Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
Michael Burton is the Vice President of Asset Management at Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation. Michael also serves as the Asset Management Director at the same company. Additionally, Michael is the Singer and Rhythm Guitarist for Urban Spaceman Band. In the past, Michael founded and served as the Head Brewer at La Cascada Brewery. Michael holds a Master of Arts degree in Urban Development from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, having completed their undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan.
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
Mission We, the members of Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, are committed to the redevelopment of West Town, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Hermosa, and Avondale communities for the benefit of and control by the low and moderate-income families in these areas. We are deeply dedicated to preserving the ethnic and cultural character of our neighborhoods, while improving the economic conditions of the community. We carry out our mission by: providing high quality affordable housing, struggling against gentrification and displacement, promoting economic development by creating and preserving jobs, and advocating for additional resources. In all our endeavors, we are committed to the principles of: honesty, openness, democratic process, education, involvement and empowerment of community residents, self-worth, self-respect, and pride. Networking with other organizations and stakeholders who share the vision of the community’s collective struggle to conrol its own destiny is integral to Bickerdike’s mission.