
Albert Gentry currently serves as President of Housing Opportunities & Concepts. Mr. Gentry has more than 25 years experience in real estate development, investment analysis, underwriting and finance. Mr. Gentry is project manager on an HO&C contract with Alexandria Housing Development Corporation (AHCD), Alexandria, Virginia, with the lead in developing the tax credit and multifamily loan application to finance The Station at Potomac Yard, a class A rental property with affordable and workforce housing units.
He has served as Project Director for the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven to coordinate the mixed-finance applications for the 455 unit, $95 million Elm Haven HOPE VI neighborhood revitalization project. In that role, he prepared three (3) tax credit applications, served as the principal contact with the Connecticut Housing Finance Agency, and garnered the approval of over $1.4 million of 9% tax credits yielding over $10 million of net equity. He helped obtain a $20 million tax-exempt bond, city infrastructure funding, and real estate tax abatement. His work also included preparing other funding applications, including the Section 8 Application, Supportive Service Funding Application, Demolition Plan, Relocation Plan, Homeownership Plan.
Mr. Gentry has worked as an Investment Officer for John Hancock Equity Real Estate and Aetna Realty Investors, Inc. where he was involved in performing financial analysis, preparing investment packages, and negotiated financing for apartment, office, retail and industrial park investment properties.
Al Gentry holds a Bachelor of Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.
HO&C Staff
Albert Gentry
President
Brian Kim
Executive Vice President
Muriel Watkins
Vice President
Steve Duncan
Vice President
Lynne Goldberg
Vice President
Rosemary Bekker
Office Manager
Earl DeMaris
Senior Advisor
Board of Directors
Mr. Norman Dreyfuss, Chairman
Ms. Annie Alston, Vice Chair
Dr. Allison Bryant
Mr. Norman Cohen
Mr. Earl DeMaris
Mr. Scott Minton
Mr. Ken Tecler