Partner Profile: Steven T. Kenat, AIA

April 2007

This issue's featured Partner is Steven T. Kenat, AIA.

A native of Medina (OH), Steve graduated from the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning in 1991, and began his career with GBBN in 1996. Named a Partner in 2000, Steve is the firm's Director of Development and Mixed-Use market, specializing in work for Residential, Retail and Workplace developer clients. The goal of this market is the revitalization of urban neighborhoods, creating districts and vitality by combining uses.  

What are some of the GBBN projects you have been involved with:

  • Harbor Greene (Bellevue, KY)
  • Newport Aquarium / Newport on the Levee
  • Soaring Eagle Lodge (Snowshoe, WV)
  • American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge
  • SPCA Cincinnati
  • The Lofts at Fountain Square

What are your goals for 2007?
To continue to grow GBBN's development and mixed-use book of business by designing projects for our clients that create neighborhood vitality - combining opportunities to live, work and play. We find a lot of excitement in the opportunity to work on projects that range in scale from infill sites to master-planning over 20 acres at a time. As a firm, we also believe in creating healthy, sustainable communities, and we invest in our community by engaging in some of the mission-based projects we have been involved with. 

What is your personal mantra?
Places tell a story and inspire people. We have a chance to make an impact on people's lives through the communities we help create, whether it’s by revitalizing an urban neighborhood, or designing a more productive workplace.

Steve and his wife, Heidi Jark, reside in the historic neighborhood of North Avondale. They are completing an adoption from Guatemala and plan to bring their daughter home later this Spring.

A feature that will appear in upcoming issues of egbbn is the Partner Profile. In each issue, a Partner will be introduced and answer a few questions. If you weren't already familiar with the leaders of our firm, now you'll be able to put a face with a name and a face with various projects (past, present and future) featured.