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Chairman Linda W. Cropp at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Mr. James S. Kane to the
Historic Preservation Review Board.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
That this resolution may be cited as the "Historic Preservation
Review Board James S. Kane Confirmation Resolution of 2003".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms
the reappointment of:
Mr. James S. Kane
1426 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Unit C
Washington, D.C.
20005
(Ward 2)
as a historian member of the Historic Preservation Review
Board, established by Mayor's Order 83-119, issued May 6, 1983 (30 DCR
3031) pursuant to section 4 of the Historic Landmark and Historic
District Protection Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law
2-144; D.C. Official Code § 6-1103), for a term to end July 21, 2006.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall
transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the
nominee and to the Office of the Mayor. Sec. 4. This resolution shall
take effect immediately.
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James S. Kane
1426 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Unit C
Washington, DC 20005
jskane@belletlantic.net
202.328.5848
Experience
2001-present, General Services Administration, Washington.
D.C.
Public Building Service-Portfolio Development Division
The Portfolio Development Division provides program and
project management services for a major new construction, modernization,
lease construction, renovation, repairs and alteration projects. Current
project volume is approximately $3 billion worth of project in the
National Capitol Region, Responsibilities included:
Project Manager
- Managing the solicitation and hiring
of a consultant to assist GSA with the development competition for the
renovation of the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C.;
- Coordinating internal GSA staff and our consultant, and
their associates, in the production of a RFQ, within 60 days of notice
to proceed;
- Directing the due diligence process
so that prospective respondents to the RFQ. have the building/site
information necessary to effectively compete for the rights to renovate
the building;
- Maintaining project information and
addressing both internal and external project inquiries and reporting
requirements; and
- Providing pre-solicitation project management services
as required to move this project through the review and approval
process.
1999-2001: Charles E Smith, Washington,
D.C.
Assistant Vice President
Charles E. Smith was a public company with a portfolio of
over 29,000 residential units in the Washington, D.C. metro area,
Chicago, Boston and Southeast Florida. It has since merged with
Archstone to form Archstone-Smith REIN: Responsibilities included:
Project Manager
- Oversight of land sale, site development and
construction interface for Alban Towers, a $65 million, 229 unit historic preservation project in
D.C.;
- Managing the pre-development
entitlement, design, engineering and historic preservation permit process;
- Coordinating architects. engineers
and contractors during construction;
- Assisting with marketing and
property management staff, and consultants to lease the project;
- Assuring the approval and awarding
of the historic tax credits.
1987-1999 Sherman R. Smoot Construction,
Falls Church, Virginia
Sherman R. Smoot provides general construction and
development services in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Corporate sales
rose from $40 million to $200 million during this time. Responsibilities
included:
Construction Sales & Marketing (1995-1999)
- Overseeing Sales and Marketing
efforts In Washington, D.C. area; and
- Developing sales and marketing
materials.
Development Project Manager (1987-1993)
- Managing pre-development design, engineering and permit
process,
- Analyzing development cost and
scheduling issues; and
- Overseeing development process
during construction.
1985-1987 Diversified Investment
Services, Baltimore. Maryland Real Estate Development Company
Project Manager
- Managing $30 million industrial bond
application and sale; and
- Overseeing land acquisition and
development of multi-phase warehouse complex
1983-1985 Carley Capital Group,
Washington. D.C. Real Estate Development Company
Project Manager
- Overseeing development of multi-family elderly complex in Reston, VA and a 45,000 square feet
historic structure in Washington.
Education:
University of Wisconsin,
Madison, Wisconsin
- Masters of Science: Real Estate Appraisal end Equity
Investment Analysis, 1983
Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado
- Master of Arts: Historic Preservation, 1979
- Bachelor of Arts: History, 1977
Civic Involvement
- American Easement Foundation.
Founding Member, 2001--present
- Booker 1. Washington Charter School
for the Technical Arts, Founding Member and current Vice-Chair, Washington, D.C., 1999-present
- Washington Building Congress Board
of Directors, Chair for PR/Publication Committee, Washington, D.C., 1998-2001
- Leadership Washington, Class of 1996
- National Alliance of Preservation
Commissions. Board Member and Treasurer, 1996--present
- Historic Preservation Review Board,
Washington, D.C. 1992--present
Recent Speaking Engagements
- UU Symposium on Successful
Strategies for Market-Rate Projects Bethesda, Maryland, June 2001
- UU/HUD Forum: Encouraging Infill
Housing Developement Washington, D.C., April 2001
- National Association of Home
Builders, Multi-family Trends Conference, San Diego, California, March 2001
- UU Policy Forum on Infill Housing
Development in D.C., Washington, D.C., June 2000
Project Awards
- Multi-family Executive Project of
the Year, Luxury Housing, Alban Towers, 2001
- Award of Excellence in Historic
Resources: Alban Towers AIA/DC chapter, 2001
- Northern Virginia Building Industry
Association Finest for Family Living: Historic Renovation-Alban Towers, 2001
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