Date and time: Wednesday, September 18 · 7 – 8:30pm EDT
Location: Brookline Town Hall, 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445
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About this Workshop
Real Estate developers play a key role in determining how our land is used and what gets built in Brookline. Whether driven by profit motives, a mission, or some combination of the two, developers understand the economic factors that make development possible and the roadblocks that increase costs and limit housing production. Their success depends on aligning their own goals with the values of the communities that they serve.
Two accomplished developers describe the hurdles they face as they plan and build multifamily homes, from project conception, permitting, and financing, to welcoming new neighbors.
This forum will be held at Brookline Town Hall, in the Sixth Floor Conference Room. It will be livestreamed and recorded. The forum will include presentations, conversations, and an opportunity to submit questions from the audience.
Zeina Talje has over 20 years in real estate design, development, finance, and asset management and is founder of Zeta InSite, a real estate development and investment firm focused on mixed use projects with superior energy performance. Zeina lives in Brookline with her husband and two sons and serves on Brookline’s Economic Development Advisory Board.
Amy Schectman is President and Chief Executive Officer of 2Life Communities, a leading nonprofit developer and manager creating broadly affordable communities in Brookline and Greater Boston. Amy raised three sons in North Brookline, where she and her husband still reside.
Cathleen Cavell, a longtime Town Meeting Member and former Associate Town Counsel in Brookline, is a co-founder of Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts.