Design Development

Rens Hayes

designdev@h-o.engineering

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Booking Overview

An industry interview podcast focused on real estate, development, design, and construction, typically featuring senior executives and organizational leaders discussing projects, leadership, and industry practices. Credible pitches include real estate developers, construction and design executives, affordable-housing leaders, urban-planning professionals, and other executives with substantial project or organizational experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 190

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 654 subscribers

Instagram: 191 followers

Contact Information

designdev@h-o.engineering

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Host

Rens Hayes - Host of a podcast featuring conversations with leaders in real estate, development, design, and construction.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior executives, development leaders, construction company leaders, nonprofit housing executives, and other established professionals with direct responsibility for significant projects, organizations, or industry initiatives.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of established real estate, development, construction, or housing organizations, Responsibility for major commercial, institutional, mixed-use, or affordable-housing projects, Long-term organizational leadership or family-business succession experience, Practical expertise in development, design-build, entitlement, housing policy, or construction operations

Recent Guest Discussions

Andrew DeFranza - Affordable Housing, Zoning, Funding, Exclusionary Land-use Policies, Supportive Services, And Housing Instability.

Santo Dettore - Pattern District, Large-scale Mixed-use Development, Land Assembly, Entitlement, Urban Design, Open Space, Historic Preservation, And Sustainability.

Jay Connolly - Construction Leadership, Family-business Succession, Design-build Delivery, Hiring, Subcontractor Relationships, Technology, And Long-term Company Strategy.

Recent Topics

Real Estate, Personal Development, Construction, Design, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Design Development
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190: Andrew DeFranza, Executive Director of Harborlight Homes

July 29, 2026

Barriers to affordable housing often look procedural: tackling zoning, securing funding, and facing opposition.Andrew DeFranza believes the affordability crisis sits much deeper. It begins with who communities think should be allowed to live there.This week on Design Development, Andrew joins Rens to discuss how Harborlight Homes treats housing as more than a physical building. The nonprofit develops and operates affordable communities across the North Shore, then connects residents with serv...

189: Santo Dettore, Vice President, Development @ Northland

July 22, 2026

Pattern District is the product of a vision built patiently over decades. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Northland looked beyond its individual Needham Street properties, acquired two neighboring parcels, and ultimately brought 23 acres together under one plan.This week on Design Development, Northland's Vice President, Development, Santo Dettore joins Rens to trace the 30-year journey from land assembly and entitlement to design and active construction - and explore how Pattern District is...

188: Jay Connolly, President and CEO of Connolly Brothers, Inc.

July 15, 2026

When Jay Connolly stepped into leadership at Connolly Brothers, he became the fifth generation of his family to carry forward a construction firm founded in 1880. After nearly 150 years in business, the company is still shaped by the same forces behind its longevity: family ownership, trusted relationships, deep-rooted ambition, and a willingness to adapt as the industry evolves while staying focused on consistent, high-quality work. In this week's conversation, Jay walks Rens through th...

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