DEVELOPMENT TEAM
DEVELOPERS CIVIL ENGINEER
Joe Fodera Chris Sparages, P.E. Manager, Eaton Lakeview Development, LLC Williams & Sparages LLC 617-719-1613 617-981-5452 [email protected] [email protected]
Joe Guy Fodera ARCHITECT Manager, Eaton Lakeview Development, LLC 781-888-2169 David DiBenedetto [email protected] Curtis DiBenedetto and Associates, Inc. 781-710-8334 Guy Fodera [email protected] Manager, Eaton Lakeview Development, LLC 617-877-9961 WETLANDS SPECIALIST [email protected] Bill Manuell ATTORNEYS Wetlands & Land Management Inc. 978-290-0144 Theodore C. Regnante, Esq. [email protected] Regnante, Sterio, & Osborne LLP 781-246-2525 TRAFFIC SPECIALIST [email protected] Kim Eric Hazarvartian, Ph.D., P.E. Jesse D. Schomer, Esq. TEPP LLC Regnante, Sterio, & Osborne LLP 603-212-9133 781-246-2525 [email protected] [email protected]
40B ADVISOR
Ed Marchant EHM/Real Estate Advisor 617-739-2543 [email protected]
Curtis DiBenedetto and Associates (CDA) has been providing architectural services to a wide range of clients and developers. The principals of CDA are Frank Pitts Curtis, RA and David Di Benedetto. CDA has worked closely with developers and local officials on a variety of project types including multifamily rental and ownership dwellings, mixed use projects, single family homes, industrial condos, public schools, banks, retail uses, and restaurants. With over 40 years of experience, our Staff is dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional quality and value through our architectural solutions. Select Project Listing Condominiums & Apartments ‹ 42 Unit Condominiums - Cambridge Point • Cambridge, MA ‹ 36 Unit Loft Style Condominiums • Chelsea, MA ‹ 24 Unit Apartments and 3,000 SF of Retail • Somerville, MA ‹ 7 Residential Townhouse Units • Burlington, MA ‹ 7 Unit Condominium • Medford, MA ‹ 5 Unit Condominium • Medford, MA ‹ 227 Unit Independent & Assisted Living Development • Lawrence, MA (not built) ‹ 120 Unit Condominium Development • Medford, MA (not built)
Private Residences ‹ Winchester, MA, ‹ Jamaica Plan, MA ‹ Georgetown MA ‹ Middleton MA ‹ Burlington MA ‹ Lexington MA ‹ Raymond Maine ‹ Kennebunkport Maine.
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Educational & Institutional Uses ‹ Hopedale Public Schools • Hopedale, MA o Renovations and additions to High School ‹ R.J. Gray Junior High School • Acton, MA o Renovations and additions to Junior High ‹ Tenney, Timony and March Schools • Methuen, MA o Renovations and additions to Elementary Schools ‹ Winter Hill Bank • North Reading, MA ‹ Grate Rock Church • Danvers, MA
Licensing Frank Pitts Curtis, Registered Professional Architect, NCARB (Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Rhode Island)
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TEPP LLC TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING, PLANNING AND POLICY
RÉSUMÉ 93 Stiles Road, Suite 201, Salem, New Hampshire 03079 USA 800 Turnpike Street, Suite 300, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 USA Phone (603) 212-9133 and Fax (603) 226-4108 Email [email protected] and Web www.teppllc.com
KIM ERIC HAZARVARTIAN, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE PRINCIPAL
EDUCATION • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Kansas • Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Kansas • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst • Courses, Northeastern University, Old Dominion University, Air Force Institute of Technology, University of Lowell CREDENTIALS • Professional Engineer, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont; other states available by reciprocity • Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer AFFILIATIONS • Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fellow of the Institute, Past International Director, District One Past Chairman, New England Section Past President, New Hampshire Chapter Past President, District One and New England Section Distinguished Service Awards • Transportation Research Board • American Society of Civil Engineers • Society of American Military Engineers • Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society • Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Hazarvartian is TEPP LLC Principal and has been active in transportation and civil engineering since 1981, with experience in many states and overseas. He specializes in transportation impacts of land developments, traffic operations, traffic safety, litigation support and expert testimony, with consulting, government-sector and academic experience. In additional to tech- nical expertise, he brings extensive knowledge in procedures and policies of governmental permitting and approval of land developments and transportation improvements. Hazarvartian also has experience with military installations. Hazarvartian’s extensive teaching experience has been primarily at the college and professional level, on such topics as civil engineering, traffic and transportation engineering and planning and traffic impacts of development. Hazarvartian has pub- lished on a wide variety of transportation engineering topics including the preparation of traffic impact and access studies, trip generation and the use of computers in transportation engineering. His articles have appeared in publications of the In- stitute of Transportation Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Transportation Research Board.
TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS OF LAND DEVELOPMENTS Transportation impacts of land developments include traffic impact and access studies, with municipal, regional or state re- view; state driveway and traffic control signal permits; and extensive process related to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act and Cape Cod Commission. Hazarvartian’s representative projects as part of the developer team include:
Braemoor Woods Residential Development, Salem NH Babson College Various Projects, Wellesley/Needham MA Richardi Reservoir Residential Development, Braintree MA Valvoline Instant Oil Change, NH and MA Locations Gillette Distribution Center, Devens MA Digital Federal Credit Union, Tyngsborough MA USA Springs Water Bottling Plant, Nottingham NH Wise Living Senior Housing Projects, Cape Cod MA Boston Sports Club, Wellesley MA The Home Depot, North Windham ME Allston Center Mixed-Use Redevelopment, Boston MA 128 Marketplace Commercial Redevelopment, Reading MA CVS/Pharmacy, Londonderry NH Gasoline Station and Convenience Store, South Berwick ME Wellington Circle Plaza Redevelopment, Medford MA Mill Run Place Mixed-Use Development, Groton MA Huntington Common Senior Housing, Kennebunk ME Loudon Road/TJMaxx Shopping Center, Concord NH Discount Supercenter, Plymouth NH Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua NH Baker Mills Conversion, Boston MA St. Vincent Hospital Redevelopment, Worcester MA Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility, Bourne MA Veterinary Clinic, Dover NH Citizens Bank, NH Locations Hannaford Supermarkets, NH and MA Locations The Works Heath and Fitness Center, Somersworth NH Enterprise Park Mixed-Use Development, Marshfield MA Shaw’s Supermarket, North Conway NH Super Stop & Shop Supermarket, Brockton MA
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TRANSPORTATION REVIEWS Hazarvartian’s representative reviews of transportation impacts of land development or transportation initiatives, on behalf of municipalities or community organizations, include:
Pleasant Valley Street Residential Development, Methuen Retail Center and Industrial Park, Rowley MA MA CVS/Pharmacy, Framingham MA Southern New Hampshire University, Hooksett NH Honey Dew Donuts, Wrentham MA Whistle Stop Estates, Georgetown MA Regency Center Shopping Center, Merrimack NH Ipswich Co-Operative Bank, Rowley MA Recreation Fields, Merrimack NH Cumberland Farms Gasoline Station and Convenience Store, Hotel Expansion and Water Park, Merrimack NH Plaistow NH Super Stop & Shop Supermarket, Newton MA Heartbreak Farm Residential Development, Ipswich MA Needham Street/Highland Avenue Corridor, Newton MA 648 Old West Central Street Commercial Redevelopment, Live! Casino Massachusetts, Leominster MA Franklin MA 840 East Street Residential Development, Tewksbury MA
PLANNING, STUDY AND DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES Hazarvartian has been involved with the planning, study and design of road systems, intersections and traffic control signals for motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians and has also been involved in other transportation modes. Examples follow.
