The Build Up with Richard Hosey

Among the topics Hosey addresses in the podcast:

1:30 – Why he feels confident the Fisher Body 21 plant project will succeed.

2:45 – Why having the largest black-led development in the city is important.

4:05 – What attracts him to historic preservation.

6:15 – The one building he would want to take on.

7:55 – How financial incentives can be expanded to help development.

9:35 – The unique challenges of working in Detroit.

11:50 – What more can be done to preserve affordable housing in Detroit.

15:40 – Balancing secrecy and transparency on big development projects.

21:05 – Why he came back to the city to be a developer.

25:55 – How to remove barriers for Black developers.

30:15 – His biggest failure in business.