FRIENDS and FOLLOWERS - My new kids book š is the 1st kids book š„ about Real Estate Development (according to my search). The book is designed to help kids and their grownups understand development, and to inspire a diverse group of young people to become changemakers in their community.
Please SUPPORT Anyeley by buying a book today for yourself, your office, and/or kids in your life. You may also think about buying books and donating it to your local school or kids program.
Buy: /products/a-kids-book-about-real-estate-development
šĀ Weāre 5!Ā šĀ - Today we mark the 5-year anniversary of Adre. Itās not just a milestone itās a statement. Because according to U.S. business data, nearly half of new businesses donātĀ make it to year 5.
Hereās what the data tells us:
šØ About 20% of businesses fail in the 1st yearĀ Ā
šØ Roughly 50% donāt make it to year 5
šØ Only about a third are around after 10 yearsĀ
So today isnāt just a celebration itās a tribute to resilience, teamwork, vision and the community that made this possible.
Notable company milestones:
š¹ Certified B Corp: 1st Black woman owned real estate development in PNW, 2nd in the world
š¹ Added a new service, Real Estate Advisory Services, to complement our original offering, Full Service Development Partnerships
š¹ Raised over $50M for our clients and their projects
š¹ Directed $10.5M of project dollars to BIPOC and MWESB-owned companies
š¹ Completed our first built project for Parrott Creek, which won the top Healthcare Award at IIDA Oregon Chapter
š¹ Grew to a team of 10 employees (6 full-time and 4 part-time)
š¹ Won 5 project awards from AIA Oregon, IIDA Oregon Chapter, Softwood Lumber Board, USDA Forest Service, and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)
š¹ Received 8 company awards including from Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon, Building Diversity, and In The Lead Women-Owned Business
Thank you to every client, partner, consultant, funder, and community member who has been part of this journey.
Looking forward to Year 7 (and many more)!Ā š
Parrott Creek won "Best in Category for Healthcare" š from the International Interior Design Association (IIDA Oregon Chapter) annual Design Excellence Awards marking our first recognition in the healthcare category. āØ
The award reflects the many conversations, refinements, and collaborations that shaped an environment where youth can heal and where staff and families feel seen, supported, and inspired + positions Parrott Creek as a national model for trauma-informed design that is empathetic and human-centered.š
The design fosters calm, safety, and dignity - qualities often missing in healthcare spaces. Every detail, from materials and colors to spatial flow and lighting, was chosen with care to ease stress and promote comfort. šæ
Congratulations Fowler Interior Design on your win!
The youth at Parrott Creek are super excited to see this finish. Items in progress to finish the complex:
šØ Backboard featuring art by Saleam
š§± Column bumpers
š”ļø Screen behind the court
šæ Grass, walking paths, and seating
ā½ Soccer field and goals
DM us if you are interested in sponsoring.
š- Adre pursued B Corp Certification by BLab to prove what weāve always known: purpose means more when itās measured. š
And Adreās making history while weāre at it:
š - Score: 115 (threshold: 80)
⨠- 6* Impact Business Models
š„ - First Black-owned real estate development B Corp in the Pacific Northwest
š - Second BCorp Black woman-owned development company in the world
š¢ - In the fastest-growing PNW B Corp sector: Built Environment
āļø This is just the beginning. Adre is building a new model for real estate development, one that puts people, planet, and profit on equal footing. Weāre ready to be part of this collective movement for systems change.
*Note: "Most companies completing the B Impact Assessment have 0-2 IBMs. It is difficult to earn credit in an IBM, and extremely rare that a company has 3 or more IBMs that are applicable."
"I'm grateful to have been part of the Tory Burch Foundation community this past yearāa truly enriching experience. As a service-based entrepreneur among many product-based founders, I was pushed to see my business from new perspectives. I learned about corporate sponsorships and partnerships, which opened up exciting possibilities for how @adre.dev could grow and better support our clients."
"Being in a multigenerational cohortāespecially with younger foundersāalso shifted how I think about tools, tech (like AI), and branding. The fellowship helped me realize Iām an operator at heart, and gave me language and insight into how I lead. Iām leaving with greater clarity, confidence, and community."
āTory Burch Fellow Anyeley HallovĆ”, founder of @adre.dev , pictured here at our New York City headquarters #ToryBurchFellows
Photo by @tiffany_sage for the Tory Burch Foundation
Image description: Anyeley HallovĆ” seated at a table, looking to her left while in conversation.
This July, Adre officially became a Certified B Corp with a B Impact Score of 1ļøā£1ļøā£5ļøā£.š
Note: Minimum for certification is 80 points with regular businesses around 50 points.
š£ Becoming a B Corp affirms our vision: real estate that can transform, heal, and create new realities. Stay tuned all month as we talk about the various aspects of our certification.
Parrott Creek from a different view. The buildings are complete, staff are in place, and the youth are moved/moving in. The last elements of the project are completing a sports field ā½ļø and an outdoor multi-purpose court which will be used for basketball š, arts/crafts projects šØ, family picnics š§ŗ, and graduations š.
š We are looking for DONORS that care about kids, sports, and youth empowerment who want to sponsorš° the multi-purpose court and sports field. DM us if interested in learning more.