Austin Multifamily Boom

Rosie Truelove currently serves as the Director of the City of Austin’s Housing and Planning Department. The Housing and Planning Department was formed in 2020 with the merger of the Planning and Zoning Department and the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department. The Housing and Planning Department integrates comprehensive planning, zoning, and displacement prevention activities, as well as affordable housing program delivery – all of which are central to community and council priorities. Prior to her role in Housing and Planning, Rosie served as the Director of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD) for four years. NHCD was responsible for the development and incentivizing of affordable housing in Austin, as well as community development services to benefit eligible residents, so they can have access to livable neighborhoods and increase their opportunities for self-sufficiency. Rosie worked in the capital project delivery arena for 14 years and served as the Capital Contracting Officer for seven of those years. The Capital Contracting Office has the delegated authority and responsibility for procurement and contracting services related to the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Rosie began her career at the City of Austin 24 years ago, working in the information technology department. From there, she moved to the City Manager’s office where she served as an Executive Assistant to the Deputy City Manager and City Manager. She has a Master in Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas and undergraduate degree in Government. Rosie is a co-founder of Woman-to-Woman, an employee affinity group for women at the City of Austin. She serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Blodgett Fellows in Urban Management – a non-profit formed to promote the profession of Local Government in graduate education. Rosie is also active in her children’s schools and sports clubs – often spending her weekends at swim meets. She lives in Southwest Austin with her husband and their two sons and their miniature Australian Shepherds, Kerbey and Chuy.

David H. Steinwedell is a 35 year veteran of the commercial real estate industry and has worked in a variety of disciplines including public and private investment management, acquisitions, debt, capital markets, investment banking and asset management.  David is CEO of Affordable Central Texas the sponsor and investment manager of the Austin Housing Conservancy Fund in Austin, TX. Over his career, David has completed over $15 billion in transactions across all property types and as part of private equity funds, REITs and other investment vehicles. A graduate of Hamilton College, David has served on the boards of National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM), ULI Austin and Atlanta, The Trust for Public Land and the Tritt Foundation.

Megan Lasch- Is the owner of O-SDA Industries and project manager for Saigebrook Development ventures, both firms that specializes in the development and construction of affordable housing. Through O-SDA’s partnerships, Megan has developed and/or owns over 2,750 affordable housing units and has secured and closed in excess of $550 million in affordable housing developments. These projects span to many communities throughout Texas including Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco, Tyler, Georgetown, and Longview to name a few. Megan is an advocate for affordable housing throughout central Texas and is a member of the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers. In addition, she has served on the board for Skillpoint Alliance and was elected chair in 2016. Megan is a three time Austin Under 40 Finalist and was recognized as Austin Business Journal Woman in Power Profiles in 2020. Aside from running her development firm, Megan and her husband Josh are proud parents of a 4 year old boy, Beckett and a 10 month old little girl Naomi both who keeps us on our toes.

Nicole Joslin has a diverse professional and academic background in architecture, development, disaster recovery, and community engagement. Nicole is a visiting researcher at the University of Texas and serves as the Executive Director of the Austin Community Design and Development Center, which works to improve the quality of life for all through community-engaged design. Nicole is also chair of the Austin Housing Coalition and board member of Evolve Austin Partners, two coalitions of affordable housing providers and grassroots organizations supporting the development of an affordable, mobile, and sustainable Austin.

Michael Wilt is the External Relations Manager for the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation. In this role, he leads the organization’s government, community, media and peer organization relations activities. His more than ten years of affordable housing and commercial real estate policy expertise include overseeing government relations for a prominent real estate organization, working in both chambers of the Texas Legislature and for the former Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom. Michael sits on the Urban Land Institute - Austin Advisory Board, the Executive Committee of the Austin Housing Coalition, and the Board of the Chestnut Neighborhood Revitalization Corporation. He serves son multiple statewide councils and workgroups focused primarily on the intersection of housing and health. He holds a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and a B.A. in Government and Latin from the University of Texas at Austin.

