FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN
DANIEL LEVIN
The founder and chairman of The Habitat Company, Daniel Levin
has been a real estate developer since 1957. He has directed
the financing, structuring and equity syndication of a variety of
more than 20,000 rental and condominium units in 80 locations and
six states and more than $2.0 billion in assets under
management.
Under his leadership, the company has become one of the Midwest's
largest and most respected development and property management
companies with operations in Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, Detroit,
Ann Arbor and Oklahoma. His management philosophy and
approach to business are embodied in a quote that can be recited by
nearly everyone he has influenced, "No project is only an
investment in real estate. It is an investment in the future
of the community and in the lives of the people who live and work
there."
In 1987, Mr. Levin and The Habitat Company were appointed receiver
of the Chicago Housing Authority Scattered Site housing development
program by the U.S. District Court in Chicago. In that
capacity, Habitat has overseen the citywide public housing
revitalization program.
He is a member of the visiting committee of the University of
Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. He serves as a Trustee of
WTTW Public Television as well as the Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College, and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Environmental Law and
Policy Center.
Mr. Levin has a Bachelors of Arts degree and a Juris Doctorate
degree from the University of Chicago Law School.
Mr. Levin was honored for his commitment to civic leadership by the
American Jewish Committee and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College. Additional honors include the Chicago Association of
Realtors Hall of Fame in 1997 and Crain's Chicago Business "20 Who
Make a Difference" in 2000.
“Habitat” and “The Habitat Company” refer to The Habitat Company LLC and its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates. The Habitat Company name and logos, including “Habitat” and “habitat@home”, are registered service marks of The Habitat Company LLC.