Building Communities: MIT Alumni Are Pioneering Innovations in Commercial Real Estate Development

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Addressing the complex challenges of today’s built environment requires reimagining how we finance, design, and develop commercial real estate. MIT Center for Real Estate (MIT/CRE) alumni are leading this transformation from different angles, tackling issues ranging from housing affordability to inclusive neighborhood economic revitalization. Their stories reveal that commercial real estate can be deeply community-driven and accessible, while maintaining the value of well-built, thoughtfully designed places.

Making Homeownership Accessible Through New Ownership Models

Visualization of Marra Commons, Seattle WA., Image Courtesy of Frolic Community

For nearly two decades, the traditional path to homeownership has become increasingly inaccessible to middle-income Americans. MIT/CRE alumnae Natasha Sadikin and Tamara Knox recognized this problem and created a solution through Frolic Community, a mission-driven real estate develope...