Christopher French

Chris French is responsible for overseeing the acquisition, financing and development of affordable housing and mixed-income projects primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.

Prior to joining WinnDevelopment, Mr. French owned and operated CRF Development, LLC, a real estate development and consulting company focusing primarily on the development and preservation of quality affordable housing as well as market rate multi-family property. Prior to founding CRF Development, Mr. French was first an asset manager, underwriter and banker for ten years first at Centerline Capital and then Citi Community Capital, the community development division of Citigroup. Following his tenure with Citi Community Capital, Mr. French worked developing hotels in the Tri-State area utilizing the EB-5 Program for a company called Manhattan Regional Center. Mr. French has structured and/or underwritten well in excess of $1 billion in multifamily, hospitality and senior care/assisted living projects across the country.