Josh Westerman
Josh Westerman is a New York-based professional eager to promote sustainable building and thoughtful placemaking through design, investment, and development. He has curated a broad working experience that includes design formulation, project management, construction administration, financial underwriting, and government program deployment. Having worked on a variety of project types at various scales, he can appropriately respond to the task at hand, with a central focus on the human impact and experience at play. Westerman’s passion for people, urban life, and development is sparked by an evolving curiosity about how people work, live, and interact in urban settings. He believes architecture, development, and financing should enhance the human experience and is dedicated to creating a built environment that promotes inclusion, champions sustainability, and strengthens community.
He is a 2022 graduate of the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program from Columbia University GSAPP and holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Oklahoma State University. Westerman currently works on the Lending and Programs team at the Community Preservation Corporation.
academic experience
Columbia University / New York, NY June 2021 - May 2022
Master of Science in Real Estate Development
Activities: MSRED Student Council President, GSAPP Student Council Representative (Budget & Alumni Committee Member), QSAPP (Member), Design Driven-Development Club (Member)
Coursework: Real Estate Finance, Market Analysis, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Leasing, Advanced Excel Modeling, REIT Analysis, Negotiations, Art of the Development Proposal (Winning Team Proposal)
Awards: Honor Award for Excellence in Real Estate Development
Oklahoma State University / Stillwater, OK August 2009 - May 2014
Bachelor of Architecture, Minor in Architecture History & Theory
Activities: OSU Marching & Concert Bands, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Fraternity (Treasurer), AIAS (Member)
professional experience
Community Preservation Corporation / New York, NY June 2022 - Present
Associate, Lending & Programs
Working with senior leadership to administer existing and new programs through CPC’s relationship with NYS Homes & Community Renewal and supporting initiatives that include CPC’s sustainability and impact investing work.
H3 Architecture / New York, NY February 2020 - October 2020
Architecture Designer & Interior Architect
Gulfshore Playhouse / Naples, FL University of Miami Recital Hall / Coral Gables, FL
Education + Performance Space Higher Education + Performance Space
New Construction, 40,000 sf New Construction, 22,700 sf
Designer - Production Designer - Interior Architect
Beck Design / New York, NY & Tulsa, OK May 2015 - October 2019
Associate Architect
Bergen Performing Arts Center / Englewood, NJ Oklahoma Department of Wildlife / OKC, OK
Performance Space Government + Office Headquarters
Major Renovation, 30,000 sf Renovation + New Addition, 36,000 sf
Interview Team, Designer, Project Manager Designer, Production, Construction Administration, FF&E
leadership & community
Rising Leaders Network, New York Housing Conference January 2023 - Present
Member
MSRED Alumni Inc. October 2022 - Present
Board Member, Marketing/Tech/Communications Committee
Urban Land Institute January 2020 - Present
Associate Member, New York Chapter
American Institute of Architects January 2015 - Present
Associate Member, New York Chapter
Associate Member, Northeast Oklahoma Chapter
YAF President, Northeast Oklahoma Chapter
Regional Associate Director, Central States Region Emerging Professionals Committee
Transportation Advisory Board, City of Tulsa September 2016 - June 2018
District 4 Representative
Tulsa’s Young Professionals January 2016 - December 2017
Urbanist Crew Leader