Summary:

– Summit panelists urged patience and long-term partners for Edmond growth.

– Projects like The Townsend and The Ember highlight urban infill demand.

– Local capital and regulatory reform seen as keys to thriving communities.

EDMOND — Building lasting communities where people can thrive requires patience and the right financial partners, experts at the 2025 Commercial Real Estate Summit said Wednesday.

“The built environment is the human habitat,” Austin Tunnell , founder and CEO of Building Culture , said during a panel discussion on urban development. “What we are fighting for is options for people that lead to a better human habitat that lead to … ultimately more human thriving.”

Tunnell and Matthew Myers , founder of Switchgrass Capital , are partnering o

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