Best Minds: Steve Nygren

Best Minds: Steve Nygren

From Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate by RCLCO Real Estate Consulting

September 30, 2025 · 43 min

About this episode

Steve Nygren discusses the creation of Serenbe and the importance of building connected, sustainable communities.

Best Minds: Steve Nygren September 30, 2025 By Gregg Logan, Managing Director, RCLCO How can we build more connected, sustainable, and joyful communities? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate , Managing Director Gregg Logan sits down with Steve Nygren, the visionary developer behind Serenbe , a pioneering biophilic community just outside Atlanta, that’s become a national model for sustainable, wellness-centered living. Steve’s upcoming book, Start in Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live with Radical Common Sense (out Oct 7) , is both memoir and manual — a call to action for anyone looking to make meaningful change in their community. Purchase Book “There’s an idea, you know, a preconception that people do not want live next to each other anymore. Well, maybe it isn’t for everyone, but my goodness, we have shown that there is a huge part of the market that’s not being addressed. We’re having people here from all over the country because they are craving places that actually are walkable and connect to nature at the same time. ” – Steve on the desire for closer knit and nature-centered communities Steve shares…

People in this episode

Host: Gregg Logan

Guest: Steve Nygren

Topics covered

  • sustainable communities
  • biophilic design
  • wellness-centered living
  • community connection
  • urban planning

Keywords

  • Serenbe
  • sustainable living
  • community design
  • biophilic community
  • urban development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCLCO Real Estate Consulting

Books & works: Start in Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live with Radical Common Sense

Places: Atlanta

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