Unlocking Waterfronts
Planned waterfront communities provide compelling housing alternatives.
Trusted Expertise
Global ecosystem collaboration
Floating Town Bridges the Gap
We collaborate with marinas, municipalities, developers, and investors, to convert underutilized waterfront into safe, desirable, high-value, turnkey communities. Floating Town has adapted mature European proven developments, plus innovation, best practices from our 30+ expert Advisors and global partners, enhanced by AI into a repeatable playbook for new markets
What We Deliver
Maximize NOI for Marinas, and Municipalities
New Revenue Sources for Waterfront Owners
Affordable, resilient housing for Municipalities
40% to 50% Faster, 20% to 30% Lower Cost
New property taxes for Municipalities
The Floating Neighborhoods Coming to North America
Rethinking Waterfront Living
Floating homes have already become a successful part of communities across Europe. Now, Floating Town founder Jeff Kraatz and his crew of experts believes North American marinas and cities have an opportunity to bring that same concept to their waterfronts.
Floating Town goes beyond individual houseboats by exploring how thoughtfully planned neighborhoods utilizing a repeatable playbook of 50+ floating homes can create entirely new communities on the water.
While the homes themselves float, developing a successful floating community requires extensive work - from planning and approvals to infrastructure, affordability, and collaboration with local leaders.
With millions of miles of waterfront across North America remaining largely underused, Floating Town is helping cities explore a new possibility for growth: creating safe, vibrant, sustainable communities on the water.
Norm Van Eeden Petersman (Interviewer - LinkedIn)
Floating Communities
The next real estate frontier. Hiding in plain sight is an obvious solution: available space + mature floating solutions + 'know how' execution experts