Keller joins AKRF as senior technical director

Manhattan, NY AKRF has hired Jonathan Keller, AICP, as a senior technical director for environmental and land use planning in New York City. Keller joins the firm after 15 years with the New York City Department of City Planning, where he led or supported projects covering more than 2,000 city blocks across all five boroughs and most recently served as deputy director of DCP’s Queens office. “Jonathan is a welcome addition to our planning team, and brings extensive experience on large-scale, complex projects such as InnovationQNS and Willets Point, as well as neighborhood studies for Gowanus and East New York,” said Charlie Fields, senior vice president at AKRF. We are excited to have Jonathan join our planning team and look forward to his role in serving our land development clients and focusing on the city’s Green Fast Track and City of Yes initiatives.”