Just outside Denver, two nonprofits joined forces to support young mothers facing housing insecurity. Hope House Colorado had a bold vision for teen moms but lacked a facility to make it a reality. HomeAid, a nonprofit developer that mobilizes the building industry to combat homelessness, partnered with local real estate leaders to build a resource center that has become a lifeline for families on the brink.

When Emma Koehler kept the Pearl Brewery alive during Prohibition, she set the tone for the resilience that defines the Pearl District today. It's now a thriving hub of culture, design, and community built on its rich history.

In Mesa, Arizona, a developer set out to build something no one thought possible. What began as a childhood dream turned into a multimillion-dollar experiment in imagination, risk, and persistence — and a bold new model for development in unlikely places.

From six-foot waves in the desert to a brewery reborn as a neighborhood, Built dives into bold ideas that reshape communities. This season, discover the people behind the risks, resilience, and reinvention driving commercial real estate forward.