Egbert Perry is the Chairman and CEO of Integral Group.

He’s behind some of the most consequential urban developments in the Southeast — from Centennial Place to Assembly Atlanta to the redevelopment of Five Points and Atlanta Medical Center. He also pioneered the model for affordable housing.

In this episode we cover:

• Growing up in Antigua
• Coming to America at 15
• Becoming VP at HJ Russel & Co. at 24.
• Pioneering mixed-income housing with Centennial Place — and why most cities couldn't replicate it
• Transforming a shuttered 165-acre GM plant into Assembly Atlanta
• The truth about affordable housing
• Chairing the Fannie Mae board through conservatorship after the 2008 financial crisis
• The Five Points / Two Peachtree project and why bringing it back is inseparable from saving downtown Atlanta
• Where Egbert sees opportunity in today's market

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