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Developers/Blue Sky Communities
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Blue Sky CommunitiesTampa, United States · founded Formed in 2012 · 1 active markets
PRIVATE

Blue Sky Communities develops and owns affordable multifamily rental housing across Florida, partnering with governments and nonprofits and using public funding programs to serve families, seniors, homeless residents, and people with special needs in environmentally sound communities.

Years in business
14
founded Formed in 2012
LinkedIn headcount
22
employees, as shown on LinkedIn · size band 11–50
Total projects
36
across the company’s whole history
Units delivered
approximately 3,670
as the company states it
Projects last researched October 14, 2026
Every figure on this card was read out of a document.

Overview

Investor tear sheet

a summary of the tabs that follow · no rating of our own

Company dossier

Legal name
BLUE SKY COMMUNITIES LLC1
Headquarters
5300 West Cypress Street, Suite 2001, Tampa1, United States
Founded
Formed in 20121
Entity type
PRIVATE1
Business model
build to rent1
Markets
1 market listed
What they build
Residential, for rent (9 of 9)
Full dossier in About →

Delivery record

6 date-assessed of 9 projects
Unverified by developer

AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.

Completed projects from 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15, with sufficient delivery-date evidence. Date assessment and developer profile verification do not mean an independent audit of every source. Original source links and available snippets are provided. May not represent the developer’s full portfolio. 0 undated and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are excluded. Delivery exceptions are listed separately under Projects.
Completed projects assessed
9
within the rolling ten-year window
Median delay
+3.8 mo
the middle of 6 scored projects
Average delay
+3.6 mo
the same projects, pulled by the worst
Average time to deliver
2.0 yrs
start to completion, over 5 delivered projects
Worst slip
+6.5 mo
SkyWay Lofts II · +5.0 to +8.0
5
early or less than 6 months late
6 to 12 months late
1
yellow rows below
Over 12 months late
0
red rows below

Against other developers

6 date-assessed here · 259 developers, 974 date-assessed projects in United States
Median delay
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
+3.8 mo vs +4.5 mo
this developer 0.7 mo better
The typical project on each side.
Average delay
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
+3.6 mo vs +7.4 mo
this developer 3.8 mo better
Both pulled by their worst few.
On time
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
83% vs 56%
this developer 27 pts better
Share of date-assessed projects delivered early or less than 6 months after the original target. Exactly 6 months late is excluded.
Average time to deliver
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
2.0 yrs vs 2.9 yrs
this developer 0.9 yrs faster
Start to completion, over 5 delivered here and 802 in the market.
Projects and timelines in Track Record →

Resident experience

7 of 9 buildings rated · scale 1–10

AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.

Overall verdict
8.2/ 10
Weighted judgment across build and operations · from 7 of 7 rated buildings
Little structure evidence (1 of 7 buildings) — this rests mainly on whole-building and living reviews.
Structure & systems
9.0/ 10
Fabric, services, waterproofing, envelope · from 1 of 7 rated buildings
Management & living
8.1/ 10
Upkeep, response times, amenities, community · from 7 of 7 rated buildings

Against other developers

7 rated here · 280 developers, 1438 rated buildings in United States
Overall rating
Blue Sky Communities · 280 other developers in United States
8.2 vs 7.7
this developer 0.5 better
The weighted verdict on each side. From 7 of 7 rated buildings here and 1438 in the market.
Structure & systems
Blue Sky Communities · 280 other developers in United States
— vs 6.9
Too few buildings with this score here to compare (1 of 7)
Fabric and engineering only — fixed at handover. From 1 of 7 rated buildings here and 621 in the market.
Management & living
Blue Sky Communities · 280 other developers in United States
8.1 vs 7.4
this developer 0.7 better
Upkeep and response — belongs to whoever runs the building now. From 7 of 7 rated buildings here and 1383 in the market.
The market here is United States: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because the review platforms residents use, and the service norms they judge against, move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a price band. Read structure and living together. A developer above the market on structure and below it on living builds well and runs buildings badly, which is a fixable problem and a different one from building badly. Higher ratings are better; differences use the displayed scores rounded to one decimal. Rated buildings only, on both sides, and a structure or living score with no stated basis — no review count and no notes or links — is left out of both.
Ratings by building →

