Technology Investor Turns To New Urbanism

After cashing in stock options worth more than $50 million, Charles M. Brewer sees investment opportunities in New Urbanism.

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February 16, 2005, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"After cashing in stock options worth more than $50 million, he didn't have to do much of anything. But now, at 46, he is building a 400-home development in Atlanta; he has invested $8 million in it. At first glance, real estate development may seem an odd career choice for the man who invested $80,000 in MindSpring, an Internet service provider, in 1994."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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