James F. Lima has expertise in market-rate and mixed-income housing, and economic development initiatives focused in revitalizing urban centers and waterfronts. Over the past decade, he has successfully aligned the interests of private and public entities to build close to $1 billion worth of mixed-income housing, retail and new public amenities throughout the City of New York. At HR&A, he currently serves as development advisor to a diverse client roster that includes the City of Newark, New Jersey, WATERFRONToronto, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., the Syracuse business alliance, and the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency. A strategic planner, consensus builder, and pragmatic problem-solver, Mr. Lima is hailed as an effective and creative leader in public-private real estate development.