HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.22.15_Lecture_by_Noted_Downtown_Revitalization_ExpertCITY OF SOUTH BEND
PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
Office of the Mayor
CONTACT:
Kara Kelly, (574) 235 -5853
kkelly @southbendin.gov
FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, SOUTH BEND MISHAWAKA REALTORS
TO HOST LECTURE BY NOTED DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION EXPERT
The Department of Community Investment and the Greater South Bend Mishawaka Association
of Realtors will host a lecture by Joe Minicozzi, principal of Urban3, a private consulting firm
based in Asheville, North Carolina that specializes in land -value economics, tax analysis, and
community design on Wednesday, September 23 from 2 -4 pm at The History Museum, 808 W.
Washington St. The talk is free and open to the public.
Minicozzi works with clients to develop the ability to promote community growth patterns that
secure a city's fiscal condition while reinforcing a strong sense of place. He helps clients better
understand the markets in which they work by gathering and measuring data, visualizing results,
and exploring local policies that impact the built environment.
Urban3's parent company, Public Interest Projects, Inc., is a for -profit real- estate development
company with over 20 years' experience in Asheville. PIP has been responsible for the
renovation of numerous properties, along with providing financial and management support for
more than 18 downtown businesses. Their work has been recognized locally, regionally, and
internationally. Urban3 was created by PIP as an independent consulting firm with a mission to
bring a data - driven approach to the practice of building community.
With his lecture, "Smart Growth: The Dollars and Sense of Downtown Revitalization,"
Minicozzi will discuss the economic benefit of downtown development versus sprawling
subdivisions and shopping centers.