Cities that give back
more than they take.
Get the Replays + the Book
Didn't catch Generation Regeneration Online Global Summit live? Get full access to all 35+ speaker sessions from the 3 Days — Regenerate / Rebuild / Reimagine — join the Future of Cities community, and get your pre‑order of the book that started it all — in one bundle.
Everything from the summit stage, plus your copy of Generation Regeneration, delivered August 11.
Featuring Tony Cho and 35+ regenerative leaders
The Regenerative Placemaking Co‑Design Cohort
Six weeks live with Tony Cho and a small group of practitioners, working chapter by chapter through Generation Regeneration and applying every one of them to a real place.
- Six live 75-minute sessions with Tony Cho
- One chapter of Generation Regeneration a week
- A tested intervention in your own community
- A small cohort building alongside you
Become a Co‑Creator
This is a community of people who are actively shaping regenerative futures — in their cities, their neighborhoods, their organizations. People who want to find each other, work alongside each other, and help define what this movement becomes. If that’s you, welcome.
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A platform for the next generation of leaders and builders co‑designing thriving cities & communities of the future.
Purpose
Driven
“Cities are humanity’s greatest invention — and our greatest responsibility. If we design with life in mind, we can build a future that thrives.”— Tony Cho, CEO & Founder
Future of Cities is a next‑generation regenerative real estate investment, development, and education platform transforming how we live and thrive through regenerative placemaking. Driven by a commitment to regeneration, Future of Cities convenes leaders, policymakers, technologists, and community builders to advance holistic urban innovation while co‑designing the cities and communities of the future.
Real estate today is stuck in siloed, outdated models that prioritize private profits over public good. This group‑think mindset fuels ecological degradation, social inequity, and fragile cities.
◆ The Framework
Regenerative Placemaking: Three Living Pillars
Our framework goes beyond reducing harm — measuring net‑positive outcomes across the three dimensions that make a city truly alive.
What Is Regenerative Placemaking?
The Framework
For a decade, creative placemaking taught the real estate industry that culture and art could revive a neighborhood. Regenerative placemaking asks a bigger question: can the places we build give back more than they take — to people, to communities, and to the ecosystems around them?
Generation Regeneration is Tony Cho's response. Written by the founder of Future of Cities, who has spent two decades at the forefront of Miami's urban renaissance, the book isn't a fixed formula — it's a dynamic practice for replacing extractive real estate development models with regenerative placemaking: community‑driven design, biophilic architecture, circular building practices, social infrastructure, and place‑based frameworks that restore both ecological vitality and cultural identity, adapting to support the wellbeing of the communities and ecosystems it's built within.
Pre‑order · Ships Aug 11Demonstration Projects
Living proof that regenerative futures are possible right now — not someday.
Phoenix Arts & Innovation District (PHXJAX)
Jacksonville, FLA visionary regenerative corridor connecting two dynamic Sun Belt metros through shared culture, innovation, and community-centered development — reimagining what inter-city collaboration looks like in the 21st century.
ChoZen Center for Regenerative Living (CCRL)
Sebastian, FloridaA living laboratory and gathering space for those ready to embody the next chapter — integrating holistic wellness, sustainable design, community wisdom, and cultural transformation into everyday life.
Future of Cities Climate & Innovation HUB
Miami, FL — Multi-City NetworkA collaborative innovation ecosystem where climate entrepreneurs, city leaders, and community stakeholders co-create scalable solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges — from the neighborhood up.
Deal flow for regenerative investors.
We structure each project in its own special‑purpose vehicle and align mission‑driven capital with institutional underwriting — targeting Sun Belt secondary and tertiary markets where regeneration and long‑term value creation reinforce each other.
Track Record
A development record built over two decades in emerging districts — from Wynwood to Little Haiti to Springfield, Jacksonville.
Structured for Alignment
Project‑level SPVs, Qualified Opportunity Zone structuring, and layered incentive capital — with governance and reporting built for family offices, RIAs, and institutions.
Impact You Can Underwrite
Nature, community, and culture outcomes defined and measured per project — part of the investment thesis rather than an appendix.