Jared Press

Principal

Jared helps local government agencies leverage public investment in infrastructure and place-based economic development to catalyze the private sector in support of long-range planning initiatives.

As a Principal in HR&A’s San Francisco Bay Area office, Jared draws on his experience in urban planning, real estate, and sustainable systems to support public and private sector clients across the firm’s Real Estate, Transit-Oriented Development, Economic Development, Parks and Open Space, and Climate practices. Much of Jared’s time at HR&A has been spent supporting the Blue Line Corridor initiative in Prince George’s County, MD. Beginning in 2020 with a 30-year vision that has secured over $450M in state funding and bonding capacity to date for catalytic investments in public facilities, Jared continues to lead implementation across a broad portfolio of infrastructure, facility, and governance projects. While at HR&A, Jared has also lead the development of the 100RC Resilient Houston Strategy, numerous joint development feasibility studies for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, a TOD Strategy for the Maryland Department of Transportation’s MARC Penn Line, the Station North Economic Development Implementation Roadmap for the Central Baltimore Partnership and Johns Hopkins University, and a development vision for the Port of Oakland’s Airport Business Park.

Prior to joining HR&A, Jared served as the Open Space Program Manager at Place Lab in San Francisco, where he focused on leveraging public private partnerships to create new public open spaces with innovative stewardship models. He managed multiple public open space development projects simultaneously via In-Kind Agreements between private developers and City agencies. He also helped establish the Dogpatch & NW Potrero Hill Green Benefit District (GBD), California’s first-ever GBD, modeled after the state Community Benefit District program and designed specifically for residential neighborhoods. While at Place Lab, Jared coordinated multiple public art installations, including writing and securing grants, drafting and managing artist and vendor RFPs and contracts, managing City approvals and permits, and overseeing installation.

Previously, Jared coordinated the planning and development of a mixed-use, multifamily transit-oriented development project at Tsen & Associates as a Development Associate. Jared has also held positions at the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority and MindClick SGM.

Jared earned a Master in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Michigan.

Member, Urban Land Institute