Joseph Rose

As President of Rose Urban Strategies Joe Rose unites his expertise in public and private development to create value in real estate where private investment opportunities align with public purpose. He has partnered in a wide range of office, residential and recreational properties throughout the United States. Mr. Rose served as Chairman of the New York City Planning Commission and Director of New York City's Department of City Planning for eight years. Mr. Rose initiated planning for the Far West Side including the extension of #7 Subway, and led the redevelopment of Columbus Circle, the preservation of the Broadway Theaters with a comprehensive plan from development rights transfers, and played a central role in the creation of Hudson River Park. He initiated a citywide program of rezoning that resulted in a dramatic increase in housing production which was embraced and expanded by subsequent mayoral administrations. Mr. Rose is the founding chairman of the Rose Center for Public Leadership, a joint venture of the Urban Land Institute and the National League of Cities that works with mayors and city governments across the country to support excellence in public land use decision-making. Before his tenure at City Planning, Mr. Rose worked as Executive Director of The Citizen's Housing and Planning Council and was Special Assistant for Urban Affairs to United States Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He served three terms as chairman of the Community Board for Midtown Manhattan (CB#5). As a private sector real estate developer Mr. Rose has partnered in a wide range of office, residential and recreational properties throughout the United States. While General Partner at The Georgetown Company, among other projects Mr. Rose initiated and led the development of the iconic and award-winning IAC Building, Barry Diller's waterfront headquarters that catalyzed development in Manhattan's West Chelsea and was Frank Gehry's first building in New York City.

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