Author: Connor Mattoon

Connor Mattoon is a first-year master's candidate in the Baker Program in Real Estate at Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business. At Cornell, Connor is an Editor for the Cornell Real Estate Review and a member of the Associate Real Estate Council (AREC), Association of Cornell Woman in Real Estate (ACWRE), and the Coalition for Affordable Sustainable Housing (CASH). Prior to Cornell, Connor worked in valuation at Novogradac Consulting, a real estate consulting company in San Francisco, CA. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego, where he studied Real Estate and Finance.

The Battle To Build Affordable Housing Units in Western San Francisco: An Analysis of the Proposed 2550 Irving Street Project

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In February 2021, San Francisco officials unveiled plans to build a 100% affordable housing project in the Sunset District of San Francisco.  The Sunset District is located on the west side of San Francisco, an area that has seen little new construction of affordable housing developments over the past decade.  The Sunset District is designated… Continue Reading The Battle To Build Affordable Housing Units in Western San Francisco: An Analysis of the Proposed 2550 Irving Street Project

How Avalon Bay Communities Built a “Self-Serve” Apartment Building to Reach the Missing Middle Housing Sector

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In terms of affordability, one tends to think of the dichotomy between luxury apartment buildings that offer ample community amenities and federally or state subsidized “low-income” units. However, there is an additional cohort of people within the affordability spectrum that fall between high-priced luxury units and subsidized units within the United States. Avalon Bay Communities… Continue Reading How Avalon Bay Communities Built a “Self-Serve” Apartment Building to Reach the Missing Middle Housing Sector

Having a Lasting Impact: A conversation on New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) with Neel Shah

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On Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate welcomed Neel Shah as a speaker in this Fall’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Mr. Shah is the Principal and Founder of Shah Capital Advisors, an advisory firm specializing in helping sponsors navigate obtaining the benefits of the New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) program. Shah… Continue Reading Having a Lasting Impact: A conversation on New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) with Neel Shah