Heritage-led
Regeneration
Founded by a group of experienced professionals in the fields of architecture, conservation, urban planning and impact finance, CHiFA aims to build a global marketplace and a supportive ecosystem of expertise and civic interests premised on opportunities for capital investment in historic places, while supporting a range of Sustainable Development Goals.
We engage with local actors – communities, local leaders, public and private partners – to organize planning assistance and to provide low-cost, mission driven working capital, thereby enabling projects to better attract return-seeking private finance.
CHiFA’s Theory
of Change
In the face of disinvestment and decline of historic urban areas — which leads to the deterioration and potential loss of valuable cultural assets, constrains economic opportunities for residents, and diminishes the quality of civic life — CHiFA acts.
Work with local communities to identify opportunities for economic empowerment through heritage regeneration.
Preservation and productive use of valuable cultural resources
Build an investable proposition focused on positive social, environmental and community health benefits.
Carbon efficiency, equitable opportunities, and improved livability
Bring the offering to local and international markets to engage potential investors and secure project financing.
Impactful investments across the full spectrum of capital finance vehicles and funding models
Success Factors for
Heritage-Led Regeneration
Distilled from CHiFA’s foundational case study research, these factors define the conditions under which heritage-led regeneration reliably delivers both cultural and financial returns.
Let’s build
the future of heritage.
CHiFA works with impact investors, foundations, and development finance institutions who share our conviction that historic places are an underutilized asset class. If you are exploring where cultural heritage fits in your portfolio — or looking for a partner with the methodology and project pipeline to put capital to work — we would be glad to connect.
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