M.D. "Mike Higbee", Jr.

Managing Director - Strategic Partners Urban Development Group

Mike joined SCP in July 2009 and works from the Indianapolis office as the Managing Director of the Urban Development Group.  He is responsible for managing the Urban Development Group as they take urban projects from concept to completion.

In 1991, Mike founded Development Concepts, Inc.  His role as Principal-In-Charge was to work directly with both private and public sector entities to encourage planning and development efforts that were consistent with a community's goals and objectives.  He worked with groups at various points in the development process - from defining a potential development concept through actual project implementation.  Some of those projects are:

• 19th Street Corridor Design & Improvements - Virginia Beach, VA
• Waukegan Lakefront/Downtown Masterplan - Waukegan, IL
• Rockville Town Center Masterplan - Rockville, MD
• Downtown Durham Masterplan - Durham, NC
• Wabash Landing Development Project - West Lafayette, IN
• Central State Hospital Site Redevelopment Project - Indianapolis, IN
• Martindale on the Monon Redevelopment Project - Indianapolis, IN
• North Harbor Development - East Chicago, IN
• Carey Drummond Neighborhood Affordable Housing Project - East Chicago, IN