MEET THE MAN BEHIND THE FIRST BLACK-DEVELOPED MICRO-COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES

Subject

Micro-Community; Booker T. Washington; Techie Homes

Description

For Booker T. Washington, the CEO and founder of Techie Homes Inc. and South Park Cottages, community is multidimensional. Much like his namesake, Washington has a profound passion for improving the lives of Black people. In fact, it was the driving force for him to launch South Park Cottages, which has been deemed the “first Black-developed micro-community in the United States.”

“I’m the founder and CEO of Techie Homes and South Park Cottages, as well as a real estate developer,” Washington says. “What I do with my organization, Techie Homes, is develop micro home communities in urban areas. We launched our first micro-community, South Park Cottages, in College Park, Georgia, which is in the greater Atlanta area. It is the first Black-developed micro home community in the United States.”

Washington’s intention behind creating such a community is deeper than representation. The CEO feels that building the micro-home community will have a positive financial impact on its residents as well. 

“In urban communities, we have seen African-Americans continue to be displaced and outpaced when it comes to homeownership. Our company is able to find a home of equitable value for people to purchase while still staying in the communities where they may pay rent. That will allow people to have homeownership, instead of renting apartments. And, they’ll be able to do so in a much more affordable way. That is the aim of South Park Cottages.”

Creator

By Kenneth Williams  

Source

https://www.ebony.com/man-behind-first-black-developed-micro-community-us/#:~:text=Life%20%2C%20Wealth-,Meet%20the%20Man%20Behind%20the%20First%20Black%2DDeveloped%20Micro%2DCommunity,estate%20developer%20Booker%20T.%20Washington.

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ebony.com

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