About
MINDLINconsulting is a collaborative consultancy of senior and proven professionals that provides a strategic approach to planning and design services for corporations, developers, and communities… minimizing risk and expense… while guiding teams towards visionary, but practical, solutions. We believe in a broader definition of success that resonates with more stakeholders and better ensures our clients’ long-term success.
Our work has received many national and international awards and are well published. However, a better indicator of success is the higher profits and enduring value created… precisely because our work achieves a strong emotional place in the life of the communities served. We create exciting experiences that often break new ground in how we interreact with the built environment.
Embrace change and transform expectations
We specialize in strategies for the revitalization, repositioning, and intensification of communities, real estate assets, and development. We translate those strategies into plans and designs that anticipate a wider range of needs… and achieve a wider definition of success. And we believe that disruption in markets and culture create tremendous opportunities to create wealth and social progress. Our experience in both design and development gives us important insight to creating enhanced, future value.
Proven
Michael Mindlin’s and David Suttle’s working partnership encompasses decades of planning, design and place making for a wide range of commercial, corporate and governmental clients. Their projects and design work are well published and honored with some of our industries top international design awards. But, just as important, they return enhanced profits, enduring value, enthusiastic patronage and surpass their strategic goals. Their work has met the test of time.
Mission
We believe that our cities, both large and small, are the social, economic and innovative hubs of America and their continued rejuvenation is merely essential to our quality of life… and our ability to compete in a more complex world. And, to the extent that we serve this mission, we are enhancing our clients' best interests. We believe there is no inherent conflict between strong and enduring financial success and social responsibility, nor great design.
Acclaim
The success of these projects was not possible without a great team of professionals committed to each client and each project. Partial list of recent awards and publications:
2018 APR Urban Design and Architectural Design Award
2018 PCBC Gold Nugget Grand Award
2016 PCBC Gold Nugget Merit Award
2009 ULI Top Ten International Developments
2009 AIA Distinguished Award
2008 ICSC Winning shopping Center Designs
2007 ICSC Winning shopping Center Designs
2007 ICSC Innovative International Design Award
2007 ICSC European Design Award
2006 ICSC Innovative International Design Award
2006 ICSC European Design Award
2006 Le Marché International des Professionnels de L'immobilier International Design Award
2000 AIA Interiors Award
ULI Handbook on Mixed Use Development
ULI Handbook on Place Making
ULI Handbook on Town Center Development
ULI Handbook on Retail Development
ULI Magazine
Interior Spaces of the USA and Canada Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5
Multi-Housing News Top 100 Architects
Hinge Magazine
Client Attributions
Perhaps more than anything else, the opinions of our clients matters the most:
“I have consistently been astonished by Michael's ability to listen to our program and reach a solution so well thought through. His vision and creativity are prescient, his solutions consistently winning awards. Every chance I get to work with him is a pleasurable adventure.”
Mark Bethel, Senior Vice President at Heitman Retail Properties
“I am convinced that the best business strategy is to hire the very best talent. Our experience with David Suttle at The Galleria in Houston and The Dallas Galleria has given us the essential design quality that creates enduring market value.”
Gerald D. Hines, Chairman of Hines Interest Limited Partnership
“What I like about Michael Mindlin is his unique approach… he starts with a clear strategy before designing the handrails and skylights.”
Robert B. Perlmutter, Chairman at Heitman Retail Properties
“I need my Architects to create the highest possible quality and still meet my tough budgets and schedules. Michael Mindlin did it.”
Mark Bethel, Senior Vice President at Heitman Retail Properties
“There are very few people who understand the dynamics of planning and designing a commercially successful mixed-use development as well as David Suttle.”
Staman Ogilvie, Executive Vice President at Hines Interest Limited Partnership
“It was very important for me to rely on David Suttle’s design leadership to guide the Saint Louis Galleria to its successful reputation. Hiring a good architectural firm is fine, but hiring the very best person is essential to me.”
Lee H. Wagman, President and Chief Executive Officer at The Hahn Company
“Michael is a visionary and heartful professional who brings his passion for urban placemaking and attention to client needs to every facet of his work. Michael is not only excellent at what he does… but also is the kind of person who always makes time for anyone who needs him. He is relationship-driven… not transaction-driven.”
Shyam Kannan, Associate Vice President at the Mid-atlantic Transit Lead
“They created distinctive, exciting architecture that sets this project into a category of superior retailing. "
Art Barnes, Director Design & Construction at Pace Properties
“We work with a lot of architects, but there are certain development opportunities that require a more focused expertise and vision. Michael Mindlin helps me attract great leasing opportunities and provides designs that achieve financial success.”
Bill Koman, CEO of the Koman Group