Jeffrey Smetana

Jeff has over thirty-years of experience in real estate development, construction, property management, finance and accounting, including new development and acquisition of deals totaling over $550 million with $400 million in financing. His work has included multi-family, student housing, senior housing, mixed use and commercial projects encompassing diverse forms of financing including conventional, tax-exempt, various tax credit programs and a variety of equity structures.

At United Group, Jeff is responsible for all phases of project development, including opportunity assessment, planning, entitlements, design development, financial modeling, construction budgeting, project management and construction and permanent financing.

Jeff has a Masters Degree in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany and a BS in Economics from the State University of New York at Oneonta. He previously worked as a certified public accountant for Ernst & Young.