HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Downtown’s newest development wouldn’t be possible without the city’s input. “It can be very difficult working with city agencies,” Dan Shields, Managing Member with Ascend Property Group shares. “We work with the mayor and people in the mayor’s office, and they’ve been helpful. They provide us with a lot of good ideas, a lot of input. They were very interested as they were very interested in learning and what we wanted to do. We were very receptive to the city’s needs.