Young Professionals Ask a Developer (David Zucker with Zocalo Community Development) – Members Only

Please join the Housing Colorado Young Professional Committee for a thought-provoking discussion with David Zucker, Chief Executive Officer of Zocalo Community Development. Bring your questions and concerns to this small group discussion where Mr. Zucker will answer anything about affordable housing development. 

This event is for members who are young professionals, emerging leaders, and those who are new to the affordable housing industry.

All Housing Colorado members are welcome, but you must register to attend. Email miranda@housingcolorado.org with questions about membership or if you need your member login. 

David Zucker – Chief Executive Officer, Zocalo Community Development

David co-founded Zocalo spurred by a commitment to real estate development that balanced investment returns, community and environmental impact. David focused on downtown redevelopment as soon as he arrived in Denver in 1990.  David was one of the first developers to work through, develop and sell deed-restricted, for-sale units.  Of the five IHO projects in downtown Denver, David was responsible for developing three.

Since formation, Zocalo has quickly become among the best respected development companies in Colorado, recognized for thoughtful, innovative, well-timed and skillfully-executed projects.  As such, Zocalo holds the record for three of the ten highest price-per-unit and per-foot multi-family property sales in the state's history.  As president and CEO, David has ultimate responsibility for capital relationships, project ideation, and all aspects of project development and management to ensure that developments meet project specifications, budgets and timelines.  Moreover, he has the fun of working with a tremendously talented set of partners and staff at Zocalo.

As recognition, David received the Denver Business Journal's Developer of the Year award for 2012.  He was named as one of Denver’s five best developers by Westword in 2017.

David received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  He is past board chair of the State of Colorado Housing Board and is past chair of the board of directors of community jazz station KUVO and past-co-chair of the Downtown Denver Partnership's Housing Council.  David co-founded the University of Denver's Affordable Housing Conference and co-chaired the Conference's first five years.