Neighborhoods in Transition

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What czb does Develops public and private sector strategies to grow confidence and grow the quality of neighborhood stocks that 'pull' investments IN Context Residents' behaviors are not fully confident or unconfident about the future Residents and outsiders have a 'wait and see' attitude resulting in too little obvious signs of investment as a sign of confidence

 

Market | The Market is Uncertain

What czb does Develops public and private sector strategies to maintain demand, keep time on market competitive, and attract investing inmovers. Context Supply and Demand bounce back and forth; resulting in a kind of equilibrium that generates 'affordable housing' due to persistently marginal neighborhood conditions Real estate prices rise slightly and fall slightly periodically The market appears to 'urban pioneers' as a good 'buy low' opportunity Racial and economic homogeneity are relatively mild to low; usually a good degree of 'fleeting' diversity Under the right circumstances, gentrification is a potentiality

 

Self Management | Neighbors Tackle Threats Inconsistently

What czb does Develops strategies to increase capacity and willingness of residents to undertake 'more than their fair share' of problems, and to solve problems as they arise Context Neighbors win some and lose some with respect to warding off threats Some problems that arise are solved quickly; others linger. Often this occurs in concentrations by blocks, too spotty to be neighborhood-wide Public Institutions sometimes but unreliably accountable Properties communicate a very mixed degree of care. Large unexploited infill opportunities

 

Physical Conditions | It Looks as if Only Some Care

What czb does Analyzes a community's physical assets and other stocks in their inventory, and develops a sequentially phased revitalization strategy to increase the quality of the built environment Context Properties are inconsistently invested in Physical fabric has many missing teeth Most properties do not generate enough equity to leverage reinvestment Under-invested properties are beacons to 'buy low' opportunities