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It's honestly refreshing to see such a clear case of Silicon Valley hubris out in the wild again. These had started to die down recently. Neither founder has an
by noelsusman 6y ago
It's honestly refreshing to see such a clear case of Silicon Valley hubris out in the wild again. These had started to die down recently. Neither founder has any experience in real estate or construction. Their entire premise seems rest on pretending that manufactured housing doesn't already exist.
I go to their "Our Solution" page and find this at the top:
>Blokable creates prosperity and equity in communities by disintermediating the traditional development process and providing a vertically integrated solution to create housing at scale. Our solution is a new paradigm in development, enabled by a new building system and technology.
If I didn't know any better I would think this company was generated by GPT-3.
- tolbish 6y agoSupporting underserved communities through vertical integration is a line straight out of Silicon Valley.
- say_it_as_it_is 6y agoLook a little deeper. They're creating smart multifamily rentals at market rates but including a few affordable units in each building. The affordable units are not an act of altruism but a regulatory requirement. You can't bring new multifamily to market without adding affordable units as well.