Dear friends of all things good in real estate. The year has been too busy (all good) resulting in too little time for podcasts (a little bad). This is a little bad because I love my podcast show - I get to talk to such remarkable people working on such remarkable things. Now the “busy” has reached a level that I cannot ignore. To give you context here’s a taste … [Read more...] about Podcast hiatus.
Community
The Mulberry
Community Wealth Building. The Mulberry is HQ for community wealth building. Timebanking Initiative. A mutual aid network that promotes the exchange of skills and services. The community business school. A hands-on business school focused on strengthening local economies. The community investment initiative. A program that helps local residents invest in local … [Read more...] about The Mulberry
Mount Vernon Plaza
Strategic. Purchase profitable urban community shopping centers in partnership with entrepreneurs and community investors Building local wealth. Providing a path for increased ownership opportunities of real estate assets Supporting local talent. Providing opportunities to minority-owned businesses and opportunities for local community employment Scalable. Planning … [Read more...] about Mount Vernon Plaza
Bellevue Montgomery
Missing Middle housing. 23 townhomes, duplex + 4-plex units Affordable. Rents planned at 80% AMI Additional phases. For a total of 67 units months construction period Underway. Purchase + sale agreement executeduction commencement Cost. $3.6M total project costing, dining and at least 3 parks Deferred real estate … [Read more...] about Bellevue Montgomery
The case for social housing.
The opera and apple strudel are the hottest tickets in Vienna these days, right? Wrong! US natives are invading the Austrian capital to take a look at their social housing projects. Hordes of politicians, housing advocates and journalists tromping the cobblestones, trying to understand how housing can be more than just a profit center, and probably eating a … [Read more...] about The case for social housing.