Conventional development extracts value from a place. Regenerative development compounds it — restoring ecosystems, strengthening local economies, and building on the culture that was already there.
Every engagement is measured across three dimensions, defined before we break ground and underwritten alongside financial return. Not bolted on after close.
Biodiversity restoration, climate resilience, water systems, urban canopy, and low‑carbon building strategies integrated from day one.
Community‑driven planning, local hiring and procurement, attainable housing strategies, health equity, and shared‑prosperity structures.
Cultural preservation, arts integration, heritage stewardship, and programming that builds authentic identity and belonging.
A vertically integrated development platform — from first site walk to stabilized operations. Engage us for a single phase or as your development partner across the full lifecycle.
District‑scale visioning and the public approvals to make it real. We turn underutilized land into mixed‑use destinations with a defensible plan and a path through the process.
Proven in Wynwood, Little Haiti, and Springfield, Jacksonville.
Equity, debt, and incentive capital assembled into a single coherent stack — with the civic alignment that unlocks the public side of it.
Full‑cycle, ground‑up execution as principal, co‑GP, or fee developer.
The part most developers hand off. We hold it, because regeneration is measured after delivery, not at ribbon‑cutting.
Regenerative standards, certifications, resilience planning, and impact measurement run through all four — and are available as standalone advisory for teams already underway.
A disciplined, repeatable process — with regenerative outcomes underwritten at every gate.
Tony Cho is a regenerative placemaker and ecosystems thinker who has spent more than 20 years transforming overlooked urban neighborhoods into thriving mixed‑use districts.
He founded Metro 1 in 2005 — the Miami commercial real estate firm behind more than $4 billion in brokerage transactions — and was a founding member of the Wynwood Business Improvement District, helping champion the rezoning that turned Wynwood into a global arts and innovation destination.
He co‑founded the 18‑acre Magic City Innovation District in Little Haiti, launched the ChoZen Center for Regenerative Living, and today leads Future of Cities and the Phoenix Arts & Innovation District in Jacksonville — a model for regenerative, community‑driven development.
Future of Cities works with a bench of design, entitlement, capital, and construction partners assembled per project — so each district is delivered by the team that market requires.
An 8.3‑acre regenerative mixed‑use district in historic Springfield, anchored by arts, innovation, and community wealth‑building — delivered in partnership with the City of Jacksonville.
Co‑founded and entitled an 18‑acre innovation district — one of Miami's largest approved mixed‑use developments — through a first‑of‑its‑kind community benefits framework.
As a founding Wynwood BID member and through Metro 1, the neighborhood's leading commercial brokerage, helped transform blighted warehouses into a 24‑hour mixed‑use global arts and innovation district.
A living laboratory for regenerative living on the St. Sebastian River, and a Miami hub convening climate entrepreneurs, capital, and city leaders — the R&D engine behind our development practice.
Where impact meets institutional discipline.
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.
A development record built over two decades in emerging districts — from Wynwood to Little Haiti to Springfield, Jacksonville.
Project‑level SPVs, Qualified Opportunity Zone structuring, and layered incentive capital — with governance and reporting built for family offices, RIAs, and institutions.
Nature, community, and culture outcomes defined and measured per project — part of the investment thesis rather than an appendix.
A member of our team personally reviews every inquiry and follows up to learn more about your goals and share relevant opportunities. Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis and always kept confidential.
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