What will it take to get back the ecosystems of tradespeople, laborers, lenders, and small-scale developers who made incremental development possible in the past?
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Who is actually going to do the work of incremental development, and what will their motivations be?
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For most small-scale developers, capital is a significant barrier to doing small infill projects. But that isn't because the money isn't there to be had.
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A cohort of small developers representing over 100 properties in poor, disinvested neighborhoods are, together, the largest developer in South Bend, IN. Can their success be replicated?
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Incremental development today is far from the path of least resistance. To do it, you'll need the ability to navigate dozens of regulatory barriers.
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We need people who will build in the places where big, corporate developers won’t. But how do we get enough small-scale developers back to make a difference?
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A how-to guide from Strong Towns.
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In a world of real estate investors seeking quick profits, we need more people like Greg O'Connell.
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Big, complicated zoning codes create an environment that gives developers no smaller-scale competition.
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What can we learn about the housing market and corporations buying back their own stock...through anecdotal references? (As it turns out, quite a lot!)
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We need to go back to the point where we were still building architecture that inspired, lifted the human spirit, and lasted millennia—and build upon those practices.
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Jenifer Acosta is a small-scale developer doing transformative adaptive reuse projects in central Michigan.
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Exploring the property market in Appleton, WI, reveals the ephemeral nature of the North American development pattern.
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This Houston-based real estate professional and urban planner is helping build community wealth through financially strong housing and development practices.
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This is Part 1 in a three-part series about why our cities deserve better than cookie-cutter, state-level land use reforms.
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A small-scale developer in Atlanta is showing that it’s possible to improve a neighborhood without displacing the people who already live there.
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Too often, “form follows parking” for small developers. A project feasibility starts with on-site parking minimums; only then can it be determined how much is left over for productive use.
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Want to get started in incremental development—or support the developers already at work in your city? These inspiring developers from around North America are showing you how.
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Most local housing markets in the U.S. are oligopolies: new construction is dominated overwhelmingly by only a few developers. How did we get here, and why is it this bad news for housing affordability, as well as for our cities’ financial strength and resilience?
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How modifications to one city’s development codes are making it possible to add wealth and vibrancy to its struggling neighborhoods… without taking on huge future liabilities.
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