Housing strategy
Real people, making real impacts,with real estate.
About Michael
Two decades advising owners, public agencies, and mission-driven developers on projects that need both a financial spine and a community heart.
Read the full storyLatest thinking
Notes from active engagements — what's working in housing finance, civic placemaking, and the slow craft of neighborhood-scale change.
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Most engagements start with a 45-minute conversation. Bring the question that's keeping you up — we'll map a path forward together.
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Three practices, one through-line
Real estate decisions are civic decisions. The work is to make both better at the same time.
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Real estate advisory
Site strategy, capital structuring, entitlement navigation, and feasibility for owners and mission-driven developers.
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Community development
Stakeholder engagement, public-private partnership design, and community benefit agreements that hold up after the ribbon cutting.
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Social impact projects
Affordable housing programs, civic placemaking, and impact measurement frameworks for foundations and public agencies.
Recent perspectives
Notes from the field
Three current threads from advisory work and stakeholder rooms across the country.
Working with Michael
What clients say
"Michael is the rare advisor who can hold a pro forma in one hand and a community meeting in the other. He moved our project from stuck to financed without losing the public's trust."
Lena Ortiz
Executive Director, Riverside Housing Trust
"He told us hard truths in week one and saved us roughly eighteen months. Every dollar of his fee was returned by the third meeting."
James Whelan
Principal, Wheelhouse Development
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