Viva Consulting

Real Estate Management Consulting

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Inquiliños Boricuas en Accion (IBA)

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Inquiliños Boricuas en Accion (IBA)

Location: Boston, MA
Year: 2015-2016; 2021-2022
Principals: Gould
Services: Organizations
Description:
Comprehensive strategic planning with housing, community services, and Latino cultural organization, in collaboration with Diane Gordon.

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH)

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Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH)

Location: East Boston, MA
Year: 2015-present
Principals: Gould
Services: Buildings
Description:
Redevelopment of former industrial site to include 71 units of mixed-income rental and ownership housing, commercial space, and public infrastructure.

REACH CDC

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REACH CDC

Location: Portland, OR
Year: 2015
Principals: Weber
Services: Operations
Description:
Analyzed property management organizational design and cost structure.

Just-A-Start Corporation

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Just-A-Start Corporation

Location: Cambridge, MA
Year: 2014-15
Principals: Gould
Services: Organizations
Description:
Comprehensive strategic planning effort for agency with broad-ranging real estate and social service activities.

Victory Programs

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Victory Programs

Location: Boston, MA
Year: 2014
Principals: Gilbert
Services: Buildings
Description:
Assessed organization’s capacity across four areas (real estate development, systems, fundraising and mission-fit) to take on development of a multi-use building.

Home Forward (Housing Authority of Portland, OR)

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Home Forward (Housing Authority of Portland, OR)

Location: Portland, OR
Year: 2014
Principals: Weber
Services: Operations
Description:
Analyzed property management cost structure of local housing authority. Created expense models around property and overhead costs, compared to local averages, and made recommendations for restructuring.

Econometrica, Inc.

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Econometrica, Inc.

Location: Bethesda, MD
Year: 2015
Principals: Weber
Services: Organizations
Description:
Part of team that conducted an assessmen for HUD of the East St Louis (IL) Housing Authority, a public housing authority that has been under HUD administrative receivership for 29 years,

Laconia Area Community Land Trust

by admin in: Elving, Management, Organizations, Project, Weber

Laconia Area Community Land Trust

Location: Laconia, NH
Year: 2005-2014
Principals: Elving, Weber
Services: Organizations, Management
Description:

2005-2014
Strategic Planning and Business Planning, including periodic strategic planning updates with the Board. Elving, Weber; Organizations

2005-2014
Property Management Organizational Assessment; Facilitated decision-making exercises leading to decision to outsource property management; Designed property management evaluation strategy; Created property management plans for each property in the portfolio. Weber; Management

Avenue CDC

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Avenue CDC

Location: Houston, TX
Year: 2013-2014
Principals: Gould
Services: Organizations
Description:
Business planning, including financial modeling

WayFinders (formerly HAP Housing)

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WayFinders (formerly HAP Housing)

Location:
Year: 2006-2015
Principals: Elving, Gould, Weber
Services: Organizations, Operations
Description:

2013-2015
Strategic and Business Planning, including financial modeling. Elving, Gould, Weber; Organizations

2006, 2013
Assisted in the recruitment of a new Director of Real Estate Development (2006) and Chief Operating Officer (2013). Gilbert, Weber; Operations

Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

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Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

Location: San Francisco, CA
Year: 2013-2014
Principals: Weber
Services: Management
Description:
Conducted a Facilities Management Assessment (2013) and provided Chief Operating Officer with ongoing property management consulting services, particularly regarding organizational design and staffing.

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