Awards & recognition

  • RANKING Ranked May 22, 2026 (reported)
    AHF 50 Top 50 Affordable Housing Developers of 2025
    The developer reports that Blue Sky Communities ranked #39 nationally on the Affordable Housing Finance AHF 50 list.
  • PROJECT AWARD Winner October 30, 2024 (award date reported)
    Planning Commission’s 42nd Annual Planning & Design Awards · The Preserve at Sabal Park and Sabal Place
    The developer reports that it won a Planning Commission Planning & Design Award for The Preserve at Sabal Park and Sabal Place.
    Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission (Plan Hillsborough), presented by TECO · https://www.blueskycommunities.com/communityevents
  • PROJECT AWARD Winner December 2024 (reported)
    Best Real Estate Deals — Best Affordable Housing Deal · Swan Lake Village/Swan Landing
    The developer reports receiving the Tampa Bay Business Journal award for Best Affordable Housing Deal for Swan Lake Village and Swan Landing.
  • 2 more in Awards
All awards →

Risks & source coverage

  • PROJECT CANCELLED Agreement terminated June 10, 2022; reported September 11, 2022. Blue Sky Communities abandoned its planned 81-unit affordable-housing project at Clearwater’s former Fire Station 45 site after the agreement was terminated on June 10, 2022; Blue Sky said rising costs made the project financially unfeasible, while city records reported that the developer returned the $17 million in state tax credits, and Blue Sky disputed that Scientology pressure or a payment caused the cancellation.
  • LEGAL Challenge reported October 14, 2020; recommended order issued March 3, 2021. PGSP Neighbors United filed an administrative legal challenge on September 14, 2020 that temporarily put the proposed Blue Sky Bear Creek Commons senior-housing project on hold; the administrative-law judge later recommended approval of the city’s position on March 3, 2021, so the challenge was not sustained.
  • PROJECT CANCELLED June 10, 2022 (termination); reported September 11, 2022 Clearwater’s 81-unit affordable-housing project at 601/610 Franklin Street (Blue Dolphin Tower) was abandoned by Blue Sky Communities/its Blue Pierce project entity in June 2022 after rising costs made it financially infeasible; the proposed relocation could not receive the project’s $17 million tax-credit transfer, and Florida Housing confirmed the credits were returned—this documents cancellation, not an ongoing failure, and does not establish liability for the separate Scientology entities discussed in the reporting.
Record status
active
Company sources
120 source entries across 108 fields
Projects tracked
9 · 9 completed in assessment
All flags and sources →

Track Record

Delivery record

6 date-assessed of 9 projects
Unverified by developer

AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.

Completed projects from 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15, with sufficient delivery-date evidence. Date assessment and developer profile verification do not mean an independent audit of every source. Original source links and available snippets are provided. May not represent the developer’s full portfolio. 0 undated and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are excluded. Delivery exceptions are listed separately under Projects.
Completed projects assessed
9
within the rolling ten-year window
Median delay
+3.8 mo
the middle of 6 scored projects
Average delay
+3.6 mo
the same projects, pulled by the worst
Average time to deliver
2.0 yrs
start to completion, over 5 delivered projects
Worst slip
+6.5 mo
SkyWay Lofts II · +5.0 to +8.0
5
early or less than 6 months late
6 to 12 months late
1
yellow rows below
Over 12 months late
0
red rows below

Against other developers

6 date-assessed here · 259 developers, 974 date-assessed projects in United States
Median delay
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
+3.8 mo vs +4.5 mo
this developer 0.7 mo better
The typical project on each side.
Average delay
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
+3.6 mo vs +7.4 mo
this developer 3.8 mo better
Both pulled by their worst few.
On time
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
83% vs 56%
this developer 27 pts better
Share of date-assessed projects delivered early or less than 6 months after the original target. Exactly 6 months late is excluded.
Average time to deliver
Blue Sky Communities·259 developers in United States
2.0 yrs vs 2.9 yrs
this developer 0.9 yrs faster
Start to completion, over 5 delivered here and 802 in the market.
The market here is United States: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because planning regimes and reporting norms move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a size band. Read the two delay figures together. A median close to the market with a much better average means no single disaster; the reverse means one project is carrying the record. Time to deliver runs from the earliest start we hold to the completion itself — a construction start where a source gave one, otherwise a sales launch, otherwise the launch year read as its January. A handover the sources place only inside a year is read as that December, so a duration is the widest the record allows rather than the flattering end of it. Only delivered projects dated at both ends count, so it is taken over fewer projects than the delay figures, and a long build is not a fault: a tower is not a villa run. Sourced figures only, both sides, and values taken from documents held on file are excluded here — a developer who shares their records should not score better than one who does not.

Construction start to handover

9 of 9 projects dated · 8 places
Based on covered projects with documented construction or launch dates and available handover dates. Timelines vary by project and may not represent the developer’s full portfolio.
Construction start, or the launchTarget completion (window)Completion or handover, as reportedCurrently statedLaunch year only, no date publishedEarly or ≤6 mo lateOver 6–12 mo lateOver 12 mo lateStalled
Cape Coral, United States
Sarasota, United States
St. Petersburg, United States
Riverview, United States
Miami, United States
Winter Haven, United States
Seffner, United States
Tampa, United States
20232024202520262027todayCAPE CORAL, UNITED STATESon timeestimatedSARASOTA, UNITED STATES+3.5 moverifiedST. PETERSBURG, UNITED STATES+6.5 moverified+2 moverifiedRIVERVIEW, UNITED STATES+4 moverifiedMIAMI, UNITED STATES+5 moverifiedWINTER HAVEN, UNITED STATES+1.5 moestimatedSEFFNER, UNITED STATES+0.5 moverifiedTAMPA, UNITED STATES+4 moestimated
Click a row in the chart to open a project, or a table row below to see its sources. The chart runs wider than the page where the record spans many years — scroll it sideways to follow a project to its handover. Every date we have is drawn. A hollow marker is only a launch year, not a date anyone published. No dates published means we looked and found none; dates not yet checked means we have not looked yet. Handing over is not finished — rows say which. A delay is shown when one source gives the promised date and another gives the real one, however rough: "2019" still counts, and the row shows how wide that is. Projects missing one of the two dates, or with sources that disagree, are left out of the figures.

Building & Livability Ratings

Resident experience

7 of 9 buildings rated · scale 1–10

AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.

Overall verdict
8.2/ 10
Weighted judgment across build and operations · from 7 of 7 rated buildings
Little structure evidence (1 of 7 buildings) — this rests mainly on whole-building and living reviews.
Structure & systems
9.0/ 10
Fabric, services, waterproofing, envelope · from 1 of 7 rated buildings
Management & living
8.1/ 10
Upkeep, response times, amenities, community · from 7 of 7 rated buildings

Against other developers

7 rated here · 280 developers, 1438 rated buildings in United States
Overall rating
Blue Sky Communities · 280 other developers in United States
8.2 vs 7.7
this developer 0.5 better
The weighted verdict on each side. From 7 of 7 rated buildings here and 1438 in the market.
Structure & systems
Blue Sky Communities · 280 other developers in United States
— vs 6.9
Too few buildings with this score here to compare (1 of 7)
Fabric and engineering only — fixed at handover. From 1 of 7 rated buildings here and 621 in the market.
Management & living
Blue Sky Communities · 280 other developers in United States
8.1 vs 7.4
this developer 0.7 better
Upkeep and response — belongs to whoever runs the building now. From 7 of 7 rated buildings here and 1383 in the market.
The market here is United States: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because the review platforms residents use, and the service norms they judge against, move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a price band. Read structure and living together. A developer above the market on structure and below it on living builds well and runs buildings badly, which is a fixable problem and a different one from building badly. Higher ratings are better; differences use the displayed scores rounded to one decimal. Rated buildings only, on both sides, and a structure or living score with no stated basis — no review count and no notes or links — is left out of both.

