SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
With more than five years of experience, Myles’ entrepreneurial lens and community engagement experience provide an asset to The Platform’s development team. Beginning as a class project in graduate school, he and his classmates led the adaptive reuse and new construction of Baltimore Station – a 23-unit, mixed-use development. Myles continues to expand his experience by managing Woodward West – a 188,000 square foot, 204-unit mixed-use new construction development planned for Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood. Prior to joining The Platform in early 2017, he worked on food access issues in Detroit neighborhoods for three years in his role at Eastern Market Corporation.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:
5
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Pivot Real Estate Services LLC
Eastern Market Corporation
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Urban Planning, University of Michigan
BEST PART OF THE JOB
“I enjoy building relationships with all of the people it takes to get a development off the ground. From community members to consultants to city officials, the opportunity to interact with a wide array of people is what I look forward to each day.”
ON LIVING IN DETROIT
“Detroit is full of innovators, hard workers, and people who don’t give up. Its dynamic history of both successes and injustices provide people of all backgrounds with so much to learn. My family and I love living in the city and look forward to be part of its future.”