Great Plain Avenue Bicycle Facility Study and Concept Main Street/Forest Street Intersection Railroad Preemption Plan, Wellesley MA Traffic/Signal Design, Wakefield MA Massachusetts Route 132 Corridor Simulation and Walkers Brook Drive/General Avenue Intersection Animation, Hyannis MA Traffic/Signal Design, Reading MA Sixth Street/Sixth Street Connector Intersection Fort Leonard Wood MO, Major Planning and Design Study Traffic/Signal Design, Dover NH Hunter Army Airfield GA, Major Planning and Design Spit Brook Road and East Dunstable Road Corridor Study, Study Nashua NH Misawa Air Base, Japan, Major Planning and Design Study New Hampshire Route 9 Intersections Traffic/Signal Design, Patrick Air Force Base FL, Major Planning and Design Concord NH Study New Hampshire Route 25 Intersections Traffic/Signal Barksdale Air Force Base LA Airfield Pavement Repair, Full Design, Plymouth NH Design Massachusetts Route 28 Intersections Traffic/Signal Design, Dam Neck Naval Reservation VA, Gate-Area Operations Brockton MA Study K.I. Sawyer AFB MI, Gate-Area Design
PARKING STUDIES AND DESIGN Parking studies include assessing parking demand and supply, with solutions such as the planning of new parking facilities or the reduction of demand through management. Representative projects follow.
Concord Family YMCA, Concord NH Patrick Air Force Base FL Babson College, Wellesley MA Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua NH Downtown Everett, Everett MA Staples Shopping Center, Nashua NH Natick Center, Natick MA Burger King, Merrimack NH Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth MA Washington Street Developments, Wellesley MA Cloverleaf Center Shopping Center, Natick MA
LITIGATION SUPPORT AND EXPERT TESTIMONY Hazarvartian’s litigation support and expert testimony has involved research, analysis, expert opinions and expert testimony related to accidents; traffic operations and safety; and appeals of municipal development approvals. Representative cases follow.
Airport Curbside Operations, Warwick RI Hannaford Supermarket, Lowell MA The Outlet Center Site Circulation, South Burlington VT Groveland Fairways, Groveland MA Intersection Design Safety, North Andover MA Rite-Aid Pharmacy, Henniker NH U.S. Route 7 Design, South Burlington VT
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BROCHURE 93 Stiles Road, Suite 201, Salem, New Hampshire 03079 USA 800 Turnpike Street, Suite 300, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 USA Phone (603) 212-9133 and Fax (603) 226-4108 Email [email protected] and Web www.teppllc.com
TEPP LLC provides a full range of effective transportation engineering, planning and policy services for its clients.
Since 1991, TEPP LLC has enjoyed many long-term relationships. Teams include various levels of government, land developers, institutions, civil/site engineers, architects, surveyors, attorneys and community organizations.
SERVICES
TEPP LLC services include: • traffic operations studies and design for intersections, highways and corridors • traffic impact and access studies, permitting and testimony regarding land developments • transportation peer review • multi-modal transportation engineering, planning and policy • parking studies and design • newly evolved areas such as context sensitive solutions, design for all users and innovative intersections • accident investigations, expert testimony and litigation support
APPROACH
TEPP LLC emphasizes: • proactively assessing and understanding client and project needs • communicating effectively • responding rapidly and effectively • seeking practical and at times creative solutions • taking a multidisciplinary team approach while maintaining a focus on transportation
TEPP
ABOUT US
TEPP LLC has conducted hundreds of projects throughout New England. We bring experience from other regions of the country, and have complementary credentials and education such as: • Professional Engineer licenses and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer certification • degrees up to the doctorate • continuing professional development • affiliation with the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Transportation Research Board, American Society of Civil Engineers and Society of American Military Engineers
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
Spit Brook Road/East Dunstable Road Nashua NH Corridor Study Massachusetts Route 38 Tewksbury MA Signalized Intersection Design Sixth Street/Sixth Street Connector Dover NH Signalized Intersection Design Broken Ground School Concord NH Traffic Assessment New Hampshire Route 25/3A Plymouth NH Signalized Intersection Design Massachusetts Route 28 Brockton MA Signalized Intersection Design Great Plain Avenue Wellesley MA Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Natick Center Natick MA Parking Study Downtown Area Everett MA Parking Study Babson College Wellesley MA Parking Study Falmouth Hospital Falmouth MA Traffic Impact and Access Study Parking Study Cape Cod Commission Wal-Mart Supercenter Plymouth NH Traffic Impact and Access Study Thornwood mixed-use redevelopment Dover NH Traffic Impact and Access Study Road Improvements Design St. Vincent Hospital redevelopment Worcester MA Traffic Impact Analysis Huntington Common Elderly Residential Kennebunk ME Traffic Impact and Access Study Hannaford Supermarkets New Hampshire Traffic Impact and Access Studies Massachusetts Driveway Permits Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Peer Review Massachusetts Franklin, Framingham, Greenfield, Hopedale, Methuen, Newton, Tewksbury, Weymouth, Wilmington and Wrentham New Hampshire Allenstown, Alton, Auburn, Candia, Hooksett, Merrimack, Newmarket and Northwood
2 CDI Commercial Development, Inc. 134 Mystic Avenue Medford, MA 02155 Tel: 781-395-1999 Fax: 781-395-6301 odigc.com
CDI Commercial Development was established 1998 and is a residential and commercial General Contractor. Located at 134 Mystic Avenue in Medford, Massachusetts, CDI services the Greater Boston and New England area. With a great performance track record, the professionals at CDI have demonstrated to their client's strong work ethics, attention to detail, and commitment to client satisfaction that is unwavering.
