We are polaris & cruX
Polaris & Crux is an emerging initiative based in the Bronx, NY, with reach across the Americas.
We operate as an LLC with the heart of a movement—training people in the arts of real estate, finance, and urban development not to be at the mercy of the systems that shape their neighborhoods, but to master them for their own collective regeneration.
We work to create communities that are not just housed, but whole.
Our Educational Areas of Focus
• Affordable Housing Finance
• Construction Management
• Urban Planning
• Art
We also partner with mission-aligned developers to create spaces that affirm our being—so that we may heal together, dream together, and tell a new story of growth and freedom. The story of us.
Partnership Services
• Development Coordination
• Construction Management
• Permanent Art Installation
• Financial Underwriting
• Capital Raising
• Strategy
Our
Values
Transparency
We believe in honest analysis, clear communication, and courageous feedback—so trust can grow where truth is spoken.
Creativity
Our work is rooted in imagination. We design new futures through artistic practice, cultural memory, and regenerative thinking.
Compassion
We lead with care for the people and places we serve, holding space for healing, dignity, and possibility in every project.
Respect
We honor our students, partners, and community members as co-creators in this journey. When they thrive, we all rise.
OUR PEOPLE
together, we will build A better future for the Americas.
Alvieno Stinson
Founder
curriculum vitae
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Alvieno Stinson (b. 1996) is the Founder of Polaris & Crux and a visual artist based in The Bronx. He holds dual master’s degrees in Real Estate Development and Urban & Regional Planning from Cornell University (Class of 2023) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts (Class of 2019). He is also a graduate of the Community Preservation Corporation’s ACCESS Incubator Program, a comprehensive training in multifamily real estate development.
Alvieno currently serves as Director of Real Estate Development for Mid Bronx Senior Citizens Council, where he oversees the preservation of a 1,200-unit affordable housing portfolio in the Bronx. Prior to this role, he contributed to the development and preservation of over 1,300 apartments across both public and private sectors—offering expertise in financial underwriting, development coordination, investor relations, loan negotiations, commercial lease structuring, and construction management.
His background includes experience in private equity structuring, New York City tax incentives, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) underwriting.
Alvieno’s work as an artist has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, and has been featured on CBS’s The Dig, the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation’s Morning Report, Artsy.com, and more.
To Alvieno, real estate is part of his art practice. He considers development a creative act—and approaches it as such. His interdisciplinary practice spans the design and financing of multifamily affordable housing and regenerative hospitality, alongside abstract figuration, performance, sculpture, and books. His work explores healing and regeneration—and the role they play in shaping community, the built environment, and democracy itself.
Our Home
alvieno@polarisandcrux.com
The Bronx, New York
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