Leslie Cohen

Biografía: Leslie G. Cohen 67 Craftsland Road Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 470-7538 [email protected] Real Estate Executive working as a Developer with a passion for interesting and complex development projects. Work Experience: SAMUELS & ASSOCIATES, Boston, MA Executive Vice President and Principal (June 2002- present) • Project Executive for urban mixed use and suburban mixed use and retail developments totaling more than 2,800,000 square feet with asset value /projected asset value in excess of $1 billion dollars. Current projects include The Point in Fenway (400,000sf), Barry’s Corner in Allston (300,000sf), BJ’s Anchored Shopping Center in Brookfield, CT (150,000sf), and Moorings Residential Condos at the Hingham Shipyard. • Responsible for overall project pro-forma and budget, acquiring properties, creating development program, obtaining permits and approvals from local and state approval agencies, negotiating purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements and REA/OEA agreements, negotiating contracts with architects, engineers, attorneys, and contractors, overseeing design, construction, tenant coordination and ongoing lease obligations, as well as post-development asset- management. • Manage internal Development, Tenant Coordination, Construction, Leasing, Financial and Property Management teams within Samuels & Associates. • Strategic Planning Leader within S&A Corporate. • Prior Roles at Samuels & Associates consisted of Development Manager, Vice President of Development, Senior Vice President of Development and Executive Vice President of Development. STAPLES, INC., Framingham, MA Architectural Project Manager (August 2000 –June 2002) • Managed approximately 75 new stores per year in the development phases (including entitlements, design and construction) within the southern United States, including management of outside consultants. • Managed Due Diligence process for potential purchase and self-development sites providing senior management, real estate and construction with evaluation of feasibility. • Managed architectural and engineering process for new and remodeled Staples locations. Managed Staples yearly Prototype development, review and updates. SUMNER SCHEIN - A DIVISION OF CARTER AND BURGESS, INC., Cambridge, MA VANASSE HANGEN BRUSTLIN, INC., Providence, Rhode Island SASAKI ASSOCIATES, Watertown, MA Project /Civil Engineer (September 1996 – August 2000) • Project Engineer for a variety of office and retail development projects totaling in excess of 2 million square feet. • Project duties included preparing design and construction plans, supervising staff engineers, preparing due diligence and feasibility analysis, calculations and applications for various permits required by the local, state and federal agencies. Education: Babson College – F.W. Olin School of Business, Wellesley, Massachusetts Summa Cum Laude Graduation 2004 – Masters in Business Administration Tufts University-College of Engineering. Medford, Massachusetts. Cum Laude Graduate 1996-Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Engineering Management Minor Professional Affiliations: • CREW Boston (Formerly New England Women in Real Estate) –President Elect 2014/2015; Board Member 2013-2016 • Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree; BisNow Top 50 Women in Real Estate • Participant in CREW (national level of CREW Boston) Bridging the C-Suite Mentoring Program • Urban Land Institute Member • International Council of Shopping Centers Member • Regular Speaking Engagements Include: BISNOW, NAIOP, CREW Boston, and REFA