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Diego Fernandez Briseño is a seasoned architect with expertise in sustainable design, urban planning, and construction management. With a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from MIT and a Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad Iberoamericana, he has worked on various projects across the United States, including retail carbon footprint studies and mixed-use developments. He is proficient in languages such as English, Spanish, and Portuguese and has experience with building information modeling software. As a Project Architect at Gensler, he led the development of 300,000+ square feet of office space in Mexico City and held training sessions to onboard new peers. He has also worked as a Financial Analyst Intern at Conservatorio S.A. and a Project Manager at CommonGrounds Workplace.

Credentials

  • 2020 NAREIM Jeff Barclay Fellow
    NAREIM
    Sep, 2020
    - May, 2026
  • Entrepreneurial Negotiations
    MIT xPRO
    Mar, 2020
    - May, 2026
  • LEED AP BD+C
    USGBC
    Oct, 2016
    - May, 2026

Experience

  • Florida Value Partners
    • Miami, Florida, United States
    • Sr. Associate
      • Dec 2022 - Present
      • Miami, Florida, United States

    • Treasurer
      • Oct 2022 - Present

  • Snowball Developments
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States
    • Acquisition Associate
      • Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • Abbhi Capital
    • Miami, Florida, United States
    • Development Associate
      • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
      • Miami, Florida, United States

  • Skyway Equities
    • New York City Metropolitan Area
    • Investment Manager
      • May 2021 - Mar 2022
      • New York City Metropolitan Area

      Leading the Acquisitions team.Underwriting, financial modeling, and due diligence for multiple prospective deals in New York City and Miami.Key decision-making role with periodic investment committee presentations.Preparation of purchase documents, worked on JV agreements with our co-GPs.

    • Future Leadership Board
      • Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  • MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Jun 2020 - Feb 2021
      • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

      Led the research on the academic paper ‘Retail Carbon Footprints: Measuring Impacts from Real Estate and Technology,’ published on the REIL website. Prologis also quoted the study in their report titled ‘Environmental Benefits of Ecommerce.’Modeled and ran a Monte Carlo simulation of 10,000 trials to assess the environmental impact of ecommerce industrial real estate when compared to brick-and-mortar retail. Studied then ways in which technological interventions can change the outcomes.Approached the problem using a 3-step analysis: descriptive, predictive and prescriptive. This project involved significant quantitative work and data science; the study took 400+ hours. Extensive work using databases for energy, properties, and geolocational. Interviewed top professionals and researchers within the logistics and real estate industries while working alongside the REIL Director and Prologis’ Head of Research. Presented the results at Prologis’ 2020 Q4 Research Webinar.

    • MS in Real Estate Development
      • Aug 2019 - Jan 2021
      • Greater Boston Area

      Finance Concentration, coursework on Agreements, Economics, Finance, Investments, Products, and Entrepreneurship.Teacher Assistant: 11.431 Real Estate Finance and Investments, Prof. David Geltner. Research Analyst at MIT RE Innovation Lab. Thesis: The Environmental Impact of Ecommerce Logistics Real Estate and Technological Interventions.Theodore S. Bacon Jr. Fellowship, Sloan Real Estate Club.

    • Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

      Teaching Assistant for Prof. Geltner's course, 11.431 Real Estate Finance and Investments.

  • Conservatorio S.A.
    • Panama City, Panamá, Panama
    • Financial Analyst Internship
      • Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
      • Panama City, Panamá, Panama

      Built a proforma model for a ten million-square-foot mixed-use development in a transit-oriented site.Modeled financial metrics (NPV, IRR, MOIC), equity distributions, debt-service ratios, and back-of-envelope analysis.Analyzed and created a commercial strategy from an urban economics approach for a mixed-income housing development that included affordable-tier units.

  • CommonGrounds Workplace
    • New York, New York, United States
    • Project Manager
      • Nov 2018 - Jul 2019
      • New York, New York, United States

      Led the expansion of our coworking product throughout the country while managing the Philadelphia, Atlanta, and San Diego projects totaling 50,000+ net built square feet.Conducted property due diligence and analysis of prospective cities’ space markets. Implemented Building Information Modeling software to streamline and standardize construction workflows.Selected and coordinated consultants; Architect, MEP Engineer, and General Contractor.

    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Architect
      • Feb 2017 - Nov 2018

      Held an institutional role in establishing the Google account in New York, coordinating the development of 350,000+ square feet of office space, among other projects for tech clients. Responsibilities included project documentation, consultant coordination, filing with city agencies, and construction administration.Led the outreach with the Mexican business community in New York and organized networking events.

    • Project Architect
      • Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

      Joined as a founding member of the Mexico City office in 2014, where I led the development of 300,000+ square feet of office space. Held training sessions to onboard new peers and adapted standards to the local market. The office had grown from 4 to 25 people by the time I transferred to the United States in 2017.

  • Envirochrome
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Summer Internship
      • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
      • Greater New York City Area

      Site supervision, participation in client meetings, and oversight of the construction of a fashion retail company headquarters.

Education

  • 2019 - 2020
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Master of Science - MS, Real Estate Development
  • 2009 - 2014
    Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México
    Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture & Urbanism
  • 2013 - 2013
    Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
    Exchange Semester, Architecture & Urbanism
  • 2006 - 2009
    Universidad Panamericana Preparatoria
    High School, General Studies

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