Osbourne Kenneth Sims III

Mr. Sims 38 years as an Architect, Construction Manager and  Developer has given him a keen eye for and a deep understanding of the luxury real estate market.  Having been Chief Architect and Space Facilities Officer, for the Midwest Region of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), early in his career, Mr. Sims has an intimate knowledge of government contracts and procedures.  Since founding Sims Properties Development & Management, Inc. in July of 1987, Mr. Sims was the first Black Developer to design, develop, build and sell Luxury Townhomes in the South Loop, of Chicago and has led in the Design, Development, Construction Management and Sales teams, on more than 30 distinct properties, in the Greater Chicago area.  One such development was the PRM Luxury Condominium Homes of Hyde Park, in Chicago, IL. The 3 Building, 78 unit, 90,172 sq. ft. development, which consisted of 1-to-5-bedroom flats, duplexed and tri-plexed luxury condominiums cost $10,565,040 to build and sold for $20,030,790. Sims Properties Development & Management, Inc. provided end-to-end control including consultant developer services, overall project management, design, sales and marketing, quality control and project delivery. In addition to personally leading the development from end-to-end.  Along with several similar projects in the $10 - $20 million range, Mr. Sims has prepared complete development packages for 6 major properties with completed valuations between $500 million and $1.2 billion each and is actively expanding Nationally and Globally its brand.  It is his life’s mission to improve human being’s physical environment by creating sustainable, "Iconic Landmark" buildings with near net zero energy and low carbon footprint design environments.

Mr. Sims completed four and one-half years (combined) of architectural design studies between the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - Chicago, with his Thesis Study at the UNIVERSITY OF VERSAILLES, Versailles, France.