Christian OsgoodCEO, Multifamily Strategy · CEO at Multifamily Strategy

It is Great to Be Downtown and See the Impact

19 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief first‑person video, the speaker, who is on location in Ephrata, Washington, walks viewers through a recent downtown redevelopment project. He points to a newly opened coffee shop occupying the ground floor of a building he owns, with multifamily apartments above and additional retail space available for lease. The building was previously a failed, vacant property that housed a bail‑bond business. The speaker describes the complete renovation, the mixed‑use configuration, and emphasizes how the project has revitalized the main street, providing a tangible, positive impact on the community. He also shares his personal connection to such projects, noting that they are meaningful because they add value to the neighborhood and improve the urban environment.

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So fun fact, I happen to be in Ephrata, Washington. Right behind me is a coffee shop that just opened in one of my buildings. As cool amenities go, living above a coffee shop in a mixed-use building, it could be a lot worse. It's fun to get to be downtown and actually see an impact that you're making on the main street through the city. This was an old building, was a failed building that's behind me. We completely renovated it, reopened it, multifamily on the top, retail on the bottom, one more space to lease up. These are the projects that mean something to me personally, where you can add something to a community. That space before was a failed bail Bond's place. This is a lot better.