Smith Gee Studio was the master planner and architect for the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency’s Envision Cayce Strategic Master Plan. Along with EJP Consulting and Urban Blueprint, SGS facilitated dozens of stakeholder meetings including a Community Advisory Group, Resident Focus Groups, public presentations, individual interviews and a design charrette attended by nearly 150 citizens. The process broke down barriers between and built trust among public housing residents, MDHA, and nearby neighbors. The bold plan promises to replace all public housing units while providing a sustainable, mixed-income, mixed-use development as a gateway into historic East Nashville.

In 2016, SGS was hired to design the first phase of new mixed-income housing on the site known as Kirkpatrick Park. Blending the overall project into the existing historic neighborhood, fifteen residential buildings will range in size from 5,000 to 13,000 SF.