Known for its pioneering for-sale and rental developments, Taylor Johnson client Optima, Inc. has also been an innovator in the world of design-build. Since its inception more than four decades ago, the firm has leveraged its own in-house design, construction and development capabilities to bring each of its projects to market. With design-build now the fastest-growing and most popular delivery method used in the U.S., TJ formed and pitched a story around how Optima continues to break the mold by essentially doing it all. We worked with Forbes.com on a feature in which Optima President and COO Tara Hovey discussed how the firm’s approach to developing buildings allows it to create more thoughtfully designed communities.

For more than 40 years, Optima, Inc. has leveraged its own unique design-build model to deliver high-profile residential communities such as Optima Signature in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood.