Director of Development and Acquisitions
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$160,000.00/yr - $190,000.00/yr
The Director of Development and Acquisitions will lead efforts to identify, structure, and execute multi-family affordable/workforce housing development projects, while also supporting selective acquisition opportunities. The role emphasizes the full development lifecycle—from feasibility to close—within the West Coast markets (California, Washington and Oregon).
Job Responsibilities
- Development Leadership:
- Lead real estate development projects from concept through completion
- Conduct feasibility studies, entitlement strategy, budgeting, and financial modeling
- Oversee third-party consultants, architects, engineers, and contractors
- Coordinate with internal teams for design, construction, finance, and asset management
- Ensure adherence to BRIDGE’s high quality and affordability standards
- Real Estate Acquisitions (Support Function):
- Evaluate potential property acquisitions aligned with BRIDGE’s mission
- Underwrite and analyze acquisition deals, negotiate LOIs and PSAs
- Work with legal counsel and Capital Markets Group to close transactions
- Financial/Legal/Administrative:
- Prepare and validate pro formas, budgets, and deal assumptions
- Complete financing applications and manage the closing process
- Collaborate with legal on all transaction documents
- Collaboration:
- Partner with Property Management, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Legal, and outside stakeholders
- Support cross-functional development and acquisition initiatives
- Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Finance, Urban Planning, or related field; advanced degree preferred
- 7–10 years of experience, with a strong emphasis on affordable housing development
- Experience in the Los Angeles real estate market is preferred
- Proven success in project delivery, deal structuring, and public/private financing tools (LIHTC, tax-exempt bonds, etc.)
- Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills.
- Extensive hands-on experience in the underwriting and financing of affordable housing projects, including the use of typical financing sources such as low-income housing tax credits, tax exempt bonds, HOME, CDBG, HUD Section 202, etc
- Experience with acquisition of HUD at-risk properties, HOPE VI and/or homeownership developments
- High level of technical knowledge and hands-on experience with the development of affordable housing, affordable housing finance and real estate transactions
- Past personal involvement in reading and negotiating legal documents
- Excellent problem solving and creative skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment to make decisions based on accurate and timely information
- Experience reviewing and negotiating legal documents
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