Who We Are
Kevin Maguire, Partner
Kevin Maguire, Partner
is a professional with more than 25 years of experience in the building, design and development fields including experience as a construction laborer, environmental engineer, real estate consultant and housing developer. This breadth of experience, in addition to academic degrees in civil/environmental engineering and urban planning/development, gives Kevin unique exposure and insight into the personalities, perspectives and motivations of the various participants involved in the process of urban redevelopment and the creation of physical places.
With this perspective, Kevin has been involved in the revitalization of distressed urban public housing; the planning, financing and permitting of an inter- generational community dedicated to facilitating the adoption of children from the public foster care system; financing and managing the privatization of student housing at a California state university, managing the construction/rehabilitation of a historic bank headquarters, and overseeing the environmental remediation of leaking underground storage tanks in an environmentally sensitive area in addition to the creation of a number of award winning mixed income housing communities in New England.
Kevin resides in Boston’s South End with his wife Diana.
Peter W. Smith, Partner
Peter W. Smith, Partner
is a professional with more than 30 years of experience working in the Boston development community. During this time, Peter has successfully developed / repositioned numerous buildings/communities in urban neighborhoods on the verge of renewal as well as suburban and ex-urban locations where quality and sensitivity to the natural environmental are crucial. Peter’s success is grounded in his ability to understand the traditional, as well as the intangible, elements that create value. Depending on the context, this value is measured in financial return as well as the market momentum/community confidence that is realized by a well conceived and well executed project. With deep experience developing market, affordable and mixed-income housing, Peter has unique experience utilizing innovative public and private financing techniques from the structuring and syndication of Tax Credits (New Market, Historic, Low Income) to the ability to communicate the unique requirements and limitations of combining private, local, state or federal funding sources.
Peter’s straight ahead approach and sensitivity to the competing motivations of the various parties involved in the development process allow him to be very effective dealing with community boards and the entitlements process. Beyond acquisition, approvals and financial structuring, Peter is able to continually articulate the central vision and purpose for a development amidst the very technical details and numerous consultants involved in the real estate process. For this reason, Peter is often called upon to provide perspective to community based organizations that lack in-house technical capacity as well as to regional development entities that are beginning a new strategic initiative.
Peter is a resident of Dedham where he lives with his wife Catherine.