Bryan Kelly
President at Gotham OrganizationAs President of Development, Bryan Kelly leads the Gotham Development division, including oversight of the acquisition process, entitlements and approvals, design, deal structuring, capital raising, marketing strategy, and stabilization and refinancing. He joined Gotham in 2016 as Executive Vice President of Development and has been an integral part of Gotham’s continued growth and success.
Since joining Gotham, Bryan has been an integral part of growing Gotham’s development portfolio with a number of new mixed-use projects, many in partnership with New York institutions to build affordable housing, schools, community facilities, and cultural spaces, including Gotham Point, the Broome Street Development (64 Norfolk and 55 Suffolk) and Covenant House/550 10th Avenue.
During Bryan’s tenure with Gotham, the firm has grown its development portfolio and pipeline by over 5k units and 4.7M square feet and has closed on over $1.6B in financing, with another $1B in the pipeline. He has led Gotham to win several major public-private RFP designations including Gotham Point, a 1,132-unit mixed-income project in Long Island City, Queens, and Monitor Point, a 900-unit mixed-income project in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in partnership with the MTA. He has also achieved successful rezonings and land use entitlements for multiple projects including 55 Suffolk, 130 St Felix, and Innovative Urban Village.
Prior to Gotham, Bryan successfully led numerous development projects for Fisher Brothers, a private firm focused on investment, asset management, and development for its real estate portfolio. As Project Executive, he oversaw more than $400,000,000 of development, including the condo conversion of 101 West 87th Street and the design and development of 225 East 39th Street, projects spanning luxury market rate homes, 80/20 affordability, amenities, and retail spaces.