better|capital is first and foremost a real estate research organization.  The company was founded to help improve the built environment through the purchase and rehabbing or city based buildings.   Currently, the company holds properties in the Lehigh Valley that are actively managed.  These properties are currently being monitored and will be used as models for future purchases while acting as study units for healthy building standards and green building projects.  better|capital buys, sells, and manages investment properties that meet a specific level of sustainability.  By their design, city buildings are far more environmentally sound than their suburban counterparts.  This is due in large part to a small physical footprint compared to the usual acre+ lots in inner and outer ring suburban townships.  It is also helped in part by the strong walkability feature of major cities, the availability of locally grown food alternatives, and robust public transportation systems. Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley is a dense, highly walkable small city with a beautiful downtown and a resurgent bohemian district on the city's South Side.  better|capital will continue to invest in properties in Bethlehem's South Side and has begun exploring other opportunities throughout the Lehigh Valley, as well as in Philadelphia, Camden, New Jersey, and Wilmington, Delaware.