The Brooklyn 100: James Johnson-Piett, Founder of Urbane Development
Created in 2008, Urbane Development works with underserved communities across the country to promote internal wealth generation. Johnson-Piett launched it after realizing the importance of working directly with communities to understand and then tap into their natural resources by providing tailored support. Urbane Development was named co-lead on the redevelopment of the Flatbush Caton Market, where Johnson-Piett’s team will focus on providing training, management, and business development skills to the market’s 47 vendors to help them flourish in their future space, and create a thriving Caribbean immigrant community; Urbane is also working with a consortium in Bed-Stuy to increase financial health for low-income residents.