MicroLife Institute

MicroLife specializes in developing “Pocket Neighborhoods”. We believe there is room for homes that come in all shapes and sizes, that meet the needs of all kinds of people in a way that creates complete neighborhoods, reduces carbon footprints, brings our communities together, allows people to age in place with dignity, and adds critical missing middle housing stock to the market.

Shared use of land and infrastructure at a scale that fits into local context

Encouraging walkability and human interaction. Less reliance on cars.

Filling in the ‘missing middle’ between single family homes and multifamily development.

A trailblazer in the realm of missing middle housing, the Founder and Executive Director of the MicroLife Institute. In the past decade, his astute leadership has created pivotal policy reforms and fostering widespread acceptance of missing middle structures across the Southeastern region.

Sara is an urban planner with a background in non-profit program development. She is passionate about building better housing and creating more livable and sustainable places. She focuses on program management and engaging with partners on site design and entitlements.

With a background in Architecture and a career enabling start-up growth at WeWork and Getaway House, Devin is focused on strategy and driving our projects forward while innovating on our product through great experience and efficient use of capital.