In this episode, Garrett sits down with Kevin Johnson and Dontavoius Pittman, two of the three co-founders of Shacres, an innovative Tampa-based development firm building beautiful, affordable housing. From high school architecture classes to working across urban planning, construction, and city government, Kevin and Dontavoius share their journey back to Tampa and how it led to launching Shacres. They break down the challenges of getting their first projects off the ground, what they learned working with the city and federal government, and how thoughtful design can still be affordable. If you care about housing, community, or building something real in your city, this one’s for you.

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:38:00 - Shacres Development

0:45:19 - Young People in Development

0:55:46 - 10 Unit Multi Family in Ybor

1:10:03 - Real Estate Constraints

1:45:53 - Casa Maceo