Biography

Ross has 15 years of experience in commercial real estate finance working for large corporations and private developers. Ross is involved in all aspects of real estate capital and has financed over $2.0 billion in loans. Ross provides capital expertise for all types of real estate assets and works from predevelopment stage through permanent financing. Ross is also a member of Bellwether’s Affordable Housing Group working on the debt and equity for LIHTC and Section 8 affordable properties.

Prior to joining Bellwether Enterprise, Ross was Vice President of Finance for The Ferchill Group, and was responsible for helping craft solutions for the firm’s complex development deals throughout the Midwest. He was responsible for the identification, evaluation and implementation of various federal, state, and local tax credit, grant and loan initiatives. These developments typically utilized state and federal historic tax credits, New Market Tax Credits, TIF and Brownfield redevelopment programs, as well as LIHTCs.

Previous projects include the Easton Town Center Phase I & II, Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit; Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pa.; the Carter/Winton Manor in Cleveland; the Cleveland Institute of Art; the Nottingham-Spirk Innovation Center and the Bridgeside Point II building in Pittsburgh.

Ross is currently an adjunct professor in the economics department at Case Western Reserve University.

Education

Miami University, Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Science, Finance
Babson College, Wellesley, MA,
Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, summa cum laude

Recognition

Great Lakes Conservancy Basin, Board Member
ICSC, Member since 2001

Recent Transactions

Multifamily	Fannie	$3,100,000.00	Miamisburg	OH
Multifamily	FHA	$22,080,000.00	Belleville	IL
Multifamily	Fannie	$3,100,000.00	Orrville	OH
Multifamily	Direct Bond Purchase	$6,500,000.00	Cleveland	OH
Multifamily	Direct Bond Purchase	$12,500,000.00	Cleveland	OH
Multifamily	FHA	$15,259,700.00	Cleveland	OH
Multifamily	FHA	$3,240,939.00	East Liverpool	OH
Seniors Housing	Other	$4,080,000.00	Van Nuys	CA
Multifamily	Other	$5,896,000.00	Sherman Oaks	CA
Multifamily	Other	$3,792,000.00	Thousand Oaks	CA
Multifamily	CMBS	$9,200,000.00	Rocky River	OH
Multifamily	FHA	$5,205,000.00	Cleveland	OH
Industrial	Life Company	$3,100,000.00	Middleburg Heights	OH
Multifamily	Freddie	$6,748,000.00	Chesterfield	MI
Multifamily	Freddie	$2,865,000.00	Saginaw	MI
Multifamily	Freddie	$4,410,000.00	Petoskey	MI
Multifamily	Agency	$8,636,000.00	Willoughby	OH
Office	Bank	$8,000,000.00	Cleveland	OH
Multifamily	FHA/HUD	$8,000,000.00	Warrensville Heights	OH
Retail	Bank	$2,830,000.00	Portsmouth	VA
Retail	Life Company	$3,250,000.00	Streetsboro	OH
Multifamily	Life Company	$24,000,000.00	Winter Springs	FL
Retail	Life Company	$1,700,000.00	Ontario	OH