About the Foundation
The Infill Builders Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation of real estate professionals committed to improving California through infill development. Infill development revitalizes neighborhoods and communities, provides transportation choices, creates viable close-knit mixed-use areas, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves the overall economy. The Builders seek to educate the public about these benefits through research and outreach.
Local Government Infill Consultation
City and county officials seeking infill policy guidance can contact the Infill Builders Foundation to arrange for expert convenings and customized policy reports. We organize and facilitate half- or one-day local convenings with infill experts, including builders, architects, attorneys, academics and state and local land use officials. We capture the resulting ideas in professional policy reports or briefs for elected officials, municipal staff, real estate professionals, and other local stakeholders.
For more information on a city or county convening and policy report tailored to your jurisdiction, email us today.
Testimonials of past convenings:
“The Council of Infill Builders’ convening highlighted the urgent need for better parking data to have an evidenced-based discussion on municipal parking reform. This motivated a consortium of big California cities, including Los Angeles, to collaborate with Caltrans to build a statewide parking database.“
David Somers
Transportation Planner, City of Los Angeles
“As we’ve worked to revitalize downtown Fresno into an economically thriving urban center for the region, the Council of Infill Builders have provided valuable input on effective local development policies, as well as help convene and mobilize diverse stakeholders to support our efforts.“
Ashley Swearengin
Mayor (former), City of Fresno
“The Council of Infill Builders are providing wine country communities like Santa Rosa with the needed expertise for revitalizing our downtowns, addressing our severe housing shortage, and rebuilding in a sustainable manner.”
Chris Coursey
Mayor (former), City of Santa Rosa
Our Reports
The Infill Builders have contributed to and published a variety of reports and other important resources.
Recent News
March 23, 2026: We are thrilled to announce that Bianca Neumann of EAH Housing has joined our board of directors. She brings more 20 years of experience building and planning for multifamily development, and since joining EAH in 2021, has entitled over 600 affordable apartments. We welcome her to to the board and look forward to her contributions as we work to advance infill in California and beyond.
March 16, 2026: Board member Bruce Fairty of Cypress Equity Investments quoted in The Atlantic on the failure of recent California housing laws to avoid overly restricting projects that qualify: “It’s already hard enough to make a project pencil out in California. These extra requirements make it basically impossible.”
October 17, 2025: Board president Curt Johansen offers Marin County’s city and county leaders practical solutions to address their extreme housing shortage in this Marin Independent Journal op-ed.
October 9, 2025: Today we are releasing a new report on how Marin County can boost infill development to meet its housing needs across the county and its cities. Read Accelerating Infill in Marin County: Solutions to Increase Housing Opportunites.
October 1, 2025: Read our new policy brief outlining six legislative solutions to encourage more “missing middle” home ownership opportunities in California via condominium construction.
See past news items on our Press page