Equitable Development: The Role of the Development Community in Creating Inclusive Community Benefits
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Sessions Information

  • October 10, 2018
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
    Event: 2018 ULI Fall Meeting
    Session Type: Concurrent Session
    Session Capacity: N/A


    In hot-market cities—as well as cities with emerging-neighborhood real estate markets—activists are increasingly casting a skeptical eye on private investment and development they see as a potential threat to future affordability that exacerbates displacement pressure for vulnerable residents and businesses (so-called gentrification). This session will explore how the private development community can better work with public officials and community leaders to deliver inclusive benefits—not the typical list of infrastructure improvements and “pet” projects. Topics for discussion include educating and engaging communities about development dynamics, structuring project ownership and equity, roles and relationships with public development agencies, and how commu...
Session Speakers
Abrams Karen
Organization: The Heinz Endowments
Abuaf Lisa
Organization: Prosper Portland
Jackson Brian A.
Organization: JBG SMITH Properties


Brian Allan Jackson (AJ) heads social impact investing for JBG SMITH, an S&P 400 company that owns, operates, invests in and develops assets concentrated in leading urban infill submarkets in and around Washington, DC. Prior to joining JBG SMITH, AJ was a partner with EYA, LLC, a Washington, DC area urban infill development company. He lead EYA’s participation in more than one billion dollar
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