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Subject category: Entrepreneurship
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2019
Version: 24 January 2019
Length: 15 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics: Investments

Abstract

African-American investors in Boston could typically invest in commercial real estate opportunities that were located in the 'community', neighborhoods where people of color live. But it was tough to break in and invest in the downtown market. But when an opportunity come up to develop a downtown hotel, Richard Taylor, a seasoned, African-American real estate developer, was determined to structure a deal that would create a chance for African-Americans to get involved. How Richard Taylor, an African-American real estate developer, created an opportunity for African Americans to invest in a downtown Boston deal to build a major hotel.
Size:
< 50 million; Mid-size
Other setting(s):
2014-2018

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Abstract

African-American investors in Boston could typically invest in commercial real estate opportunities that were located in the 'community', neighborhoods where people of color live. But it was tough to break in and invest in the downtown market. But when an opportunity come up to develop a downtown hotel, Richard Taylor, a seasoned, African-American real estate developer, was determined to structure a deal that would create a chance for African-Americans to get involved. How Richard Taylor, an African-American real estate developer, created an opportunity for African Americans to invest in a downtown Boston deal to build a major hotel.

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Size:
< 50 million; Mid-size
Other setting(s):
2014-2018

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