Director Of Real Estate
Roxbury, Ma Massachusetts, Us
● Director of Real Estate for one of the largest community development corporations in New England. ● Managed and directed the work of four (4) staff to acquire, permit, design, finance, re-structure, construct/renovate, and sell or lease Urban Edge’s development pipeline that included affordable multi-family rental & ownership housing, neighborhood retail, and community facilities on mainly brownfield sites.● In 12 years at Urban Edge, secured and closed more than 115 loans/grants/equity investments to support 500 units of multi-family affordable housing and 80,000 square feet of commercial space. Teed up another 162 units and 12,000 square feet of commercial space to close in 2013.● Urban Edge’s lead on the Jackson Square Redevelopment Initiative development and infrastructure, a $250 million mixed-use, green, transit-oriented, brownfield redevelopment in the Jackson Square neighborhood of Boston. ● Key member of the Senior Management Team that led the organization’s successful financial turnaround. ● Built and managed relationships with community and resident groups, lending institutions, state and local government, funding agencies, and development partners. ● Closed multiple Historic Tax Credit (HTC), Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Tax Exempt Bond Financing, and Urban Edge’s first New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) and Historic Tax Credit deals. ● Secured City of Boston Article 80 Development Review Approval and Zoning Board of Appeal approval for multiple projects. ● Led the organizations’ Green Development Initiative turning Urban Edge into a national industry leader in green affordable housing. ● Green strategies applied include Urban Edge’s first geothermal (ground source) heating/AC system, first solar PV installations, first solar thermal hot water systems, first micro combined heat and power system, first LEED NC and ND certified projects, and developed a comprehensive green retrofit approach for existing properties.