Purpose Built Communities is proud to welcome its first Network Member from the state of Florida, LIFT Orlando. Founded in 2012, LIFT Orlando consists of business leaders partnering with residents to… Continue →
Purpose Built Communities at the Chautauqua Institution
We had the honor of participating in several sessions at the Chautauqua Institution this past August to discuss the Purpose Built Communities model, progress on the ground in several neighborhoods… Continue →
How the Miracle at East Lake spread to New Orleans
Jimmy Roberts of NBC Sports and the Golf Channel tells the story of a group of business leaders from New Orleans who came to East Lake in Atlanta after Hurricane… Continue →
Reflection: East Lake’s Reaction to Katrina
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, roughly 100,000 residents of New Orleans who were displaced by the storm and flooding came to Atlanta. Like many other communities, East Lake welcomed… Continue →
Phase 1 of Highlander Neighborhood Revitalization Begins in Omaha
The trees are being removed and concrete foundations are set to be poured in November, in the first phase of the revitalization of the Highlander neighborhood in North Omaha. The… Continue →
10 Years After Katrina, a New Kind of Leadership Emerges in New Orleans
By Shirley Franklin, Former Mayor of Atlanta, Executive Chair of Purpose Built Communities Originally published in the Huffington Post In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, three New Orleans businessmen and civic leaders,… Continue →
VIDEO: New Orleans’ Bayou District 10 Years After Katrina
The Purpose Built Communities model grew out of the revitalization of the East Lake neighborhood, which began 20 years ago with the founding of the East Lake Foundation. Ten years… Continue →
New Affordable Townhomes Opening in Birmingham
By Melanie Lasoff Levs It is not often you hear of 1,200 families jostling to live in a newly built 64-unit townhome development. But that is roughly the number of… Continue →
Woodlawn Homeowners Benefit from Revitalization Through Assistance Program
By Melanie Lasoff Levs One of the pillars of the Purpose Built Communities model for revitalization is mixed-income housing. In most cases, that means new rental housing, but some Purpose… Continue →
PACT, Housing Authority Collaborate to Serve Former Public Housing Residents in Columbus
By Melanie Lasoff Levs Almost two years ago, demolishing Columbus’s Poindexter Village, a public housing development on the Near East Side, was not just about doing away with run-down buildings… Continue →