A real estate development consulting firm that focuses on helping clients meet their development objectives
CIVISTRUCT Strategy + Development specializes in leveraging public and private sector interests and synergies to create real estate development opportunities by providing solutions for challenging development projects. We are passionate about finding better ways to reshape our built environment that meet both private sector development goals and community benefits.
Founder
David Starnes
Principal & Founder
David Starnes has 20+ years experience in the real estate development field, ranging from managing development projects to undertaking economic and market analyses and structuring public-private developments as a real estate development consultant, senior level local government official, and real estate developer.
David has a Master’s in City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.A. from the University of Delaware.
The history of our firm
Prior to launching CIVISTRUCT Strategy + Development, David directed project entitlements and public-private finance for Foundry Builders, a Boulder, Colorado-based real estate development company focused on urban infill development enhanced by exceptional public infrastructure. Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Longmont Urban Renewal Authority and Redevelopment Manager for the City of Longmont where he worked in partnership with the private sector development community to bring $150M in redevelopment projects to fruition. David was Vice President for a national economics and real estate development advisory firm counseling more than 80+ public and private clients, as well as institutional investors, that led to more than $400M in development in a variety of urban, suburban, and rural settings.
He is a specialist in public finance having help structure more than $65M in public financing including urban renewal districts, tax increment financing, metropolitan districts, business improvement districts, and federal and state grants. David also has extensive expertise in managing diverse project teams, economic and market studies, financial/investment analysis, and structuring public finance and development agreements and partnerships.
