Vice President, Investments

Responsibilities

The Vice President, Investments (VPI) contributes to the strategic direction of Focus by creating and maintaining a robust pipeline of ground-up real estate development opportunities.

• Responsible for identifying, qualifying, and procuring on-market and off-market real estate opportunities in Chicago, IL, its suburbs, and Southeastern U.S.
• Required to build and maintain relationships with land-owners, brokers, potential development partners, investment partners, and 3rd-party clients.
• Identify emerging markets, decipher opportunities and constraints within specific neighborhoods and sites.

• Create and maintain a robust pipeline of ground-up real estate development opportunities.
• Evaluate real estate opportunities including due diligence review, feasibility of obtaining project zoning, and lead with the Senior Analyst the initial financial modeling.
• Track relevant real estate market and competitive developments.
• In collaboration with the Development Team, prepare and assist in real estate zoning entitlements for predominantly ground up multi-family and mixed-use developments.
• Create and maintain close ties to the brokerage community.
• The VPI will actively represent Focus within the real estate industry, promote past, current, and future Focus projects, and connect Focus’ executive leadership to industry events.
• The employee will be based at the Focus corporate office in Chicago, IL and will be required to travel to the Southeastern US and other markets as necessary.

Skills

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Real Estate Acquisitions
• Proven ability to identify and execute on a vision within real estate development.
• Experience in multi-family underwriting
• Ability to obtain buy-in for contentious and/or complex transactions.
• Robust network in the real estate industry
• Tenacity
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Exceptional leadership skills
• Knowledge of MS Office including PowerPoint is required.

Education

• Undergraduate Degree in Business or Real Estate

Application

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