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Executive Advisory & Business Partners

Working with great business partners is essential to achieving success. They bring expertise, dedication, and a shared vision that drives our collective goals forward. Their commitment to excellence and collaboration has made every project a rewarding experience.

Our Business Partners

Tax Credit Syndicators

  • National Equity Fund (NEF)
  • City Real Estate Advisors ( CREA)
  • R-4 Capital
  • Boston Financial
  • Enterprise (ESIC)

Legal Representation

  • Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A
  • Hust Law Firm
  • Winthrop and Weinsteine
  • Engelmeier and Umanah
  • Jackson Lewis
  • Nilan Johnson Lewis
  • Arbiter

Development Consultants

  • Landon Group
  • Summit Development

CPA Firms

  • Mahoney
  • Denman and Associates

Executive Advisory Committee

Our leadership team has reached out to leading industry experts to form an Executive Advisory Committee who collectively strategize on addressing the current and future real estate challenges that we all face.

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Jerry Baack

Mr. Baack is the lead Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgewater Bank. A Denovo bank committed to serving the unique financial needs of seasoned real estate and small business entrepreneurs in the Twin Cities. His experience includes over 20 years of commercial banking and regulatory experience. As the President of the Bank, Mr. Baack overseas all functions of the Bank and is still very much involved in managing an extensive loan portfolio. As the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Baack employs his experience with risk management, investment analysis and asset-liability management to strategically position the Bank for continued profitability and success.

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Shawn Huckleby

Senior Advisor to the CEO at Premier Management & Development, concentrating on new business development opportunities. Previously, Mr. Huckleby served as a Senior Consultant at Galvan and Associates in Chicago, Illinois. He was the Vice President of the Twin Cities Community Land Bank, Director of the Emerging Markets Homeownership Initiative, and Deputy Director of the Minneapolis Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has also served as the Acting Director of the HUD offices in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Springfield, Illinois. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Affordable Housing Connections. Previously, he served on the boards of the Local Initiative Support Corporation, Hallie Q. Brown Center, the Family Housing Fund, Minnesota Rural Partners, and Support Our Schools.