Vicus (plural vici) is a Latin term that refers to a variety of small settlements, whether in town or in the countryside, in Rome or in Roman territory, or elsewhere. It has been related to the Greek oikos (house), but its meaning is closer to amphodon (street), kome (village), or to the Oscan eituns (neighborhood).

Dipl.-Ing. (Arch.) Peter Johannknecht

Peter Johannknecht brings 20+ years experience in commercial real estate with particular expertise in design, financial analysis, strategic planning, entitlements and densification of mixed-use developments and master plan communities.
 
Peter Johannknecht founded Vicus Development Group, LLC (VDG) in 2011 committed to building value by advising and participating with national and international companies engaged in complex mixed-use real estate projects.

Prior to founding VDG, Peter Johannknecht served as Director of Development of Mixed Use & Master Planned Communities at General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP), where he managed the design and economic underwriting of horizontal and vertical developments, totaling a combined value of over $2.5 billion.

Before joining GGP, Peter Johannknecht worked as a Real Estate Analyst at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).  He primarily focused on valuation and advisory services for high investment grade office, retail, and residential properties throughout the Midwest. 

Peter Johannknecht began his career as an architect with Krueck and Sexton Architects and later with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Chicago, where he worked on the design of  a wide range of trophy assets, including award winning Class A office, residential mixed-use, and convention center projects in the US, Europe, Korea and China.

Peter Johannknecht received a Master of Real Estate Development and Economics from the European Business School (EBS) and a Master of Architecture/ Diploma of Engineering from the Technical University Berlin (TUB) in Germany.