Creative Economy Projects
The Aux Evanston
Evanston, IL
A commercial hub dedicated to racial equity and wellness
- $1,000 minimum investment
- 100% Community owned
- Black-owned small business hub
- Focused on community wellness
Kemble Berkshires
Berkshires, MA
Sharing luxury in the shared economy. Carbon Neutral.
- 144 investors
- Experienced operators
- 15-20% discounted rentals for investors
- Annual preferred return + profit sharing
Edmondson Village
Baltimore, MD
Building Black wealth through community-owned shopping centers.
- 200 investors
- Community-owned real estate opportunity
- Experienced Black team
- Share equally in cash flow and profits
Freeman Berkshires
Berkshires, MA
Shared luxury in the sharing economy. Carbon neutral.
- 141 investors
- Carbon neutral
- 15-20% discounted rentals for investors
- Annual preferred return + profit sharing
Golaski Labs
Philadelphia, PA
A crowdfunded Opportunity Zone Fund repurposes an industrial building into a lively mix of uses.
- 36 investors
- Opportunity Zone tax beneifts
- Preferred return + share of profit
- Medium investment horizon
Buvinger Bldg
Pittsburgh, PA
This 3-story building was converted into fresh new retail and residential space in this hipster neighborhood.
- 16 investors
- Investors fully repaid
- 21% + IRR returned
- Short term investment horizon
Pajama Factory
Williamsport, PA
No pajamas here. Just 300,000 s.f. of diverse and creative space.
- 25 investors
- Historic factory repurposed as creative space
- 300,000 sf, 60% occupied
- Construction underway!
Liberty Bank Building
Pittsburgh, PA
History & innovation meet in this coworking hub.
- 12 investors
- Investors fully repaid
- Equity + 10% annual interest
- Short term investment horizon
Creative Homies
Portland, OR
A Black-owned creative hub built for BIPOC creatives, in downtown Portland
- 41 investors
- Black-owned and operated
- Creative hub for BIPOC creatives
- Triple bottom line
1476 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA
An unusual worker/artist owned and run bed and breakfast to be built on New Orlean’s Magazine Street.
- 31 investors
- Investors fully repaid
- Equity + 8% annual interest
- Short-term investment horizo
Kornr Store
Detroit, MI
Black woman developer gets back to basics with Detroit neighborhood marketplace.
- 23 investors
- Black, woman-owned and operated
- Creative neighborhood marketplace
- Triple bottom line