Capabilities
A new approach to real estate, and an old one
Our Philosophy
Whether you find a sense of purpose along a well-worn path, or push your comfort zone to find a lifestyle you've always dreamt of, our villages always help you do one thing: break new ground in an old way.
Blackard's proprietary village-based real estate design philosophy is based on generations of lessons in how communities develop. Each living narrative that we create reflects a passion for opening the door to magical, inspiring village environments that last for generations and create connections between people that transcend real estate.
Founder
Modern-day villages are specifically tailored to overcome the setbacks of the rote development patterns of American real estate. Our villages start as low-risk nuclei, made up of uses that are proven in the market context. That nucleus is set up to grow with future phases that revolve around local/community need first and excess external market demand second. This in-built demand mitigates a variety of traditional risk factors in mixed-use and new urbanist development.
The Village model favors steady growth over a fast build-out, which tends to reward oversized, single-use buildings. Villages embrace a varied ownership structure that seeks balance between the quality and governance control of single-ownership and the long-term loyalty, wealth creation, and personality integration of granular ownership. These varied focuses not only increase stability in neighborhood-retail and residential uses, but they also increase the effective rents of adjacent assets.
The Village model designs from a basis in human ecology. Villages derive their usage ratios from historical patterns of human development and translate those lessons from history into the modern day context of real estate development. This, in addition to Blackard's innovative approach to village management which enforces quality and design standards, sets the perfect foundation for the development of individual personalities and eventual community self-governance.
Built to Last
Blackard develops, builds and manages its villages, and plans each one to hold its value for generations.
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