With over 25 years’ experience in commercial and residential construction Giuseppe Fodera is the President of CDI Commercial Development. Mr. Fodera applies his expertise and experience to each job through completion. As the holder of Home Improvement Contractor License, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Constructions Supervisors License, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hoisting Engineering License and 10-Hour OSHA Training Course, with leadership, creativity and drive Giuseppe Fodera is the one to have involved in a project.
CDI provides services nationwide for general contractors, from retail roll outs, fit outs and office renovations and remodels. Including demolition, framing and drywall, carpentry, flooring, acoustical ceiling tiles and painting. CDI has been involved in many restaurant builds from start to finish.
CDI Commercial Development develops long lasting relationships with who they work with. CDI has been just a phone call away for all maintenance and service calls along with new construction and remodeling for Emerson College for over 16 years and many of the projects that they have been involved with, Customer satisfaction is what CDI offers and continues to maintain.
Recent Projects:
Emerson College (2015-2016) Papagayo (2012-2015) Welcome Center 4 Chain Restaurants 104 Boylston Street 15 West Street Boston, MA Boston, MA
East End Grille (2013) Sephora (2016) 118 Broadway 75 Middlesex Turnpike Ext Somerville, MA Burlington, MA
Emerson College (2013) Lego Store (2015) 14th Floor 97 Providence Place Unit 3165 180 Tremont Street Providence, RI Boston, MA
Giuseppe Fodera 134 Mystic Ave, Medford, MA 02:1.55 617-719-4613 [email protected]
Objective
My objective is to apply my experience and knowledge of commercial and residential development. I feel that I am a friendly, outgoing, and dependable person and would enjoy working with the public. I have the drive and determination to consistently achieve success as a leader in all of the organizations that I have worked with in the past.
Professional Accomplishments
CDI Commercial Development, Inc President — 1997-Present • 19+ years’ experience in new construction, remodel, design/build, renovation, supervision, and management in residential and commercial projects • Subcontractor qualification and bid documentation
Jaques Street Developer - 2015- Present • Home Acquisition • Design, Board of Appeals, project manager, and supervision for three-family home
Main Stream LLC Manager — 2013-2015 • Land Acquisition • Design concept, project manager, and supervision for of a new 5-unit condominium complex
Samoset Road Developer - 2009-2010 • Land Acquisition • Design concept, project manager, and supervision for a single-family home
Cambridge Point LLC Manager — 2005-2007 • Land acquisition • Design concept and project manager for of a new 42-unit condominium complex
Property Management
Landlord - 1988 • Owned and managed multi-unit residential properties. • Experience with the following cities and towns building codes and inspectional services maintaining updated units: Somerville, Medford, Malden, Winchester, Reading
Giuseppe Fodera
Licenses
• Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulations
• Home Improvement Contractor H1C-179864
• Massachusetts Department of Public Safety Commonwealth of Massachusetts Constructions Supervisors License CS-075916 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hoisting Engineering License 11E-038662
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Registry of Motor Vehicles Class A MI, Operator
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration I0-14our OSI IA Training Course 001072564
2 Giuseppe (Joe) Guy Fodera 284 Ash Street Unit-3 Reading, MA 01867 Cell: 781-888-2169 Office: 781-640-2939 E-mail: [email protected]
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE Top-Performing senior executive with 18 years' experience in property operations, construction and management for residential, industrial, commercial development and investment development property markets. Delivered tens of millions in revenue/profit growth through innovative hands-on operating leadership and high-profile property management. In-depth knowledge and experience in business planning, construction, design, management, and implementation, contributing significantly to bottom-line efficiency and profitability. Possessing broad-based management skills, with strong planning, communication, organizational, team building, and decision-making skills.
