Jonathan Ruda
Development Manager

jon@dmassociates.com

Jon Ruda has more than 15 years of multifaceted experience in real estate development as a development manager, tenant coordinator, and project architect. His leadership, management, and administrative skills have contributed to the success of regional shopping center projects in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Memphis, Tampa, and elsewhere.

With Development Management Associates, LLC (DMA), Jon has played principal development management roles in client work that includes:

•	Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, PA: slots casino with restaurants and 3,600-car structured parking; 100,000 square feet; $300 million hard cost project, rescued and being completed after the original developer failed to secure financing
•	Barneys New York, Chicago, IL: specialty department store, build to suit; 100,000 square feet

Previously, Jon served as a development manager for Urban Retail Properties, where he had direct responsibility for program and budget development, proposal solicitation, contractor selection, and oversight for multimillion-dollar renovations. In an earlier role, he headed tenant coordination for a major regional shopping center, achieving 99% tenant occupancy at grand opening. Jon also worked as an architect for Louis F. Gilberti, in Pennsylvania, focusing on interior renovations of educational and healthcare institutions.

Jon's experience in development and tenant coordination includes the following additional projects, among others:

•	Providence Town Center, Philadelphia, PA: Open air lifestyle center
•	Trail Plaza, Deerfield Beach, FL: Community center renovation
•	Southridge Mall, Milwaukee, WI: Shopping center renovation and department store conversion
•	Colonie Center, Albany, NY: Shopping center renovation and big box conversion
•	Oakbrook Center, Oakbrook, IL: Outdoor upscale shopping center; redevelopment
•	North Riverside Park Mall, Riverside, IL: Shopping center renovation
•	Tabor Center, Denver, CO: Urban vertical shopping center; redevelopment; $25 million
•	Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, FL: regional center; 120 stores, 98% occupancy, 445,000 square feet at grand opening

Jon holds a Bachelor of Science degree and bachelor of architecture degree from Kent State University.

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