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Empowering Emerging Local Developers
Houston, TX
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Check out last year’s Lost Spaces conference impact report.
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.
2025 Agenda
Friday June 6
Urban Plan with the Urban Land Institute
Learn how to build cities, towns, and neighborhoods alongside the Urban Land Institute.
Impact Investor Happy Hour
Connect with other Houston movers, shakers, and decision makers.
Saturday June 7
Building Belonging Symposium
Join us for Building Belonging, a dynamic half-day symposium exploring the future of equitable development in our city. Through two thought-provoking sessions, we’ll unpack the challenges and opportunities shaping the way we live, move, and connect in urban spaces.
Bridge to Action Coaching Workshop
Join us for a half-day interactive coaching workshop designed to support aspiring and active small-scale developers in bringing their neighborhood-focused projects to life.
Action & Advocacy Dinner
Join us to begin working together on supportive missing middle development policies and solutions to financing small scale projects.
June 8
Third Ward Development & Historical Tour
Join us for an immersive tour of Houston’s historic Third Ward — a neighborhood rich in culture, resilience, and opportunity. This experience is designed for developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and community advocates who want to build projects that honor the past, serve the present, and shape a thriving future.
2025 Sponsors
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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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