Muammar Hermanstyne is serving as Assistant Project Director at Corcoran Jennison Companies in Boston, Massachusetts. At present he is working on two projects that represent approximately $200 million of development in the city of Boston. Each of these projects encompasses the redevelopment of disenfranchised urban enclaves of Boston.

A long time resident of Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Hermanstyne is a graduate of New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School. It was there, while studying Urban Planning that Mr. Hermanstyne developed an interest in public service, particularly as it pertains to economic development. At the Wagner School, Mr. Hermanstyne began his full-time pursuit of his interest in economic development.

While initiating a waterfront development plan as a Project Consultant to the West Brighton Local Development Corporation, Mr. Hermanstyne realized the role that this kind of planning played in economic development. The plan created by Mr. Hermanstyne and his capstone team created a variety of expansionary options for the blighted West Brighton community. The plan called for job creation and industry retention on this part of Staten Island that was at the time home to a curious mix of industrial and residential uses. Utilizing his prior work with geographic information systems, Mr. Hermanstyne and his team created a template for development that provided the rationale for incentive-based growth on West Brighton. This plan led to the resurgence of economic activity in the area that is still continuing today.

Most recently, Mr. Hermanstyne served as Director of Economic Development and Commercial Revitalization Programs at the Hunts Point Economic Development Corporation (HPEDC) in Bronx, New York. At HPEDC, Mr. Hermanstyne worked on a variety of projects that dealt with the overall economic growth of Hunts Point. One of the key projects Mr. Hermanstyne worked on was the creation of a business improvement district in the area. This work dovetailed with other projects that Mr. Hermanstyne worked on at HPEDC; namely industrial park management as well as the administration of various business incentive programs. The last project Mr. Hermanstyne commenced was the creation of an alternative fleet fueling program at HPEDC.