James P. Stuckey

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James P. Stuckey is an award-winning^[1] New York City Real Estate Developer credited with the creation and completion of several high profile New York City real estate developments. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Verdant Properties, LLC.

1 Career
2 Atlantic Yards
3 Completed Projects
4 References
5 Sources

[edit] Career

From 1977 until 1990, Mr. Stuckey served under New York's Mayor Edward Koch as President of the New York City Public Development Corporation where he was responsible for implementing over $15 billion in commercial, industrial and waterfront real estate development projects.

From 1994 to until June 2007 Mr. Stuckey was employed by Forest City Ratner where he was responsible for public and private commercial real estate development projects including the MetroTech Center and the controversial $4.0 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, New York.

Mr. Stuckey is a graduate of St. John's University where he received both his bachelor's and masters degree's. He regularly lectures at Harvard University, Columbia University and New York University. In 2004 Mayor Bloomberg appointed Mr. Stuckey to serve on the New York City Arts Commission and in 2007 he was elected its President.

[edit] Atlantic Yards

As President of the Atlantic Yards Development Group, Stuckey led the development of Atlantic Yards. Opponents of the project have portrayed the developers as "dollar-oriented," and have mounted a campaign to stop what they characterize as a development that will destroy the neighborhood. Mr. Stuckey says the reason he undertook the project was the opposite, saying "it had to have a public purpose."

Designed and overseen by Architect Frank Gehry supporters say the proposed $4.0 billion dollar complex would provide the community 6,430 housing units and the Barclays Center would serve as the future home of the New Jersey Nets Basketball team. Site work began on February 20, 2007. On June 13, 2007 Mr. Stuckey resigned citing a desire to "pursue new challenges."^[2]

[edit] Completed Projects

Forest City 330 Jay Street – 1,150,000 sq. ft., 32 story building
MetroTech Center
Harlem Center – a 150,000 sq. ft., class A Office Building
The 460-room Times Square Hilton Hotel
The 463-room Embassy Suites Hotel & Retail Center at the World Financial Center
Negotiated with Disney the restoration of the New Amsterdam Theater on 42nd Street
Played a key role in the redevelopment of Times Square
Redeveloped the Brooklyn Army Terminal – 1,000,000 sq. ft. industrial complex