John Weir

President
Eastwind Development, LLCPalm Beach Gardens, FL (561) 370-6600
ABOUT

John “Jack” Weir is the President of Eastwind Development, LLC and Eastwind Acquisitions, LLC. Eastwind, based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, focuses on the development and acquisition of multifamily housing in Florida and the Southeast U.S. Previously, Weir was Senior Vice President of Creative Choice Homes, Inc., based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, from 1994-2007. Mr. Weir served as chief operating officer for the company, was responsible for all strategic and project financing, and oversaw all acquisition and development activities. He was directly responsible for the financing, closing and development of over 40 multifamily projects involving over 6,000 multifamily units in Florida and five other states, as well as multiple additional closings and financings. He has extensive experience in arranging construction, permanent, mezzanine loan and equity financing from a wide range of banking, insurance and institutional capital sources. He is well-versed in the intricacies of the housing tax credit, has extensive experience with multifamily tax-exempt bond and credit enhancement programs, as well as all major federal, state and local public loan programs. Prior to his involvement in housing finance, Mr. Weir was a corporate and securities attorney with the firm of Debevoise and Plimpton in New York City. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland on a Rotary Fellowship, and received a B.A. from the University of Scranton. He has been admitted to the bar in Florida, New York and New Jersey.