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09 March 2010 ~ Comments

Habitat for Humanity Embraces Density, Makes History

Habitat for Humanity makes history with the development of its Brooklyn project which is LEED Gold certified. The Atlantic Avenue project may represent a new direction for Habitat. It will be great to see smaller affiliates embrace more dense development models in the future.
From NY Times | Making History In a Brooklyn Neighborhood

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13 November 2009 ~ Comments

Local Motion: Land Use & Reaction to 40,000 New Residents

by Yahya E. B. Henry
At first glance, you would think Fayetteville, NC was the mecca of affordable living. The city was voted one of America’s most military-friendly cities and has received quite a bit of national press over the past several months; primarily, for having one of the best performing real estate markets in the [...]

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24 October 2009 ~ Comments

Why Walkable Development is Important; It Can Cost You

by Yahya E. B. Henry
What makes the perfect site? In real estate, the old adage of “Location, Location, Location,” is still true but the locations are changing. You were considered golden if you secured a large undeveloped tract of land with proper zoning that could be developed relatively easily. The story is changing a bit.
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18 September 2009 ~ Comments

Ready, Fire, Aim: The Backdrop

In my few years in business I’ve learned there are people who DO and those that talking about DOING, this is my lessons learned from jumping into the deep. Most like to great ready, aim and then go for the prize … well I went for the prize and now I’m aiming in on my target.

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