QUESTION WHAT IS THE STATE OF URBAN AMERICA?
THERE IS A CRISIS OF GREAT URGENCY IN AMERICA. ONCE VIBRANT AND THRIVING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, HAVE DETERIORATED INTO WASTELANDS, IN MANY CASES. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, JOBS, WELLNESS, AND OPPORTUNITY SEEM UNATTAINABLE TO MANY. HOWEVER, THERE IS HOPE AND JDL GROUP IS LEADING AN EFFORT TO RESTORE THESE FORGOTTEN PLACES. THE URBAN VILLAGE INITIATIVE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN TOGETHER IN REBUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE HEART OF AMERICA.
QUESTION CAN URBAN AMERICA THRIVE AGAIN?
IF WE LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES IN AMERICA THAT INVOLVE URBAN COMMUNITIES, THERE IS A CLEAR AND EVIDENT PATH FORWARD TO REDEVELOP, VAST TRACKS OF LAND THAT ARE UNDERUTILIZED. ADDITIONALLY, VIA COLLABORATION, WE KNOW THERE ARE STAKEHOLDERS WHO DESIRE TO HELP BRING RESTORATION TO URBAN AMERICA. WE ASK YOU TO JOIN THE URBAN VILLAGE INITIATIVE AND HELP CREATE BEAUTY OUT OF THE ASHES OF THESE FORMERLY THRIVING COMMUNITIES.
QUESTION WHY BUILD AN URBAN VILLAGE?
VILLAGES HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE DAWN OF MAN. IN MOST CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD, THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN THE MAIN COMPONENT OF COMMUNITY LIFE. THE RICH AND POOR LIVE AMONG ONE OTHER IN HARMONY. UNLESS THERE IS A MAJOR CATASTOPHIC EVENT, VILLAGES NEVER FAIL. THEY HAVE EXISTED FOR HUNDREDS AND IN SOME CASES, THOUSANDS OF YEARS. FOR THESE AND MANY OTHER REASONS, WE USE A VILLAGE AS THE MODEL FOR THE URBAN VILLAGE INITIATIVE.
QUESTION IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DEVELOP?
IN THE WORLD OF RE DEVELOPMENT, THERE ARE A NUMBER METHODOLOGIES THAT CAN BE USED FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING, PERMITTING AND BUILDING. HOWEVER, OUR APPROACH IS FAR MORE SUPERIOR. AND NOT JUST IN OUR VIEW, BUT LEADING EXPERTS IN THE WORLD OF RE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMICS, WELLNESS, PHILANTHROPY, POLITICS, AND FAITH, ENDORSE THE PHILOSOPHY OF NEORETROISM. WHY? BECAUSE IT TRULY CREATES COMMUNITY.
QUESTION WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL METRICS?
BUILDING VILLAGES PRESENTS A MUCH GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF RE DEVELOPMENT. BY INCORPORATING A BETTER PHILISOPHICAL APROACH, A PREMIUM IS PUT ON REZONING, DENSITY, PRODUCT DIVERSITY, A MIX-INCOME BALANCE, AND OWNERSHIP. WHEN ALL OF THESE ARE BUILT INTO A FINANCIAL MODEL, THE DIFFERENCE IS BOTH NOTICABLE AND TANGIBLE.
QUESTION ARE YOU A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS INVESTOR?
JDL GROUP IS SEEKING TO ALIGN WITH THOSE WHO HAVE A KEEN SENSE OF OPPORTUNITY, KNOWLEDGE OF THE RE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY, THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS INVESTORS, AND THE RIGHT GROUP OF PEOPLE / COMPANIES, WHO CAN TRUST US TO PUT THEIR CAPITAL TO WORK. THE URBAN VILLAGE INITIATIVE IS SEEKING TO RAISE NEW CAPITAL, IN ORDER TO LAUNCH THE FIRST PHASE OF URBAN VILLAGES.