Jeremy Sommer started Sommer Design Studios in January of 2009. He has worked on a variety of projects in new urbanist communities, such as Norton Commons, Alys Beach, Carlton Landing, Watercolor, and Watersound. In addition, he also participated in many master planning projects ranging from an 8-acre infill project in Senoia, GA, to a 1,600-acre Mountain Golf Community. He currently is Town Architect for East Beach in Virginia, where he coordinates the Design Review process. He also is Town Architect for the Cavalier project, working extensively to choose or create home designs that would maintain the character for the surrounding grounds of the beautiful, historic, 1927 hotel.

Mr. Sommer was selected by his peers to become a member of the New Urban Guild in 2011. He received an Honorable Mention for his Cottage Court project at the Cavalier from the Urban Guild in 2019. He is also an active member the Christian Coalition of the Congress of New Urbanism, and has been active in CNU for over two decades. He is also a member of the National Town Builders Association.

Mr. Sommer received his Master of Science in Classical Design from The Georgia Institute of Technology in association with the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami, School of Architecture. He currently lives in Newport News, Virginia, and his design studio is located in Historic Hilton Village where he serves on the Architectural review board.