By building

7 rated · 2 not rated · scale 1–10
ProjectOverallStructure & systemsManagement & living
Casa di FrancescoSeffner140 units
9.6/ 10
—/ 10
9.6/ 10

The Google Reviews/Maps aggregate of 4.7/5 from 24 reviews sets the level; using the stated conversion curve, 4.7/5 converts to approximately 9.1/10. Repeated positive comments on staff, maintenance response, cleanliness and amenities support a modest upward adjustment, while no recurring or severe failure was reported. There is no published resident evidence sufficient to score structural systems separately.

+ Helpful management+ Professional staff+ Fast maintenance response+ Clean and quiet environment+ Community garden and amenities
− One report of rude management

no notes returned

no links returned

Residents and visitors repeatedly praised the day-to-day experience: one tenant called Casa di Francesco “very clean, safe and quiet,” said management made the transition smooth, and reported that maintenance “responds to your call quickly.” Other reviews described the facilities as “clean and well-maintained” and praised Diamond and Natalie as helpful and professional, although one reviewer described the manager as “rude and unpleasant” and said they did not recommend the property.

New Trail PlazaSarasota96 units
9.4/ 10
9.0/ 10
9.4/ 10

The building-level Google Reviews/Maps aggregate of 4.7/5 from 25 reviews sets the level and converts to 9.1/10 under the requested curve. The written feedback is strongly positive about management, cleanliness, appearance and atmosphere, supporting a modest upward commentary adjustment; structural scoring remains limited because no review evidence addresses building systems or failures. Evidence is current within the requested window, but the property opened in February 2026, so the review history is relatively short.

+ Clean building+ Well-maintained building+ Beautiful new construction+ Spacious apartments
+ Responsive manager+ Helpful staff+ Professional communication+ Welcoming atmosphere+ Clubhouse, activity room and playground
− Application process complaint

The available resident feedback is positive about visible condition rather than engineering systems: one review calls the building “gorgeous, impeccably clean, and extremely well maintained,” while another says the property “looks beautiful.” No published review evidence located here addresses plumbing, HVAC, electrical infrastructure, leaks, waterproofing, or structural failures.

Daily-life feedback is mostly favorable: reviewers describe Ashley as “always responsive” and say the property manager is “very helpful,” with another calling the community a “warm environment.” The principal negative account said the applicant spent nearly three weeks responding to repeated documentation requests before being denied, so the complaint concerns leasing/application handling rather than ongoing resident operations.

The AdderleyTampa128 units
9.0/ 10
—/ 10
9.0/ 10

The largest published review base is the Google rating shown as 4.5/5 from 34 reviews, which converts to 8.5/10 under the requested curve. The available written feedback is strongly positive about management, staff, maintenance and cleanliness, with isolated complaints about neighbor noise and the access gate; no physical-condition evidence supports a structure score.

+ Responsive maintenance+ Professional staff+ Clean common areas+ Helpful management+ Resident support
− Neighbor noise− Access-gate problems

no notes returned

no links returned

Residents repeatedly describe the property as clean and well maintained, with “maintenance response and works fast” and staff who are “professional, friendly, and always willing to help.” The main reported quality-of-life issues are neighbor noise—“very loud and disruptive especially during the ‘quiet hours’”—and an access gate that one reviewer said “never work[s].”

Lake BluetailRiverview120 units
8.7/ 10
—/ 10
8.7/ 10

The building-level Google aggregate of 4.4/5 from 14 resident reviews sets the level; under the stated conversion curve, 4.4/5 converts to 8.2/10. The written commentary is predominantly positive about maintenance, staff responsiveness and safety, with one minor parking-enforcement complaint and no published structural-condition evidence, producing an overall resident score of 8.7/10 while leaving structure unscored.

+ Responsive maintenance+ Helpful leasing office+ Welcoming staff+ Residents report feeling safe+ Central location and walkability
− Visitor-parking towing complaint

no notes returned

no links returned

The published reviews describe a generally positive day-to-day experience: residents called the office “helpful and attentive,” said maintenance was “always on point,” and praised staff as “prompt and professional.” The main operational complaint was a visitor-parking towing incident: “Towed my car when I was parked in visitors. BEWARE.”

Bear Creek CommonsSt. Petersburg85 units
7.2/ 10
—/ 10
7.2/ 10

The building-level Google aggregate of 4.0/5 from 12 reviews sets the anchor at 7.0/10 under the requested conversion curve. Repeated praise for management, maintenance and cleanliness supports a modest upward commentary adjustment, while the negative reports were isolated rather than recurring themes; no structure score is assigned because the reviews provide no specific systems evidence.

+ Clean building+ New apartments+ Energy-efficient features+ Quality finishes
+ Responsive maintenance+ Helpful property manager+ Friendly staff+ Clean common environment+ Garden praised
− Perceived poor communication− Smoking reportedly allowed

Reviewers described the apartments as “beautiful, clean and new,” and the developer describes energy-efficient features and quality finishes. The published reviews read contain no specific reports about plumbing, HVAC, electrical systems, leaks, waterproofing, lifts or other structural failures.

Daily-life feedback is mixed but leans positive: residents praised Adelina as “organized and efficient” and said maintenance issues were handled “asap,” while another reviewer reported employees were unwilling to answer a basic accessibility question and described a “bad attitude.” A separate review praised the garden, while another liked the clean building but noted “there's no pool!”

SkyWay Lofts IISkyway Marina District, St. Petersburg66 units
7.2/ 10
—/ 10
7.2/ 10

The largest located resident-review aggregate is the 4.1/5 score from 17 reviews, treated as a cluster rating for the SkyWay Lofts community that includes phase II; the stated conversion is 7.3/10. Mixed written feedback supports a small downward adjustment for communication, noise, parking and utility complaints, while positive management, cleanliness and amenity comments limit the adjustment.

+ Modern kitchens+ Energy-efficient elements+ New construction+ Modern bathrooms
− Alleged improper appliance wiring− Reported unusually high electricity bills
+ Fitness center+ Library with computer stations+ Club room+ Outdoor play area+ Helpful staff reports
− Communication complaints− Application-response complaints− Parking enforcement complaints− Noise complaint

Published project material describes a newly completed four-story building with modern kitchens and multiple energy-efficient elements. The only infrastructure-related resident report located said appliances were “not properly wired” and alleged an electric bill “in the thousands”; this was a single review, not a demonstrated building-wide failure.

The January 2026 completion reports describe a fitness center, library, club room and outdoor play area, and the community was already full with a waitlist. Resident feedback is mixed: one review praised management for handling problems “immediately,” while others said management was unreliable or that staff “don’t know how to communicate”; another resident praised the phase-II gym and called management the best they had worked with.

Jersey CommonsWinter Haven68 units
6.1/ 10
—/ 10
5.9/ 10

Google Reviews/Maps is the only published building-specific aggregate located and sets the level at 3.8/5 from 23 resident reviews, converted to 6.2/10. The visible written feedback is divided: several reviews praise cleanliness, maintenance and improved management, but multiple residents report serious safety concerns involving fights, drugs and police activity; those themes move the result down, while no structural/system evidence supports a separate structure score.

+ Improved management responsiveness+ Helpful office manager+ Night security improvement reported+ Clean, well-kept grounds+ Responsive maintenance
− Reported fights and police activity− Reported drug-related concerns− Past security concerns− Past poor management communication

no notes returned

no links returned

Resident feedback describes both improvement and serious concerns. One reviewer said the property was “clean, well-kept” and that maintenance requests were handled “quickly, professionally,” while other residents reported “fights and police coming at 1am or any time” and said the property was “Not safe at all”; a January 2026 update said staff and night security had improved.

