We just finished pouring concrete for Corvidae Co-op and are starting framing!
Closing on Corvidae Co-op
We closed on Corvidae Co-op! Bringing 10 homes in a beautiful courtyard community to Columbia City, with down payments between $10 - 30k in a neighborhood with typical down payments well over $100k.
Housing Lab Documentary
A film was just released by the brilliant folks at TWIG Media Lab showcasing our work at Frolic and the community of creators that make it all possible. This is part of a series featuring the current cohort of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation Housing Lab.
Ivory Prize Finalist
Frolic is excited to announce that we have been selected as a Top 10 finalist for the 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability, a national award to recognize ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to housing affordability. We are deeply honored to be a part of this group of inspiring finalists working to create systemic change in access to affordable and inclusive housing.
MIT Bay Area Housing Innovation Workshop
Our CEO, Tamara Knox, recently gave a talk about our work at Frolic at the MIT Bay Area Housing Innovation Workshop to a room full of architects, developers, and other housers. The event, hosted by Gensler, brought together folks to workshop and explore innovative housing ideas.
Danish Architecture & Culture Magazine
We're honored to be featured in the latest issue of the Danish Architecture and Culture Magazine. Thank you for the interview Henning Martin-Thomsen.
Panel on Equitable Growth
Our COO, Josh Morrison, recently spoke on a panel with The Guild and Parity Homes on "Equitably increasing the housing supply: Innovative models centering racial justice and community empowerment in Washington DC." The panel was part of the Housing Symposium at the National League of Cities and was , Moderated by Christopher Herbert from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
Expanding to California
Frolic was recently awarded a $230,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initative and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support our expansion to California
Selected for Housing Lab
Frolic has been selected for the 2022-2023 cohort of the Housing Lab at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation.