Charles Brass joined Forsyth Street Advisors as a Partner in 2009. He has more than 25 years experience in housing development and finance. Prior to joining Forsyth Street, from 2006–2009 he was Executive Vice President for Development at Atlantic Development Group, one of the largest developers of affordable housing in New York City, where he brought nearly 2,000 units and several hundred thousand square feet of commercial and community space to construction.
From 2003–2006, Mr. Brass served as Senior Vice President for Development for CPC Resources, Inc. developing and preserving affordable housing properties in New York City and State.
From 1984-2003, Mr. Brass held various positions at the New York City Housing Development Corporation, including President from 2002-2003. During his tenure, he was responsible for designing and implementing various financing programs that resulted in the creation of more than 20,000 units of affordable housing. Mr. Brass worked at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development from 1981-1984 where he worked both in the Policy/Intergovernmental Relations and Development divisions of the agency. He was a member of the Board of the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies from 1988-2003 and was President of the Association from 1993-1996.
He currently serves on the Executive Board of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton and holds a Masters of Arts in American History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also completed all his required class work for a Masters in Regional Planning.
