JRJ President

In 1992, Jason Kintzer launched JRJ Development, Inc., successfully putting into practice the knowledge, experience and track record he has accumulated over the past sixteen years in the real estate development and finance business.

Over the last 13 years, Jason has developed over 60 single family homes, 37 condos and town-homes, and manages 18 owned rental properties. Jason has secured the necessary debt and equity financing for each of his properties. He is currently developing approximately 150 units. Jason's projects often involve conducting short plats, obtaining variances, negotiating with design review boards, and negotiating public processes with neighbors.

Jason Kintzer, 43, is founder and president of this Seattle-based company. He earned a Masters of Business in finance and real estate from Cornell University. He graduated with a B.A. in political science from Columbia University and concurrently a B.A. in Talmud from The Jewish Theological Seminary.

Jason's real estate career began at Washington Realty Corp., a Washington D.C. developer of downtown commercial and medical offices/condos. He learned the essential role of the design and technical team, the need for understanding the target market, and the value of "branding" properties.

Next, during his work as Management Consultant for Kenneth Leventhal and Co., a national real estate consulting and accounting firm, Jason sharpened his deal-structuring skills. His work included configuring limited partnerships for multifamily and hotel projects, and rating commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities. Jason played an integral part in the restructuring of the Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, which involved fixed asset valuation and analysis of strategic alternatives, including the successful joint venture with Nippon Steel.

For the next several years, while his wife Jane trained as an Internist at Montefiore Hospital in New York, Jason was the Redevelopment Project Manager at New Dawn Development Co. in the Bronx. This company financed, rehabilitated, managed and owned over 800 multifamily units in the borough. These properties ranged from 36 to 156 units, with rehab budgets from $500,000 to $3,500,000 in 1987 dollars. This phase of Jason's career strongly influenced his Streetscapes Urban Vision.

After New York, Jason moved to Seattle, where his wife completed her studies as a physician. He worked as Development Advisor for the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA). He advised them on the mixed-use Heritage House at the Pike Place Market, a condominium including structured parking, life care facility and a sky bridge to the market. Other participants included the Market Authority and Sisters of Providence.

Following SHA, he served as Development Director for the Central Area Public Development Authority (CAPDA), where he and his team designed and constructed affordable housing. He arranged financing using seed capital from the National Equity Fund, and construction funding from Community Reinvestment Act bank lending. Building relationships with lenders, minority-owned businesses and Homesite, he charted a new stock of for-sale housing in the Madison and Rainier Valleys.

After his tenure with SHA and CAPDA, Jason proceeded into private development for his own account. He created and maintains a streamlined, lean organizational structure that allows for decentralized decision-making where appropriate, while preserving strong centralized direction.