Iván is a bilingual urban planner, historic preservation officer, and small-scale developer that has over ten years of experience in administering, designing, and implementing planning and development projects from the public and private sector. Originally from the Midwest(Iowa), Iván is based out of Fort Worth, Texas where he serves as President of Place Strategies and is a founder of Brixton Development Group. Iván has a deep knowledge of zoning and subdivision code administration from his many years as a public official in small, medium, and large public municipalities.

Iván has served as a historic preservation officer, commissioner, and liaison within various municipal organizations and is passionate about reinvigorating historic housing within walkable urban cores. Iván uses adaptive reuse principles, creates funding mechanisms with available tax credits, and utilizes partnerships to develop historic properties that can be daunting projects.

Iván attended Iowa State University College of Design and holds undergraduate degrees in Community + Regional Planning and International Studies.

Areas of expertise: Spanish language, planning, historic preservation, zoning, adaptive reuse

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