Daniel Hollander & Associates Focuses on Urban Real Estate Projects

NEW YORK, NY—Real estate industry veteran Daniel Hollander announced the formation of Daniel Hollander & Associates (DHA), a national investment and development consulting firm. Headquartered in New York City, DHA focuses on urban real estate projects throughout the country, adding value to developments through its hands-on strategic advisory services and principal-side investments.

Headed by Hollander, who for the past 20-years has been involved in some of the industry’s most noteworthy property development projects, DHA offers a wide range of services to its clients including strategic advisory; fee development; fractured condominium workouts; market and financial analyses; and real estate investment.

“The need by stakeholders in urban projects for the experience and hands-on knowhow that a seasoned real estate consulting firm can provide has never been greater than it is today,” said   Hollander. “DHA brings a comprehensive approach to creating solutions to today’s most pressing real estate challenges. We look forward to working with lenders, developers, owners and investment partners—whatever parties need a fresh look at their assets and portfolios in light of changed market conditions—around the country."

Prior to starting DHA, Hollander served as senior managing director of the Clarett Group, where he was responsible for the company’s acquisition and development efforts in the New York Metropolitan area. While at the company he acquired or developed residential, commercial and mixed-use properties totaling 2.5 million square feet and valued at more than $2 billion. He also helped the company expand its investment platform geographically, from New York to California and Washington, D.C., and strategically, from residential to commercial office properties. He also raised significant amounts of debt and equity capital for the company's projects and joint venture relationships.

Before his tenure with Clarett, Hollander spent twelve years developing affordable housing in New York and Chicago. In New York, he led efforts to acquire, renovate and stabilize distressed residential property in a low-income community in Upper Manhattan. Prior to that, Hollander played a key role in reviving development at the Chicago Housing Authority and creating a public/private development model for mixed-income housing that was replicated nationally as the HOPE VI program.