Team

SERGIO S. ALVAREZ
President

Sergio S. Alvarez is president of AMERICAN HOUSING PARTNERS, Inc. Mr. Alvarez has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry.

Mr. Alvarez has provided real estate services including acquisition and forward planning; finance; construction; lender work-outs and marketing for numerous projects in Arizona, California, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, and Florida. Mr. Alvarez is the majority partner in numerous apartment projects in California and Utah.

Mr. Alvarez has held senior management positions with leading real estate developers such as The Anden Group, an annually top 15 ranked national residential developer, where he was an operating partner; USA Properties Fund, Inc., a national residential and commercial development corporation, where he was the operating partner responsible for the Southern California and Texas divisions. Mr. Alvarez was responsible for the acquisitions, development and syndication of over 2,500 apartment units and the development of various housing tracts.

Prior to USA Properties Fund, Inc., Mr. Alvarez was associated with The Irvine Company, one of the largest master planned developers in the United States. He was the senior member in charge of planning and development of 22 attached and detached residential projects totaling 2,900 units. The projects varied widely in product type, price, and density.

He was instrumental in the formation by The Irvine Company in 1980, of Irvine Affordable Housing, Inc. and was responsible for the development of approximately 1,800 apartment units financed under various assistance programs by HUD and the California Housing Finance Agency.

Upon leaving college, Mr. Alvarez began his real estate career with Calmark Properties, Inc., a subsidiary of Esmark. In three years time he had risen to the position of senior vice president, responsible for land acquisition, feasibility, development, refurbishment, and syndication of over 4,000 apartments throughout the United States.

Mr. Alvarez holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree, a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering degree, and a Masters degree in Business Administration from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Alvarez is a licensed real estate broker and a licensed architect.

 

ROBERT ZAMORA, CPM
Executive Vice President

Robert Zamora is Executive Vice-President of AMERICAN HOUSING PARTNERS, Inc. Mr. Zamora is responsible for forward planning, financing, marketing, and property management of the company’s senior housing and multi-family portfolios. Responsibilities include overseeing project design, planning, entitlement, financing, and syndication.

Mr. Zamora holds a degree in Real Estate Management from San Antonio College; a California and Texas real estate brokers license; and the Certified Property Manager designation of the Institute of Real Estate Management. He has over 30 years experience in property management, asset management, land planning and entitlement processing, development and financing of multi-family projects.

Mr. Zamora previously served as regional Vice-President of USA Properties Fund Inc. During his six year tenure with USA Properties, he directed the asset management and loan restructuring for a 2,500 unit apartment portfolio located in Texas and Tennessee; and the development and conversion of several condominium projects.

Before joining USA Properties Fund, Inc., Mr. Zamora spent seven years as Vice-President for Kyle Properties in Dallas, Texas. Kyle Properties developed, owned, and managed 1,500 apartment and condominium units, medical and general occupancy office buildings, and large tracts of undeveloped land inventory for future development. His responsibilities included planning and design, site selection and acquisitions, entitlement and zoning, securing construction and permanent financing, developing and implementing the management plan, syndication of the asset and finally, its disposition.

Mr. Zamora began his real estate career as a Regional Property Manager for the Trammell Crow Company in 1970, where he had direct management responsibility for 2,000 apartment units throughout the state of Texas.

 

ARMANDO ALVAREZ
Vice President

As Vice President Mr. Alvarez spearheads all land acquisition, sales, and marketing within Utah and Colorado. Development operations include single family and multi-family attached and detached developments, as well as senior citizen apartment projects.

He is operations manager involved in all aspects of project development for American Housing – Utah.

Mr. Alvarez is responsible for operations commencing with initial site review, through feasibility studies, governmental assistance, financial participation to final acquisition.

Mr. Alvarez coordinates and implements sales and marketing activities for American Housing Partners, Inc. Sales and Marketing operations cover properties in all stages of development from raw land to completed projects.

Armando Alvarez is a licensed real estate broker in California and Utah. Mr Alvarez holds a contractor’s license in the State of Utah.

 

NELSON AMARAL
Director of Property & Asset Management

Nelson Amaral began his career with AMERICAN HOUSING PARTNERS, Inc. in 2003 as an assistant superintendent during the construction of our Parkwood of Yorba Linda property. In 2005 he transitioned to property management as a property manager in San Bernardino. Shortly thereafter he became Director of Property & Asset Management. Mr. Amaral oversees all properties in the company’s portfolio. His responsibilities include budgeting and financial forecasting, LIHTC compliance, instituting company directives, lender and partnership financial pro forma, marketing, and maximizing asset value.

Mr. Amaral graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is a certified Engineer-In-Training in the state of California (2005).

 

BARBARA JACOBS
General Manager of Operations

Barbara Jacobs is the General Manager of Operations for AMERICAN HOUSING PARTNERS, Inc. Ms. Jacobs is responsible for overseeing property management for the entire AHPI portfolio. She works directly with the property managers at each site and directs daily operations, marketing, team performance, and employee development and training.

Ms. Jacobs is responsible for overseeing LIHTC compliance with Section 42 requirements, and coordinating tenants’ and landlords’ rights as applicable. She works directly with Utah Housing Corporation in assuring all properties meet state requirements.

Ms. Jacobs was a successful business owner for 10 years before joining American Housing Partners, Inc. as a property manager in 2000, at Heritage Apartments in Magna. In 2005 she became the Utah Regional Manager, and held that position for 11 years. More recently, in 2016, she was promoted to General Manager of Operations, thereby assuming direct responsibility of all rental units in California and Utah. During her tenure with the company, she has developed the experience necessary to manage and maintain all aspects of the properties, and maintains a solid working relationship with all employees.

 

BRIAN TAYLOR
Regional Maintenance Supervisor

Brian Taylor is the Utah Regional Maintenance Supervisor for AMERICAN HOUSING PARTNERS, Inc. Mr. Taylor is responsible for overseeing the uniformity and implementation of our maintenance program for the entire Utah portfolio. He works with our maintenance technicians, property managers and regional manager to ensure that all dwellings at our communities meet our motto of Quality Affordable Housing. His focus is to help ensure that the communities are clean, free of any safety hazards, and that apartment homes are well prepared before move-in and well taken care of during occupancy. His responsibilities also include the creation and implementation of our on-going maintenance program, and to act as a liaison between the construction team and property maintenance team.

Mr. Taylor joined American Housing Partners, Inc. as a maintenance technician in 2000 at our Heritage Magna community. In 2014 he filled the position of Regional Maintenance Supervisor.

 

BRANDON HUTCHINSON
Construction Project Manager & Superintendent

Brandon Hutchinson started working with AMERICAN HOUSING PARTNERS, Inc. in 1999. He began as an Assistant Superintendent on our Heritage and Coppertree apartment projects in Magna, UT. He also served as the Maintenance Manager for Victoria Woods-West Valley before moving on to the Pointe Meadows Townhome and Single Family development as the project Assistant Superintendent. As a Construction Superintendent he has built the Victoria Woods-Draper and Victoria Woods-Sandy projects, completed in 2014 and 2016, respectively.

Mr. Hutchinson graduated with an Associate’s degree in Architecture, and a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Weber State University. He is a licensed General Contractor in the state of Utah.