Cambridge, MA Northstar, a real estate services firm providing project management, development management, and advisory services, has promoted Jim Hogan to shareholder. 

Hogan joined Northstar in 2017 and has over 14 years of senior-level project management experience in the commercial building design and construction industry. His expertise includes ground-up office, laboratory, residential projects, and office tenant improvement projects. At Northstar, he has completed a 17-story ground-up mixed-use office tower in Kendall Sq., the renovation of the MBTA Kendall Sq./MIT MBTA Headhouse, provided equity advisory services for ground-up residential developments on the East Coast, a three-story ground-up lab project in Somerville, office renovations for a pharmaceutical client, and preconstruction services on a multi-tower air rights project in Boston. 

Before joining Northstar, Hogan worked as a project engineer at McNamara Salvia Structural Engineers. He holds both a master of science in structural engineering and a bachelor of science in civil and environmental engineering from WPI. Jim currently serves as chairman of the Wakefield Planning Board. He is also a Registered Professional Structural Engineer (PE) in the state of Mass.

“Jim’s promotion to shareholder reflects the dedication and talent he brings to Northstar every day,” said Kirstin Brown, president of Northstar. “Over the past eight years, Jim has played an integral role in supporting our clients across the financial, higher education, R&D, and institutional sectors. His technical strength, leadership, work ethic, and positive contribution to Northstar’s culture make him a perfect fit for this next step. We’re excited to welcome him to the shareholder group as we continue to build the future of our firm together.”