Barry Jessup on Building Places That Actually Work

Barry Jessup on Building Places That Actually Work

July 13, 2026 · 37 min · Season 4 · Episode 8

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Barry Jessup discusses the impact of urban development and the importance of long-term capital and place management.

In this episode of Urban Forecast, Oli Lowrie and Jon Ackroyd sit down with Barry Jessup, Managing Director at Socius and Founder and Chairman of Populate, to unpack what genuine impact looks like in large scale urban development. Barry explains the thinking behind Socius, why long term capital and patient investors matter more than ever, and how Populate's place management model brings schemes to life once the buildings go up. The conversation ranges across planning reform, viability pressur...

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