City of Naperville Riverwalk

Once home to parking lots and a municipal storage yard, downtown Naperville has become the centerpiece of a transformation into one of the Nation’s best places to live. The first phase of the Riverwalk was funded by citizens’ donations and discounted services and materials from local consultants and contractors. Incremental portions of the four-mile, 75-acre linear park have been constructed each year since 1981. For over 30 years, Hitchcock Design Group has been involved in this now well-recognized landmark and the project has encouraged other communities to reinvest in their own downtown riverfronts. As Naperville has grown, its ability to attract quality developments has also increased and has allowed it to create a downtown with a vibrant live-work-shop-play atmosphere.

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Cee Cee Hodgson

“Their work comes with a level of empathy with the user to say ‘it’s more than plants. How can this be an uplifting space? How can this invigorate someone?’ That’s different. That’s unique.”

Cee Cee Hodgson
Lead Architect–C.C. Hodgson Architectural Group

Steve Gulden

“Some architects will just say ‘how dare you!’ but Hitchcock encourages changes. Relationships and creativity is what it boils down to—it’s why I like them the best and what sets them apart from others.”

Steve Gulden
Village Manager, Village of Romeoville

Craig Phillips

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Craig Phillips
Town Manager, City of St. John

Ann Ziegelmaier

“Communication, creativity, meeting timeliness, meeting institutional expectations; we’re not an easy client. Hitchcock goes out of their way to work with us.”

Ann Ziegelmaier
Landscape Architect-Northwestern University

Patrick Lyons

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Patrick Lyons
Director of Construction-Advocate Healthcare

Mike DeRouin

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Mike DeRouin
President, FitzGerald Associates

Tim Brennan

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Tim Brennan
Senior Associate/Retail Practice Area Leader, Gensler

Jim Basala

“Hitchcock thinks beyond straight lines and 90-degree angles.”

Jim Basala
COO, Lake County Parks & Recreation Dept.

Jonathan Kubow

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Jonathan Kubow
Development Manager, Lennar Multifamily Communities

Doug Sampson

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Doug Sampson
University Architect/Director-Missouri State University