High Street Residential Hires SVP to Expand Houston Development Team

High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, has announced that its Houston office has made a strategic new hire. Yewande Fapohunda has joined the firm as Senior Vice President and will be responsible for leading the sourcing, shaping, and execution new multifamily development opportunities throughout the Houston market. 

“Yewande has impressive experience when it comes to urban and suburban multifamily development, making her an immediate and valuable asset to our team in Houston,” said Jim Casey, Senior Managing Director of High Street Residential’s Houston operations. “The Houston multifamily market is a dynamic segment of our industry to be working in today. We are excited to expand our capabilities for multifamily and mixed-use developments throughout Houston.”

In her new role, Yewande will utilize her experience in site selection, due diligence, financial underwriting, securing entitlements, design, budgeting, and managing of development/construction teams to find and capitalize new ground-up development opportunities. She joins High Street Residential after working at Greystar Real Estate Partners, where she served as a Senior Development Director. Prior to Greystar, Yewande worked for AvalonBay Communities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs.

Yewande earned her B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned a master’s degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. 

About High Street Residential
High Street Residential, a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, specializes in the development of multifamily housing. We have a deep background in urban, infill mixed-use residential development, as well as the redevelopment or repurposing of existing facilities. In the last 15 years, the firm has completed over $1.3 billion in projects with a current pipeline of nearly 3,500 units.