Posted on | July 19, 2010 | No Comments
Imagine a Vibrantly Alive Neighborhood
with an empowering, more sustainable lifestyle, where you and your neighbors thrive. Learning is lifelong and readily accessible, and you can mentor each other to acquire empowering skills that enable you to transform your lifestyle and the planet. You feel deep satisfaction from contributing to “The Solution” – of doing your part.
Image living Rumi’s exultant maxim, “let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” Life is good in a place where you can invest your energy, creativity and ideas into your surroundings, creating beauty. Add a safer, simpler walkable lifestyle that financially rewards your efforts to your imagined neighborhood.
Remember being a kid in the summer, bicycling around the neighborhood with your friend? Time stood still and there was magic in the air. What if that experince could happen again for the children of your neighborhood? Imagine the stress levels falling as you know your children are safe and looked after while you chat or work alongside your “family” – your neighbors.
Image being a single parent in a place where the phrase doesn’t carry any negative connotations. Envision yourself not stressed out because you have to work several jobs, which means you never see your children. Experience “it takes a village” – there’s support from your community and your job. You revel in time spent with your children.
And when you’re elderly, imagine time spent with youngsters – telling them your stories and mentoring them. Picture having plenty of space and privacy if that’s what you want, or sharing a meal with your community – the joy of breaking bread with your “extended” family and sharing laughter and conversation. If you need help, there’s a helping hand nearby. Aging in place is made easier and supported by the community. It’s a great place to live..and die…surrounded by loved ones.
If your suburban, auto-dependent neighborhood is missing the vitality and connection that you long for, allow us to facilitate its transformation into a pedestrian-friendly, lively, mixed-use, mixed-income community, allowing you and your neighbors to live, work, shop, play and prosper.
How do we do it?
We partner with your neighborhood, gather your wisdom, vision and input and then support you with best building and sustainability practices from around the world. We then create a financial pro forma and a 3D model, set up supportive and financial and administrative mechanisms and then jointly oversee the redevelopment and continued operations.
We work side-by-side with you to transform your neighborhood into a problem-solving “think tank” where each neighbors’ contribution is key, and then we give you the tools for redevelopment. And we’re always there as a resource and guide.
For more information on our services, click here.
Making It Real Sustainable! -Briske