M. Steven Williams

Sag Harbor, NY (***) *** - ***3 ad12d1@r.postjobfree.com Linkedin.com/in/m-steven-williams-6/

Results-driven, construction and development professional successfully redeveloping luxury real estate properties across a 35+ year career illustrating: strategic leadership, operational management, multi-million-dollar budget development, and capital investments. Builds solid relationships with clients, colleagues, and diverse communities to propel community revitalization efforts and executive team leader. Improved operational effectiveness through procurement management, decreasing taxpayer costs, and driving cost-effective government office relocations. Leads and drives community benefit opportunities by serving as key board member to support non-profit organizations driven to promote social justice, diversity, and inclusion & personal development.

Core Competencies

Real Estate Development

Business Administration

Government Management

Property Revitalization

Community Outreach

Team Building

Concept to completion expertise

Procurement

Construction

Project Management

Maintenance Operations

Budget Creation

Capital Improvements

Real Estate Market Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Danforth Development Partners, LLC. Managing Member Sag Harbor, NY 2008 – Present

Pioneering developer in the “Second Harlem Renaissance” in partnership with Cogswell Realty; Negotiated acquisition of 55 & 215 West 125th Street NY, NY; Managed all aspects of capital and fire life safety improvement plans and stringent US Secret Service’s security requirements for the build out of former President William J Clinton’s offices at 55 West 125th Street; Negotiated 99- year ground lease of 2130 Adam Clayton Blvd for development of a new 47-unit apartment building

Owner Legacy Construction LLC; built out 250,000 + square feet of office and program spaces for Federal, State, and City agencies Columbia and Saint John Universities, non-profits organizations and specialty construction clients in Greater New York

Designated developer for the Victoria Theater site, 233 West 125th Street by NY State Agency Boards via a competitive RFP process to create a destination, trophy complex in Harlem’s center for tourism, job creation and to stimulate expansion of neighboring businesses; The New Victoria comprises a 211 room Marriott Renaissance Hotel, 199-unit apartment building, a preforming arts center, commercial and retail spaces the 417K square foot 28 story building will be completed in 2022 creating 450 construction and 400+ full time employment opportunities

Purchased 9.4 acres in Sag Harbor Village, Town of East Hampton, NY converted the land to a “Forever Wild” natural park

Analyze development & management team credentials to align project specifications with candidate skills and professional service proposal reviews

Drive project management objectives, from project initiation, through execution, and completion

Propel property site selection by performing development analysis, transitioning from macro to micro analysis process to evaluate neighborhood demographics, market trends, transportation, infrastructure, location, and quality of life amenities

Handle $1M - $275M private industry budgets for new construction, renovation, and emergency response projects

Satisfy complex project goals by meticulously reviewing and assessing final bids and proposals

Lead project inspections to ensure accuracy and thoroughness

GMP Construction, LLC. Partner New York, NY 1997 – 2001

Served a major role in building and encouraging performance evaluation standards to achieve project completion goals, supervising cross-functional teams of 3 – 45

Analyzed and managed $1M - $12.75M project budgets to determine viability, improving construction services through value engineering, and participating in routine meetings with owner to develop scope and discuss project progress

Handled sub-contractor candidate selection by reviewing relevant experiences, prices, and skills, holding candidate selection meetings to assess individual personalities, and determining problem solving abilities to complete project scope and pricing

Led weekly contractor phone call & e-mail communications and conducted on-site property inspections

Enforced Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) regulatory compliance

Prevented construction delays by requesting early notification of operational problems impacting progress

NYC Department of General Services (DGS) Deputy Commissioner New York City, NY 1994 – 1997

Appointed by Mayor as Assistant & Acting Deputy Commissioner, in charge of managing 10M+ square foot commercial office portfolio comprised of 48 multi-tenant buildings, court facilities, borough halls & chief administrative buildings

Served on Dinkins/Giuliani mayoral transition team, overseeing emergency generators to deliver lighting support for federal agents investigating the aftermath of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

Led all maintenance operations and oversaw capital construction project design and construction management

Created and managed annual $180M operational & $250M capital improvement budgets for 3 consecutive years

Decreased agency relocation time by 50% through new, bidding contract award program, contract negotiations, and organizational restructure increased agency restructuring, and service delivery to citizens

Gained NY City Council approvals for $450M+ annual department budgets

Regularly interacted with Department of General Services Commissioner, executive staff team, additional senior agency commissioners, judges, elected city officials, and supervisors from numerous departments, featuring Maintenance, Operating Engineering, Administrative, Engineering, & Capital Planning Business Units

Facilitated tenant relocation efforts by complying with NYC Procurement process, supporting goals by authoring contract bids, driving legal reviews, bidding, analyzing, and awarding contracts to accomplish project goals during 3-month time frame via the Total Quality Management process

Worked with cross-functional team to evaluate and procure relocation by using unit price contracts for bidding: services, required labor, and unit costs for professional services, products, and installation needs

Despite NYC hiring budget cuts, accomplished enhanced building standards by developing and launching 3 month, on-site building cleaning training program for 10M+ square foot property portfolio improving cleanliness and tenant moral

Successfully delivered relevant work skills to transition 400+ welfare recipients to full-time union positions with major NYC building maintenance & cleaning companies

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sulzberger & Rolfe Vice President of Residential Management

Vice President of Residential Management, directing real estate development for 6K+: luxury condominiums, Mitchell Lama apartment complexes, & co-ops, repeatedly promoted from trainee to Vice President; Resigned when Sulzberger & Rolfe was acquired by Douglas Ellerman

District of Columbia, Department of Buildings Management Consultant

Reorganized public housing rent-collection process to improve receipts and financial management

McCoy Realty Executive Vice President of Asset Management

Handled office building portfolios for leading clients, featuring Chase Bank & TIAA

Strengthened asset management through repositioning properties and enhanced company performance by improving market value and managing return on investments

EDUCATION

Trinity College Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology

New York University School of Professional Studies, Diploma, Real Estate

Dartmouth University, Tuck School of Business Business Entrepreneurship Certificate

Pace University Construction Management Certificate

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

President Azurest Property Owners Association

Secured 3 consecutive term reappointment by acclimation to a high-profile leadership role of the 120 association members

Board Member Mayor’s appointee to Village of Sag Harbor Board of Historic Preservation & Architectural Review, 2 terms

Board Member St. Phillips on the Park Housing Corporation 4 Terms

Board Member Executive, Development and Real Estate Sub Committees SCO, $250M annual budget providing social services to 60,000 clients annually on

Former Board Member Project Renewal & 125th Street Business Improvement District NY, NY & Spence Chapin Family Services, Vice President

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Global Sustainability Hydrogen & Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Net Zero Electricity Generation Golf Fishing

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Zoom Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Public Speaking Professional Presentations

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