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Iman Novin

President & CEO | Novin Development Corporation

Iman Novin is a real estate developer, entrepreneur, and housing policy advocate with nearly two decades of experience in affordable and market-rate housing, transit-oriented development, urban planning, and public-private partnerships. He is the President and Founder of Novin Development Corporation (NDC), established in 2013, which has assembled a portfolio of approximately 1,100 residential units across 14 developments throughout Northern California. Through affiliated construction and property management companies, he oversees an integrated real estate platform spanning acquisitions, entitlements, financing, development, construction, and long-term operations.

Prior to founding Novin Development, Novin held senior development and acquisitions roles at BRIDGE Housing Corporation and MidPen Housing, two of California’s leading nonprofit affordable housing developers. His experience includes major master-planned communities such as the 880-unit MacArthur BART Transit Village in Oakland, the 1,410-unit Jordan Downs redevelopment in Los Angeles, and the 320-unit Westview Village redevelopment in Ventura. Earlier in his career, he worked with San Diego’s Centre City Development Corporation and Keyser Marston Associates, gaining experience in urban redevelopment, real estate economics, and public-sector planning.

Novin has extensive experience advising public agencies on affordable housing policy, transit-oriented development, and public land development. He has served as a consultant to both BART and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), as well as municipalities and nonprofit housing organizations. Through Enterprise Community Partners, he advised BART on strategies to implement its affordable housing commitments. His consulting work has also included securing a $20 million state Infill Infrastructure Grant for the Town of Mammoth Lakes and advising on development implementation and public-private partnerships.

Novin co-authored the 2017 study Funding Affordable Housing Near Transit in the Bay Area Region with Strategic Economics for the Great Communities Collaborative, identifying an estimated $1.45 billion annual affordable housing funding gap across the nine-county Bay Area. He has also authored three Urban Land Institute transit-oriented development technical assistance panel reports and participated in regional housing policy forums, including a SPUR panel examining solutions to the Bay Area’s affordable housing funding challenges.

Beyond development, Novin is actively engaged in housing policy, nonprofit governance, and civic leadership. He serves on the Board of Governors of the California Housing Consortium (CHC), a statewide affordable housing advocacy organization, and the Board of Directors of Insight Housing, where he chairs the Real Estate Committee, supporting affordable and supportive housing initiatives, including housing for veterans. His policy involvement includes testifying before the California State Senate at the invitation of Senator Scott Wiener on practical legislative improvements to SB 35, California’s housing streamlining legislation.

His previous public service includes serving as Vice Chair of the Walnut Creek Planning Commission, a member of the Contra Costa County Council on Homelessness representing affordable housing developers, and a member of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He has also served on the boards of Trinity Center and the advisory board of Sunflower Hill, supporting organizations focused on homelessness, housing insecurity, and individuals with developmental disabilities. From 2019 to 2025, he served as an elected Assembly District 16 delegate and Legislation Committee member of the California Democratic Party.

Novin is also the Founder and CEO of ProforMap.ai, an AI-powered real estate technology platform combining geospatial analytics, property data, financial feasibility modeling, and brokerage services to accelerate affordable housing development. ProforMap has helped clients close more than $50 million in land transactions, supporting over 780 affordable and workforce housing units. The company has received national recognition as a Top 25 finalist for the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability, a participant in Salesforce Accelerate, and a finalist for the Terner Center’s Housing Lab.

Novin holds dual degrees in Structural Engineering and Urban Studies & Planning from the University of California, San Diego, graduating with departmental honors and distinction and earning membership in Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

His work reflects a commitment to bridging the public and private sectors, advancing practical housing policy, and leveraging innovation and technology to create financially sustainable housing solutions that strengthen communities and expand housing opportunities throughout California.

Samarth has more than a decade of interdisciplinary experience in architecture, construction, and real estate. He has worked in Asia and North America markets and cumulatively oversaw over 50 million square feet of infill developments, such as multi-family, affordable housing, and offices to large master-planned mixed-use development. In the last 5 years, his work has directly contributed to the development of 800 housing units with another 500 units in pipelines in California. Samarth has vast experience in affordable, multi-family and commercial real estate.

Prior to joining Novin Development, Samarth Kohli worked at Eden Housing, where he worked on multiple mixed-income projects in both Northern and Southern California markets. He managed the projects through the whole development cycle from acquisition till leasing. He was directly involved in delivering close to 300 new units on 4 new ground-up developments and worked on 3 rehabs that included a total of 80 units. Samarth has also worked as an acquisition associate at oWOW, a local market-rate development company in the Bay Area. Here he led acquisitions of multiple sites in Oakland and San Francisco by identifying, analyzing, negotiating terms, financing, and working with capital partners for both acquisition and development deals.

Samarth has a bachelor’s in architecture from Gujarat University, a master’s in real estate from UC Berkeley, and an advanced certificate in innovation management from ICFAI. He also currently sits on the technical advisory board committee of the Northern California Land Trust, a non-profit developer based in Berkeley, advising them on their Berkeley project. Outside of work, Samarth likes to spend his time going on hikes with friends, reading, traveling, and cooking in his free time.

Josh joined Novin Development as Senior Development Manager in June 2025. In this role, he is responsible for managing multiple real estate projects in development in the Northern California region. In his 9-year career in affordable housing development with BRIDGE Housing, Northwest Housing Alternatives and Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Mr. Carrillo served as both a Senior Project Manager, Project Manager and Director of Real Estate Development. In these roles, he oversaw the development of hundreds of units of affordable housing across Southern and Northern California as well as the Portland, OR metro area. One of those affordable housing projects, which is located in Tigard, OR, was featured in Affordable Housing Finance in 2022. Mr. Carrillo is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in California where he successfully brokered over $35 million in single - family and Missing Middle Hou sing real estate transactions.

Joshua received his Bachelor of Science (Political Science) from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Irvine and an MBA from Portland State University.

Marina is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MRED+D) program, where she focused on housing, sustainability, and equitable development. With a background in civil engineering from Loyola Marymount University and certification as an Engineer in Training (E.I.T.), she brings a well-rounded perspective to the built environment. Her experience spans structural engineering, construction, and project management, as well as graduate work in housing development finance. Marina is passionate about advancing inclusive and resilient housing solutions that meet the long-term needs of communities.

Cayla holds a Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MRED+D) from the University of California, Berkeley, along with a Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) from the National University of Singapore. Prior to Berkeley, she worked across both the developer and consultancy sides of real estate in Singapore, with experience in leasing and asset management for mixed-use and commercial developments. Cayla is driven to create developments that prioritize housing needs and strengthen the neighborhoods she serves.

Hiral holds over fifteen years of experience as a finance controller and certified auditor in the corporate arena. She impacts the organization through financial planning and analysis, process development and improvements, contract management, contract negotiations, budget planning and control, team building and development, forecasting, quantitative analysis skills, excel modeling, data-driven analysis, and creation of dashboards to improve business processes & performance to maintain operating rhythms. Hiral holds an MBA from the University of New Haven, CT, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Allison serves as People Operations Manager at Novin Development Corp., where she brings over twelve years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition. In her role, Allison leads strategic HR initiatives including policy development, regulatory compliance, compensation and benefits administration, and full-cycle recruitment.

Allison is passionate about building strong teams, developing talent, and cultivating a positive workplace culture that reflects Novin’s commitment to excellence and community impact. She is known for thoughtfully integrating people operations with organizational culture, ensuring that teams are supported, engaged, and aligned with the company’s values. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Marist University.