• Due Diligence • Lease Negotiations • Property Management • Team Building/Leadership • Project Development • Client Relationship Building • Profit & Loss Management • Judgment/Problem Solving • Purchasing Scope Definition • Anticipating Economic Climates • Budget Planning & Forecasting • Diverse Market/Industry Knowledge
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Established Tanino Development Corporation, which developed, architecturally designed and constructed one of the newest state of the art single family home projects in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. • Key driver in development of an organization-wide strategic planning and visionary process. Focused investment business on being a capital player and residential developer of single family homes, townhouses and commercial land markets. • Leadership of more than tens of millions of dollars in property projects, with complete development and management responsibility for over 23 projects. Currently includes $40 million in investment property and $60 million in development projects. • Instrumental in initiating strategic planning analysis for current and future development / investment portfolios. • Spearheaded strategic planning process to expand portfolio, successfully increasing investors' revenue/profit to tens of millions of dollars. • Outstanding mentor and coach; leading teams to identify new opportunities as well as contracting/developing residential, industrial and commercial properties across the Commonwealth and New England.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Provided vision and tactical leadership for the largest private EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finishing System) contracting company in the east coast of the United States; GFM General Contracting Corporation. Later managed and developed over 150 units with Stonewall Place, Hilldale Industrial Properties, Giuseppe & Sons Real Estate Management, SML Real Estate, SMA Real Estate, GG Real Estate Development and Tanino Development Corporation. Managed all stages of property development, worked with the Arlington Housing Authority, Somerville Housing Authority and Cambridge Housing Authority. Conducted P&L management; property management; financial and operational management; property acquisitions; project management; semi-annual valuations to track development/capital/income growth; researched property trends; oversaw asset management of investment properties; and relationship building.
Exceeded company benchmarks for Return on Investment (ROI) through the implementation of market factor influences and strong property management techniques. • Led and negotiated all contract negotiations for property development/investment opportunities throughout New England, including securing under due diligence provisions allowing company to purchase development/ investment properties.
• Expanded SMA Real Estate's portfolio internationally through the design of direct/indirect property portfolios and development investment strategies.
• Provided strong organizational leadership and active participation in business development by offering tactical direction to enhance business plans. Recommends and coordinates the purchase and sale of development/investment properties to optimize profit.
• Effectively documented business processes and procedures, identifying issues that may represent risk to the business or its clients and providing asset management solutions where necessary.
• Identified expansion and market opportunities through successfully researching property trends.
• Independently performed valuations and market research on vacant land, development sites, and residential properties throughout New England.
• Implemented strong client focus and communication processes, continually building long-term relationships and cementing existing relationships.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS RMHS Graduate Diploma
Suffolk University (Sawyer Business School) Bachelor of Business — Accounting
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Notary Public Commissioned to Perform Official Acts
PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaking Engagements: Entrepreneurial Innovating Ideas for the top leading CEO's in Massachusetts Suffolk University 2008
CHARITABLE & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Charter Member/Co-Founder of Amici Association in Medford, MA one of the largest American-Italian 501-C3 organizations in the United States
Founder of MelStrong.life which has helped donate thousands of dollars to The American Heart Association and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
Master Mason with the Freemason Lodge at Mount Olivet Lodge in Cambridge, MA Gaetano (Guy) Fodera 12 Thomas Drive Reading, MA 01867 Cell: 617-877-9961 Office: 617-877-9964 E-mail: [email protected]
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE Owner, manager & senior executive with 50 years' experience in property operations, construction and management for residential, industrial, commercial development and investment development property markets. Delivered tens of millions in revenue/profit growth through innovative hands -on operating leadership and high-profile property management. In-depth knowledge and experience in business planning, construction, design, management, and implementation, contributing significantly to bottom-line efficiency and profitability. Possessing broad-based management skills, with strong planning, communication, organizational, team building, and decision -making skills.
