Revitalization. Repurposing a vacant property into a school designed to enhance learning Minority project partner. Latino-owned firm providing development support Workforce training. A path to success for students disengaged from high school Community. 200 students yearly, the majority local residents Job creation. 50 construction jobs plus 20 permanent … [Read more...] about El Centro Home.
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The Great Real Estate Reset.
Dr. Tracy Hadden Loh is a Fellow with the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings Metro. Her research focuses on commercial real estate and how place-level assets interact and affect the prospects and resilience of the people and enterprises that call a place home in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Tracy has recently written … [Read more...] about The Great Real Estate Reset.
For the love of the building.
Growing up in a middle-class household in suburban New Jersey, Mark Winkelman decided at an early age, with the encouragement from his interior designer mother, to pursue architecture. To that end he attended and graduated from the Syracuse School of Architecture in 1978. Upon graduation he interned in Phillip Johnson’s highly acclaimed design firm in New York City. While in … [Read more...] about For the love of the building.
Magic in the details.
Lorenzo Perez is co-founder and directing principal of Venue Projects, an inspired redevelopment practice based in Phoenix, Arizona. Advocates for LOCAL community, culture and commerce, Venue crafts one-of-a-kind environments and experiences throughout the Metro Phoenix market. A native Phoenician, Lorenzo holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Arizona State … [Read more...] about Magic in the details.
The Aux Evanston
There’s a real estate project underway in Evanston, Illinois, and it's called The Aux. Led by a diverse team, it represents much more than just the revamping of a 16,500 square foot vacant factory building. It represents the aspirational hope of a community. Not only does the community plan to fully renovate the building into a wellness hub, they plan to populate the space … [Read more...] about The Aux Evanston