Christopher Hudson
Christopher Hudson has been involved in real estate development, finance and construction for more than 25 years. He has spent the last 20 years working exclusively in urban areas. During this period he has been involved in numerous affordable housing, economic revitalization, and market-income, mixed-use projects.
Since 2000 he has focused solely on the Berkeley, CA market. Chris is an expert at obtaining project entitlements and is thoroughly versed in California land-use law, the California Environmental Quality Act, and state affordable housing laws. He has extensive experience with a wide variety of project financing options including local, state and federal grants, tax credits, affordable housing bonds, and conventional debt and equity.
Chris has written numerous articles on infill and transit-oriented development and has spoken at a number of conventions and educational seminars. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and served as the Deputy Director of the Congress for the New Urbanism. He has a degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University.