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From Public Housing to Power Developer: Using Real Estate to Heal Communities
Too many “community” projects check the box on hiring and never change anyone’s life.
Dr. Gina Merritt does it differently.
She’s a 30-year real estate veteran, principal of Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures, and founder of Project Community Capital® and WFL Collective—an ecosystem that connects underestimated residents to real jobs on real projects, with 94–98% retention on construction sites that once churned through local hires in days.
In this episode of The Commercial Builders’ Network (TCBN), Dr. Merritt shares how she:
Went from growing up in affordable housing to structuring $5B+ in…
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