Presentations

Roundtable Discussion: What is a Real Estate Investment Cooperative?

Local experts discuss community ownership of real estate and offer a primer on the real estate investment cooperative concept.

Panelists:

Leslie Watson, Governance, Start-up Strategist, Columinate, Founding organizer of the North East Investment Cooperative

D'Angelos Svenkeson, Founder and CEO, NEOO Partners, INC

Renee Spillum, Hamline Midway resident and Seward Redesign

Moderator - Marcq Sung, Community Reinvestment Fund

Roundtable Discussion: Commercial Real Estate 101

This presentation offers an introductory workshop in commercial real estate development, covering how acquisition, construction, and financing work. It discusses how a building could be transformed from a blighted, vacant structure to a vibrant community asset that we own together as a neighborhood.

Panelists:

Nancy St. Germaine, General Contractor (Raven Construction & Creative Enterprise Zone)

Renee Spillum, Hamline Midway resident and Seward Redesign