ALBANY, NY – With nearly 50 years in the business
of developing, financing, constructing, and managing affordable housing, Duncan Barrett will discuss innovative
solutions to the Capital Region’s housing needs at the Albany Roundtable luncheon on Wednesday,
April 10. The luncheon is open to the public.
Barrett, President of BeaconCommunities Development LLC – New York, has developed more than 2,000 units
of housing and directed the financing of more than $100 million in real estate
development projects throughout New York State.
Beacon is a privately-owned real estate firm
that develops, acquires, invests in, and manages a wide range of multifamily
housing. They also invest in and purchase affordable housing companies and
portfolios of multifamily developments.
Held at the University Club of Albany at 141 Washington Avenue,
the cost for the April luncheon is $20 and may be paid at the door or online at
www.albanyroundtable.com. The
University Club will serve a hot and cold buffet from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.,
with the program commencing at 12:30 p.m.
Reservations for the luncheon, sponsored by The Chazen Companies, are
required by Monday, April 8th and may be made by prepaying
online, by leaving a message at 518-992-5360, or by e-mail at albanyroundtable@gmail.com.
About Beacon Communities Development
Beacon owns and
manages approximately 18,000 apartments including affordable housing, market
rate housing, and mixed income-housing. Their developments range from new
construction, to historic adaptive reuse, to the renovation of existing
housing. They take on challenging developments and make them succeed. Their
driving passion is to create well-designed, healthy homes that improve the
quality of life of residents and enhance the neighborhoods in which they are
located.
About Duncan Barrett
Mr. Barrett has provided commercial and multi-family housing
developers, community development groups, and financial institutions a full
range of real estate services, including mortgage brokerage, grant preparation,
equity syndication, investment analysis, and market determinations. Before
establishing Taconic Capital Corp, in 1979, Mr. Barrett served as Executive
Director of the Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, Inc. He is a
graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, and the author of Using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in
Special Needs Housing, a primer published by the New York State Division of
Housing and Community Renewal with the support of the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
About the Luncheon Links
Sponsor
Founded
over 70 years ago, The Chazen Companies is an employee-owned,
multi-disciplinary firm providing civil engineering, land surveying, planning,
environmental and safety consulting, code services, landscape architecture,
construction services, transportation planning and traffic engineering to
clients in the private and public sectors. Chazen’s 140 employees proudly
collaborate with municipalities, state agencies, developers, landowners,
utility companies, and industrial, healthcare, education, and nonprofit clients
from project concept to completion, taking a customized approach to every
project. With offices in Glens Falls, Troy, Poughkeepsie and White Plains, NY;
Nashville and Chattanooga, TN; and Portland, OR, Chazen delivers world class
performance focused on creating effective, long-term partnerships with its
clients.
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