(that homegrown development can solve)

Well…what needs to get done in your place?

1. Jump starting the sustained creation of more affordable housing options 
2. Spurring development (at the site, block, neighborhood, district or citywide) level
3. Activating a large, hard-to-develop property
4. Generating local tax base with factors you can control
5. Showing quick development project successes in a particular geography
6. Growing neighborhood-based entrepreneurs & small businesses through development
7. Attracting new residents and businesses
8. Adapting aging or functionally obsolete buildings to contemporary business and residential needs
9. Building local wealth, generate more equity & inclusion
10. Implementing a new or existing plan, or accelerate results by combining planning and implementation

We work with these sectors essential for success:

A) Private Sector. Small-Scale and Other Development Small Businesses

B) Public Sector. Local and other governments, authorities and agencies 

C) Non-Profit Sector. Community-focused and place-based organizations, particularly non profits who own or develop real estate

D) Financial Sector. Lenders, intermediaries and private funders

Capacity – skills and know how
Capital – financial, social and human
Context – quality of place, physical infrastructure and public services
Climate – regulatory, economic development and policy environment
Culture – the local communities’ perception & support of entrepreneurial small-scale development