Continued all asset management work for Ascendant described in Northern Manhattan Collaborative position below. Managed sustainability and energy-related projects such as applications for incentives, grants and loans related to sustainability and energy improvements to portfolio, the financing and installation of solar PV, and the implementation of portfolio-wide energy master plans, while managing external teams of architects, engineers, lawyers and government representatives. Successfully oversaw exceeding pledge to reduce building emissions by 30% as part of Mayor’s Carbon Challenge. Regularly tracked, analyzed, and reported on sustainability and energy efficiency performance indicators. Coordinated building upgrades to reduce energy costs and emissions, and continuously engaged with funding partners such as NYC Housing Development Corporation. Managed compliance with local NYC building sustainability laws. Led property management meetings.

Served an alliance of five organizations active in affordable housing in Harlem that owned and operated 42 residential projects, comprised of 158 buildings and 2,754 units. Position was based at Ascendant Neighborhood Development, one of these organizations. Oversaw an increase in Ascendant’s aggregate cash flow from its properties from $560k annually on average in 2015-16 to $1.9 million annually from 2017 to 2019. Evaluated capital needs, created and maintained asset management plans, and assisted in Ascendant’s housing re-syndication, refinancing and development projects. Created and reviewed financial models of existing and pipeline affordable housing projects. Reviewed and analyzed financial reports and performance indicators, and coordinated internal reporting and analysis, including creation and presentation of “dashboard” reports, longer reports, and financial projections. Presented reports, analyses and recommendations to Executive Directors, Boards of Directors and Property Managers, establishing quantitative performance standards and reviewing project performance against those measures. Created and maintained detailed property deal books.

Served as project manager, writer, analyst, and ArcGIS mapmaker for Rocky Mount, NC’s “Crossroads To Prosperity” Housing Plan. Authored demand studies, market analyses, and land use/zoning analyses for residential and mixed-use development projects. Authored Workforce Housing Implementation Plan background reports for numerous city governments. Managed applications to various RFPs, RFQs, and grants.

Worked to coordinate planning and construction of multi- and single-family projects. Created pro-forma financial analyses and budgets, performed inspections, held meetings with contractors, architects, and municipal representatives, coordinated with lawyers and lenders, reviewed scopes of work and legal documents, negotiated entitlement processes with State and City, assisted with lease-up and property management, and assured compliance with energy incentives. Served as primary writer & analyst for the Strategic Community Investment report, a landmark study of Atlanta’s residential real estate and strategic framework for neighborhood investment commissioned by the City of Atlanta.

Served as primary developer and writer for community-driven Quality-of-Life Plans for two areas of DeKalb County as part of DeKalb Sustainable Neighborhoods Initiative. Coordinated with County and community stakeholders throughout process. Conducted research and interviewed County officials while writing sections of DeKalb’s five-year plan for HUD. Conducted in-depth on-the-ground and internet research for numerous other CFCP projects.

Collected and analyzed retail tenancy data as part of a comprehensive, citywide study of the agency’s mixed-use investments. Assisted in the creation of GIS maps and policy tool kits for mixed-use revitalization and development strategies. Assisted in the planning of requests-for-proposal for future mixed-use sites in Eastern Brooklyn.