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Empowering Emerging Local Developers

Houston, TX

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Check out last year’s Lost Spaces conference impact report.

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The Lost Spaces Conference is aimed at reactivating spaces to rebuild communities in a sustainable way. The focus is to educate & empower neighbors, developers, urban planners, real estate professionals, policy makers , and everyone interested in learning creative approaches to practice  community development through real estate. 

Attendees will be introduced to subject matter to guide them through real estate development & investment, community engagement, and generational wealth building. 

Proposed Agenda

Friday September 25

Urban Plan with The Urban Land Institute

Learn the decision making process and constraints in developing cities at scale through an interactive city building model.

Happy Hour in the Tre

Connect with other neighborhood developers, professionals, and residents about projects, funding and local initiatives.

Saturday September 26

Small scale forum

Choose from a beginner and advanced track half day mentorship bootcamp for small scale development.

Local site visit tour

Check out missing middle projects as they unfold and learn what it takes to build.

Project pitch dinner

Bring your project and pitch to investors to raise capital.

Sunday September 27

Brunch

Have brunch with us before volunteering to revitalize the Emancipation corridor

Sunday in the Tre

Emancipation Walk Audit with the American Planning Association

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Meet the Advisory Board

We're an organization run by local residents and professionals.

  • Brittany Hyman - Director

  • Loretta Williams Gurnell - Supergirlz Shine Foundation

  • Dominique King - Harris County Housing Authority

  • Fred Bryant - Cornerstone Construction Mgt.

  • Ann Rosenwinkel - GSM Architects

  • Jason Hyman, Broker - Office of Jason T. Hyman

  • Desmond Watley-Calloway - Third Ward resident

Our goal is to build a community of like minded local developers to accomplish several tasks over the next 3 years.

Our Goal

* 50,000 education hours/downloads

* $10,000,000 raised in equity

* 50 units developed

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