Linnie Gavino
Ms. Gavino is a Manager in the San Diego office of Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. Prior to joining Keyser Marston in 1997, Ms. Gavino worked at San Diego Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) as a Program Officer.
Key Role
Ms. Gavino has worked primarily with public sector clients focusing on projects requiring financial, market, and demographic research and analysis. Specializing in affordable housing, Ms. Gavino has comprehensive experience working with projects subject to tax credit, tax-exempt financing, and California Redevelopment law guidelines.
Her areas of concentration include:
- Market and financial analyses for market-rate and affordable housing;
- Economic development strategies for cities and communities; and
- Strategic planning.
Specific Areas of Expertise
Affordable Housing
Ms. Gavino has provided a range of housing-related services including market studies, formulation of development concepts, analysis of policy issues, disposition and implementation strategies, preparation of developer solicitations, financial pro forma analysis, developer negotiations, and transaction structuring.
On an ongoing basis, Ms. Gavino prepares the financial models used in developer negotiations for a variety of affordable for-sale and multi-family developments under consideration by the Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy Collaborative (NOFA). Participating agencies in the Collaborative consist of the Redevelopment Division of the City of San Diego’s Community and Economic Development Department, Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC), Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), and the San Diego Housing Commission.
Ms. Gavino also assisted the San Diego Housing Commission in identifying possible structures for the Citywide inclusionary housing program. She has also assisted numerous clients in evaluating the financial feasibility of mixed-income/mixed-use development concepts.
Economic Development Strategies
Ms. Gavino has prepared market demand analyses, economic profiles, and implementation strategies to assist cities and redevelopment agencies in fulfilling their goals and objectives. In cities such as Riverside and Bakersfield, Ms. Gavino identified the existing physical conditions, local services, and economic and financial factors that hinder or support economic development, as well as examined the community and regional assets impacting those communities.
Strategic Planning
Ms. Gavino has reviewed key demographic and economic trends in order to assess the development potential for private and public improvements. Ms. Gavino assisted CCDC with the update of the Downtown San Diego Community Plan, identifying downtown’s key opportunities and challenges and providing a forecast of the timing and achievable build-out for a range of downtown land uses.
Ms. Gavino assisted CCDC in evaluating the feasibility of establishing development impact fees (DIFs) for urban parks and fire stations within the Centre City Community Plan Area.
Professional Credentials
Ms. Gavino is a member of the California Redevelopment Association (CRA), California Association for Local Economic Development, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), and the San Diego Housing Federation. She also currently serves as Chair of the San Diego Housing Commission Loan Committee. Ms. Gavino holds a M.A. in Urban Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a graduate of San Diego State University with a B.A. in Public Administration and Urban Studies.