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FutureBUILDS Sessions 1-10
1. Introduction to Housing and Sustainable Cities — Building Small and Medium Sized Developments
2. Site Requirements and Zoning By-Laws
3. Planning Approval Processes
4. Financial Analysis and Project Feasibility****
5. Basic Financial Tools for Real Estate Development ****
8. Legal Compliance and Contract Negotiation
9. Property and Tenant Management
10. Scalability: What is Next?
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Website: https://futurebuilds.ca/incubator/
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Fireside Chat: Mazyar Mortazavi, CEO TAS Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyNQtRIi0yY&feature=youtu.be
Excellence In Real Estate Development Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppLhhvgkJM&feature=youtu.be
Real estate development incubator aims to increase industry diversity
FutureBUILDS is a BIPOC Real Estate Development Incubator developed by Monumental and implemented in partnership with the University of Toronto's Infrastructure Institute. The project is funded by the Future Skills Centre.
FutureBUILDS aims to support mid-career Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) individuals who are interested in launching entrepreneurial ventures in real estate development. This free incubator program is informed by research conducted by Monumental on the experiences of racialized individuals in the real estate development sector. The program aims to create a new cohort of real estate developers across Canada, starting with the pilot program in Toronto which launched in Spring 2023.
The initiative's goal is to bring new thinking, agility, and ideas into the sector by engaging BIPOC entrepreneurs and innovators who are passionate about addressing issues of access to housing and housing affordability.
“One study estimated only 14 percent of positions in ownership, partner, and C-level positions in the industry are held by visible minorities (Varga, 2021).” - Monumental Projects x FSC
<aside> 📖 CHECK OUT OUR RESEARCH REPORT ON MAPPING RACIALIZED EXPERIENCES IN THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY The FutureBUILDS program was created in response to research conducted by Monumental Projects and published by the Future Skills Centre. This research highlighted the need to improve access for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals to pursue careers as real estate developers in Canada. It also shed light on the challenges BIPOC developers face while navigating the industry and why it is essential to developer resources and supports to them on their endeavours.
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Monumental is a social purpose business established by Co-Founders Zahra Ebrahim and Kofi Hope. They are dedicated to advancing equitable city-building and urban development. Monumental collaborates with governments, private companies, and non-profits to develop thoughtful solutions for complex urban issues, with a strong emphasis on social equity and community engagement. At the heart of their practice is the empowerment and growth of BIPOC leaders.
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Website: https://monumentalprojects.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monumentalprojects/
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/monumentalprojects/?originalSubdomain=ca
The Infrastructure Institute is a training, advisory, and interdisciplinary research center based at the University of Toronto's School of Cities. Led by Professor Matti Siemiatycki, the Infrastructure Institute is dedicated to fostering collaboration between the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Its primary objective is to cultivate knowledge and expertise in civil and social infrastructure planning, decision-making, and implementation on both local and global scales.
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Website: https://infrastructureinstitute.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infrastructureinstitute/
Learn about GROUNDWORK: SOCIAL PURPOSE REAL ESTATE (SPRE) ACCELERATOR
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