Cleveland, OH (October 4, 2010) The NRP Group LLC is pleased to announce the addition of P. Christopher Dirr to the position of Vice President - Development. In this role, Mr. Dirr will be responsible for originating affordable housing and diverse multi-family housing development opportunities throughout New York, Pennsylvania, and other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States.
In his 20 years of diverse experience, Mr. Dirr's job responsibilities included working as a developer and consultant with national and local for-profit and not-for-profit developers of multi-family housing, including affordable housing utilizing Low Income Housing Tax Credits ("LIHTC"). During the past ten (10) years, he has developed over 400 affordable units and 200 market rate units for twelve (12) developments with total project costs in excess of $60 Million. Mr. Dirr has acquired, developed, leased, marketed and constructed significant commercial properties, including Class "A" office, flex office-light industrial warehouse facilities, and other diverse real estate development ventures, resulting in development and construction of projects with total costs in excess of $150 Million, and 575,000 square feet of new construction and rehabilitation commercial and residential space in New York, Florida, and the US Mid-Atlantic Region.
Additionally, he is experienced in community and economic development. Mr. Dirr has been responsible for formulating and implementing a long-range strategic investment plan for a $46 Million Class "A" Office, Retail and Industrial real estate portfolio of a local development corporation, as well as asset management of a $57 million real estate secured portfolio. Finally, Chris was involved with integrating private sector investment into urban redevelopment projects with a total capitalization exceeding $110 Million.
Mr. Dirr is a licensed real estate broker in the State of New York. He is a graduate of The School of Law, SUNY at Buffalo, where he received his Juris Doctor, with a Certificate in State and Local Government Law. Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations, with a concentration in Latin American Studies, from SUNY – University Center at Binghamton.
The NRP Group LLC: Developer, Builder and Management Company
The NRP Group is a full-service developer, general contractor, and property manager providing a broad range of services. From start to finish, every project The NRP Group takes on is carefully contemplated and executed to maximize investment return, cost efficiency, productivity and satisfaction. The NRP Group has been recognized as NAHB's 2009 Multifamily Development Firm of the Year and has been ranked number one in the Top 50 Affordable Housing Developers for 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Affordable Housing Finance.
Since its founding in September 1995 by Alan F. Scott, T. Richard Bailey and J. David Heller, the company has experienced continual growth in the fields of single-family, multi-family and senior housing, as well as commercial and retail properties. In all, more than 13,500 multi-family and single-family housing units have been built with another 2,275+ planned in 2010.
In 2003, the owners formed NRP Management, which by year-end 2010 will manage nearly 70 properties encompassing over 7,500 market rate and tax credit family and senior apartment properties in Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Indiana, New Mexico and Arizona.
The NRP Group, LLC has offices in Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Phoenix, AZ; and, Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, call (216) 475-8900 or visit www.nrpgroup.com.