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Steven Blum is a seasoned entrepreneur and real estate expert with extensive experience in strategic planning, development, and management. He has founded and managed multiple companies, including Dark Sky New Mexico, Norscit Jaynes Specialty Financing, and Eco One Solutions. Blum holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Suffolk University Law School and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Michigan.

Credentials

  • Construction Supervisor License
    State of Massachusetts
  • LEED Accredited Professional
    U.S. Green Building Council
  • Licensed Attorney
    State of Massachusetts
  • MSW
    University of Michigan
  • Notary Public
    State of Massachusetts
  • Real Estate Broker
    State of Massachusetts

Experience

    • Founder/Manager

    • Founder/Manager
      • 2016 - Present

      Dark Sky New Mexico leases mounting piers for telescopes and provides related services to remote astronomical photographers. The sight location in Hidalgo County, New Mexico provides optimal night sky observation conditions.

  • Cypress Avenue Development Partners, LLC
    • Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
    • Managing Partner
      • Feb 2020 - Present
      • Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States

      Development of 60+ units of high-end senior housing in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

  • Norscit Jaynes Specialty Financing
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    • Co-Founder
      • Jan 2020 - Present
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

      Co-founder and Principal of Norscit Jaynes Specialty Financing (NJSF). NJSF is a direct private lender that specializes in bridge loans and short-term opportunistic real estate loans ranging from $50,000 to $3,000,000. Our mission is to provide concierge short term funding at a highly profitable rate. NJSF has a team of real estate and business professionals with over 40 years of experience including: real estate bridge loans, collateral evaluation, land development, building, buying, and selling. We can look at each deal and determine its worthiness in short order. We also have immediate access to attorneys and title examiners who can provide abstract and documentation process very quickly, sometimes in as little as 2 days. Please contact me if you have lending needs or if you are interested in becoming an investor in the fund.

    • Founder
      • 2014 - Present

      Norscit Investments provides creative, short term financing for small business secured by receivables, real estates, etc.

    • Founder
      • 2016 - Present

      Front of the Envelope is in the process of producing a full length television program with a series follow about 'tiny houses and tiny house lifestyles.' The movie has been filmed by a known Hollywood filmmaker and the cast includes at least one well known actor.

    • Founder/Partner
      • Jan 2006 - Dec 2020
      • Natick, MA

      Eco One Solutions provides LEED and other green consultancy services, specifically related to construction waste management and indoor air quality, to general contractors. Clients include Harvard University, Skanska, Shawmut, and Turner among others.

  • BigRio
    • Greater Boston Area
    • Principal/Advisor
      • Feb 2010 - Oct 2018
      • Greater Boston Area

      Big Resourcing focuses on software talent that moves, manages and analyzes data, "big" or otherwise, providing complex data software development services to customers, including Amazon and Ebay.

  • Railroad Street Realty, LLC
    • Abington, Massachusetts, United States
    • Managing Partner
      • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017
      • Abington, Massachusetts, United States

      Renovation and redevelopment of 130,000 sq. ft. commercial building.

  • Earth Shoes
    • Ann Arbor, MI
    • Manager
      • 1971 - 1974
      • Ann Arbor, MI

      In 1971, I opened the first retail Earth Shoes store in Ann Arbor, MI and grew it to eight stores in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Ohio. Earth Shoes has a signature negative heal that made this revolutionary shoe design a globally recognized brand, establishing itself with notable popularity in the 1960's and 1970's.

Education

  • 1975 - 1978
    Suffolk University Law School
    Doctor of Law (JD), Law
  • 1965 - 1969
    St. Lawrence University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Major in Economics
  • 1994 - 1996
    Harvard University
    Graduate School of Business Administration OPM
  • 1970 - 1971
    University of Michigan
    Master of Social Work (MSW), Social Work

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