Shaina Korman-Houston Joins POUA as Real Estate Director

We are thrilled to welcome Shaina Korman-Houston to the Planning Office, who will be joining us on January 4th as our new Real Estate Director. Shaina has more than 15 years of experience in the development, financing, and asset management of housing for low-income families and senior citizens. In her capacity as Real Estate Director, Shaina will be responsible for actively developing the project pipeline and coordinating projects through all stages of development, including feasibility analyses, financial modeling, assembling tax credit and other financing, managing project development teams, and assembling permitting and regulatory review applications. Prior to joining the Planning Office, Shaina served as Deputy Director at Metro West Collaborative Development, where she oversaw a period of growth in the organization’s real estate development. She has been involved in the development or preservation of nearly 325 units of affordable housing, representing nearly $130 million of investment throughout Eastern Massachusetts. Before moving to Boston, Shaina worked as an Asset Manager for Victory Housing, the nonprofit housing development arm of the Archdiocese of Washington, and as a grant writer for DC Habitat for Humanity. Shaina received her Bachelor of Arts in Government and Jewish Studies from American University and her master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill. Shaina will bring insight and years of experience to the office, and we are excited to have her fill this new role. 

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