Community Engagement
Transforming Costa Brava apartments into Bernice Terraces condominiums opened affordable homeownership opportunites.
Waukegan's master plan creates unity among interrelated districts, each with its own opportunities and constraints. Rendering provided by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Downtown Waukegan's revitalization plan incorporates historic adaptive re-use. Rendering provided by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

NEIGHBORHOOD CAPITAL INSTITUTE

Effective economic revitalization plans build more than bricks and mortar. They build strong communities through a shared vision of a better future.

Neighborhood Capital Institute promotes effective community revitalization by shaping and implementing great plans for cities and neighborhoods that welcome private investment. We take a straightforward, three-step approach:

  1. Assess the situation and set goals
  2. Create a strategic roadmap
  3. Give communities the capacity and confidence to succeed

Working with city departments or community development corporations, we:

  • Leverage public finance to stimulate private investment
  • Spearhead the master-planning process
  • Maximize community involvement
  • Plan and implement affordable housing programs
  • Capitalize on smart-growth strategies

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As a nonprofit corporation, we offer the unbiased perspective needed to bring all parties together behind a common goal. And as a longtime participant in both real estate and public affairs, we provide the expertise to achieve it.