what we do

JMH Housing and Development Advisors provides customized development advisory services to housing authorities, nonprofits, municipalities, and mission-driven organizations pursuing affordable, supportive, and community-focused housing initiatives.

With experience across the full development cycle — from early concept planning and site evaluation through financing, design coordination, team procurement, construction oversight, and project closeout — JMH can support clients at any stage of a project. Services are tailored to the specific needs of each organization and engagement, whether that means helping evaluate a new development opportunity, structure a financing plan, assemble a project team, manage predevelopment activities, or provide owner’s representation through execution.

The goal is simple: to help mission-driven organizations move complex housing and redevelopment projects from vision to reality.

aFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Complete development life-cycle advisory services for affordable, mixed-income, mixed-use and supportive housing projects.

  • Master plan coordination

  • Project team selection and engagement

  • Site evaluation and selection

  • Tax credit and grant application preparation

  • Real property tax abatement coordination

  • Permitting, entitlement and public approval coordination

  • Design and program evaluation and oversight

  • Underwriting, proforma development and capital planning

  • Source debt and equity partners

  • Deal document review and

  • Deal closing coordination

permenant supportive & veteran housing

Specialized guidance for HUD-VASH, permanent supportive housing, and veteran-focused housing initiatives, informed by direct experience with various HUD specialty voucher and funding programs including HUD-VASH, HUD Foster Youth to Independence and Section 202 developments.

  • Project funding analysis

  • External service partner coordination and communication

  • Liaison with other governmental agency as may be required such as Department of Veteran Affairs, Department of Human and Children Services and local / state officials

  • Need analysis and outcome analysis

  • All Affordable Housing Development Services, as applicable

development management & owner representation

Hands-on support from pre-closing and construction commencement through project completion of new construction, acquisition / rehab as well as infrastructure planning and construction.

  • Monthly construction draw review

  • Coordinate design and obtain ownership approvals, as required

  • Engagement of third-party consultants as needed

  • Monthly on-site project monitoring and reporting

  • Utility, telecommunication and other third party coordination

  • Serve as ownership representation at all OAC and project team meetings

  • RFI, change order and ASI oversight and coordination

  • Budget and schedule tracking

  • Lender and investor reporting / communication

  • Construction closeout support including punch-walks, substantial completion documentation, closeout documentation, and operations transition support

urban redevelopment incentives & public-private-partnerships

Support for complex redevelopment initiatives involving public land, mixed-income housing, PILOTs, TIFs, intergovernmental coordination, and public-private partnership structures.

  • Incentive underwriting and analysis (but-for-test)

  • Incentive structure and package negotiation

  • Workforce housing and other public benefit program implementation

WHO WE SERVE

Public Housing Authorities

Supporting housing authorities - small and large - with redevelopment planning, affordable housing finance, mixed-income development, and project execution.

Nonprofit & mission driven Organizations

Helping nonprofit organizations, community development groups, and mission-driven development partners evaluate opportunities, assemble project teams, pursue funding, and advance affordable, supportive, veteran, and community-focused housing initiatives.

Municipalities & Redevelopment Agencies

Advising public-sector partners on land strategy, public-private partnerships, incentive structures, workforce housing initiatives and community redevelopment projects.