Paul Folkman is an award winning real-estate developer with 25+ years of experience in all aspects of real estate development, ranging from building single family homes to obtaining complex land permits and entitlements for commercial and residential projects.
Areas of Expertise
Land Analysis and Planning
Real-Estate Entitlements
and Permitting
Real-Estate Acquisitions
and Negotiations
Real-Estate Development
Public Speaking and Presentations
Previous Projects
Single Family Detach Homes
Completed 21 single family detached homes projects. These projects include the development of 42 starter homes, 192 median priced homes, 98 upper end homes, and road and utilities construction.
Cluster Designed, Single Family Homes
Completed 2 clustered designed, single family detached homes projects. These projects include the development of 90 homes, with 50 plus acres of watershed land donation and 40 plus acres of conservation land.
Affordable Housing
Completed 2 affordable housing projects, including the development of 90 homes under the Massachusetts General Law "40B".
Condominiums
Completed 3 condominium projects, including the development of a 30 units condominium, 14 duplexes, and 1 single family home.
Apartment Development
Completed 2 apartment projects, including the development of two apartment complexes totaling 45 rental units.
Historical Renovations
Completed 2 historical renovation projects. These two projects include the restoration of a school house, circa 1850, and the restoration of an historical mansion, circa 1910.
Industrial Development
Completed 1 industrial development project and divided a 40,000 square feet block and steel building into ten, 4,000 square feet condominiums.
Permitting
Obtained permits for the development of 8 large subdivisions (totaling 426 single family home lots) and the conversion of a 50,000+ square feet, furniture showroom and warehouse into 26 residential 2BR/2BA condominiums.
About
Paul Folkman is a self employed real estate developer whose roots were formed in a family retail business and five years in local government land planning and development. His Master's degree is in Natural Resources Planning so he has an expertise in analyzing and evaluating raw land for its development capability. His time in government honed his public speaking skills so that he can make project presentations to entitlement agencies and explain difficult or complicated subject matter. Paul has developed over 25 projects that included the associated infrastructure. These projects range from the construction of over 1000 housing units homes, creation of over 20 miles in roads and supporting infrastructure, to the planning, design, constructions, and sales of 2 clustered designed, single family detached homes projects. Paul was a member of AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) and a member of NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) for many years. He holds real estate licenses in both Massachusetts and Texas and a Construction Supervisors license in Massachusetts. Paul also spent 15 years as an appraiser/assessor in Massachusetts and developed an expertise in industrial property evaluations. Please see this link for a detailed biography.