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#244 - Doing Real Estate Development Differently, with Anyeley Hallová of Adre
April 18, 2023

#244 - Doing Real Estate Development Differently, with Anyeley Hallová of Adre

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Sustainable building developments can impact the community and create wealth. In this episode, Anyeley shares her sustainability journey, the problems she noticed in the real estate development industry, especially in regard to people of color, and how she was able to build a business that addresses social, environmental, and economic concerns.

The role of a real estate developer is not only to improve a piece of land or build to increase its monetary value. They are also responsible for designing an environment and community that can promote sustainability, social justice, and equity.

Anyeley Hallová is a real estate developer and the Founder of Adre, a community-driven real estate development company committed to a bold vision of design excellence, development innovation, and environmental stewardship, both in building construction and equitable outcomes.

In today’s episode, Cory and Anyeley talk about how sustainable building developments can impact the community and create wealth. Anyeley shares her sustainability journey, the problems she noticed in the real estate development industry, especially in regard to people of color, and how she was able to build a business that addresses social, environmental, and economic concerns.

 

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🗣 TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • Anyeley’s first impression of the real estate professionals before she became one
  • Her decision to build a real estate development business in Portland, Oregon
  • The three-legged stool of sustainability
  • Anyeley’s process of transitioning into sustainable development
  • The use of “mass timber construction” to build sustainable buildings
  • The two main issues that Adre is addressing
  • Role of displacement and gentrification toolkit for city building
  • Anyeley’s love and hate relationship with policy
  • Adre’s ongoing development projects for the black community

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Anyeley Hallová

Founder

Anyeley is an equity & sustainability-focused real estate developer with over 18 years of experience from mixed-use developments to office headquarters for non-profits.

Her passion is creating unique developments that reflect the flavor of the local culture, respect the natural environment, and build community.

She started Adre in Portland, Oregon in 2020 to focus on real estate projects that seek to create wealth for the Black community and for other underrepresented groups that traditionally lack access to real estate ownership and investment.

The Urban Land Institute named her “40 under 40” as one of the best young land-use professionals from around the globe; the Portland Business Journal named her a “Top 40 Under 40” and “Women of Influence”; The Daily Journal of Commerce named her a “Woman of Vision”; and she has been named a Grist 50 Fixer.