First, the why. The why is to build better cities. And it's as simple as that. I love cities. The team loves cities. And we all feel a great sense of responsibility when it comes to doing our part to make them more prosperous, more beautiful, and overall better places to live and work.
It is for this reason that Globizen refers to itself as a city builder. We obviously didn't invent this moniker, but we do take it seriously. And our specific intent is to be both a city-building company and a city-building community.
What this means is that we do the things that most companies do, including trying to make money. But in parallel to this, we also aspire to create a community of like-minded city builders.
City building isn't just about real estate development. It's also about the artist that just painted a mural, the local restauranteur that just opened up a new concept, and the individual that just did something, whatever that may be, to improve their community.
We would like to do our part to celebrate these actions and support more of them. This is how we want to build.
As for what we actually do, we are developers of creative mixed-use infill projects. Currently, we are developing and managing projects on our own account (we invested our own equity) and on behalf of great partners. But in all cases, we have a consistent investment philosophy and approach to development:
Focus on fundamentals
Search for overlooked assets and opportunities
Embrace non-consensus views
Create value by innovating with design, culture, and technology
Execute with discipline and passion
Think long term
We are actively looking for new development opportunities. We are also exploring/underwriting a number of income-producing asset strategies. If you'd like to pitch us a site or project, or you just want to grab a coffee somewhere cool, please feel free to send me an email (brandon.donnelly@globizen.com).