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Community Finance | March 1, 2024
Deal spotlight: San Antonio’s ESTAR West targets $25 million for real estate fund
On San Antonio’s majority-Latino west side, ESTAR West is revitalizing underserved neighborhoods with mixed-use real estate and small business support. Entrepreneurs and Small …
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real estate impact | February 14, 2024
SDS Capital deploys private equity to finance permanent housing for homeless Californians
ImpactAlpha, February 14 — California has the largest homeless population in the US with over 180,000 people living in shelters, tents, cars, under …
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Ownership Economy | July 25, 2023
On east side of Kansas City, LocalCode adds community ownership to the real estate toolkit
ImpactAlpha, July 25 — In Kansas City, Mo., Troost Ave. divides the predominantly Black eastside from whiter and more affluent neighborhoods to the …
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sustainability | July 13, 2023
Suffolk Technologies raises $110 million for sustainable construction innovation
ImpactAlpha, July 13 — Suffolk Technologies has raised $110 million for an inaugural fund that will deploy between $1-$5 million million in early-to-growth …
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Ownership Economy | July 12, 2023
Paths to inclusive wealth run through residential and commercial real estate
ImpactAlpha, July 12 — A “new wealth agenda” aims to increase by 10-fold the wealth of U.S. households of color and those in …
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Return on Inclusion | June 28, 2023
Chicago TREND Real Estate Fund raises $10 million to create real estate ownership for Black residents
ImpactAlpha, June 28 — Chicago Trend is looking to raise $50 million to purchase and renovate blighted neighborhood shopping centers in majority-Black neighborhoods. …
Return on Inclusion | February 13, 2023
Community Preservation Corp. invests $5 million in SHIFT Catalyst Fund to back diverse developers
ImpactAlpha, February 13 — SHIFT Catalyst Fund has secured a $5 million equity investment from Community Preservation Corp. to invest in real estate …
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Impact Management | November 1, 2022
Orchard Street’s Social and Environmental Impact Partnership fund secures £90 million
ImpactAlpha, November 2 — U.K.-based commercial real estate investor Orchard Street Investment Management has raised $103.3 million in a first close from investors …
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Return on Inclusion | June 23, 2022
Ebiara secures $10 million to help Black and Brown developers scale in Detroit
ImpactAlpha, June 23 — Ebiara, a partnership between nonprofit lender Invest Detroit and URGE Imprint, has received a $10 million program-related investment from …
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Locavesting | June 22, 2022
Langdon Park pays $63.2 million for affordable apartments for Black and Latino D.C. residents
ImpactAlpha, June 22 — Former NFL wide receiver Malcolm Johnson left his job at JPMorgan last year to launch Langdon Park Capital, named …