Intentional by design
Every floor, program, and partnership is arranged on purpose — so community development and economic scaling reinforce one another rather than compete.
The Vision
A model for how a neighborhood builds lasting wealth
The property at 149 Franklin Blvd is positioned to become a transformative model for local development — moving beyond standard leasing to create an intentional, multi-generational gateway for economic self-sufficiency and human flourishing.
The thesis
Community development and economic scaling, on purpose
Most commercial buildings rent square footage. The Arbor is designed as an integrated business engine — where foundational community development directly fuels high-level economic scaling, all under one roof.
Downstairs, community members build real capability. Upstairs, established partners provide the structure, protection, and capital to help them grow. The two aren't neighbors who happen to share an address — they're one system, arranged so that as the community rises, so does the enterprise it creates.
What guides it
Founding principles
Four commitments that shape every floor, program, and partnership.
Multi-generational
The goal isn't a single win; it's durable, generational wealth — capability and ownership that pass down and outward through families and neighborhoods.
Self-sufficiency first
We build capability, not dependency. The Taproot exists so people leave more capable than they arrived — able to build, own, and sustain.
Reciprocity built in
Anchor tenants commit pro-bono and advisory quotas for basement entrepreneurs. Giving back isn't a side program — it's written into the lease.
The structure
Two levels, one living system
Basement Level
The Taproot
Dedicated to self-growth, knowledge transfer, and foundational training — the entry point where community members build personal and business capability.
Learn moreUpper Levels
The Canopy
Anchored by strategic service providers who supply the structural scaffolding, legal protection, and capital necessary to scale emerging concepts.
Learn moreHow it sustains itself
A revenue model that aligns everyone
The Arbor is built to be self-sustaining — with impact written into the economics, not bolted on afterward.
Anchor-tenant leases
Market-rate commercial leases from upper-floor anchor tenants — with built-in pro-bono and advisory quotas for the entrepreneurs downstairs.
Incubator membership
Membership fees that give community founders access to the Taproot's programs, commercial kitchen, and collaborative space.
Pipeline referrals
Referral arrangements as emerging businesses scale into paying clients for the Canopy's providers — aligning everyone's growth.
Become part of the ecosystem
Whether you're a founder ready to build or a partner ready to lift others as you scale — The Arbor was designed with you in mind. Start the conversation and we'll help you find your place in it.