Multifamily investor. Data @HubSpot. Formerly ran content for @noahkagan and @ryanserhant. I talk (a lot) about walkable cities.
Bellingham, WA / Ucluelet, BC
Joined May 2020
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I love hearing about new places built for people, not cars.
Cayalá, Guatemala is a new development with mostly car-free streets, urban plazas, and a mix of residential, retail, and civic uses. The architecture spans traditional Guatemalan, Spanish, and Islamic styles.
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And then the monkeys would starve because they’d realize there weren’t actually 1 trillion bananas, but only the promise of 1 trillion bananas that could be produced by a special banana tree that only the dead monkey knew how to grow.
What's crazy is that American cities will do anything to protect and preserve charming, historical neighborhoods...
But we do *everything* to prevent ourselves from building more places worth protecting.
Isn't this backward?
Over the past 6 months, there’s been a lot of sweat, more blood than you’d expect, and even some tears on this project.
But we’re ~1 week away from finishing the rehab on this 1930 house.
Can’t wait to see the final product.
Before-and-afters coming soon!
Once per year, I visit a small beach town in British Columbia.
And at least once per year, I ask myself why I don’t live here full time.
Gabriel Hamilton retweeted
It's ironic that Americans travel to Europe to enjoy the cities they've made illegal to build.
Somewhere along the way we traded utility for space and stripped ourselves of community, proximity, and beauty in the process. We gave up the things that made our places great. - @GabrielsNotes
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What's the best looking planned community in the US?
I'd nominate- Alys Beach. Nothing else looks like this.
Why? Because there are hard rules:
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It's ironic that Americans travel to Europe to enjoy the cities they've made illegal to build.
Somewhere along the way we traded utility for space and stripped ourselves of community, proximity, and beauty in the process. We gave up the things that made our places great.
Recently, I listened to an interview with @stevemouzon, who talked about the “lovability" of our buildings.
As a money-obsessed culture, we've forgotten the ideals that make us human and substituted profit in their place. In the words of @david_perell, "we've stopped valuing the things we know to be true but can't articulate."
Sure, on some occasions, beauty might cost more, but I'd argue that it's worth it.
Creating places we admire is worth it.
Building active, livable communities is worth it.
And, as you can see, beautiful places like Carlton Landing, OK speak for themselves.
It’s time to reimagine our cities and towns and create places that our decedents will cherish forever.
The famous Cologne Cathedral took over 600 years to complete.
20 generations.
During that time, the cathedral became known as "a masterpiece of intrinsic value" and "a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in Europe."
Buildings like this make you question our culture of instant gratification.
Architecture twitter, I need your help.
I’m in Stockholm for a few days and I’m seeing these claws all over buildings. What are they?
Are they functional or just aesthetic?
cc: @wrathofgnon @stevemouzon @izurietavarea
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New York's West Village is one of the most beloved neighborhoods in America. But it's also one of the most controversial.
As a home to celebrities and billionaires, average rents are nearly $5,000.
Here's why it's so in-demand:
There’s something eerily dystopian and “futuristic” about DC’s metro stations.
They’re feel utilitarian, industrial, and stark.
And yet… I like them?
Can’t figure it out.
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New York's Upper West Side gets a lot of shade for being big and loud.
But, damn, is it also charming.
Here are 5 reasons why it's one of NYC's best areas:
