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Peter P. Papesch
Modulex, Inc.
433 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA 02155
Phone: 617-421-9500
Fax: 617-267-9765
E-Mail: papesch@aol.com
Service Area: Worldwide

Modulex, Inc. can help its clients define, then travel the path for reaching its housing goal in the most efficient manner. Experience with Funding Sources, with Real Estate Development and Management, with Architecture and with Modular Construction are all combined to make the end product available to the end user SOONER! Sooner means less money spent creating housing and more money earned because the income stream starts sooner.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Architectural Services/Design
Assisted Living
Business & Strategic Planning
Elderly Housing
Homeownership
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Program Services
Program Support
Rental
Special Needs

Rose M. Perrizo, MAI
R.P. Realty Advisors
99 Glendale Road
Sharon, MA 02067
Phone: 781-784-2177
Fax: 781-784-2177
E-Mail: rprealty@comcast.net
Service Area: New England

Rose M. Perrizo, MAI is a commercial real estate appraiser and consultant with over 20 years of providing valuation service to private and public sector clients, including non-profit organizations, developers, investors, corporations, individuals, pension funds, major lending institutions, insurance companies, state and federal agencies, and law firms.

She has earned the highest designation of the Appraisal Institute, Member of the Appraisal Institute and has expertise with all types of market-rate and affordable residential uses including apartment towers, condominiums, small walk-ups, mixed-use facilities, large-scale planned unit developments and vacant land. Ms. Perrizo has extensive experience with state and federal housing programs. Other services include analysis of LIHTC credit equity, evaluation of partial interests and estimation of hypothetical foreclosure value, expert testimony and litigation advice.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Appraisals/Valuation
Market Studies
Feasibility Analysis
Expert Testimony
Due Diligence
Litigation Consulting

Lynn Peterson
The Women's Institute for Housing and Economic Development
14 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-367-0520
Fax: 617-367-1676
E-Mail: lpeterson@wihed.org
Website: www.wihed.org
Service Area: New England

Owned by woman or person of color.

The mission of the Women's Institute is to build supportive communitites that work for low-income women and their families. The Women's Institute can fulfill the role of developer, solely or jointly, and as a consultant. The services we can provide in either role are: assess the feasibility of a project, assemble the development team, prepare all grant and loan applications, assist with zoning and permitting process and provide overall project management through occupancy. The Women's Institute has nineteen years of experience in developing rental, supportive and transitional housing and recently experience with the development of homeownership units. We operate economic development programs in the areas of economic literacy, family child care training, business development and college access. We offer economic literacy training of trainer's courses.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Business & Strategic Planning
Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services
Economic Development
Elderly Housing
Homeownership
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Property Management & Asset Management
Rental
Special Needs

Jennifer Pinck
Pinck & Co., Inc.
98 Magazine Street
Boston, MA 02119-3042
Phone: 617-445-3555
Fax: 617-445-3511
E-Mail: jpinck@pinck-co.com
Website: www.pinck-co.com
Service Area: Massachusetts

Pinck & Co. provides design and construction management consulting services to owners and developers during all phases of capital projects.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Homeownership
Rental
Special Needs
Elderly Housing
Assisted Living
Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services

David Pollack, AIA
Abacus Architects + Planners
119 Braintree Street, Suite 318
Boston, MA 02134
Phone: 617-562-4446
Fax: 617-254-0004
E-Mail: dpollack@abacusarchitects.com
Service Area: New England, National

Abacus Architects + Planners is an award winning full service design firm with a track record of leadership in affordable and market rate housing design. We provide "smart growth" planning for rural, suburban, and urban areas with mixed use development focused on community oriented spaces and buildings. Our architectural design uses a combination of contemporary and traditional forms and materials scaled to reinforce the fabric of New England communities. We provide pre-design services that include programming and zoning review, conceptual design proposals with strong 3-D imaging, and construction phase services on both new and rehab projects. Partner David Pollack is a LEED certified professional with an expertise in sustainable development. The firm takes an innovative approach to planning and design that includes consideration of modular construction.

Area(s) of Expertise:
Architectural Services/Design
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Planning and Design Imaging
Community & Public Relations
Development Consulting


Scott Precourt
U.S. Housing Consultants
12517 Brookshire Parkway
Carmel, IN 46033
Phone: 860-268-4230
Fax: 603-218-6496
E-Mail: info@us-hc.com
Website: www.us-hc.com
Service Area: New England

USHC is a consulting firm providing multi-family inspection services, HUD compliance consulting, capital needs assessments, and affordable housing compliance consulting and management services.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Rental
Special Needs
Elderly Housing
Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services
Multi-Family Inspection and Consulting

Rick Presbrey
Housing Assistance Corporation
460 West Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: 508-771-5400
Fax: 508-775-7434
E-Mail: rpresbrey@haconcapecod.org
Service Area: Cape and Islands

We collaborate with local housing authorities, municipalities, and profit and non-profit developers to develop affordable housing.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Elderly Housing
Homeownership
Rental
Special Needs
Assisted Living
Social Services/Case Management
Property Management & Asset Management

Charleen Regan
37 Pondview Avenue
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-971-6083
Fax: 617-983-2550
E-Mail: charregan@earthlink.net
Service Area: New England

Owned by woman or person of color.

Charleen Regan provides strategic planning, organizational assessment, developmental planning, financial analysis, research, and policy and program development services to public and quasi-public agencies and intermediaries and non-profit and community based developers.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Rental
Special Needs
Elderly Housing
Business and Strategic Planning
Organizational Development and Planning
Policy and Program Development

Peter Richardson
Housing Strategies, Incorporated
209 Museum Road
Charlotte, VT 05445
Phone: 802-425-4846
Fax: 802-425-4847
E-Mail: hsipr@aol.com
Service Area: Worldwide

Development consulting services for private developers and public housing and finance agencies; new construction, rehabilitation, and project workouts; prepayments of projects with expiring low-income use restrictions; design and implementation of public/private developments; and implementation of public/private developments; mark-to-market restructuring.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Elderly Housing
Rental


Peter Rioux
MB Management Company
220 Forbes Road, Suite 205
Braintree, MA 02184
Phone: 781-356-2719
Fax: 781-357-2765
E-Mail: peter@mbmanagement.com
Service Area: New England

MB Management Company is a residential real estate management company providing a full complement of property management consulting services to assist private and non-profit owners in the effective and successful operation of market-rate and affordable rental property. We direct our full consulting responsibilities to the specific and unique needs of owners and investors by assisting in the development and improvement of important financial, management and maintenance systems supporting market rate, assisted and tax credit properties. Our services include the development of marketing and leasing programs including rent-up plans, tax credit application and compliance procedures, subsidy management procedures, comprehensive manintenance service programs including preventative maintenance systems, operating systems analysis, financial management and reporting systems, short and long-term capital improvement programs and reserve planning, applicant screening and selection procedures, risk management programs, resident services programs, rent increase preparation, and the coordination of re-financing strategies.

Area(s) of Expertise:
Property Management Procedures
Rent-Up Plans
Maintenance Service Procedures
Financial Reporting Systems
Re-financing Strategies
Resident Services
Marketing/Leasing Programs
Risk Management Programs
Rent Increase Procedures
Tax Credit Procedures


Sandy Rose
Urban Resource Group
33 Union Street - 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-426-9217
Fax: 617-426-9221
E-Mail: sroseurg@aol.com
Service Area: National

Owned by woman or person of color.

Urban Resource Group offers a wide range of affordable housing, community development, and technical assistance services to community based nonprofit development groups as well as to public and quasi-public agencies. Specific services include: policy analysis, program and strategic planning, development consulting, financial packaging, feasibility analysis, and contract negotiations.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Rental
Homeownership
Business & Strategic Planning
Elderly Housing
Program Support
Special Needs


Emily Rothschild
Rothschild & Associates (DBA)
300 Ashland Street
Holliston, MA 01746
Phone: 508-429-3028
Fax: 508-429-3378
Email: rothassoc@earthlink.net
Service Area: Massachusetts

Specializing in developing SRO housing and supportive housing programs, Rothschild & Associates offers extensive experience in developing affordable housing and related supportive service programs. From 1987 to 2006, Emily Rothschild supervised the successful completion of 49 housing development projects containing 889 units of housing. These housing facilities are located in seventeen Massachusetts cities and towns from Boston to Springfield. Rothschild & Associates has a client base of more than 50 non-profit organizations, including small grass roots organizations and organizations with multi-million dollar operations.

Principal Consulting Services: Project feasibility analysis;
Housing development coordination and supervision;
Public and private funding applications;
Property management and supportive services planning;
Technical assistance services.

Rothschild & Associates prides itself on working cooperatively with non-profit organizations to develop quality housing programs that are cost effective and meet the needs and preferences of the low-income individuals to be served. We are particularly committed to working with Minority-based organizations and organizations that promote reintegration of homeless veterans.


Cindy Rowe
Rowe Resources
18 Tremont Street, Suite 401
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-742-1836
Fax: 617-742-3953
Service Area: Massachusetts

Owned by woman or person of color.

Rowe Resources provides assistance for non-profit and advocacy organizations, community affairs departments, and government agencies. Our specialties include: fundraising (including grantwriting, special celebration planning, membership campaigns, and major donor programs), volunteer and board trainings, event organization, conference planning, legislative organizing, and long and short-term management. Prior to launching her consulting business, Rowe Resources principal Cindy Rowe worked for five years in the Massachusetts State House on legislation and community affairs. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her J.D. from Boston College Law School. Ms. Rowe serves on several non-profit and community boards.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Conference Planning
Fundraising & Grant Writing
Legislative Advocacy
Non-profit Administration
Organizational Development & Planning
OTHER


Kitty Ryan
The Narrow Gate Architecture
51 Melcher Street, Floor 1
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-956-4012
Fax: 617-956-4015
E-mail: k.ryan@the-narrow-gate.com
Website: www.the-narrow-gate.com
Service Area: Massachusetts

We are dedicated to providing full architectural services and urban design to organizations creating housing and providing services to low-income or marginalized persons. We have designed special needs housing, affordable homeownership projects, and neighborhood commercial revitalization. Our services range from feasibility studies and programming through design, construction documents and construction administration.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Architectural Services/Design
Program Support


Jeffrey Sacks
Nixon Peabody LLP
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-345-1056
Fax: 617-345-1300
E-Mail: jsacks@nixonpeabody.com
Web Page: www.nixonpeabody.com
Service Area: Worldwide

Full Service law firm with 16 offices including Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Over thirty years of experience in working on affordable housing housing. Expertise in issues that arise in tax-advantaged projects involving low income housing tax-credits and bond-financed housing projects. Valuable insights into the advantages and drawbacks of the various financing mechanisms available for acquisitions, renovation and construction of affordable housing. Able to meet the complex demands inherent in meshing multiple funding sources, identifying and resolving development issues and working through tax issues.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Business & Strategic Planningt
Community & Public Relations
Massachusetts Community Preservation Act
Economic Development
Elderly Housing
Homeownership
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Organizational Development & Planning
Program Services
Program Support
Public Housing Authorities
Real Estate Law
Rental
Special Needs

David J. Salomon
Constructive Advisors
58 Pleasant Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-864-1859
Fax: 617-864-2008
Service Area: New England

Constructive Advisors is a construction and development consulting firm focused on project analysis and owner representation from acquisition through construction completion and occupancy. We also provide project management, capital needs assessments and inspection services to public agencies and affordable housing developers. Our experience includes both residential and commercial projects in the not-for-profit and the private sector with extensive involvement in Low Income Tax Credit developments.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services
Construction Management
Homeownership
OTHER
Program Services
Program Support
Property Management & Asset Management
Rental


James F. Seagle, Jr.
Rogerson Communities
One Florence Street
Boston, MA 02131
Phone: 617-363-2300
Fax: 617-363-2319
E-Mail: info@rogerson.org
Home Page: rogerson.org
Service Area: Boston Area

Rogerson Communities has been providing successful leadership and innovation in long term care, including housing, day programs and social services, for the elderly since 1860. Through on-site visits and use of a unique information gathering tool, our consultants will provide a comprehensive review of your property, operations and organization, submitting suggestions for immediate action as well as for future direction. If further work is desired, our consultants can help define goals, formulate strategies and realistic objectives, and implement specific action plans to help assure long-term viability.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Assisted Living
Business & Strategic Planning
Community & Public Relations
Elderly Housing
Fundraising & Grant Writing
Organizational Development & Planning
Program Services
Program Support
Property Management & Asset Management
Social Services/Case Management

Maurice A. Selinger, III, Esquire
Curtis Thaxter Stevens Broder & Micoleau LLC
PO Box 7320
Portland, ME 04112
Phone: 207-774-9000
Fax: 207-775-0612
E-Mail: mselinger@curtisthaxter.com
Web Page: www.curtisthaxter.com
Service Area: New England

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Homeownership Development
Rental Development
Special Needs Housing
Elderly Housing
Assisted Living Housing
Real Estate Law

Jonathan Seward
Community Design Partnership
369 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-542-3101
Fax: 617-542-6266
E-Mail: CDP@mindspring.com
Service Area: New England

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Special Needs
Elderly Housing
Assisted Living
Program Support
Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services
Architectural Services/Design
Program Services
Economic Development
Land use Planning & Zoning
Organizational Development and Planning
Community & Public Relations

Andrea Shapiro
Andrea Shapiro, Consultant
P.O. Box 441328
Somerville, MA 02144-1328
Phone: 617-666-0280
Email: andreashapiro@comcast.net
Service Area: Boston, Massachusetts, New England

Owned by woman or person of color.

Andrea Shapiro provides consulting services in the areas of nonprofit and public management, strategic planning, affordable housing and community development. She works with nonprofits; municipal, state and federal government entities; and corporations and community-based businesses. Andrea has more than 15 years of experience spanning the nonprofit, public and private sectors, as well as an MBA with a concentration in finance and real estate, and a BA in psychology and sociology.

Areas of Expertise:

Interim management
Strategic planning and organizational development
Program design, development, implementation, and evaluation
Technical assistance and training
Housing and policy research
Community investment strategies
Community and public relations
Event and conference planning
Grant writing and fundraising
Publication development and editing (including handbooks, promotional literature, fact sheets, etc.)
and more.


Linda Silveira
Affirmative Investments, Inc.
33 Union Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-367-4300
Fax: 617-367-1133
Website: www.affirmativeinvestments.com
Service Area: National

Affirmative Investments, Inc. is a private, for-profit development firm that specializes in affordable housing and commercial development. Over the past 20 years, we have been involved in the financing and development of more than $600 million of affordable and mixed-income housing nationwide, representing over 5,000 units.

Our strengths as a development company include the ability to successfully partner with local organizations, navigate complex permitting and community processes and creatively leverage financing to maximize affordability. We have extensive experience in mixed-income, mixed-use developments and housing with supportive services. We tailor our services to complement our client's strengths. Depending on a sponsor's needs, we can provide comprehensive financing and development services or task specific consultation. We offer particular expertise in the coordination of multi-tiered financings, including the syndication of low-income housing tax credits, historic tax credits and New Markets Tax Credits.

Area(s) of Expertise:
Rental
Homeownership
Mixed-Use
Assisted Living
Elderly Housing w/ services
Multi-tiered Financings
Syndication of Tax Credits


Ann L. Silverman
Ann L. Silverman, Community Development Consultant
69 Oak Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Phone: 617-901-0781
Fax: 617-484-0240
Email: annsilver@aol.com
Service Area: National

Owned by woman or person of color.

Ann Silverman provides expertise in organizational development and management to non-profit organizations as well as more than 20 years of expertise working in community development, affordable housing, and nonprofit capacity building. She has a particular interest in strengthening nonprofits and assisting groups through critical transitions. She offers experience in design and restructuring of organizational capacity building programs, and in asset management training for affordable housing groups. She conducts organizational assessments and visioning sessions, and develops strategic plans with nonprofits. She advises groups on housing development, affordable housing finance, and community organizing program development. Ann has led executive search, board development and fundraising efforts for nonprofits, and has assembled teams to serve as interim management for mission-drive organizations.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Homeownership
Rental and Cooperatives
Program Design and Implementation
Business and Strategic Planning
Asset Management
Organizational Development and Planning
Board Development
Fundraising and Grant Writing
Financial Management
Community and Public Relations
Human Resources/Personnel Management and Training
Organizational Strategy, Visioning and Change Management
Executive Search


Magdalene Skretta
Quadel Consulting Corporation
1200 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-789-2500
Fax: 202-898-0632
Email: mskretta@quadel.com
Website: www.quadel.com
Service Area: National

Management consulting for the public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs:
Assessment of management/organizational strengths and needs; technical assistance in HOPE VI, housing management, SEMAP; Training in PHAs, SEMAP, public housing occupancy, housing choice voucher occupancy, HQS, lead-based paint, FSS, voucher utilization, PHA commissioners; Strategic planning, policy development, preparation of procedures manuals, ACOPS, Administrative plans.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Program Support
Business and Strategic Planning
Program Services
Property Management and Asset Management
Organizational Development and Planning


Barbara Sokoloff
Barbara Sokoloff Associates, Inc.
101 A Dyer Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-455-0550
Fax: 401-455-0035
E-Mail: sokoplan@aol.com
Service Area: New England

Owned by woman or person of color.

Prepares feasibility studies and develops affordable housing; Works with agencies specializing in homeless housing, AIDS housing, substance abuse, and teen parents; Conducts and authors housing strategic plans for nonprofits, cities, town, and state agencies; Successfully writes highly competitive grants; Oversees projects from feasibility through opening , including program development; Utilizes tax credits, grants, loans, and other innovative programs; Prepares housing needs assessments for nonprofits, cities, towns, and state agencies; Creates housing policies and programs; Renders Services in public participation; Directs land use planning and zoning investigations.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Business & Strategic Planning
Economic Development
Elderly Housing
Fundraising & Grant Writing
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Organizational Development & Planning
OTHER
Program Services
Program Support
Public Participation
Rental
Social Services/Case Management
Special Needs

David A. Smith
Recapitalization Advisors, Inc.
20 Winthrop Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-338-9484
Fax: 617-338-9422
E-Mail: dsmith@recapadvisors.com
Website: www.recapadvisors.com
Service Area: National

Recapitalization Advisors, Inc. specializes in the finance of affordable housing on a national scale. The firm works with buyers (both for- and non-profit), lenders, owners, government agencies, trade associations, and other participants in the affordable housing arena. Typical assignments involve designing and implementing complex financial transactions to extend or customize affordability, provide new resources, restructure debt, and realize equity value. Recap's clients participate actively in Federal and state programs. Recap also provides policy analysis, portfolio valuation, asset management, and other financial disciplines applicable to these properties.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Appraisals/Valuation
Business & Strategic Planning
Elderly Housing
Rental

Peter W. Smith
Peter Smith Associates
31 St. James Avenue, Suite 840
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-482-2300
Fax: 617-482-2344
E-Mail: psmith@petersmithassociates.biz
Website: www.petersmithassociates.biz
Service Area: New England

Over 25 years of experience developing market and affordable housing as a private developer, consultant to communities and working with State Agencies. Specializations in market valuations, development programing, acquisitions, permitting (40B), affordable housing funding and feasibililty analysis.

Area(s) of Expertise:

All aspects of mixed income development: Homeownership and Rental programs
Negotiation, acquistion and due diligence on properity acquisitions
Land Use Planning (smart growth) and Zoning (40B)
Feasibility analysis
Adaptive reuse and development of Historic Properties

Stephen E. Stapinski
Merrimack Engineering Services, Inc.
66 Park Street
Andover, MA 01810
Phone: 978-475-3555
Fax: 978-475-1448
E-Mail: merreng@aol.com
Service Area: New England

Civil Engineering and Land Planning Services including site plan review for municipalities, site design for developers, including unit layout, drainage, sewer and water system design, parking, roadways and circulation. Firm provides land planning and land surveying and mapping services.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Homeownership
Rental
Special Needs
Elderly Housing
Assisted Living
Architectural Services/Design
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Civil Engineering & Land Planning

Bernard C. Stewart, Jr.
BC Stewart & Associates
2 Rolling Oaks Drive
Pocasset, MA 02559
Phone: 508-564-4170
Fax: 508-564-4335
E-Mail: bcstew@tiac.net
Service Area: Eastern US, Maine to FL.

BC Stewart & Associates is a multi-faceted real estate consulting firm that has been in business for eleven (11) years. During this time, we have provided high quality service to over 200 organizations, agencies, and firms, including: Public Housing Authorities; Housing Finance Agencies and Housing Finance Agency Property Owners and Managers; Local, State, and Federal Government Agencies and Quasi-Governmental Agencies; and For Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations and Housing Owners and Managers. The majority of our clients have properties with some type of governmental assistance although we have done a number of jobs with condominiums and cooperatives. Our firm is experienced with all major HUD and DHCD programs. Our staff has almost fifty (50) years of collective experience in the following areas: Affordable Housing Planning, Development, Rehabilitation, and Finance: Regulatory and Legislative Analysis; Strategic and Comprehensive Planning; Management and Physical Improvements Assessments an

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Assisted Living
Business & Strategic Planning
Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services
Economic Development
Elderly Housing
Fundraising & Grant Writing
Homeownership
Human Resources/Personnel Management & Training
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Organizational Development & Planning
Program Services
Program Support
Property Management & Asset Management
Rental
Special Needs

Gail Sullivan
Gail Sullivan Associates Inc.
179 Boylston Street, Building P
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: 617-524-5558
Fax: 617-524-5544
E-Mail: gsa@gailsullivanassociates.com
Website: www.gailsullivanassociates.com
Service Area: New England

Owned by woman or person of color.

Gail Sullivan Associates synthesizes high quality architectural design, community-based planning, and advocacy working with non-profit organizations. The firm was founded with a vision of providing architectural services to those who most need it. We specialize in multi-family housing, special needs housing, and community facilities such as day care, youth centers, and senior facilities..

Area(s) of Expertise:

Architectural Services/Design
Program Support


Karen Sunnarborg
Karen Sunnarborg
3 Parkside Drive
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-983-9883
Fax: 617-983-4991
E-Mail: ksunnarborg@msn.com
Service Area: New England

Owned by woman or person of color.

Services focus on the planning, preservation and development of affordable housing. Through experience gained in both Boston and New York work has included housing program development and administration, management of a nonprofit housing development organization, oversight of the planning and development of thousands of units of affordable housing, and coordination of a wide range of policy and research oriented consulting projects.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Affordable Housing Development
Homeownership
Rental
Special Needs
Program Services
Land Use Planning & Zoning
Organizational Development & Planning
Fundraising & Grant Writing


Carl Sussman
Sussman Associates
440 Lexington Street, Suite 7
Newton, MA 02466
Phone: 617-527-6788
Fax: 617-527-6727
E-Mail: carl@sussmanassociates.com
Webpage: www.sussmanassociates.com
Service Area: National

Sussman Associates is a Boston-based management and community development consulting firm whose principal, Carl Sussman, has 30 years of experience in the field. In its management consulting services, Sussman Associates brings practical management experience to the planning, assessment, and implementation challenges that face organizations. The firm's community development work is rooted in a commitment to comprehensive community-based development, especially those efforts that combine investment activities, resident empowerment, and institution-building to enhance the viability of communities and the well-being of their residents. Carl Sussman has extensive experience in affordable housing; child care; family support programs; nonprofit facilities development; community organizing; capacity-building and technical assistance programs; nonprofit facilities development, and development lending and finance. Clients include the Boston Foundation, national LISC, Trinity College, CBPH.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Business & Strategic Planning
Community & Public Relations
Economic Development
Family Support Services/Child Care Facilities
Human Resources/Personnel Management & Training
Organizational Development & Planning
OTHER
Program Services
Program Support
Property Management & Asset Management


Lynne D. Sweet
LDS Consulting Group, LLC
233 Needham Street
Newton, MA 02464
Phone: 617-454-1144
Fax: 617-454-1145
E-Mail: ldsweet@ldsconsultinggroup.com
Website: www.ldsconsultinggroup.com
Service Area: New England

Owned by woman or person of color.

LDS provides superior real estate planning, financial structuring, and project management services to private and public sector clients as they finance, develop and operate apartments, affordable housing, senior living campuses and other real estate products. LDS founder Lynne D. Sweet, along with a professional staff and team of contract consultants, brings comprehensive experience in both private and public sectors. LDS takes pride in our range of projects, and orchestrates every technical detail with the assurance of utmost quality control. LDS works closely with our clients from preparing funding grants, market forecasts and feasibility studies through project development, financing and management advisory.

