Community Co-Investment + Shared Ownership

Community Co-Investment + Shared Ownership

Urbane helps communities take control of their financial futures through Community Investment Vehicles (CIVs) - tools that enable residents to pool resources, build local wealth, and drive economic growth. By combining Urbane's strategic capital with community resources, Urbane fosters lasting economic resilience and empowerment. 

We believe in empowering residents to generate wealth for themselves and their community. Urbane’s forthcoming place-based fund - the Urbane CARE Fund - where “CARE” stands for Community-Anchored Real Estate projects - is at the heart of Urbane’s mission and strategy. By locally sourcing investments to fuel neighborhood growth, we put everyday people in the driver’s seat towards shared prosperity.  

Urbane's development pipeline serves as fertile ground to test and refine the community investment platform in real-world settings. These pilots reflect Urbane's dedication to blending capital with social impact, providing a pathway for communities to engage directly in their own development.

 

Education & Outreach

Alongside these development pilots, Urbane is working with its non-profit partner - Mangrove Community Wealth Inc - to develop an education and outreach platform designed to empower community members to understand investment fundamentals and participate actively in local economic development. Made possible with funding from JP Morgan & Chase and The Highland Foundation, the Urbane/Mangrove partnership has developed a Community Investing 101 curriculum and "The Game", an interactive learning system. These tools provide plainspeak marketing and educational collateral to teach financial health and place-based investing concepts and recruit fund participants.