Telling Our Stories: The Housing Chronicles
Episode 10: Black Developers - Alan Dones (Part I)
In this Part I of a three-part interview, we meet Alan E Dones - a third generational local developer in the Bay Area. He shares with us the personal legacy that is his profession, how racism works in housing development to keep people oppressed, and what needs to be done to earnestly fix the current housing situation.
Furthering Knowledge:
The Challenge of Being a Black Developer
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/04/112921-challenges-being-black-developer
Access to Capital Remains a Major Drawback for Black Developers
https://urbanland.uli.org/capital-markets/access-to-capital-remains-a-major-drawback-for-african-american-developers/
‘Things remain very much business as usual within real estate’: a Black-run Manhattan Skyscraper Hits a Roadblock
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/23/buying-black-affirmation-tower-minority-real-estate-development
New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds
https://richmondpulse.org/2020/05/25/new-rule-could-deny-black-developers-access-to-4-billion-plus-in-state-housing-funds/
Black Developers Call for Reckoning in Real Estate https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/01/black-developers-call-reckoning-real-estate/
'Excuse After Excuse' Black and Latino Real Estate Developers Face Barriers to Success
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/realestate/real-estate-developers-black-latino.html
American Black Journal - The State of Black Real Estate Development in Detroit
https://www.onedetroitpbs.org/american-black-journal/the-state-of-black-real-estate-development-in-detroit/
Black Developers Elevate Community Needs In Major Projects
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/business/diversity-developers-real-estate.html
Invisible Businessman: Undermining Black Enterprise With Land Use Rules
https://www.illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2009/4/Clowney.pdf
Selling Houses While Black
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/realestate/black-real-estate-agents-discrimination.html
West Oakland BART Station Project by Alan
https://mandelastation.com/about/alan-dones/
Connect With Our Guest:
Alan Dones - Strategic Urban Development Alliance (SUDA)
Website: https://sudallc.com/
Email: alan@alandones.com
Phone: (510) 482-7020
In this Part I of a three-part interview, we meet Alan E Dones - a third generational local developer in the Bay Area. He shares with us the personal legacy that is his profession, how racism works in housing development to keep people oppressed, and what needs to be done to earnestly fix the current housing situation.
Furthering Knowledge:
The Challenge of Being a Black Developer
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/04/112921-challenges-being-black-developer
Access to Capital Remains a Major Drawback for Black Developers
https://urbanland.uli.org/capital-markets/access-to-capital-remains-a-major-drawback-for-african-american-developers/
‘Things remain very much business as usual within real estate’: a Black-run Manhattan Skyscraper Hits a Roadblock
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/23/buying-black-affirmation-tower-minority-real-estate-development
New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds
https://richmondpulse.org/2020/05/25/new-rule-could-deny-black-developers-access-to-4-billion-plus-in-state-housing-funds/
Black Developers Call for Reckoning in Real Estate https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/01/black-developers-call-reckoning-real-estate/
'Excuse After Excuse' Black and Latino Real Estate Developers Face Barriers to Success
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/realestate/real-estate-developers-black-latino.html
American Black Journal - The State of Black Real Estate Development in Detroit
https://www.onedetroitpbs.org/american-black-journal/the-state-of-black-real-estate-development-in-detroit/
Black Developers Elevate Community Needs In Major Projects
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/business/diversity-developers-real-estate.html
Invisible Businessman: Undermining Black Enterprise With Land Use Rules
https://www.illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2009/4/Clowney.pdf
Selling Houses While Black
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/realestate/black-real-estate-agents-discrimination.html
West Oakland BART Station Project by Alan
https://mandelastation.com/about/alan-dones/
Connect With Our Guest:
Alan Dones - Strategic Urban Development Alliance (SUDA)
Website: https://sudallc.com/
Email: alan@alandones.com
Phone: (510) 482-7020