Edward Starkie, Thimble Creek Team Member

Edward Starkie, Urban Advisors Ltd.
www.urbanadvisors.com

Mr. Starkie has more than 20 years experience in real estate that includes moving complex projects from conception and feasibility analysis to financing and development. A particular career focus has been the economic structure of vital urban places, of downtowns and neighborhoods that are pedestrian and transit oriented environments. His work has received four awards from the American Planning Association in the areas of main streets and downtown revitalization, and he contributed to the current EPA guidelines for promoting Smart Growth. His recent work has also gained an award from the California Preservation Foundation and a Charter Award from the Congress for New Urbanism. Mr. Starkie is a financial advisor for private and public development who brings a unique, pragmatic approach that results in projects that are feasible, profitable, and contribute to community livability. Mr. Starkie holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a panel member of Urban Land Institute Advisory Services. Mr. Starkie also has also served on the faculty of the University of Oregon Urban Architecture Program and the Portland State University Urban Planning and Architecture programs.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, , Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Washington

EDUCATION:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS in Real Estate Development
• University of Oregon, BLA, Cum Laude
• University of California, Berkeley, BA

CAREER PRACTICE:

• Principal, Urban Advisors Ltd
• Principal & Director of Project Management: Leland Consulting Group, Real Estate Consultants
• Senior Associate: Leland Consulting Group, Real Estate Consultants
• Adjunct Assistant Professor: Architecture Department, University of Oregon
• Environmental/Development Approvals Consulting: Hardesty Associates, California
• Project Management: CRJA, Cambridge MA
• Project Management: Renaissance 2000 Project, Providence, Rhode Island
• Joint Consulting on Affordable Housing, Massachusetts and California

PRESENTATIONS:

• King County Transit Oriented Development Conference
• Phoenix Urban Growth Boundary Conference
• State of Oregon Smart Growth Conference
• Urban Land Institute Advisory Panels in Oxnard California,
• Atlanta Georgia, Kenosha Wisconsin, Missoula Montana
• RailVolution Conference, Portland Oregon
• Oregon State University Brownfields Conference
• Washington Public Works Conference, Yakima
• Washington Public Works Conference, Tacoma
• Litigation Support: Tri-Met Westside Light Rail Condemnation
• Idaho Treasure Valley Conference on Strip Development
• Cascadia APA Conference, Portland
• National APA Conference, San Antonio 2006
• Smart Growth Los Angeles 2006
• Asheville, NC Downtown Speaker Series, 2007

TECHNICAL/ANALYTICAL SKILLS:
Project Management: Housing and commercial development pre-construction design and approvals process; selection, negotiation with, and management of consultant teams and construction management

Market Research: Variable trending and analysis of transaction pricing, demographic segmentation, housing need analysis, analysis of underserved markets and pent-up demand, impact of urban design on housing and retail capture

Financial Analysis: Project financials, analysis of investment structure and returns for public and private clients, risk analysis, statistical modeling of unit pricing for height, density and redevelopment potential