As Vice President of Development in New York and New Jersey for AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Scott has responsibility for multifamily and mixed-use development including site selection, land acquisitions, entitlements, design, construction and lease-up. In his time at AvalonBay, Scott has overseen the successful completion of over 4,000 apartment homes representing a total investment of over $1 Billion.
Prior to joining AvalonBay, Scott was a principal in Atkins Realty Group, L.L.C., which developed multifamily residential, mixed-use and medical office properties throughout New Jersey and in a senior capacity at Advance Realty Group and Advance Residential Communities. Scott’s experience also includes positions in real estate structured finance investing and as a Senior Consultant with Ernst & Young in their E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group.
Scott is currently a member of the Planning Board for the Borough of North Caldwell, NJ and serves on the Board of Directors for the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (LSBID) in NYC. Additionally, Scott is on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Metro and Rockland County Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and as a Trustee of the Center for Great Expectations (CGE). Scott received a M.B.A from New York University Stern School of Business and a B.A. from Emory University.