Housing & Commercial Real Estate
Housing — Affordable, Senior, Middle-Income, and Workforce — is KM Partners’ flagship practice, built on tax credit and capital expertise. From there, we recruit across Commercial Real Estate and Project Delivery, from capital allocation to execution.
Our History — From Rapid Growth to National Reach
Jay’s introduction to multifamily affordable housing came fast: he began working with a real estate investment management firm shortly after it acquired the upper-tier low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) partnership interests and related assets tied to more than 45,000 units of affordable and moderate-income housing across 287 properties nationwide. Over the next few years, that firm grew into an industry-leading LIHTC syndicator and owner-operator, expanding to more than 1,700 properties and 280,000+ multifamily units — the majority of them affordable housing. Jay personally placed 61 professionals through that growth, roughly a third of the company, drawing much of that talent from adjacent backgrounds in finance, accounting, and other real estate product types — professionals who could get up to speed fast and handle complexity. That culture rewarded initiative: more than 65% of the people Jay placed were promoted.
From there, Jay’s recruiting expanded nationally into industry-specific specialists, then organically into Affordable Housing Development through client referrals. Today, KM Partners represents several top-ranked national leaders in Affordable and Senior Housing Development, Institutional and Private Equity Investment Management, and Tax Credit Syndication across LIHTC, Historic, and Renewable Energy. Our mission remains the same one Jay started with: partner with management teams to recruit top-performing professionals who add real value at companies striving to make a positive impact on the economy, society, and the environment. We’re ethical capitalists who consider all stakeholders.
Roots in the Industry
Multifamily Affordable, Senior, Middle-Income, and Workforce Housing is where KM Partners built its name, and our adjacent practice areas share core values. Since our founding in 2016, this practice has produced the majority of our placements — more than 400 industry-specific professionals across more than 100 markets nationwide — and it’s where our relationships run deepest and our read on the market is sharpest.
Housing finance doesn’t work like the rest of commercial real estate. LIHTC and other tax credit structures, layered capital stacks, regulatory compliance, and public-private financing create a level of complexity most search firms aren’t built to navigate. We are. We recruit across the full spectrum of Multifamily Housing — Affordable, Workforce & Middle-Income, and Senior Housing, along with LIHTC Syndication — for developers, owner-operators, syndicators, lenders, investment managers, and the advisory and finance firms that serve them.
The team has worked with CPA Firms, institutional lending, credit underwriting, syndicated and structured finance, debt and equity placement, investment management, funds management, loan restructures, bond servicing, and with private equity and institutional investment funds.
From that core, our Commercial Real Estate practice extends into Project Delivery, where capital plans meet execution on the ground: Owner’s Representative, Cost Management, and Program & Construction Management leadership. Whether the mandate is a Chief Investment Officer overseeing capital allocation or a Program Director running vertical construction, we understand the difference between the two — and we recruit accordingly.
Active in the Industry
As members of such industry associations as the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Housing Colorado, we stay actively involved and up to date on the latest trends in Multifamily Affordable and Senior Housing.
Housing & Commercial Real Estate Expertise
Affordable Housing
- Developers & Owners
- Investment & Equity Platforms
- Lenders & Financial Institutions
- Tax Credit Syndicators
- Property & Asset Management
- Housing Authorities & Public Agencies
- Nonprofit & Community Development Organizations
Senior Housing
- Age Restricted
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
- Developers, Owners & REITs
- Operators & Management Companies
- Investment & Capital Providers
- Lenders & Financial Institutions
- Nonprofit & Mission-Driven Organizations
- Advisory & Professional Services
Tax Credit Syndication
- Tax Credit Syndicators & Investment Platforms
- LIHTC, Historic, New Markets, Renewable Energy, & Carbon Credits
- Institutional Tax Credit Investors
- Investment & Asset Management
- Originations & Business Development
- Underwriting & Investment Management
- Tax Credit Finance & Professional Services
Commercial Real Estate
- Developers & Owners
- Investment & Private Equity
- REITs & Real Estate Companies
- Lenders & Capital Markets
- Brokerage & Investment Sales
- Property & Asset Management
- Development, Construction & Design
Private Equity & Institutional
- Investment management
- Development
- Operations
- Asset management
- REITs
- Corporate real estate
Professional Services
- Legal & Regulatory
- Accounting, Tax & Audit
- Consulting & Advisory
- Valuation & Market Research
- Financial & Transaction Advisory
- Technology & Business Services
Project Delivery
- Developers & Owners Representation
- General Contractors, Program & Construction Management
- Development & Project Management
- Cost Management
- Project Controls
- Architecture, Engineering & Design
- Infrastructure & Energy
- Construction & Professional Services
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