Innerblock

Innerblock Urbanism; Human Scale, Nested, Transect Shift, ADU, From Alley to Minor Street, The Godshuis Project

[Maher @ArchMaher]

Last working day at this project , baptism chapel/ cemetery at the Dead Sea Jordan

[Mark W. @DurhamWASP]

“My father observed that most buildings, and most buildings that we truly love, are not the work of architects. The agreeable settledness of the old English town, he reasoned, was the work of local craftsmen…”

Sir Roger Scruton, Gentle Regrets

[Austin Tunnell @AustinTunnell]

Stunning speech defending Western civilization. The best political speech I’ve seen in my lifetime.

Shared with my wife and she thought the same. I will be saving, watching again, and showing my kids when they get older.

[Austin Tunnell @AustinTunnell]

We completed the equity raise and closed the construction loan yesterday evening.

We’re wasting no time: we’re breaking ground today.

It’s time to BUILD!

Stay tuned.

[Austin Tunnell @AustinTunnell]

Have been itching to reveal this: rendering of our residential courtyard for Townsend, our infill mixed-use project getting ready to break ground. 12 townhomes surrounding a few connected courtyards with layered gardens and brick pavers.

So. Dang. Beautiful.

This is actually a highly accurate rendering of what we are doing architecturally—we use our real designs and detailing from sketchup as the backdrop, and collaborate with an amazing illustrator (JJ Zanetta) to bring it to life. We have a ton of fun working together. He actually knows how to capture the FEEL of it.

Even the varying pavement, etc, is all from the plan; that’s not just superficial detail in a rendering. We’ve designed the outdoor space with as much thought as each floor plan and facade.

And we are also leaving some space for design to evolve as the project unfolds.

We are imagining more free standing planters and pots that enclose each home’s front “patio” for a semiprivate space that’s also lush and can be tended, but didn’t make sense in rendering.

We opted for a central garden rather than some fire pit, table, outdoor kitchen or “amenity” in the center of the courtyard; we have more public space nearby with our commercial courtyards, AND it’s already walkable to 30+ F&B options if you want a “gathering space”.

It’s tempting to create “usable” amenities, and sometimes you should, but here, the central courtyard is a beautiful space to enter and exit your home, to look out your window and glimpse, a place to sit outside, and if you WANT to engage with someone across the way you can, but there is also a barrier in between and it makes it optional.

It’s balancing privacy + option for interaction—in a stunningly beautiful and peaceful setting.

I cannot wait to build this with our team. It’s been a tremendous amount of work over nearly 2.5 years to be on the edge of breaking ground. But it’s going to be so much fun. And it’s also going to blow people away.

I promise you: this will be some of the best walkable infill in the country.

[Innerblock @NestedUrbanism]

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[Innerblock @NestedUrbanism]

@stevemouzon Walk through the Shnoor Quarter. Bremen is the 5th largest city in Germany. Significant tourism - but predictably it will all be focused on the historic center. Within that center there are just a few moments that tourists come for.

[Austin Tunnell @AustinTunnell]

Walking through downtown Edmond, the fastest-growing large city in Oklahoma, to show you where we’re building Townsend, our next mixed-use neighborhood.

If you want to see more beautiful, walkable neighborhoods built across the country, I’m inviting you to help make it happen -- and co-own income-producing real estate in the heart of a thriving downtown.

📍 10,845 SF of boutique commercial held long-term
🏘️ 20 for-sale townhomes
🌳 Thoughtful shared spaces to make it all come alive

We’re in the final stretch of our raise. If you’re curious, DM me and I’ll send you the deck.

[Austin Tunnell @AustinTunnell]

Townsend is now open for investment!

Walkable. Beautiful. Built to last.

We’re on the 5-yard line: entitled, permitted, & ready to break ground in a historic & growing downtown.

DM me for the deck.

If you believe in building places worth keeping, a repost is appreciated!

[Austin Tunnell @AustinTunnell]

TOWNSEND RAISE NOW OPEN

I’m excited to announce the raise for Townsend is officially open! This is a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood in a fast-growing downtown.

Our philosophy is simple: we build things worth keeping.

1. Real places people love
2. In walkable, growing neighborhoods
3. Designed to age well
4. Held for the long term

If you’re interested in joining me to co-own beautiful, income-generating real estate, just DM me – I’ll send you the deck.

Not investing, but want to support our vision? I’d be grateful if you’d repost or share!

[Coby @Cobylefko]

The best way to increase housing supply is to liberalize zoning & building codes, ease land use regulations, and create financing for asset classes that don't benefit from strong federal support, in cities with established infrastructure.

Not razing cherished public lands.

[Innerblock @NestedUrbanism]

@aaron_lubeck @funandprofitco Thanks for the shout out Aaron! that was a great afternoon. The minor streets/alleys are typically somewhere between 18’-22’ wide (between building faces). The granite curbs stones are often 6.5’-7' apart.

[Innerblock @NestedUrbanism]

@sethjs The hofje of the Netherlands or godshuis of Belgium are a vision of what that housing could be - built within the existing blocks of our towns and cities.

[Innerblock @NestedUrbanism]

@aaron_lubeck I believe it was safety and health concerns (alleys had become the home of the city's poor), also the vision of the future city was automobile dominant and picturesque (curving tree lined streets), perhaps most importantly infrastructure innovations negated the need for an alley

[Innerblock @NestedUrbanism]

@aaron_lubeck But lots of Philadelphia rowhouse streets never had service alleys. You’ll see the passage between every other building which leads to the back courtyard.