Why
Why
Our Philosophy About Real Estate

The Intersection of Planet, People, and Profit
Too often, there’s a failure of imagination in real estate. As an industry, we’ve settled for commoditized properties and predictable neighborhoods.
We yearn for more. We believe humans are at the heart of urban villages. We believe we need to bring nature back into our cities. We believe the best investments don’t happen overnight. We believe there’s not a flight to quality, but a flight to villages. We believe good locations can become great. We believe every detail matters.
When we are at our best, we are true to our name: we are village builders. We imagine, build, and activate the most extraordinary neighborhoods and transform today’s urban centers into tomorrow’s livable and vibrant villages.


Environmental Stewardship
We develop projects as unique as nature herself.
We go beyond traditional metrics of sustainability to bring nature back into urban centers and inspire a love for the natural world for everyone who passes through our buildings’ doors.
From biophilic architecture and sustainable building materials to on-site composting and nature-inspired artwork, we obsess about how people can experience nature in an urban setting.


As a team of entrepreneurs, environmentalists, artists, developers, builders, and investors, we believe that most vibrant urban villages in our world are designed for people, by people.

Setting a New Standard
Our impact goes beyond sustainable building materials, energy efficiency upgrades, and carbon offsets. Limiting the harms of the built environment is not enough. The most sustainable building is the one you don’t have to build. The most environmentally responsible neighborhood is one that is livable, walkable, and affordable so residents don’t need to commute long distances in cars.
For us, our impact is not simply about tracking metrics. It starts at the beginning of every project by designing the built environment with the principles of environmentalism and livability.
