Delicious urban soup.

<p><strong><a href="https://evepicker.com/delicious-urban-soup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE.</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:00:00] Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of impact real estate investing.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:00:06] My guest today is Emerick Patterson, a developer with a conscience. Emerick is currently entrepreneur in residence at Heritage Equity Partners, but he's about to launch his own brand Urban Parti. With his latest project, The Bushwick Generator, he focuses on ways in which to find and keep a place for the existing community in the face of gentrification.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:00:33] Be sure to go to evepicker.com to find out more about Emerick on the show notes page for this episode and be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small change.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:00:54] Hello, Emerick. Thanks for joining me today.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Emerick:</strong> [00:00:56] Hello. It's nice to talk to you.</p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:00:58] So I reached out to you because I heard about a project that you're involved in called the Bushwick Generator. And I've seen it described as a community oriented and community led innovation lab in Brooklyn, which is pretty intriguing. So I wanted to start by having you tell us a little about that project.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Emerick:</strong> [00:01:22] Yes, I will. And for first I want to say thanks for having me on. And I am a big fan of Small Change and the work that you're doing and just generally of the ecosystem or community that you are creating. So, yes, I'm happy to tell you about the Bushwick Generator. It's an innovation hub based in Brooklyn, New York, an area called East Williamsburg. So have you been to Williamsburg before?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:01:47]