➢ • Due Diligence • Lease Negotiations ➢ • Property Management • Team Building/Leadership ➢ • Project Development • Client Relationship Building ➢ • Profit & Loss Management • Judgment/Problem Solving ➢ • Purchasing Scope Definition • Anticipating Economic Climates ➢ • Budget Planning & Forecasting • Diverse Market/Industry Knowledge
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Founded & established GFM General Contracting Corporation in 1975; provided vision and tactical leadership for the largest private EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finishing System) contracting company in the east coast of the United States and the thirteenth largest construction company in New England. Owns, manages and developed over 150 units with Stonewall Place, Hilldale Industrial Properties, Giuseppe & Sons Real Estate Management, SML Real Estate, SMA Real Estate and GG Real Estate Development. Managed all stages of property development, worked with the Arlington Housing Authority, Somerville Housing Authority and Cambridge Housing Authority. Conducted P&L management; property management; financial and operational management; property acquisitions; project management; semi-annual valuations to track development/capital/income growth; researched property trends; oversaw asset management of investment properties; and relationship building.
CHARITABLE & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Unrestricted Construction Supervisors License since 1974
Concrete and Masonry Association 2003 Winner of the Best Constructed Masonry Building at Clark University
Co-Founder of Arcobaleno Aassociation in Stoneham, MA American-Italian 501-C3 organization.
Charter Member/Co-Founder of Amici Association in Medford, MA one of the largest American-Italian 501-C3 organizations in the United States
Co-Founder of MelStrong.life which has helped donate thousands of dollars to The American Heart Association and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA
Theodore C. Regnante (Biographical Information)
Ted Regnante is a magna cum laude graduate of Tufts University and a graduate of Boston College Law School where he was a Presidential Scholar and Editor of the Boston College Commercial and Industrial Law Review. Ted concentrates his practice in real estate development and land use, zoning, wetlands and environmental issues. While Ted has significant experience in all areas of real estate development, over the past several years he has become one of Massachusetts’ most well-known and well-regarded attorneys in the area of affordable housing under Chapter 40B, representing developers throughout the Commonwealth before local zoning boards, the Housing Appeals Committee and in both the trial and appellate courts. Ted has acted as counsel to over 75 Chapter 40B projects throughout the Commonwealth. He has served as a member of the Department of Housing and Community Development Housing Appeals Committee Advisory Committee, which served as a catalyst for the implementation of revised regulations and procedures designed to streamline the hearing process at the Housing Appeals Committee. Additionally, Ted has conducted numerous lectures on Chapter 40B, including programs for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Citizens Housing and Planning Association, and the Inns of the Court. Ted is a former member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the state Real Estate Bar Association and is presently serving on the Governor's Task Force studying revisions to Chapter 40A, the Massachusetts Zoning Enabling Act. Ted is also a contributing editor of Land Law. Ted has been named a “Super Lawyer” of 2011 through 2016 in real estate law and is rated AV the highest rating for a lawyer by Martindale Hubbell the national rating service for attorneys. Ted has been a practicing attorney since 1962 after having served as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps. of the 26th Infantry Division. Jesse D. Schomer Biography
Jesse D. Schomer is an attorney who has been actively engaged in legal practice for over thirteen years. He is a graduate, with distinction, of Hendrix College (B.A.), and a graduate, cum laude, of the University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D.), where he was an Eli J. Shaheen Law Fellow. He is also a graduate, magna cum laude, of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (M.Phil.). He is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New York, and the State of New Jersey, as well as all local federal courts in those jurisdictions.
Jesse’s primary area of expertise is in the field of real estate development and litigation, including zoning, land use and title matters, wetlands/environmental issues, tax title disputes, and land registration. Within this field of practice, he focuses in particular on representing developers of affordable housing under Chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws in both the permitting process and, when necessary, in litigation.
