PROFILE
XYZ Development is a real estate design office
reshaping the great city of Detroit, from the ground up.
“Cities For People”
Formed in 2020, XYZ Development seeks to reinstate urbanism into real estate. The triple-bottom line studio employs tactics of New Urbanism and Smart Growth to foster meaningful interventions in the built-environment.
We’re building housing, commercial and green space, alongside historic preservation, but most importantly—we’re building places for people.
Formed in 2020, XYZ Development seeks to reinstate urbanism into real estate. The triple-bottom line studio employs tactics of New Urbanism and Smart Growth to foster meaningful interventions in the built-environment.
We’re building housing, commercial and green space, alongside historic preservation, but most importantly—we’re building places for people.
R. Philip Lockwood established XYZ Development in 2020, bringing his passion and intuition for design, marketing and technology to the studio.
He holds a B.S in Architecture and a Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development, both from the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Philip was a part of the Urban Land Institute‘s Larson Center for Leadership‘s 13th Cohort, and a participant in ULI‘s global Health Leaders‘ Network in 2024. Additionally, he holds Michigan Residential Builder’s and Georgia Residential Light-Commercial General Contractor’s licenses, serving as the Qualifying Officer for Lockwood Construction. Mr. Lockwood servces as an ACE Mentor, providing mentorship to local highschoolers interested in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering Fields.
Philip lives and works in the Midtown neighborhood of Detroit.
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WOODBRIDGE, DETROIT
“People, Places, Projects— in that order.”
-Jan Gehl
A project is only as good as the place its in, and a good place is a the collaborative result of its people. Located in Detroit’s District #6, the community of Woodbridge is our home, focus and raison d’être.
A walkable, pre-automotive streetcar suburb, this neighborhood has seen ups and downs,
but never ceased to be beautiful, prideful and brimming with soul.
A project is only as good as the place its in, and a good place is a the collaborative result of its people. Located in Detroit’s District #6, the community of Woodbridge is our home, focus and raison d’être.
A walkable, pre-automotive streetcar suburb, this neighborhood has seen ups and downs,
but never ceased to be beautiful, prideful and brimming with soul.
A walkable, pre-automotive streetcar suburb, this neighborhood has seen ups and downs,
but never ceased to be beautiful, prideful and brimming with soul.
(Photos courtesy and property of the Detroit Historical Society.)
PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS
The City of Detroit
The Detroit Economic Growth Corp.
Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Corp.
Waechter Architecture
M1DTW Architects
PEA Group
Carnaghi Structural Consultants
McDowell & Associates
Lockwood Construction
District Capital
Diversified Members Credit Union
Honigman LLP
Dawda, Mann, Mulcahey & Sadler LP
NOTE
XYZ Development and R. Philip Lockwood in no way endorses the “Belle Isle Freedom City” concept proposed by a developer of a similar name.
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