About

Founder/principal

Mike Gilliard

Mike’s career spans 20+ years of results-driven, effective development projects along the Eastern Seaboard with a focus on New York. He is a senior executive with expertise managing complex teams to develop large-scale urban infill, P3 master-planned communities, economic development, transit-oriented projects and community revitalization. Michael has worked to source, secure and execute complex projects totaling over 3,250 units of housing, $2.5 billion in total development costs and $500 million in Federal, State and local grants/tax credits.

Mike’s completed projects include redeveloping the largest historic residential project in the US (The Beacon: Jersey City, NJ). Prior to founding NYDAG in 2018, he served as the Vice President of Real Estate at Habitat for Humanity New York City, and secured a development pipeline of $250 million for the organization.

Education

Columbia University
Masters in Real Estate Development, 2004

University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., 2000

Affiliations

• New York Land Bank Association, Officer

• Pattern for Progress, Member

• City of Kingston Zoning Task Force, Member

• New York State Association for Affordable Housing, Member

• Urban Land Institute, Member

• Columbia University, Adjunct Professor of Real Estate Development

Areas of Focus

• Financing

• New Construction

• Adaptive Reuse