Only buildings that have reached handover are rated. 2 of 9 projects carry no rating: a building still under construction is never asked about, one that has just been handed over may not have been reached yet, and the rest were asked about and no published resident commentary was found. Structure is fixed at handover and stays the developer's; management and living belongs to whoever runs the building now. The overall verdict weights both rather than averaging them. None of this is checked: a rating is what people published about a building, aggregated — it is not evidence, it cannot move a delay figure, and it is not part of the delivery record above.

About

Company dossier

Legal name
BLUE SKY COMMUNITIES LLC
Headquarters
5300 West Cypress Street, Suite 200, Tampa, United States
33607
Founded
Formed in 2012
Entity type
PRIVATE
Revenue
USD 16.59 million annual revenue
Business model
build to rent

Offices

head office and 1 other
Port Charlotte

Sources: office cities

DIRECTORYdate not shown in source

Blue Sky Communities

LinkedIn
with an office in Port Charlotte
value seen: Port Charlotte
https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-sky-communities

Partners

8 partners
Carteret Management
operator

The affiliate manages all properties Blue Sky develops.

City of Tampa
government partner
City of St. Petersburg
government partner

The city supported Blue Sky tax-credit preservation developments and a proposed affordable housing development.

Charlotte County
government partner
CASL
partner

CASL provides permanent supportive-housing services alongside Blue Sky affordable communities.

Raymond James Tax Credit Funds
funder
TD Bank
funder
Chase Bank
funder

Chase Bank is identified as a proposed first-mortgage lender in Blue Sky financing.

Sources: name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Home | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Blue Sky is proud that our affiliate – CARTERET MANAGEMENT – manages all properties that we develop.
value seen: CARTERET MANAGEMENT
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/

Sources: partner type

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Partners

Blue Sky Communities
manages all properties
value seen: OPERATOR
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/valuedrelationships
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Home | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Blue Sky is proud that our affiliate – CARTERET MANAGEMENT – manages all properties that we develop.
value seen: manages all properties
no listed category matches this wording, so it is shown as the source wrote it
held out of the figures · no listed category matches this wording
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Home | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Blue Sky is proud that our affiliate – CARTERET MANAGEMENT – manages all properties that we develop.
value seen: The affiliate manages all properties Blue Sky develops.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/

Sources: name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Partners | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
your partnership with the City of Tampa and its Housing and Development Division
value seen: City of Tampa
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/valuedrelationships

Sources: partner type

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Partners

Blue Sky Communities
partnership with the City of Tampa
value seen: GOVERNMENT_PARTNER
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/valuedrelationships

Sources: name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Partners | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
The partnership built by St. Lucie County and Blue Sky Communities is a win for our community.
value seen: St. Lucie County
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/valuedrelationships

Sources: partner type

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Partners

Blue Sky Communities
partnership built by St. Lucie County and Blue Sky Communities
value seen: GOVERNMENT_PARTNER
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/valuedrelationships

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Partners | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
The partnership built by St. Lucie County and Blue Sky Communities is a win for our community.
value seen: The county and Blue Sky partnered on affordable housing.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/valuedrelationships

Sources: name

REGULATOR2026-06-05

IN CONJUNCTION WITH RFA 2026-201

Charlotte County
Blue Sky Communities respectfully submits this application ... Blue Sky has successfully partnered with Charlotte County on multiple developments
value seen: Charlotte County
https://charlottecountyfl.gov/file/225/lgao-2026-blue-deep-creek-2.pdf

Sources: partner type

REGULATOR2026-06-05

IN CONJUNCTION WITH RFA 2026-201

Charlotte County
partnered with Charlotte County
value seen: GOVERNMENT_PARTNER
value paraphrased from this source
https://charlottecountyfl.gov/file/225/lgao-2026-blue-deep-creek-2.pdf

