James Boston
Senior Associate
NAI Emory Hill Real Estate Services, Inc.
10 Corporate Circle Suite 100
New Castle, Delaware 19720
United States
302-221-7268
484-571-1201
Scope of Experience
Landlord/tenant & buyer/seller representation across all property types, commercial and residential development, investment real estate, advisory and consulting services
Background & Experience
James brings to Emory Hill more than 20 years of experience from Fortune 500 companies, spanning real estate brokerage and development, construction and risk management, environmental investigation and collateral valuation. He has successfully managed revolving billion-dollar real estate construction portfolios (consumer and construction loans), residential subdivision development in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, as well as large-scale warehouse development and fit-out.
Most recently, James was Senior Vice President Real Estate Services Director and Senior Vice President Third Party (Vendor) Risk Management Director with WSFS Bank, Wilmington, DE; where he was entrusted with overseeing $1.3 Billion revolving portfolio of commercial and consumer construction loans, among other critical responsibilities. Notably, at WSFS Bank, James successfully built teams for managing construction loans and real estate valuation.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Building Construction with a minor in Real Estate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Professional Associations & Designations
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Delaware
Certified General Appraiser, licensed in both Delaware and Pennsylvania
Practicing Affiliate of the Appraisal Institute
Current board member for the Delaware Council of Real Estate Appraisers
Transaction History
Prior to WSFS Bank, James managed a full scope of land development for Toll Brothers, Inc., including successfully leading the development of 465 units (535 Acres) of residential subdivision in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. Before then, James worked in Australia at Len Bogatin and Associates, overseeing commercial office, retail, and residential development projects; and he began his career at Opus East, L.L.C., managing completion of 937,000SF of tilt-up warehouse development and fit-out projects.