Ben Golvin joined ECB in 1998. The focus of his work at ECB - active management of an array of complex developments, primarily residential - is a natural outgrowth of his experience as a developer with BRIDGE Housing, the country's largest non-profit housing developer, Edison Capital and his own firm, Golvin Klein Development. His extensive knowledge of affordable housing development and finance broadens ECB's diverse experience and extensive development capacity.

The skills Ben honed in creating thousands of affordable housing units, in communities from the Bay Area to southern California - acute peripheral vision, gracious doggedness, quiet leadership, and the seamless integration of design, financial, political and fundamental human considerations - equipped him well for the challenges of reshaping the urban fabric, building by building or blocks at a time.

Ben's recent work with public benefit-driven clients and partners has enhanced the San Francisco cityscape through a range of successful communities: the two blocks of revitalized public housing at North Beach Place; a key block of the Mission District at Valencia Gardens; a permanent home for homeless families at the Cecil Williams Glide Community House; and assisted living for seniors at Rhoda Goldman Plaza and BridgePoint, where both developments saved and creatively incorporated landmark historic buildings.

Ben earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies from UC Santa Cruz in 1977, and a Masters Degree in city and regional planning from UC Berkeley in 1984. Ben serves on the board of San Francisco's Chinatown Community Development Center.