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Greystar Hires Clarkson as Managing Director of Development

John Clarkson

Charleston, SC-based real estate company Greystar has hired John Clarkson as Managing Director of Development. Clarkson will be responsible for overseeing conventional, active adult and student housing development projects in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. He will be based at the Greystar Washington DC office.

Prior to joining Greystar, Clarkson served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate for JBG Smith Properties, where he led mixed-use development projects within the Washington DC metropolitan area. He joined JBG Smith from Perseus Realty, where he served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Finance for the development firm.

“It’s important that we are responsive to the unique needs of each city that we build in, and John’s expertise will be valuable as we design and develop projects in the Mid-Atlantic,” said Todd Wigfield, senior managing director of development at Greystar. “He will assist with growing our development business in the region and identifying new opportunities that include urban infill projects and mixed-use developments.”

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About David Cohen

David Cohen is Southeast Editorial Director at Connect Commercial Real Estate. David is a media veteran with more than 10 years of experience in journalism, copywriting and communications across a variety of roles. He is responsible for covering commercial real estate news and trends in the Southeast, Florida, Washington D.C. and Boston at Connect CRE as well as specializing in the Student Housing sector. Prior to joining Connect, David was the editor of Northeast Real Estate Business magazine and Student Housing Business magazine at France Media as well as spending time freelancing for ESPN and the Associated Press in the fast-paced field of live sports event production. He is also an owner and investor in multifamily real estate in Atlanta, GA. David currently resides in Atlanta and graduated from the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

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