Values and Development Principles

At Green Street Properties, the following core values and beliefs guide the team members in their treatment each other and of the firm’s customers and business associates: 

• A healthy balance of life and work is important to the company and the individual.

• We lead by example.

• We respect the earth and enhance the environment through our work.

• We help everyone achieve their maximum potential.

• We are self-motivated and believe in collective responsibility.

• We are good stewards of the company and partner resources.

• We set reasonable expectations and meet them.

• We do the right thing.

• We give back.

When Green Street Properties was formed in the summer of 2001, the firm adopted the following statement of Development Principles:

• We believe that the built environment we create has a profound influence on our lives, our behavior, our society, and the natural environment.

• We believe that the principles of good urbanism, based on centuries of human experience, are clear and compelling. These principles are well articulated in The Charter of the New Urbansim. Diversity, walkability, and a mix of uses are among the keys to creating communities that stand the test of time.

• We will apply the principles of good urbanism in all our developments.

• We believe that it is a moral requirement and a practical necessity for humans to re-learn how to live sustainably as a part of nature, rather than acting as consumers and destroyers of nature.

• We will apply design, building, and management practices that emphasize environmental sustainability.

• All of our projects will succeed financially. Our ultimate goal – to change the way the real estate development world does business – will only be attainable if we lead through an example that produces economically sound results.

• We will help create places that are memorable.