Coby Lefkowitz
Coby is a co-founder and partner of Backyard, an innovative real estate development firm with offices in Southern California and New York that works on delivering infill multifamily projects in walkable communities. Coby is a leading writer within the worlds of urban planning and real estate development, with a focus on exploring how to promote more resilient, walkable, dynamic, and people-oriented communities at the intersection of development, urban design and finance. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Coby holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Environmental Planning, and a certificate from the McIntire School of Commerce.
Coby Lefkowitz has been a guest on 1 episode.
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157: An Optimistic Reimagining of the City with Coby Lefkowitz
January 20th, 2025 | 39 mins
back to the cities, community building, contextual solutions, eco devo, econdev, economic development, infill development, mixed-use, real estate development, urban planning, walkable communities, zoning reform
Coby Lefkowitz, author of "Building Optimism: Why Our World Looks the Way it Does, and How to Make it Bette", discusses infill multifamily development and building better communities through thoughtful urban planning.