Sources: name

OTHERdate not shown in source

Blue Sky / CASL Partnership

CASL
Blue Sky Communities and CASL have successfully partnered to develop affordable communities across Florida
value seen: CASL
https://caslinc.org/blueskycaslpartnership/

Sources: partner type

REGULATORdate not shown in source

2100 Block Blue Sky Proposal

City of St. Petersburg · carried by caslinc.org
permanent supportive housing service provider
value seen: OTHER
value paraphrased from this source
https://caslinc.org/blueskycaslpartnership/

Sources: summary

OTHERdate not shown in source

Blue Sky / CASL Partnership

CASL
CASL, a Sarasota-based non-profit, is a permanent supportive housing service provider for people with a mental health diagnosis or developmental disabilities.
value seen: CASL, a Sarasota-based non-profit, is a permanent supportive housing service provider for people with a mental health diagnosis or developmental disabilities.
held out of the figures · the value did not fit the record it was filed under
https://caslinc.org/blueskycaslpartnership/

Sources: name

REGULATOR2026-06-05

IN CONJUNCTION WITH RFA 2026-201

Charlotte County
Number of Units: 88 Completed: 2023 Construction Type: New Construction Total Development Cost: $20 Million Funding: FHFC 9% Tax Credits, SAIL, Raymond James Tax Credit Funds, and TD Bank.
value seen: Raymond James Tax Credit Funds
https://charlottecountyfl.gov/file/225/lgao-2026-blue-deep-creek-2.pdf

Sources: partner type

REGULATOR2026-06-05

IN CONJUNCTION WITH RFA 2026-201

Charlotte County
Raymond James Tax Credit Funds
value seen: FUNDER
value paraphrased from this source
https://charlottecountyfl.gov/file/225/lgao-2026-blue-deep-creek-2.pdf

Sources: summary

REGULATOR2022-02-16

2100 Block Blue Sky Proposal

City of St. Petersburg · carried by cms5.revize.com
It would have 4% Tax Credits and our Investor Limited Partner would be Raymond James. It would have a Tax Exempt Bond issue from Pinellas HFA and a first mortgage from Chase Bank or another similar lender.
value seen: Raymond James is identified as investor limited partner/tax-credit funder in Blue Sky project financing.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value · the value did not fit the record it was filed under
value paraphrased from this source
https://cms5.revize.com/revize/stpete/Government/Government/Agendas%20and%20Documents/cac/2022/ADA%20-%202100%20blk%20-%20Blue%20Sky%20Comm.pdf

Sources: name

REGULATOR2026-06-05

IN CONJUNCTION WITH RFA 2026-201

Charlotte County
Number of Units: 88 Completed: 2023 Construction Type: New Construction Total Development Cost: $20 Million Funding: FHFC 9% Tax Credits, SAIL, Raymond James Tax Credit Funds, and TD Bank.
value seen: TD Bank
https://charlottecountyfl.gov/file/225/lgao-2026-blue-deep-creek-2.pdf

Sources: partner type

REGULATOR2026-06-05

IN CONJUNCTION WITH RFA 2026-201

Charlotte County
TD Bank
value seen: FUNDER
value paraphrased from this source
https://charlottecountyfl.gov/file/225/lgao-2026-blue-deep-creek-2.pdf

Sources: name

REGULATOR2022-02-16

2100 Block Blue Sky Proposal

City of St. Petersburg · carried by cms5.revize.com
It would have 4% Tax Credits and our Investor Limited Partner would be Raymond James. It would have a Tax Exempt Bond issue from Pinellas HFA and a first mortgage from Chase Bank or another similar lender.
value seen: Chase Bank
held out of the figures · the value did not fit the record it was filed under
https://cms5.revize.com/revize/stpete/Government/Government/Agendas%20and%20Documents/cac/2022/ADA%20-%202100%20blk%20-%20Blue%20Sky%20Comm.pdf

