Real Estate Development

Marvin Greer

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Atlanta, Georgia 30331

(404) 349 – 8224

(404) 408 – 5407

*******@***.***

www.marvingreer.com

OBJECTIVE: Executive leadership role in an environment offering the opportunity to extend my successful track record of increasing market share, revenues, and profitability by identifying the optimal direct asset acquisition and disposition mix to forge strategic internal and external alliances to rapidly and cost – efficiently exploit market opportunities.

PROFILE: Accomplished and talented economic and real estate development professional broadly recognized as the catalyst behind the revitalization of Special Impact Communities nation – wide. This exceptional executive has direct P&L responsibility and demonstrated interpersonal, problem solving and management strengths of multi- service operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

President, Marvin Greer & Associates, LLC, a 25 year old real estate/ economic development and land use planning consulting firm that specializes in structuring acquisition and debt financing of residential and commercial properties.

• Chairman of the Pasadena Community Development Committee, a redevelopment authority, served eight years and built the financial model using structured bond financing, tax increment financing, block grants and other financial tools to revitalized the dilapidated old downtown Pasadena into the highest sales tax generator in the city.

• Developed, financed and constructed the largest and first low income housing tax credit residential development in the Watts community of Los Angeles since the Watts riots of 1965.

• Acquired an abandoned railroad right of way, financed and constructed the largest tract of single family homes developed in the Watts community since World War II.

• Conceived, planned and implemented the Century Freeway Corridor Economic Development Strategy for eleven political jurisdictions in Los Angeles County.

• Developed, financed, and constructed Savannah at Washington Park, a 40 home subdivision, Atlanta Georgia.

• HOPE VI Technical Assistance Consultant with KPMG/ PEAT Marwick- HUD Headquarters.

Director of Housing Development, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, restructured development department and launched a property management division and a residential sales division which increased corporate profitability. Had direct control over the management of $20 million assets of 1000 units of multi – family housing. Structured the financial packaging and land use plan for the development of a single - family residential community on 30 acres of company owned property.

2004 – 2006

• Irwin Place - designed and constructed 17 town homes

• Martin House at Adamsville – supervised the financial restructuring of a 145 unit low income housing tax credit senior community

• Ponce Park – financial structuring partner in the acquisition of City Hall East, an adaptive reuse/ mixed use community.

• Twelve Centennial Park – negotiated an affordable housing partnership interest in the development of a 1000 unit condo/ boutique hotel development.

Vice President / Principal, OLH International, Inc, a construction management / project management company. Hired and managed a team of project managers, architects and engineers in the design / build practice for the expansion of the Fulton County Jail; construction of Linwood Jackson - Atlanta City Court House; Bell South Parking Structure and project scheduling for the South Carolina Highway expansion program. 1998 – 2002

• Negotiated Joint Venture partnership agreement with Turner Construction Company to construct $35 million city court house and $30 million Fulton County Jail rehabilitation.

• Negotiated Joint Venture partnership arrangement with PBS &J Engineering Company for South Carolina highway construction expansion.

Executive Director, Urban Residential Development Corporation. Chief Executive Officer of non – profit housing corporation managing a $22 million real estate portfolio and a property management company of 1100 units of low income and affordable housing units in Greater Atlanta. Additionally, acquired 32 acres of land from HUD and master planned a 109 home single family home subdivision and a 94 unit senior citizens complex. 1996 – 1998

• High Point Estates – 109 single family homes / 94 senior units

• Cascade Pines – 376 units

• Landrum Arms – 276 units

• Broadmoor – 145 units

• Santa Fe Villas – 100 units

Principal / Partner, The Williams Greer Group. Developers of $40 million of low income residential units, affordable single family homes, and retail development activity throughout Los Angeles County. Owner of Windjammer Construction Company, a vertically integrated company, where we designed, developed and constructed all Williams Greer Group projects. 1986 – 1996

• Westminster Park Plaza – 130 unit low income housing tax credit community - $10.8 million

• Santa Ana Pines – 82 single family homes - $10 million

• Colden Oaks – 48 unit low income housing tax credit community - $4.2 million

• Central Avenue Square – 54 unit - $4.2 million

• Nehemiah Town homes – 20 town homes - $2.6 Million

• Martha Bryant Apartments – 72 units - $7.0 million

• Watts Civic Center - $5.0 million

• Normandie Senior Apartments - $3.8 million

EDUCATION:

Real Estate Executive Program, Center for Real Estate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

MA Urban Studies, Yale University and Occidental College (National Urban Fellows), joint program

MPA, Public Administration, University of Pittsburgh, completed course work

BA Political Science, University of Pittsburgh

PUBLICATION:

Rebuilding with People in Mind, Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine, June, 1993 edition

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