One Mile Radius

Building Community From The Core

Published by Advantage Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

It takes a village to build community. This is true no matter where you live. In One-Mile Radius, Mark Deutschmann shares how he and others shaped the development of Nashville, Tennessee, making it one of the most vibrant and attractive cities in the Southeast. Learn how Mark and his team activated and stimulated the evolution of neighborhoods to create a strong urban core that has reverberated outward to benefit everyone. A community builder and founder of Village Real Estate Services, Mark knows the impact of concentrating revitalization work in core communities. He helped revitalize Nashville’s Hillsboro Village, Germantown, and 12South neighborhoods, and he leveraged partnerships to generate a tangible difference for local nonprofits.
Follow along with Mark’s journey, and learn how you too can create a positive impact in your community, no matter where you are!

About The Author

MARK DEUTSCHMANN is a community builder who shapes his world and the way he engages in it. He has worked with neighbors, city leaders, and nonprofits for thirty years to grow Nashville, Tennessee, into a dynamic city. He is the founder of Village Real Estate Services and Core Development Services, the president of Greenways for Nashville, and the chair of Urban Land Institute Nashville. An accomplished juggler, Mark holds degrees in zoology and Spanish and an MBA in international management. He and his wife, Sherry, live in Nashville’s Hillsboro Village area.

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Raves and Reviews

"For twenty years, I've watched Mark work to create a progressive, neighborhood-based real estate firm that is one of Nashville's most successful community-minded companies. Mark is an inspiring entrepreneur with a thriving business that puts people and sense of place at its core." —Gregor Robertson, mayor of Vancouver

"Mark Deutschmann is one of Nashville's most creative thinkers. Both visionary and practical, his ideas on community revitalization, active transportation, energy conservation, and sustainable development are helping to transform Nashville. The ideas in One-Mile Radius, as well as Mark's leadership with both Greenways for Nashville and the Urban Land Institute, provide a guide to creating a better, more livable, more walkable city and region." —Ed McMahon, senior resident fellow of Urban Land Institute

"At Hands On Nashville, Mark's vision and leadership and his Go Green program inspired the Home Energy Savings program. It continues to impact thousands of Nashvillians by improving energy efficiency and reducing utility and home maintenance costs so seniors and low-income families can continue living in their neighborhoods." —Brian Williams, former CEO of Hands On Nashville

"One-Mile Radius gives a glimpse inside the world of real estate as it should be practiced. Real estate agents are portals to the greater community and mastering this leads to personal fulfillment, solid relationships, and income that can sustain well beyond the average agent's tenure. No one can tell this story of mastery better than Mark Deutschmann." —Brian Copeland, president of the Tennessee Association of REALTORS

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