HISTORY
ADVISORY SERVICES

Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab

Together with a team of leading women developers and architects, provided ideas and concepts to standardize a process for city disposition of assets to promote additional housing.

Charlestown Public Housing Renovation

Provided advisory services for the response to the Boston Housing Authority’s RFP development solicitation for the renovation of 1,100 public housing units. Assisted in the initial permitting efforts through 2016, and successfully secured HUD Disposition of the site.
Mixed Use Development

Washington Beech

A $100 million HOPE VI mixed-income development located in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. This LEED GOLD project includes 206 units of affordable rental housing was completed three months ahead of schedule and under budget.

Quinnipiac Terrace

A $54 Million HOPE VI mixed-income development located in New Haven, CT. The project includes 160 tax-credit public housing units and transformed an dilapidated neighborhood into a vibrant, mixed-income community.

Maverick Landing

A $109 million HOPE VI mixed-income development located on the East Boston Waterfront. The project includes 396 rental units on five newly configured city blocks. Among its numerous accolades, Maverick was the first LEED certified multi-family building in the Northeast and named Affordable Housing Finance Magazine’s Best Overall Development of 2005-2006. Sarah remained as the President of the Board of Maverick Landing Services Inc, until 2017.

The Foundry at Newburyport

A $7 million mixed-income homeownership project located in downtown Newburyport, MA. The 20-unit project includes thirteen affordable homeownership units available to households earning up to 80% AMI and seven units of market rate condominiums.

Carlton Wharf

A $7 million work-force housing condominium development of 30 units located on the East Boston Waterfront.

SEPIA, The Condos at Inkblock

A $60 million 83-unit condominium project independently branded as SEPIA, the Condos at Ink Block, and 10,000 sf of restaurant/retail space. The pre-sale marketing center opened in September 2013 with unit prices from $500,000 to $2+ million.

Avenir

Avenir is a $150 million luxury apartment development located in the heart of Downtown Boston above North Station’s Green & Orange Lines. The project includes 241 residential units and 28,000 square feet of retail on a Ground Lease parcel from the MBTA. As Senior Project Manager for Trinity Financial, Sarah secured the MBTA designation, permitted, assembled financing, and closed on the first of the Big Dig ground leases.

Boston East

A $100 million East Boston waterfront project that includes 196 units of mixed-income housing, 30,000 square feet of marine-related industrial space, a community gallery, a waterfront park with historical markers, and harbor walk. As Senior Project Manager for Trinity Financial, Sarah secured the designation from the City of Boston and necessary permits to construct.

Ink Block South End

A $240 million luxury mixed-use development located on 6+ acres in the center of Boston at the former Boston Herald site in the South End. The $180 million Phase 1 started construction in March 2013 with 315 luxury apartments; a 50,000 sf flagship Whole Foods Market and, 15,000 sf of ground floor retail stores and restaurants. As Vice President of Development for National Development, Sarah concluded the permitting process, secured the equity investor and managed the closing for the first phase of development.

Charlestown Public Housing Renovation

Provided advisory services for the response to the Boston Housing Authority’s RFP development solicitation for the renovation of 1,100 public housing units. Assisted in the initial permitting efforts through 2016, and successfully secured HUD Disposition of the site.

Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab

Together with a team of leading women developers and architects, provided ideas and concepts to standardize a process for city disposition of assets to promote additional housing.