Housing the “missing middle” — modular, templated, community-centric.
Employers often overlook the importance of housing in crafting a vibrant workforce — leaving it to local market forces. Yet access to attainable housing is vital for recruiting and retaining employees while optimizing productivity. Oldivai partners directly with employers to evaluate the local housing market, assess the housing burden of their employees, and define potential solutions.
The target market is the “missing middle”: households earning 80–120% of area median income — teachers, nurses, first responders, and service employees — increasingly priced out of the communities where they work. Oldivai’s approach runs on modular construction, templated design, infill development, and community-centric planning.
Evaluates overall housing availability in an employer’s local labor market. Markets with rental vacancy under 8% or sales inventory under 2% are considered tight — restricting a healthy supply/demand balance.
Indexes specific jobs against specific types of housing to evaluate employee housing burden and define market opportunities.
From master-leasing existing inventory to rapidly deploying template-based modular design — and, on qualifying projects, equity funding for modular development.
A 10-unit pilot using modular construction — site work and factory-fabricated modules run in parallel, delivered by crane. Total build time: 8 months.
A practicing emergency physician and serial entrepreneur, John previously served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate at Providence St. Joseph Health, leading strategy and operations for a $16 billion real estate portfolio.
“Safe, secure, affordable housing catalyzes a thriving local economy.”
A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with a “get it done” reputation for delivering on time and under budget. Susan previously served as Executive Director for Real Estate Operations at Providence St. Joseph Health, overseeing $400M+ in commercial real estate development.
