Joseph Browne Development Associates is a real estate development and consulting company based in Washington DC that specializes in the development of affordable rental and for sale housing. The principals of the company, Gerry Joseph and Paul Browne, have over 50 years of experience in the affordable housing and community development industry. Each has worked as a developer, Senior Manager and Director for non-profit development organizations at the neighborhood, regional and, in the case of Gerry, national level. They have developed all types of multifamily housing using all kinds of financing tools.
Mr. Joseph served as Vice President and Director of Real Estate Development for Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC) from 2004-2010. In that capacity he managed and oversaw CPDC’s real estate department, which consisted of six full time personnel and was responsible for all aspects of the company’s real estate development activity from project conception, through construction completion and rent-up. This included responsibility for all site assessment and acquisition decisions. Prior to that Mr. Joseph worked for The Community Builders Inc. (TCB) for over 13 years in a number of capacities including Vice President/Director of Massachusetts Operations where he managed all of TCB’s real estate development activity in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Joseph also served as Executive Director of the Franklin County Community Development Corporation of Greenfield, Massachusetts and Director of Development for Brightwood Development Corporation in Springfield, MA. He was a founder and the first President of the Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund, a regional micro business investment fund. Mr. Joseph served as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Advisory Council from 1999-2005 including a term as chairperson of that body. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of HAND, Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers. Mr. Joseph holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
Mr. Browne served as the Vice President for Real Estate Development for Wesley Housing Development Corporation in Alexandria, Virginia until May 2018. In that capacity, he oversaw all of the real estate development activity for the Company, supervising three project managers and multiple consultants. Under his leadership, WHDC dramatically increased its portfolio and development pipeline, including the development of an innovative 193-unit mixed-income community in Arlington, Virginia, development of an affordable senior housing project in McLean, Virginia, recapitalization of three portfolio projects with new debt and LIHTC equity, expansion of its geographic reach to Washington DC by acquiring two multifamily properties in the city, and the acquisition of a 204-unit affordable independent living community in Arlington. Previously, he served for more than 10 years with CPDC, as a developer and eventually as the Vice President of Real Estate. He is a member of Leadership Greater Washington, has served as President of AHOME (Affordable Housing Opportunities Means Everyone) in Fairfax and as Chair of the Housing Committee of the Long Term Care Coordinating Council of Fairfax. Paul has a Master’s of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia and a J.D. and B.A. from the University of North Carolina.
