] czb - redevelopment and revitalization [

When we all think alike,
no one is thinking.

- Walter Lippman

Do all you can
with what you have
in the time you have
in the place you are

- Nkosi Johnson,
1989-2001

	City of Montrose, Colorado
	City of Stockton, California
	Harvard University
	W.K. Kellogg Foundation
	Metropolitan Planning Council of Chicago
	City of Bridgeport, Connecticut
	City of Santa Fe, New Mexico
	Village of Snowmass, Colorado

	Federal Reserve Bank
	Fannie Mae Foundation
	The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
	City of Seattle
	City of Hartford
	City of Ogden, Utah
	Millennial Housing Commission
	Metropolitan Planning Council
	Washington State Housing Finance Commission
	Homewise, Inc. - Santa Fe, NM
	Empower Baltimore
	Southeast Baltimore Community Development Corporation
	Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition
	City of Saginaw, Michigan

	Kela Associates
	Policylab Consulting
	Cornerstone Housing, LLC.
	Winston & Associates

	Federal Reserve Bank In 2004, czb delivered the keynote at the Federal Reserve Bank’s bi-annual meeting on community reinvestment. Addressing an audience of 500, Charles Buki argued that the community development field in 2004 is rudderless and an antiquated version of what is needed to respond to the needs of low income communities today. czb is presently providing consultation services to the Federal Reserve Bank’s Office of Community Affairs and to the Federal reserve Bank of San Francisco. Back to top

	Fannie Mae Foundation In 2002 and 2003, czb was a consultant to the Fannie Mae Foundation. Charles Buki was a member of the Foundation’s Advisory Committee on Organizational Effectiveness. In 2003 he was panelist for the Foundation’s Annual Housing Conference. In 2004, Charles Buki is a member of the Foundation’s Advisory Committee on Affordable Housing Leadership. Back to top

	The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Charles Buki and Michael Schubert collaborated in 2000 to develop an internal policy brief for the MacArthur Foundation on the intersections of community development and Smart Growth. Work on this internal document formed the basis for later work by Charles Buki for the Millennial Housing Commission in 2000 and 2001. Back to top

	City of Seattle In 2001 and 2002 czb provided housing market analysis and neighborhood econometric analysis to the Office of Housing of the City of Seattle for the purpose of assisting the Mayor’s Office with the development of an $86M Housing Levy. The Levy was structured to provide incentives for moderate-income buyers the city might lose to the suburbs, and assistance to low income buyers priced out of the costly Seattle housing market. View Work Sample > Back to top

	City of Hartford Beginning in 2002, Charles Buki and David Boehlke of czb collaborated with the newly elected Mayor of Hartford and the Fannie Mae Partnership Office to develop a homeownership strategy for the city. This was expanded in 2002 and 2003 to a citywide Healthy Neighborhoods strategy built on the influential work of David Boehlke in Baltimore and Battle Creek. czb assisted in the creation of Neighborhoods of Hartford, Inc., and helped raise $6M in loan capital and operating support. czb provided the essential data for selecting key working class neighborhoods in Hartford for concentrated, targeted reinvestment linking revitalization activities to homeownership development. Related Press> Back to top

	City of Ogden, Utah czb was retained by the City of Ogden for two purposes: to evaluate the conditions of its inner downtown neighborhoods and to provide case studies of similarly-situated weak market communities across the nation that have attempted to dig out. czb provided deep analysis of the regional housing market, trade area strength, and strategy recommendations for uncovering hidden assets in Ogden that could trigger private market investment in struggling neighborhoods. View Work Sample > Back to top

	Metropolitan Planning Council czb serves as an advisor to MPC on affordable housing policy and programs. With support from the Fannie Mae Foundation, Charles Buki provides consultation to MPC in the form of Consolidated Plan and Comprehensive Plan design and evaluation for cities in the greater Chicago region, as well as Housing Element review and design. He has provided assistance to MPC on regional balanced housing policy development, and support to the Mayors Caucus. Back to top

	Millennial Housing Commission Charles Buki was one of 22 consultants retained by the Bipartisan Millennial Housing Commission in 2001 to help develop its report to Congress. czb provided consultation to the staff and commissioners on the intersection of smart growth, growth management, and affordable housing. View Work Sample > View Entire Report at http://www.mhc.gov > Back to top

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