El Paso, TX – (May 9, 2013) - Hunt Companies, Inc. announced it has hired former Executive Vice President of Development at the Chicago Housing Authority, William (Bill) Little, to serve as Senior Vice President of Public Private Partnerships. A 25-year veteran in the real estate development and construction field, Bill brings a wealth of knowledge to this newly created role.
“We’re excited to add someone with the experience that Bill brings to our team,” stated Sinclair Cooper, Co-President, Hunt Companies, Public Private Partnerships. “With his long history of working with government and various housing agencies, we know he will be a valuable asset to Hunt’s Public Private Partnership endeavors.”
In this role, Bill will work closely with local, state and federal housing and redevelopment agencies advancing Hunt’s affordable housing platform (which includes the design, construction, development, financing and operation of affordable housing) and helping to revitalize communities by introducing tailored housing and economic development opportunities and solutions.
Prior to working for Hunt, Bill served for nearly a decade, as Executive Vice President of Development at the Chicago Housing Authority, the third largest authority in the country. In that role, Mr. Little directly oversaw the financing, development and construction of more than 20,000 units of housing in partnership with a wide and diverse array of public, private, civic and community stakeholders.
Mr. Little holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School, and a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana College of Engineering.
ABOUT HUNT COMPANIES, INC.
Hunt Companies, Inc. is a real estate company dedicated to building values through development, investment, and management. Hunt is focused in the core areas of public private partnership, military housing, community development, real asset investment management and multifamily housing.
Founded in 1947, Hunt is headquartered in El Paso, Texas, with 1,100 employees in regional offices throughout North America and Europe. Together, Hunt and its affiliates have more than $16 billion in assets under management, including more than 144,000 multi-family housing units and 5.6 million square feet of office, retail and industrial properties. Hunt has also developed 89,000 housing units, over 1 million square feet of commercial space and thousands of acres of land. Development project costs have totaled more than $6.4 billion with more than $8.2 billion in construction costs.
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