Jon Grant
Jon Grant is the Founder and President of GSX Ventures a Vertically
Integrated Real Estate Development, Design, and Planning firm.
GSX Ventures focuses its resources primarily in four markets,
• Assisted and Independent Living Communities
• Privately Owned Market Rate Student Housing
• Transit Oriented Mixed-Use Developments
• Medical Office Buildings.
The founding Principal of Grant Architects, Jon Grant is the president and design director at this award-winning national design and planning firm with a 32-year history of sustainable design leadership. Grant Architects is licensed in 15 states and NCARB certified to practice Nationwide.
GSX Ventures uses the firm’s unique Design, Planning, Zoning and Community Consensus Building talents coupled with a deep knowledge of the economics that drive real estate development to find and create high quality, successful, sustainable, community centric projects, in appropriate locations nationwide.
Mr. Grant is committed to producing Developments that are sustainably planned and designed, economically smart, and community sensitive, employing a win -win philosophy that has been the company’s hallmark for the past 30 years.
Mr. Grant has led the Design and Planning effort for the Village at Grafton Wood and will serve a principal in charge of Design as well as Co- Managing the Development Team. He will lead community partnering meetings with local stakeholders through the zoning and entitlement process.
Education
Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, Pa. – 1981 Real Estate Development
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. – 1976 Bachelor of Architecture
Phillips Academy, Andover, Ma. – 1971 Academic Diploma
Career History
Grant Architects – Founder and Design Director 1988-Present
WTW Architects – Director and Partner 1985-1988
Burt Hill – Director of Design and Associate, 1980-1985
Office of Tasso Katselas – Director of Design 1977-1980
Casey Killam
Casey Killam is responsible for sourcing new site acquisitions that strategically align with GSX Ventures’ long term vision and existing portfolio. He has been assisting GSX Ventures since 2015 in identifying key sites and working through the entitlement process within the New England market for student housing, assisted living and multifamily dwellings.
Outside of GSX development, Mr. Killam is a partner in a central Massachusetts real estate development and management company that focuses on mill renovations. Their recent projects include a 44,000 square foot mill in Westborough and the 200,000 square foot former Clark-Cutler-McDermott manufacturing campus in downtown Franklin.
His knowledge of the New England market and ability to find key sites in high demand areas has been a valuable addition to the team. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
David Morin
David most recently worked as a development manager with Parallel-Co where he was responsible for managing the development and construction of a $70 million high-rise in Austin, TX. He is also the co-founder of Site Identify; a software company that helps developers select and analyze potential development sites. Prior to starting Site Identify, he worked as a development associate for Aspen Height Partners where he was involved in the development of over $200 million of multifamily and student housing projects. David graduated from Texas A&M Cum Laude with a B.S in Urban and Regional Sciences.
Frank Navarro
Frank most recently worked as a financial analyst and project manager for Aspen Heights Partners and was previously involved in a variety of multifamily development projects at the Greylock Property Group. His experience includes development, asset management, capital markets, and acquisitions. Frank graduated with an M.S. in Finance from Boston College and a B.S. in Economics from Wake Forest University. Frank is also an Airborne Ranger in the Texas Army National Guard where he serves as an Executive Officer.
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