Strengthen your city’s core.
Activate and stimulate your neighborhood.
Mark Deutschmann is fluent in the language of community.
An eye towards the future
Mark Deutschmann is an advocate for strong, connected, and sustainable local communities and is a key player in the revitalization of Nashville’s most in-demand urban neighborhoods. Mark is a visionary with an eye towards the future of urban living and aims to plan, build, and revive neighborhoods that are magnetic, providing aspects that residents look for in a healthy and environmentally conscious community.
One-Mile Radius
Mark’s book, One-Mile Radius: Building Community From the Core, is a personal manifesto, relaying countless experiences throughout his life that led he and his team to transform Nashville’s urban landscape. Mark’s mission is to spread the word about how neighbors, leaders, and activists can collaborate to build continuously growing and thriving communities.
Speaking
Mark also spreads his message through a series of keynote presentations on a range of topics including activating and stimulating neighborhoods, creating urban magnets, trail-oriented development, community collaboration, sustainability, urban real estate sales strategies, and many others.
Learn more about Mark as a presenter hereMedia
August 12, 2024
Wedgewood Houston: Reflection on a Decade
In 2018, when OMR was published, the surge of development in Wedgewood Houston was just beginning. Core Development was working on two developments in what had been an underutilized industrial zone at Merritt and Martin. The bigger developers had not yet entered the scene. Here is an excerpt from One-Mile Radius, to set some context. […]
June 12, 2024
Thoughts on the Rise of Nashville’s Housing Costs and the Search for Affordability
Nashville’s housing market has been on a rollercoaster ride these past few years. Let’s dive into how rising prices and interest rates have impacted residential real estate sales in Davidson County. In 2020, Nashville saw a surge in home prices. This wasn’t surprising considering the influx of residents from expensive coastal cities like New York […]
