MIAMI, FLORIDA AND AUSTIN, TEXAS – (Oct. 28, 2019) – Housing Trust Group (HTG), Florida’s most prolific developer of affordable housing, is proud to announce that Valentin DeLeon has been appointed Vice President. In this role, DeLeon will be responsible for development of affordable housing communities and will be based in Austin, Texas. HTG is an award-winning full-service developer of multifamily residential communities with over 7,000 affordable and market-rate units throughout Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Arizona and more than 2,000 new apartments in the pipeline.

“We are pleased to welcome Valentin DeLeon to our growing HTG team,” said Matthew A. Rieger, President and CEO of HTG. “His extensive expertise in the Texas multifamily industry and knowledge in community development and financial structuring will help HTG continue to expand nationally in our mission to solve our nation’s affordable housing crisis.”

DeLeon has over 10 years of experience in the multifamily development industry. He is fully experienced in the management of development opportunities and complex financial structuring. He started his career in 2007 as an administrator in the Texas Low-Income Housing tax Credit (LIHTC) program, where he developed an award-winning program application that is still used today. Prior to joining Housing Trust Group, DeLeon was the Project Manager for DMA Development Company, LLC in Austin, Texas. During his six year career there, DeLeon was responsible for identifying sites for development and ensuring their financial and environmental feasibility.

DeLeon earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a focus on Urban Planning and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Texas State University.