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 [...]
by Christopher Hill I am sitting here looking out at a wet, dark and windy day here in Richmond, VA. In many ways I can relate to the clouds. As an attorney I almost always feel like I am raining on the “sustainable building” parade. On Build2Sustain conference calls, I always feel like I’m the [...]
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 [...]
The overall sentiment within the development community believes lending institutions really need to “catch up” and understand the benefits of walkable development. It isn’t the lack of vision that hinders the development of walkable communities but a lack of understanding from those that underwrite the projects. From The Salt Lake Tribune | Are Banks a [...]
by Tommy Manuel I woke up on the morning of October 5th, poured a cup of coffee, and opened the paper. Unusual for me, but I had just arrived in my home state of South Carolina the previous evening from New York. As I enjoyed that tactile experience of holding the printed news in my [...]
From art galleries to health clinics, new uses are being considered for unoccupied space. Empty spaces are literally leaving gaps within communities and property owners must rethink who “ideal” tenants are. From Time | The ‘Vacancy’ Blight: Finding New Uses for Empty Stores Last spring, Manon Slome was walking down a street in New York [...]
Strip malls as community economic generators? New model explores leveraging community strip malls into engines of economic activity versus cash cows for their owners. From Planetzien | Creating Neighborhood Capital from Strip Malls Strip malls are in virtually every American city, but they’re rarely an important part of those cities. Ava Bromberg says they can [...]
by Yahya E. B. Henry “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.” – Abraham Lincoln I lived in Norfolk, Virginia approximately 10 years. [...]
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