Ranne Warner

Biography: Ranne P. Warner Sponsor Representative Zeckendorf Development New York, NY For more than 20 years, Ranne Warner ran her own real estate development firm, based in New England and active at the local, national, and international levels. Ranne has extensive experience in all phases of real estate development, including site identification and acquisition, development strategy, permitting and zoning, finance, construction, marketing, leasing, property management, and sales for new buildings and adaptive reuse/historic preservation projects. Recently Ranne relocated to New York City where she is working for Zeckendorf Development and the Sponsors of 15 Central Park West. Previously, she converted two historic textile mills in Pawtucket, Rhode Island into 60 live-work artist loft condominiums. Reviewed by the New York Times, this successful project attracted significant new investment to downtown Pawtucket, helping to revitalize this depressed mill town. In 1980 Ranne founded Centros Properties USA in partnership with two English developers. She built the firm's portfolio in the US from $0 to $140 million in value in over one-half million square feet of first-class institutional-quality office, R&D and industrial properties. Ranne was an early adapter in developing environmentally sensitive properties by creating buildings designed to the highest energy efficiency standards and whenever possible utilizing materials made from recycled or renewable resources. She has been a pioneer in attempting to incorporate economical alternative energy sources in her buildings. Sound land planning and a focus on creating walk able communities are hallmarks of her development strategies. An author, lecturer and active civic volunteer and corporate board member, Ranne’s personal passion is revitalizing our inner cities through adaptive reuse and historic preservation. University affiliation: Harvard Bu