Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation

Neighborhood services includes our safety corridor ambassadors and the development of black commercial and cultural corridor amenities wherever one of our commercial hubs is developed. Our commercial real estate projects include the ground-up development of market halls and affordable housing to the acquisition and renovation of retail and mixed-use spaces on key commercial corridors. These hubs are the centerpiece of our strategy to hold places for our community -- from residents and business owners to artists, creatives, and makers.

Our relationships and alliances are the heart of our initiatives. We center our community and work closely with a wide array of community partners forming a network or collaborations, collectives, and coalitions that center our community and align on a strategy of holding place, despite the wave of gentrification in our legacy communities, and centering our art and culture as a power-building strategy.

Our economic development includes our cultural market pop-ups, centering our akoma market vendors; taking them on the road; our incubator; and virtual market including custom boxes and a virtual look book. Economic development also includes business counseling and career/workforce navigation and support.