This episode is perfect for anyone interested in real estate investment, property development, and the challenge and responsibility of creating a neighborhood in the center of a city.
IN THIS EPISODE
- Daniel explains the challenges to developing nine blocks of First Ward in the center of the City of Charlotte.
- He reveals what he is committed to building in First Ward.
- He imagines First Ward in the year 2030.
- He describes what he is building now and how it is setting the stage for a different building pattern in First Ward.
- Daniel explains how his master plan for First Ward works in concert with the City of Charlotte North Tryon Vision Plan.
- He considers the weight and consequence of his development decisions.
- He answers whether he feels overwhelmed by the responsibility of developing a new neighborhood in the center of a city.
- He responds to whether any one person or family should control so much land in the center of a city.
- Daniel shares how he goes about his work and what informs his vision of development.
- He reveals what neighborhood in the United States is the model for the neighborhood he wants to develop in First Ward.
- He outlines his philosophy of real estate development.
- He tells the story of the Levine family, the retail stores they built, and how he came to study city and regional planning.
- Daniel talks about the influence of Walt Disney and EPCOT on in his ambitions.
- He shares the ‘pearls of wisdom‘ that guide Levine Properties.
- He discusses a recent change in his development approach and whether he thinks about the time he has left to realize his vision for First Ward.
- He identifies the two developers in Charlotte that seeks to emulate.
- Daniel answers how he wants to be remembered.