BETHESDA, MD - UIP Asset Management, Inc. (UIPAM), an affiliate of Urban Investment Partners (UIP) of Washington, DC, has hired Brook Katzen as Vice President of Development and Daniel Perdomo as Director of Development. Jason Lifton was promoted to Development Associate.
Mr. Katzen joins UIPAM from SB Urban, where he served as Vice President of Development. Before joining SB Urban, Mr. Katzen worked for The JBG Companies. In his new position, Mr. Katzen is in charge of all UIP development/redevelopment activities including Tilden Hall, Embassy Towers, Rhode Island Gardens and several other projects.
“I was attracted to UIP’s fully-integrated platform, robust pipeline of development and redevelopment projects, and strong team from top to bottom,” said Mr. Katzen. “I’m happy to be joining UIP at this pivotal time in the company’s evolution.”
“We are really excited about bringing on Brook to head the UIP development team,” said Steve Schwat, UIP Principal. “Brook brings with him a wealth of experience and leadership and that is what we need as we continue to grow our development pipeline and expand our team.”
UIPAM’s new Director of Development, Mr. Perdomo, served as Assistant Project Manager at AECOM before joining UIPAM. Before that, he worked as a project engineer at Clark Construction Group.
Mr. Lifton, who has been promoted to Development Associate, has been a Development Analyst at UIPAM for the past year. Before joining UIPAM, he was employed by George Washington University.
Both Mr. Perdomo and Mr. Lifton are responsible for managing the design, permitting, and construction phases of UIP development projects.
The UIP family of companies owns and manages more than 2,500 apartments in Washington, DC and Maryland and has renovated and restored more than 25 downtown apartment buildings over the last ten years. UIP’s primary focus includes working with tenants in Washington, DC and helping them exercise their TOPA (Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act) rights. UIP also is active in entitling land, new infill development, and acquiring residential assets in the close-in Washington, DC suburbs. For more information, visit www.uipllc.com and www.uippm.com.