Planning – Design – Construction – Management
CDP Leadership Team Members
From evaluating a real estate development’s potential, to formulating a plan to implement it, to getting it constructed, CDP’s professionals have the experience, capability, and resources to get the job done and done right.
The professionals that make up CDP come from divergent real estate backgrounds that cover both the public and private sectors. Because of this, CDP understands the complexities involved in not only recognizing opportunity, but even more importantly, in implementing a strategy and program that ultimately realizes that opportunity.
Partner
George G. Birt
816-918-6179
Education
B.A. Urban Studies
University of Tulsa
M.A. Urban Studies
University of Tulsa
George has over forty years of experience in real estate, having served as managing partner for a wide variety of retail, commercial and multi-family residential developments.
His responsibilities have ranged from overall business planning, administration, and marketing to more specific responsibilities related to site selection and evaluation; governmental approvals, including entitlements and permits; coordination of planning, architectural and engineering studies/designs; specification and subsequent selection of building materials and systems; review and approval of contractor bid packages and submittals; and on-site management of field inspection teams.
Since 1997, he has focused his attention on urban re-development opportunities in downtown Kansas City, having developed adaptive reuse and new construction infill projects totaling over $100 million. These have included new construction rental and condominium properties, and the adaptive reuse of historic warehouse buildings into market rate apartments and commercial income property utilizing state and federal historic tax credits. Specific responsibilities have included planning, design, and construction oversight, as well as securing entitlements related to land use, zoning, and development incentives.
He currently serves on several Boards of Directors related to downtown housing, business, and community improvement and provides developer consulting services focused on urban, mixed-use projects.
Partner
James C. Potter, AICP, LEED GA
816-916-3664
Education
Master of Architecture
University of Kansas
B.G.S. Environmental Studies
University of Kansas
B.S. Geography
University of Kansas
Certifications
AICP-American Institute of Certified Planners
American Planning Association
USGBC
LEED Green Associate
Kansas Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Missouri Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Planning Association
Past President,
KC Metro Section, APA
Past Chairman,
River Market Community
Improvement District
Board Member,
Sustainable Advisory Board,
Leawood, KS
In his capacity as real estate developer, Jim has partnered with Consolidated Development Partners on such notable residential projects as 4646 Broadway on the Country Club Plaza and City Homes in the River Market.
Jim is also a founding partner at Development Initiatives and is responsible for communicating the firm’s vision of excellence and client satisfaction in the firm’s work product. His background has run the spectrum of urban redevelopment to community planning projects. From environmental due diligence activities to managing multi-million dollar bond projects, he has experience in the myriad of development components.
Jim has degrees in Environmental Science and Geography, as well as a Master of Architecture, all from the University of Kansas. His past employment with the Kansas City Economic Development Corporation has contributed to his considerable expertise in the understanding and application of some 80 different city, state, and federal tax incentive programs.
Since the establishment of Consolidated Development Partners, Jim has coordinated numerous urban renewal and tax increment financing projects for countless communities across the Midwest. He uses his experience and relationships with local and state development officials to maximize the effectiveness of the projects he manages and the incentives sought on behalf of his clients.
Associate
Peyton F. “Pete” Perry
303-888-4200
Education
E & M Degree
Stanford University
Since the mid 1970’s, Pete has been engaged in real estate investment, development, construction, asset management, financing, sales, and third-party consulting services. Mr. Perry has served on the boards of directors of select Colorado banks and operating companies and is still on the boards of several Colorado not-for-profit organizations. Pete is also the founder and President of Denverbased Perry Partners Inc.
Over the years, he has been a partner, Managing Partner or has been retained by financial institutions and developers as a real estate adviser for an array of commercial real estate development ventures, including single and multi-family residential projects, office buildings, retail centers and land developments. Specifically, he has been involved in site selection, property evaluation and acquisition, and project feasibility analyses. Mr. Perry has formed numerous joint venture and partnership entities, negotiated construction and permanent debt financing, and provided construction supervision and project coordination services. He has managed the schematic design, design development and construction document phases of development projects, as well as overseeing value engineering of these projects throughout the development cycle. He has extensive experience in contract and lease negotiations and tenant finish buildout. He also performs asset/property management services from project completion to final asset disposition. Additionally, Mr. Perry was a co-founder and principal in Real Property Systems. This company was formed to serve the Denver metropolitan area and managed over 3.3 million square feet of office buildings for large financial institutions.
