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Creating Communities of Opportunity with Essence Development

Corey Aber and Sara Hoffmann

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In this episode, we explore the intersection of human impact and multifamily development with Jamar Adams, founder of Essence Development. Essence Development is a social impact firm dedicated to bringing hope to affordable, workforce and mixed-income housing communities.

Chapter 1: 00:00 – Connections between property, market, and people
Chapter 2: 06:00 – Building communities with the community
Chapter 3: 10:27 – Health care, healthy food and hope
Chapter 4: 27:17 – The human impact of design


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