Loan secured. Construction loan term sheet secure in preparation for construction start Shovel ready. Entitled and ready to build Quick Build. Anticipated 12 to 18 months construction period Pre-sales. Planned to begin immediately after construction commencement Walkable + bikeable. 5-minute walk to the Atlanta Belt-line, shopping, dining and at least 3 … [Read more...] about Swank Atlanta.
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Passive House Duplex.
Double impact. A Passive House duplex + carriage house that combines sustainability and missing middle housing approach Passive House. The most stringent energy standard for buildings Advanced sustainability. Super-insulated, air tight, solar gain optimized, and ventilated well Missing middle housing. Three units replace a former single-family house for increased … [Read more...] about Passive House Duplex.
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.
Pittsburgh champion.
If you’re looking for examples of urban revitalization, look no farther than Pittsburgh. We can thank people like Shawn Kichline, principal of Oxide Real Estate Development, for embracing the gritty urbanism of this city (where I live), and showing through his redevelopment efforts how livable and appealing it can be. A few years ago, Shawn used the real … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh champion.
Small tranches.
It’s not efficient to finance a $430 million project with small tranches of capital. And yet Small Change is. In early April 2024, Small Change, launched an investment opportunity into 22 Drydock Avenue in Boston’s Seaport district. The property is slated to be the city’s first life sciences building to achieve LEED Platinum and net-zero carbon emissions and has very … [Read more...] about Small tranches.