Kirk Sykes

Mr. Sykes is Managing Director of Accordia Partners, a real estate development and finance company, and formerly the head of an urban real estate investment, development and redevelopment fund for select institutional investors called Urban Strategy America Fund, L.P. The Fund was a “triple bottom-line fund” focusing on investment returns, economic development and environmental sustainability. Mr. Sykes was responsible for the supervision of the partnership equity placement, the identification of investments and the day-to-day business operations of the USA Fund. Kirk Sykes combines his professional training and hands-on experience in the areas of development, design and construction to create customized responses to the complex issues of urban real estate development. His approach is grounded in the bottom-line driven perspective gained during his tenure as Chairman of the Board of The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, an a member of the Fleet Bank and BankBoston’s Community Bank Advisory Boards and various other for-profit and non-profit board affiliations. His combination of business and community-based experience allow him to bridge the competing concerns that sometimes block urban projects from moving forward. Mr. Sykes currently serves on the boards of the following financial services companies; Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE: NYSE) where he is also on the Compensation Committee, and The Board of Trustees of Eastern Bank, where he serves on the Risk Management Committee. Mr. Sykes also serves on the following Non-Profit Boards; Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Real Estate Executive Council (Chairman), The City of Boston’s Civic Design Commission. He is the former Chairman of The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Board.

Aimco (NYSE:AIV) develops and redevelops apartment communities and will pursue various other value-creating investments across the U.S. multi family sector.

Real Estate Development