Jesse’s prior experience includes service as judicial law clerk to the Hon. Alexander H. Sands, III, now-retired Justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court, Land Court Department. At the Land Court, Jesse also worked closely with present Justices Keith C. Long and Michael D. Vhay. In this position, Jesse was responsible for principal drafting of numerous decisions of the Land Court, with an appellate affirmance rate of 92%. Prior to his work with the Land Court, Jesse worked as a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Before that, he worked in private practice for a regionally-recognized, boutique real estate litigation firm in Manhattan, New York City. In that position, he successfully represented clients at all city, state, and federal courts in New York City, at both the trial and appellate levels.
Edward H. Marchant
Edward H. Marchant has been actively involved with the development, financing, construction, and management of real estate over the past forty-four years. In addition to his experience as a real estate developer and consultant, Mr. Marchant has been a real estate educator at Harvard University over the past thirty-five years. As a Project Manager and then as Director of Development at Greater Boston Community Development, Inc. (GBCD), Mr. Marchant worked from 1971-1980 with a wide range of community-based housing sponsors in the successful development of numerous affordable housing projects. GBCD, a non-profit corporation and one of the leading affordable housing development firms in the country, is now known as The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB). Mr. Marchant served on its Board of Directors from 1985 to 1997 until he began providing real estate consulting services to TCB. Mr. Marchant no longer provides consulting services to TCB and was reelected as a member of the TCB Board of Directors in December 2010. As a Vice President at John M. Corcoran & Co. (Corcoran), a private Boston real estate development and management company, Mr. Marchant was responsible for initiating real estate projects and serving as a development project manager on those projects that he initiated. As a development project manager, Mr. Marchant was responsible for identifying suitable sites and gaining site control, preparing feasibility studies, assembling development teams, negotiating required zoning approvals, securing construction and permanent financing, coordinating the design/construction process, and establishing and monitoring marketing programs. Mr. Marchant’s real estate development experience at Corcoran included the development of residential, office, and R&D projects. One of his projects at Corcoran was the rehabilitation of a 392-unit Boston public housing project now known as Commonwealth Apartments. That project, owned by the Boston Housing Authority but privately managed by Corcoran, was awarded an Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence in 1989. Since 1990 Mr. Marchant has worked as an independent real estate advisor. Clients have included developers, investors, private and quasi-public financial institutions, universities, foundations, and municipalities. Representative assignments have included advising Zoning Boards of Appeals and developers in Massachusetts on 161 proposed rental or for-sale Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit mixed-income residential developments; quasi-public agencies on redevelopment planning, implementation, and/or developer selection for closing military bases (Ft. Devens, MA / Watertown, MA / and Bermuda); major urban universities on the development of a strategic neighborhood revitalization plan (with TCB) and on the development and/or acquisition of graduate student/faculty housing; a federal housing agency on the implementation of a public housing funding program for severely distressed public housing projects; the Ford Foundation on its mixed-income/mixed-race communities initiative (with Brophy & Reilly LLC); a non-profit on the development and financing of an assisted-living facility; private developers on structuring and negotiating joint venture development agreements; a private corporation on a valuation and disposition strategy for corporate real estate assets; a local foundation on pre- development loan due diligence reviews of proposed mixed-income housing developments; investors on acquiring real estate assets; and a private developer on the development of an 85,000 square foot ambulatory care center. In addition to his direct real estate consulting work, served in the 1990’s as a court-appointed Trustee or Examiner for the Office of the United States Trustee on four Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, including two where the primary assets were real estate. These two cases included a mixed-use building (retail and office) and a mobile home park. Creditors in the two cases in which Marchant served as Chapter 11 Trustee received a 100 cent and 129 cent on the dollar dividend distribution respectively. Mr. Marchant has also served as a real estate expert for the United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts. Since 1980, Mr. Marchant has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, where he has taught courses on real estate development and finance and on the development, financing, and management of affordable housing. Mr. Marchant also serves as a Core Faculty member of the Real Estate Academic Initiative at Harvard University. The quality of Mr. Marchant’s