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.

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Affordable Housing Development

A modern multi-story apartment building with a white and gray exterior, surrounded by a landscaped area with small trees and grass, adjacent to a paved street with parking spaces and streetlights.
Modern kitchen with blue lower cabinets, white upper cabinets, stainless steel appliances including a microwave, and a kitchen island with a cutting board and open book on it. Pendant lights hang from the ceiling, and there is a small potted plant on the counter.
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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

  • Identify and coordinate debt and equity partners

  • Deal document review and negotiation support

  • Deal closing coordination

Permanent 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

  • Coordination with governmental partners, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, state and local human-services agencies, and other public officials, as required

  • Needs assessment and outcome analysis

  • All Affordable Housing Development Services, as applicable

Exterior picture of Liberty Place in Knoxville, TN which is a new 32-unit permanent supportive housing development for homeless and low-income veterans using the HUD VASH program.
Exterior picture of Liberty Place in Knoxville, TN which is a new 32-unit permanent supportive housing development for homeless and low-income veterans using the HUD VASH program.

Development Management & Owner Representation

Aerial view of infrastructure development at Western Heights in Knoxville, TN which is being developed by Knoxville's Community Development Corporation and was initially spearheaded by Jim Hatfield, former Chief Development Officer for KCDC
Aerial view of a modern residential complex under construction, with several multi-story buildings, smaller townhouse-style units, parking lots, and surrounding roads in a suburban area.

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, telecommunications and other third-party coordination

  • Serve as the owner’s representative 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

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WHO WE SERVE

Public Housing Authorities

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

Modern multi-story apartment buildings with balconies, large windows, and varied exterior finishes, including white, red brick, and dark-colored elements, set against a clear sky.

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.

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Municipalities & Redevelopment Agencies

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

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