David Crowder Email & Phone Number

LanCraft - The Art of Community DevelopmentWith 38 years of experience in Master Planned Community (MPC) development and a history of working with top-tier developers, David Crowder formed LanCraft to bring new vision to community creation and development.LanCraft specializes in developing MPCs of scale, seamlessly integrating vision, capital, and talent to build profitable and thriving communities. LanCraft is both a developer and a service provider to the MPC industry. Services include owner representation, acquisition, feasibility, re-visioning, entitlements, land development, governance, positioning, land sale strategy and management, and advisory services for all facets of community development including public financing districts and governance structures.LanCraft unlocks the value of land through carefully planning and positioning. By listening to the market and responding to the needs of the community, projects can move swiftly through entitlements which is when most of the land value is created. To realize that value it takes execution, governance, public finance, land development, amenities and builder sales. It takes relationships and know how.

Barangaroo, Nsw, Au

Head development executive for Horizon Uptown responsible for P&L, vision, planning, product strategy, marketing, community governance and experience, public infrastructure financing and land sales.

Denver, Co, Us

As the General Manager of Centerra, I spearheaded the company’s MPC real estate portfolio in Northern Colorado. My responsibilities included overseeing four large-scale community developments, including the 3000-acre flagship mixed-use community, Centerra. I led a high-performing team of 15 professionals, guiding them through all aspects of community and land development in the Northern Colorado region. This encompassed product strategy, necessary approvals and permits, site planning and mapping, utilities and infrastructure, financial planning, and the successful implementation of property sales strategies.As the SVP of Community Development I served on the senior leadership team and collaborated with other executives to stand-up a new build-for-rent platform for the company.

Responsible for the management and oversight of due diligence, community planning, entitlement, design, budgeting and implementation of planned communities and acquisitions. Managed all aspects of the 1,600 unit master-planned community of Summerly in Lake Elsinore, California.http://www.dmbpv.com/http://www.dmbpv.com/projects/tejon-mountain-village/http://summerlyhomes.com/Highlights include:> 3,450 unit resort recreation community of Tejon Mountain Village> Realignment and management of the 1600 unit master-planned community of Summerly

Upland, Ca, Us

Executive level position responsible for the management of the entitlement and development of several large land assemblages including strategy, due diligence, acquisition, marketing, planning, entitlements, permitting, final design, and construction. Primary contact with partners, politicians, policy makers, and key municipal staff. A founder of the Victor Valley Development Association, a cooperative group of homebuilders and developers working collaboratively to advance infrastructure for western Victorville, CA.http://www.lewismc.com/

Responsible for managing the Planning and Community Development Department for all of the company’s North Los Angeles County assets which consisted of over 30,000 home sites. This position included direct management and coordination of a 10 person professional and administrative staff as well as coordination with all other operating divisions in order to accomplish the place-making, planning, budgeting, entitlements, record mapping, grading, infrastructure, land development, and marketing/positioning of neighborhoods for sale.Notable projects and achievements within my tenure at Newhall Land include:> Planning, approval and development of the village of Westridge at Valencia including a TPC Golf Club, 1744 homes including 500 apartments, Neighborhood Retail Center, and Elementary School> Planning and entitlement of the 21,000 unit new town of Newhall Ranch> Master planning of the villages of North Creek, West Hills, West Creek, River Village, and Stevenson Ranch Phase 5> Formation of the Golden State Gateway Coalition> Formation of the Santa Clarita Valley Transportation Alliance> Managing and transitioning the Community Development team through the purchase of Newhall Land by Lennar/LNR> Settlement of numerous potentially litigious issues> Active member of the Oversight Committee for the William S. Hart High School District Infrastructure Bond Issuancehttp://valencia.com/ http://tpcvalencia.com/

Responsible for management of 2 million square feet of industrial properties and 600 apartments, business procurement and direct management of third party real estate operating properties for financial institutions. Broadened the company’s third party management business to include entitlements and mapping expertise. Duties also included due diligence for acquisitions, planning, entitlement and disposition of residential planned communities.http://www.rancongroup.com/

Responsible for the financial modeling and project accounting for real estate projects developed by two Rancon sponsored limited partnerships consisting of over $180M in invested capital. This position reported to the CFO and was an integral part of the project development teams.

Mba, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Ba, Business Administration