Urbancore Development, Llc

UrbanCore Development, LLC has been a leading real estate development & consulting company in the Bay Area for the last thirty years. Founded by Michael E. Johnson and Muhammad A. Nadhiri, UrbanCore has focused on creating, enhancing, and improving communities through several selected projects that address the core values of aesthetic appeal, environmental and financial stewardship, and social responsibility. With a team of experienced project, construction, and asset managers, the firm has been the driving force behind the development of mixed income, mixed-use, and affordable housing projects – from the initial conceptual planning through the design and construction phases. With a concentration on urban-infill, public-private development projects, UrbanCore regularly interfaces with various community groups and local government officials. UrbanCore emphasizes partnerships between the public, private, and community sectors, and is known for successfully bring these groups together to complete projects. The result of these public-private relationships is that UrbanCore can enhance the feasibility of the private investment in its transactions by leveraging the public investment contributions in each project. UrbanCore has also worked as a member of numerous joint venture teams or on a project management basis; in many cases, with organizations that serve as the long-term owner of the completed properties. More recently, UrbanCore has completed several development projects as the lead developer and managing partner and has several projects currently underway in this capacity.