Sherman D. Harmer, Jr.
Principal
Sherman D. Harmer, Jr. is a highly respected 35-year veteran and outspoken authority of the homebuilding industry. His experience and dedication has lead to many public roles while managing his private sector duties.
Mr. Harmer’s expertise served him well as the 2004 President of the California Building Industry Association (CBIA), an association of more than 6,000 companies in the homebuilding industry. The CBIA’s primary objective is to reform regulation/liability laws and to reduce fees which threaten housing affordability and the California economy.
Mr. Harmer currently serves as Chairman of the Downtown Residential Marketing Alliance (DRMA); a collaboration of the Centre City Development Corporation, the Downtown San Diego Partnership and more than a dozen private residential developers, who have joined forces to progressively market, promote and brand downtown San Diego. He was one of the founding developers of the alliance over 4 years ago. The entity has taken on numerous roles since its inception and today offers a variety of services for prospective downtown homebuyers and the residential development community.
His years of experience in public office have made him a specialist in working with government and private entities for project approval and development. He has built and marketed more than 15,000 homes throughout his career and specializes in urban, infill, transit oriented, and affordable housing projects.
Prior Experience: (Chronological Order)
Served as Vice Chairman to The Olson Company (2001 Builder of the Year by Professional Builder Magazine), one of California’s leading builders of urban housing.
Served as President of California Pacific Homes of San Diego, which planned and managed the 1,250 unit urban master-planned community “Stonecrest Village” in San Diego County.
Six years as Senior Vice President of McKellar Communities were he was actively involved in the award-winning project “Renaissance-La Jolla”, a 2,500 unit urban master-planned community in San Diego County.
Mr. Harmer was the Chief Executive Officer for two Utah homebuilding companies which developed single/multi-family homes, commercial, retail and office complexes. During this period he also served for ten years as an elected member of the Utah House of Representatives.
Other noteworthy accomplishments include:
2002/2003: Wells Fargo Bank Community Board-San Diego
2002/2003: President Elect 2003, California Building Industry Association
2002: San Diego Press Club: Headliner Award "Developer/Builder of the Year"
2000: 2003 University of San Diego Real Estate Institute, Board of Directors
2001: California Building Industry Foundation "Hall of Fame" Honoree
2001: San Diego Building Industry "Hall of Fame" Induction
2000: "Urban Pioneer Award", Chicano Federation of San Diego
1999/2000: Chairman, Board of Trustees of the California Building Industry Foundation
1999/2000: Chairman, Century 2000 , Four Million Dollar Capital Campaign
1995/2003 Chairman, President's Council, San Diego Building Industry Association
2000: Life Director, Home Builders Council, San Diego Building Industry Association
2000: Recognized as the Founding Director of the "BIG Awards"
1999: Named in Builder and Developer magazine's "Who's Who In The California, Nevada and Arizona Home Building Industry"
1996-1997: Recipient, California Building Industry Association's "President's Award"
1995-1998: Chairman, Board of Trustees' for Village Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
1995: President of the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) .
1994: San Diego's "Building Executive of the Year" Award
1991-1992: President, Home Builders Council, San Diego Building Industry Association
1989: Recipient of the "Marketing Director of the Year" Award, San Diego BIA
1985: Received Professional Builder magazine's "Professional Achievement Award"
1974-1984: Member of the Utah House of Representatives for 10 years
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Finance at University of Utah for 15 years
Education:
Graduate of University of Utah with a MBA degree
Post Graduate studies at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Member, Pi Kappa Alpha, National Fraternity
Delta Sigma Pi, National Business Fraternity
Lambda Alpha, National Land Economics Society of San Diego
Speaker for Professional, Governmental, and University Programs
E-mail: sherm@urbanhousingpartners.com
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