A Proposal for the first triple bottom line commercial real estate development project in Ivy City, one of the poorest sections of our Nation's Capitol! Profit has always been the single most important driver for commercial real estate. Recently, with the advent of LEEDS certifications, cities have been demanding the developers address environmental concerns. However, the social dimension has long been ignored, with the term Gentrification a code term for eliminating poorer residents and essentially busting the neighborhood and replacing residents with more upscale clientele.

1. A National Demonstration Model for
Community Economic Development

2. Social Entrepreneurs
Non Profit – MicroVenture Support
For Profit – The Family Fish Farms Network,
Advocates – Activists
• Dedicated to Positive
Measurable Change
Economic & Social
Justice
• Without Economic
Justice There can be
no Social Justice
Operating Model – Micro
UP
• Principles of Micro
UP
1. Link Organically
2. Practice Integrity
3. .Build a Social Support Net

3. The Vision: Green Ivy City
• The Sustainable Eco Campus
– A Food Hub
– Focused Workforce Development
– NEW Green Industry
– New Models for Worker Participation
– Expanded Home Ownership
– Community Profits from Success

4. Sustainable Economically
Profitable
Enterprise
Sustainable Environmentally
Renewable
Technologies
Sustainable Socially
Community Economic Participation
The Vision: Green Ivy City
....a rising tide should lift all boats
John F. Kennedy.

5. The Problems We Solve
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Community Opposition to Development
The Gentrification Issue
Quality of Community Infrastructure
Low Commercial (and residential) Property
Values
Lack of Decent Jobs with a Future
Urban Blight
Municipal Neglect
Environmental Degradation

6. Solutions Strategies
Existing
Development
Plans
Link Commercial
Development to
Jobs
Build Pro Active
Partnerships

7. Sustainable Eco Campus
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Eat Here
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Work Here
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New work models of
participation and
ownership
Live Here
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Food grown, processed,
prepared, and served
Partner with Habitat for
livable eco friendly
Community owned
Housing
Play Here
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International restaurants,
night clubs, green space,
parks and recreation

8. Stakeholders
The Community
• Residents
• ANC
• Ward
• City
Private Sector
• New & Existing Enterprises
• Commercial Development
• Financial Institutions
Civil Society
• Universities
• Non Profits
• Foundations
• Municipal Gov’t

9. Alliance Initiatives
Sustainable Eco Campus & Food Hub
New Green Urban Farming Industry
Community Recycled Rain Water (green roof)
system
Off-the-grid Community Renewable Energy
University Research Partnership
Citizen’s Land Bank Program
Expanded Innovative Work Models

10. Food Hub
The Food Hub
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Green Urban Farms
Clean-Tech
Existing Base Focus
Integrated Permaculture
Add – Food aggregating,
Micro Processing, Retail,
Restaurants
– Link to Farmers Market
– Destination Venue

11. Community Water Catchment
Storm Water
Reclamation
Multiple green roofs support:
– linked water management
– Processing and distribution
of gray water
– Computer monitored and
controlled efficient process

12. Community Renewable Energy
Generation
Anaerobic Digester
Production of biogas
Cogen for local energy
Biomass from food production
provides fuel
Off-the-grid energy possible for
all of Ivy City

13. University Partnership
Potential University
projects
• Agricultural Research
– Nutritional density of
aquaponically raised vegetables
vs. farm raised
– B School Research
• Strategy for commercially viable
aquaponics urban farms.
– Performance Based Technical
Training
– Validation and efficacy of
methodology
Technical
Rigor
Evidence
Based
Research
Talent
Interns
National
Demonstration
Project

14. New Green Urban Farming
Industry
Partnership with
ProFish
Committed 6K sq.ft.
site
Recirculating System
Vertical Growing
Closed loop
environmental controls
$5 Million Private
Equity
Contract for two rounds
of funding with Foley
lardner LLc
$15 Million Industrial
Revenue Bond
The Family Fish Farms Network

15. Citizen’s Land Collaborative
• Enable Community
Ownership of Fixed
Assets
• Real Estate
• Businesses
• Land and
Buildings

16. Expanded Innovative Work Models
Enables Worker Ownership
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans
– ESOP’s provide for tax sheltered leveraged
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buy outs of businesses
– Workers share in company profits and ownership
– Purchase financed from future earnings and with before
tax dollars
– Costs Individual Employee Nothing
– No contingent liability
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Cooperative Ownership
– Joint company ownership

17. A NEW Green Industry!
• Jobs for the 22nd
Century
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Fresh, Locally
Grown Food
65-250 Green Jobs
Urban Aquaponic
Micro Farms
A Culture of
Ownership
• The Just
Management
Model
Our Policy: Veteran
First Preference
Hiring

18. Thank You!
"Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever
has." Margaret Mead