Endeavor Principal Nelson Crowe is responsible for leading the company’s multifamily acquisition and development team, overseeing site selection, entitlements, design, consultant coordination, construction, project capitalization and asset management. Currently, Nelson is working on the development of multifamily and mixed-use projects in Austin, Nashville, Dallas Fort Worth, Salt Lake City and Denver totaling 13,000 units and nearly $3 billion in total capitalization. Prior to joining Endeavor in 2016, Nelson spent eight years at Forestar Group, where he served as Vice President of Multifamily. In 2010, he was a founding member of the organization’s multifamily group, which developed and/or managed more than 4,000 units in Nashville, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Charlotte and Houston, with a total capitalization of $600 million. Nelson previously worked for Crow Holdings, a private equity firm that focuses on direct real estate investment through equity funds for the Trammell Crow family and its capital partners. While there, he worked on the capital placement of an $850 million equity fund. Education and Credentials Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business, Dallas, Bachelor of Business Administration, Real Estate Finance, 2006 Southern Methodist University, Dedman College, Dallas, Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, 2006 Professional and Community Involvement Real Estate Council of Austin – Member of Executive Committee and Board of Directors; Finance Chair Apartment Life - Advisory Council Board Member Real Estate Finance and Investment Center at McCombs School of Business – Associate Council Austin Achieve Public Schools – Vice Chairman of Board of Directors; Facilities Chair Urban Land Institute – Multifamily Silver Product Council National Multi Housing Council – Member Austin Ridge Bible Church – Member

Michael joined CWS in 2007 and is responsible for acquisitions and dispositions in the Austin market. He has a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from University of Southern California.

Matteo Pacifici serves as Principal for TCC and is responsible for sourcing and executing new residential and mixed-use development opportunities for the Austin office across Central Texas. Since joining TCC in 2016, Matteo has been directly involved in completed and ongoing developments totaling over 5.3 million square feet, with total project costs in excess of $2.0 billion, including developing over 2,300 residential units for High Street Residential, TCC’s residential subsidiary. In his current role, Matteo oversees every aspect of the development process including entitlement, design, financing, construction, asset management and disposition activities. Prior to joining TCC, Matteo served as an analyst and associate at Wells Fargo Securities, where he jointly managed a $10 billion fixed-income derivative portfolio, and structured interest rate and currency hedging solutions for middle market corporations and institutional real estate clients.

Jonathan works with Sonder’s talented Heads of Real Estate to add high-quality units to the company’s portfolio in the San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Nashville, Charleston and Savannah markets. Sonder’s vision is a bold one – to build the future of hospitality. Sonder master leases apartments, then beautifully designs and outfits these spaces and hosts clients for stays ranging from a few nights to several months. Backed by over $135MM in venture capital funding from Silicon Valley’s best and most visionary investors, Sonder provides guaranteed income and peace of mind for our developer and landlord partners.

Michael brings a multi-disciplinary approach to leading Stay Alfred’s Real Estate team. His background as a data scientist allows him to assess transactions from a variety of perspectives which has been integral to the company’s national growth initiative. Prior to Stay Alfred, he started a non-profit to help create soccer fields in Portland and set up a 501c6 for the Timbers. A true renaissance man, he’s also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. Michael obtained his undergraduate in Finance and Economics and earned an MBA at Babson College.

Will Mitchell is the co-founder and CEO of Rabbet, formerly known as Contract Simply. After spending more than a decade in commercial real estate, Will recognized the need to strengthen connections between developers, lenders and contractors, streamline operations and maintain critical project timelines. In Rabbet, Will is pioneering the connected construction economy with the only platform that intelligently connects relevant information for frictionless construction transactions. Prior to founding Rabbet, Will was the co-founder and CEO of Renovate Simply, a data-driven web and mobile marketplace for home renovations. Originally from Denver, he completed his undergraduate studies in architecture and structural engineering from the University of Virginia. Will also earned his Masters of Business Administration (MBA), with a focus in entrepreneurship, at the University of Texas in Austin.