Irving Blue Joins CBKC as Senior Real Estate Analyst
Emmet Pierson, Jr., chief executive officer of Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC), announced today that Irving Blue has joined the organization as senior real estate analyst. Blue is responsible for asset management of CBKC’s growing portfolio of residential and commercial properties.
“Irving is a strong addition to a team skilled, experienced and motivated to transform Kansas City’s urban core,” said Pierson. “I first worked with Irving more than 20 years ago when he was a planner for the city of Kansas City, Missouri, and I was managing block grants issued by the city. He is highly educated and over his career has become an extremely experienced professional who improves the performance of every real estate asset for which he has been given charge.”
Blue has provided asset management services for properties all over the country deploying a range of services – construction/renovation planning and coordination, development management, feasibility analysis, acquisition or disposition, deal structuring as well as contributing to design guidelines, finance models and public approval process.
“Strong community development corporations (CDC) are rare,” said Blue. “CBKC has a solid mix of residential properties in its portfolio and more in the pipeline. My focus is protecting the goals of the owner. I will monitor and support management companies to ensure ownership goals are delivered.”
Blue added that his desire to make others’ life better through the work he does is in sync with CBKC’s mission to strengthen families and transform communities.
“Emmet said he thought our combined professional experiences, CBKC team chemistry, and the pursuit for improving or enhancing communities are aligned,” said Blue. “I agreed. To create progressive, long-lasting change I believe you have to truly care about the human and community factors. When caring intersects purpose and a commitment of talent, tools and resources, you have community building.”
Blue, with a bachelor’s degree from Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and master’s degree with a concentration in urban and regional planning from Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University, Normal, Alabama, is a real estate broker licensed in Missouri, and has earned multiple professional certifications over the years including certified property manager (CPM) from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).