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Posted: March 8, 2019
Moore joins real estate consulting firm, Kirk & Co. as an associate in Boston
Boston, MA Kirk & Co. has welcomed Gregory Moore to the real estate consulting team as an associate. Moore will serve to assist in the appraisal and consulting process.
Kirk & Co. is a boutique real estate appraisal and consulting firm that offers real estate consulting services to non-profit and municipal institutions, corporations, investors and developers, with a concentration in affordable housing, adaptive reuse of historic properties, and complex asset analysis.
Moore is currently a junior at Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School, where he studies finance. He is an active member of the Suffolk Future Investors in Real Estate and is a member of Suffolk’s Journey Leadership Program. He co-founded and was the Treasurer of an organization that serves students in their abroad studies through a mentorship program.
Prior to joining Kirk & Co., he was an intern at The Dolben Co. where he assisted property and corporate accounting practices, property development financing, investor relations, property audits, and management-tenant relations.
Additionally, he was a volunteer on mayor Martin Walsh’s 2017 mayoral campaign.
Moore is a member of ULI’s Young Leaders, the Appraisal Institute, the MBREA, REFA, and CHAPA.
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