WHO WE ARE
WHY WE WORK
The health and prosperity of neighborhoods and cities are shaped by urban design. Intentional organizing to integrate natural and built environments at the neighborhood level is a proven means to uplift communities. Our work invests in projects to re-purpose derelict land, increase market-rate value, spur employment, and support entrepreneurial businesses.
Sharon and Larry Adams are the lead agents. They are the co-founders of Walnut Way Conservation Corp.; a non-profit community development organization serving historically disinvested communities. With their leadership, over $100m was invested in new and rehabbed residential and commercial properties. Opportunities for residents to gain employment in construction and landscaping sectors increased significantly. For 20 years, Walnut Way developed non-profit and business partnerships to attract resources for community development, health, and wellness.
Retired from Walnut Way, Larry and Sharon Adams are building on their neighborhood experiences and successes to engage in residential and commercial real estate development by revitalizing blighted and abandoned properties. They also support non-profit leaders with the processes of community development.
WHAT WE DO
Real Estate Development
We use real estate as a method for equitable transformation. As a team, we engage in site assemblage and project development. Our inclusive method includes community engagement, financing, tenant selection, and project delivery. Our inclusive process results in sustainable change because stakeholders commit to present and future success of a project.
Environment Stewardship
We promote and demonstrate urban environmental practices for clean air, water, soil, energy and food production. As a team, we engage in the transformation of blighted lands into gardens, abundant tree canopy, orchards, art exhibits, clean drinking water solutions and gathering spaces.
Adams Garden Project
Opened in 2020, we developed the Adams Garden Park project to spur development on a blighted commercial corridor. The theme expressed through tenants is environmental stewardship. Adams Garden Park project is a 3,985 sq. ft. building surrounded by a cluster of cultivated lots in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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