Brian Coleman

Biography: Brian Coleman Chief Executive Officer GMDC Brooklyn, NY Brian T. Coleman serves as the CEO of the Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center and its related companies in Brooklyn, New York. The GMDC creates and sustains viable manufacturing sectors in urban neighborhoods through planning, developing and managing real estate and offering other related services. Since 1992 GMDC has developed over 750,000 square feet of industrial space and currently has 120 tenants with over 500 employees. Mr. Coleman joined GMDC in 2003 after sixteen years of experience in economic development, commercial, industrial, and residential development and property management in New York City and New Jersey. Mr. Coleman serves on the boards of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and the L&M Community Development Fund’s Advisory Board. Most recently, Mr. Coleman led a development team that acquired and rehabilitated an historic 72,000 square foot industrial property in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The $17.8 million project utilized a combination of Historic and New Market Tax Credits and is the home of 12 businesses and over 100 jobs. Mr. Coleman and his team are currently engaged in a $14.5 million development project converting a former 50,000 warehouse located in Central Brooklyn into a multi-user manufacturing facility. GMDC is currently working to replicate its non-profit model in the City of Philadelphia and St. Paul, Minnesota. (March 2014)