority candidates to apply. Please see the following job descriptions for details.

Full Time:

  • Analyst, Urban Strategy
    Part Time:
  • Internship We are happy to accept internship applications on a rolling basis and review based on project needs.
    Fellowship:
    Please check back for future openings.

Design: Neil Donnelly and Siiri Tännler
Development: Joseph Pleass