teaching at the Kennedy School has been recognized numerous times through a Dean’s Office award. Mr. Marchant also taught for over twenty years until 2014 a real estate finance and investment course at the Harvard University Extension School where he received the JoAnne Fussa Distinguished Teaching Award in 1997. Mr. Marchant has participated as a faculty member in numerous professional educational programs offered by Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard Business School (HBS), Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), and Harvard Divinity School (HDS). These professional programs have included the Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate, the Affordable Housing Institute, Real Estate Development Fundamentals, and Real Estate Finance Fundamentals (GSD); Real Estate Management Program, Real Estate Executive Seminar, and Leading Complex Capital Projects Program (HBS); HUD/CPD Community and Economic Development Institute and the HUD-sponsored Community Builders Fellowship and Public Trust Officers Training Program (HKS); and the Summer Leadership Institute (HDS). Mr. Marchant has frequently served as an evaluator for the Innovations in American Government program, a program administered by the Ash Center at the Harvard Kennedy School. Mr. Marchant also designs and teaches corporate real estate training programs, including past programs for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), Boston Financial Investment Management, Copley Real Estate Advisors, the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development and The Community Builders, Inc. A graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Business School, Mr. Marchant is a member of the Urban Land Institute and a former Chairman of ULI’s Boston District Council Executive Committee. Mr. Marchant is also a member of the Cornell University Real Estate Council and serves on the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate Advisory Board. EHM/Real Estate Advisor 9 Rawson Road Brookline, MA 02445-4507
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Edward Marchant’s Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit Experience
Provided or Providing Technical Assistance to Zoning Boards of Appeal and/or Public Agencies (51 Municipalities / 109 Projects)
Andover Marblehead (2) Ashland Marlborough Barnstable (3 developments) Merrimac Bedford (3) Methuen (4) Bolton (4) Millis Bridgewater (4) Nantucket (4) Dedham (2) Norwood DHCD (Hingham) Revere Dighton (5) Rutland (2) Dover (3) Saugus (4) Easton (4) Seekonk (2) Falmouth Sharon Foxborough (3) Southborough (3) Georgetown (2) Stoughton (2) Gloucester Sturbridge Hanover (2) Sudbury (6) Harvard (2) Swampscott Harwich Taunton Hudson (4) Townsend Ipswich (4) Waltham (2) Lancaster West Boylston Lexington Westminster Littleton (4) Winchester Lynnfield Winthrop Manchester-by-the-Sea Yarmouth (2) Mansfield (4)
Provided or Providing Development Consulting Services on Potential Chapter 40B Projects (39 Municipalities / 52 Projects)
Acton (3 developments) North Andover Andover Norwood Ashland Oxford Bellingham Pepperell Billerica (2) Plainville (2) Burlington Salisbury Brookline Sharon Chelmsford (5) Sherborn Cohasset Sterling Dartmouth Stoneham Dracut (3) Tewksbury Duxbury Tyngsborough Easton Wakefield (2) Hopkinton Walpole Ipswich Wareham Littleton Weston Marshfield Westford (2) Merrimac Woburn (2) Middleborough Wrentham Newton
Other Chapter 40B-Related Experience
Speaker at Chapter 40B Training Conferences [Sponsored by Citizens’ Housing & Planning Association (CHAPA), MA Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD), Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) and MassHousing] and the MHP-sponsored Massachusetts Housing Institute.
November 2015 CHRIS P. SPARAGES, P.E. 189 North Main Street, Suite 101, Middleton, MA 01949
PROFILE
With over 25 years of experience in site design and land planning, Chris brings the depth of experience necessary to meet the complex engineering demands for today's projects. With the ever-increasing complexity of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements, Chris' rich background in subdivision design, stormwater design, hydraulic analysis, and sewerage disposal designs brings unique capabilities to Williams & Sparages that help developers and homeowners make informative decisions on their project design and land use. Using his extensive presentation experience, Chris has the ability to effectively demonstrate and present complicated engineering designs to local boards and commissions to provide a better understanding of the project.
EXPERIENCE
2010-present Williams & Sparages LLC, Middleton, MA - Principal 1998-2010 Hayes Engineering, Inc., Wakefield, MA – Project Manager and Co-Owner from 2002-2009 1996-1998 Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc., Concord, NH – Project Engineer 1991-1996 Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., Cambridge, MA – Intern and Project Engineer LICENSES
Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Licensed since 1997
Licensed Soil Evaluator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Licensed since 1998
EDUCATION Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 1993 Northeastern University, Boston, MA Master of Science, Civil Engineering, 1997
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Advocate – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (2003 - present) High School Basketball Official – (1992 – present)