The TEN Group’s fifth meeting of series nine, on Friday 8th February 2013, focussed on the value that investment in the public realm can play in regenerating a poor area, and how to link public and private investment. We were fortunate to walk around Dalston with Patrick Hammill, former Director of Urban Renewal at Levitt Bernstein, who have been involved with a number of major projects such as the new housing at Holly Street, and in whose offices we met.