Leonard Bogorad

Biography: Leonard Bogorad- #11519 Managing Director- Washington D.C. office Robert Charles Lesser & Company May 22, 2001 Leonard Bogorad, Managing Director in the Washington D.C., office of Robert Charles Lesser & Company, has over 25 years of experience in a wide range of market and financial analysis, appraisal, strategic planning, and impact assessment capacities concerning real estate and urban development issues throughout the United States. Particular specialties of Mr. Bogorad include residential developments of all types, including large-scale mixed-use projects and master-planned communities, neo-traditional communities, multifamily rental apartment complexes, condominiums, congregate and assisted living facilities, and attached and detached single-family homes; metropolitan development trends; golf courses, golf course communities and resort developments; and office and industrial projects. He frequently advises developers and retailers on product programming, sales forecasting, and site selection. He has also developed innovative models to analyze the demand for specialized types of development, such as retirement communities and low-income tax credit projects. Mr. Bogorad has also assessed the fiscal and economic impacts of real estate developments, highways, and transit stations throughout the country and has developed strategies for downtown improvement, neighborhood and housing revitalization, and economic development for many local governments. Mr. Bogorad has been actively involved in the development review and approval process, working for landowners, developers, attorneys, and local governments. He has provided expert testimony before courts and regulatory bodies in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Mr. Bogorad has worked with numerous corporations and investors such as pension funds and their advisors, providing advices on their portfolio strategy to maximize the potential of their real estate holdings, assistance in facility location decisions, and review and valuation of particular potential investments. Prior to joining Robert Charles Lesser & Co., Mr. Bogorad was Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington office of Real Estate Research Corporation (RERC). Before joining RERC, Mr. Bogorad served as Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in Boston; Senior Staff Associate for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; and development consultant for a firm in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating from Harvard University, Mr. Bogorad received a Masters in City Planning degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He has spoken for such organizations as the Urban Land Institute, the National Association of Senior Living Industries, and the Northern Virginia Building Industries Association, and has written articles published in The Journal of Real Estate Development, Mortgage Banker, Corridor Real Estate Journal, Industrial Development, Tax Credit Advisor, The Washington Post, Real Estate Finance Journal, Urban Land, Washington Business Journal, and other publications. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Washington District Council and is active in the Northern Virginia Building Industries Association.