He seeks to build a community and turn a profit
Kirk Sykes, president of the Boston-based Urban Strategy America Fund, strives to create affordable housing and economic development with a solid return to investors. His projects include Olmsted Green, the fund’s first investment and mixed-use development in Mattapan that was built from the ground up. The development started selling condominiums this fall. Sykes’s efforts are being tested during a recession that is pushing buyers and investors to the sidelines. He recently spoke with Globe reporter Jenifer B. McKim.
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