Area(s) of Expertise:

Pre-Development Services
Market Analysis
Business & Strategic Planning
Fiscal Impact Analysis
Proposal and Grant Preparation
Financial Pro-Forma's
Project Management
Financial Structuring and Negotiation
Permitting and Land Use Analysis
Portfolio Analysis and Asset Management

Grace Swierk, CPM
Housing Resource Group, LLC
Four Raymond Street
Lexington, MA 02421
Phone: 781-860-7575
Fax: 781-860-7505
E-Mail: HRGLLC@aol.com
Service Area: National

Owned by woman or person of color

The Housing Resource Group is a result-driven real estate management consulting and training organization owned and operated by women dedicated to promoting high quality affordable housing. Recognizing the intrinsic value of excellence in property management operations and regulatory compliance, HRG was founded to provide a high level of expertise to clients in the affordable housing industry. We specialize in innovative approaches to solve complex housing issues as well as offer services to ensure regulatory compliance with federal, state, and tax credit programs. We are property management professionals with extensive experience and expertise in a wide range of multi-family housing programs.

Our consultanting services include:

  • File Audits (Federal, State and Tax Credit)
  • Operational regulatory compliance (Federal, State and Tax Credit)
  • Management Assessments
  • Physical Inspections
  • Rent-up services (Tax Credit)
  • Affordable Housing Lottery Administration

    Our training services include:
  • Property Management Operations
  • HUD Section 8 Program Compliance
  • Tax Credit Program Compliance


    Chia-Ming Sze
    Chia-Ming Sze Architects, Inc.
    326 A Street
    Boston, MA 02210
    Phone: 617-451-2727
    Fax: 617-451-6350
    Service Area: New England

    Owned by woman or person of color.

    Master Planning, architectural design of affordable elderly, family, special needs housing.

    Area(s) of Expertise:

    Architectural Services/Design
    Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services
    Land Use Planning & Zoning
    Program Services
    Program Support
    Technology Consultant


    Mark Tigan
    Tigan Consulting and Development, Inc.
    50 Washington Square
    Newport, RI, 02840
    Phone: 401-846-2660
    Fax: 401-846-2664
    E-mail: tiganm@aol.com
    Website: www.governmental-consulting.com
    Service Area: New England

    Tigan Consulting and Development, Inc. is a small company organized over ten years ago to specialize in CDBG programs. Being small, the principal Mark Tigan, works on all the projects undertaken. For over thirty years, Mark Tigan, a former Model Cities Director, has been involved in community development from all angles. TCD, Inc. provides several types of services to its public and private clients including: financial analysis, including feasbility; national objective compliance, which includes job creation/retention program design and work-out; design and operations of housing and economic development Revolving Loan Programs (RLFs); subrecipient management assistance for non-profits, for profits, CBDOs and CHDOs, including compliance, contracting, organization and training; staff training and PEER to PEER type of hand's on technical assistance on all of the above; market studies and analysis for assisted housing and commercial developments; and Federal/Community Database (FED/COM DATA) including regulations on CD-ROM.

    Area(s) of Expertise:

    Rental
    Elderly Housing
    Business and Strategic Planning
    Economic Development
    Fundraising and Grant Writing
    Non Profit Training & Housing Finance Training


    Stephen E. Tise AIA
    Tise Design Associates
    246 Walnut Street, Suite 303
    Newton, MA 02460
    Phone: 617-581-6601 x222
    Fax: 617-581-6611
    E-mail: setarch@aol.com
    Web Page www.tisedesign.com
    Service Area: International

    TISE DESIGN ASSOCIATES provides architectural, planning and program management services to public, private-sector, institutional, and non-profit clients. Stephen Tise, AIA, brings over three decades of experience in the planning, design, and construction of public and affordable housing. With a focus on sustainability, TDA has earned a national reputation as an award winning architectural and planning resource and has received numerous awards for their housing design efforts. The firm has been recognized both nationally and internationally for its innovative design of mixed-income family and senior public housing redevelopment projects, and is generally recognized as a leader in both design and program management in HUD's HOPE VI program.

    Area(s) of Expertise:

    Homeownership
    Rental
    Special Needs
    Elderly Housing
    Assisted Living
    Capital Needs Assessment/Contract Services
    Architectural Services/Design
    Land Use Planning & Zoning

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