Frances Goldin & A Lower East Side Update

  Earlier this year, I shared the news of the first building at Essex Crossing nearing completion. Now, residents have moved in. Read more about the new residents of Frances Goldin—A Homecoming 50 Years in the Making, New York Times   The building, named for local activist Frances Goldin, is a 100% affordable [...]

The First Building Opens at Essex Crossing

We are so thrilled to welcome home our first Essex Crossing residents at Site 6, a 100% affordable senior building, and the first building to open at the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The first residents to have moved into the building at Site 6 (located at [...]

Supporting Impact Investing Students at the 2017 MIINT Competition

This past spring, the sixth annual MBA Impact Investing Network Training (MIINT) competition was held in Philadelphia. I’m a firm believer in the importance of social impact investing, and I’m proud to be one of the sponsors of the competition.  The MIINT competition, also co-sponsored by University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business as well as the Bridges [...]

Navy Green Team Wins ULI Award for Excellence in Housing Development

On Monday, April 3rd, L+M Development Partners along with partners, IMPACCT Brooklyn and Dunn Development, were awarded the Excellence in Housing Award at the 2017 Urban Land Institute (ULI) New York Annual Awards for Excellence in Development. Located in the Fort Greene/Wallabout area of Brooklyn directly across from the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard, [...]

The Impact of Affordable Housing

As a developer of affordable housing, I see the positive impact of affordable housing and its lasting effects on the communities within which we work; affordable development has economic benefits that go beyond the scope of housing, particularly in terms of employment. Earlier this year, the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) released [...]

John Jay College Announces Ron Moelis Social Innovation Fellowship

On February 8th, I was really excited to be joined by my good friend and John Jay College President Jeremy Travis, as we announced the creation of the Ron Moelis Social Innovation Fellowship. The Fellowship, to begin Fall 2017, is part of a mission that’s important to me:  helping students pursue socially responsible business opportunities. [...]