Established in 2002, Central Place Planning Professionals, LLC
is a non-traditional urban planning and place-making firm. Over
the last four years, CP3 has acquired valuable industry
knowledge that allows the firm to continue to experience
success in a variety of challenging environments. In August of
2002, CP3 was a single office operation in Detroit, Michigan.
Today the firm has expanded to include two additional offices in
the Bronx, New York and Birmingham, Alabama. The firm
believes it owes its’ success to the level of professional
services afforded the clients that have shown confidence in
CP3’s abilities to meet the challenges presented.
As urban planners, CP3 holds strong to the idea of improving
and creating communities in which people are able to live, work
and thrive. As Place-makers, we are dedicated to the design
and development of areas that reflect the essence of New
Urban themes and concepts. With these principles in mind, our
firm is committed to bestow all clients with a exceptional
professional planning experience.
is a non-traditional urban planning and place-making firm. Over
the last four years, CP3 has acquired valuable industry
knowledge that allows the firm to continue to experience
success in a variety of challenging environments. In August of
2002, CP3 was a single office operation in Detroit, Michigan.
Today the firm has expanded to include two additional offices in
the Bronx, New York and Birmingham, Alabama. The firm
believes it owes its’ success to the level of professional
services afforded the clients that have shown confidence in
CP3’s abilities to meet the challenges presented.
As urban planners, CP3 holds strong to the idea of improving
and creating communities in which people are able to live, work
and thrive. As Place-makers, we are dedicated to the design
and development of areas that reflect the essence of New
Urban themes and concepts. With these principles in mind, our
firm is committed to bestow all clients with a exceptional
professional planning experience.
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THE LEADERSHIP
Akinya Khalfani, M.U.P.
Founder & CEO
As Founder of the firm, Khalfani has acquired extensive education and experience in the field of
urban planning and design. A graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A.) and Wayne State
University (M.U.P.), Khalfani was certified in Retail Planning for Cities, Villages and Townships at
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His experiences include years of working in the
areas of community & economic development, transportation planning, housing development and
recreation planning while working for regional government, major city and state government. He
has worked for and with numerous private planning and architectural firms prior to founding
Central Place Planning Professionals, LLC. In addition, Khalfani is a member of the Urban Land
Institute (ULI) and the Congress of New Urbanism (CNU).
While leading the firm, Khalfani has guided the successful planning of major urban riverfront
projects. The firm has also re-designed new communities in older abandoned areas to revitalize
neighborhoods, as well as transforming once rural greenspaces into contemporary housing
developments. Currently, the firm is experiencing its greatest growth in the area of urban
development consultation in the Eastern and Southern Regions of the United States. This has been
primarily due to the experiences acquired through working in the older industrial Midwest and
overcoming the obstacles attributed to developing in that environment.
As Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Mr. Khalfani has solicited the best and most qualified urban
planners, urban designers and social engineers to assure firm’s success. Khalfani has under his
direction a host of urban planning professionals, urban designers, GIS Specialists, architects,
student interns and others contributing to the firm’s success.
Akinya Khalfani, M.U.P.
Founder & CEO
As Founder of the firm, Khalfani has acquired extensive education and experience in the field of
urban planning and design. A graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A.) and Wayne State
University (M.U.P.), Khalfani was certified in Retail Planning for Cities, Villages and Townships at
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His experiences include years of working in the
areas of community & economic development, transportation planning, housing development and
recreation planning while working for regional government, major city and state government. He
has worked for and with numerous private planning and architectural firms prior to founding
Central Place Planning Professionals, LLC. In addition, Khalfani is a member of the Urban Land
Institute (ULI) and the Congress of New Urbanism (CNU).
While leading the firm, Khalfani has guided the successful planning of major urban riverfront
projects. The firm has also re-designed new communities in older abandoned areas to revitalize
neighborhoods, as well as transforming once rural greenspaces into contemporary housing
developments. Currently, the firm is experiencing its greatest growth in the area of urban
development consultation in the Eastern and Southern Regions of the United States. This has been
primarily due to the experiences acquired through working in the older industrial Midwest and
overcoming the obstacles attributed to developing in that environment.
As Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Mr. Khalfani has solicited the best and most qualified urban
planners, urban designers and social engineers to assure firm’s success. Khalfani has under his
direction a host of urban planning professionals, urban designers, GIS Specialists, architects,
student interns and others contributing to the firm’s success.
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ABOUT THE FIRM