Development by
URBANE CHOICES, Inc.

Urbane Choices is headed by Michael Markstahler. For many years Michael Markstahler has been known in the community as a pioneer in both the preservation of older neighborhoods and providing unique and individualized residential lifestyle choices. His firm, RDI, is known as the premier renovations company in the county. The name Markstahler has been associated in Baden, Germany with master building, furniture making, and contracting since the 1600s. The first Markstahler arrived in America in 1774. Since that time it has continued to be a family profession on this side of the Atlantic.

Michael served for four terms as the chair of the City of Champaign Plan Commission. He has nearly two decades of public service in a variety of citizen commissions and task forces dealing with the planning needs of both the City of Champaign and Champaign County. From this experience he brings a unique experience and appreciation for urban renaissance. During his long involvement with the National Association of HomeBuilders and especially its Commercial Builders Council he traveled extensively around the country meeting with developers actively participating in the urban renaissance of such cities as New York, Seattle, Phoenix, Houston, Miami and St. Louis. He has been waiting for when the time was right to help bring sophistication to residential living opportunities to Champaign-Urbana.

Architecture by
Russell A. Dankert & Associates

In the marrow of every design person, there lies a usually unrequited desire to make the surrounding of the Cite Centre attractive to a variety of occupants. It is into this opportunity that we were invited to be a part of the design team that is going to address this need to restore the area to a multi-user fabric. This team is now focusing on the Uptown On Columbia project, that aims at attracting an upscale clientele, to condominium ownership. From that, it is our belief that the next natural step is the return of service businesses to the City Centre.

RADA has a long history of residential design. Because we believe that every client, with no matter as to the size of the project, deserves competent architectural services, we have been involved with a wide range of residential projects, in scope and location. Our clients also include multi-family developers, both corporate and individual. Over the years, we have designed in excess of 4,000 living units, both rental and condominium style. From that experience base we look forward to helping create the kind of urban landscape that is both usable and attractive.

Sales by
ReMax Realty Associates
The Taylor Team
www.taylor-realty.com
217.355.0700
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Nick Taylor graduated from Illinois State University. He has three grown children. A daughter, who graduated from FAU in Florida in sports medicine, now at Carle Hospital. A son at the University of Missouri in Broadcasting and a son at FSU in Michigan in Auto Technology Engineering. He has been a school board member and school mentor, a member on the board of his church. Nick's special interests are family activities, sports, collecting and restoring muscle cars. He has been a speaker at the RE/MAX National Convention three times.nickt@taylor-realty.com

Russ Taylor has been a real estate broker since 1972. A life long resident of Champaign County, he graduated from Mahomet-Seymour High School and the University of Illinois. Russ has been married for 25 years and has two sons; Ryan, who is attending Metro State in Colorado, and Rhett who is a student at Vanderbuilt University in Tennessee. His hobbies include running, reading, and Harley Davidson motorcycles. He is an elder in his church, a school mentor, and active in Promise Keepers. russ@taylor-realty.com