Sources: partner type

REGULATOR2022-02-16

2100 Block Blue Sky Proposal

City of St. Petersburg · carried by cms5.revize.com
first mortgage from Chase Bank
value seen: FUNDER
held out of the figures · the value did not fit the record it was filed under
value paraphrased from this source
https://cms5.revize.com/revize/stpete/Government/Government/Agendas%20and%20Documents/cac/2022/ADA%20-%202100%20blk%20-%20Blue%20Sky%20Comm.pdf

Sources: summary

REGULATOR2022-02-16

2100 Block Blue Sky Proposal

City of St. Petersburg · carried by cms5.revize.com
It would have 4% Tax Credits and our Investor Limited Partner would be Raymond James. It would have a Tax Exempt Bond issue from Pinellas HFA and a first mortgage from Chase Bank or another similar lender.
value seen: Chase Bank is identified as a proposed first-mortgage lender in Blue Sky financing.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value · the value did not fit the record it was filed under
value paraphrased from this source
https://cms5.revize.com/revize/stpete/Government/Government/Agendas%20and%20Documents/cac/2022/ADA%20-%202100%20blk%20-%20Blue%20Sky%20Comm.pdf

Registrations & licences

COMPANY NUMBERL12000095792
Florida Secretary of State · US · Active
Jurisdiction-agnostic: a DLD number, a Companies House number and a state RERA registration all land in the same table.

Contact

Markets

1 countries
United Statesactive 9 projects tracked

What they build

1 type
Residential, for rent9 of 9
A project counts once under each type it carries, so the shares add to more than the project count.

Management

Principals & executives

6 names found
SW
Shawn Wilson
Wilson is a founding partner who leads Blue Sky Communities as President and Chief Executive Officer. His responsibilities include opportunity identification, financial feasibility, stakeholder relations, and guiding design, permitting, and construction; before Blue Sky, he developed affordable housing in nonprofit and South Florida for-profit settings.
Current title
Founder and Partner; President and Chief Executive Officer
since 2012
Experience
30+ years affordable housing
Companies before
none sourced
Education
Ohio UniversityBachelor of Arts
University of PittsburghMaster of Public and International Affairs
Other boards
Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers of Florida — PresidentCity of Tampa Affordable Housing Advisory Committee — member
Known for
Founder3,000+ tax-credit unitsOhio UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh
https://linkedin.com/in/shawn-wilson-51848152
What we try to do is emphasize the quality of the buildings and we try to emphasize the quality of the households that are going to live in our communities. St Pete Catalyst 2020-09-16https://stpetecatalyst.com/affordable-housing-development-breaks-ground-in-skyway-marina-district/

Sources: education

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University
value seen: Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Master of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
value seen: Master of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Meet Our Team | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Shawn Wilson
value seen: Shawn Wilson
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/team

Sources: linkedin page

SOCIAL2026-09-05

Shawn Wilson

LinkedIn
President at Blue Sky Communities LLC
value seen: https://linkedin.com/in/shawn-wilson-51848152
https://linkedin.com/in/shawn-wilson-51848152

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
President of the Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers
value seen: President of the Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Member of the City of Tampa Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
value seen: Member of the City of Tampa Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson

Sources: quote

PRESS2020-09-16

Affordable housing development breaks ground in Skyway Marina District

St Pete Catalyst
“What we try to do is emphasize the quality of the buildings and we try to emphasize the quality of the households that are going to live in our communities.”
value seen: What we try to do is emphasize the quality of the buildings and we try to emphasize the quality of the households that are going to live in our communities.
https://stpetecatalyst.com/affordable-housing-development-breaks-ground-in-skyway-marina-district/

Sources: since

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
In 2012, he went out on his own, together with the other partners, to form Blue Sky.
value seen: 2012
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Mr. Wilson leads as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Sky Communities.
value seen: Wilson is a founding partner who leads Blue Sky Communities as President and Chief Executive Officer.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
A 30+ year affordable housing veteran with experience in several for-profit and non-profit organizations
value seen: 30+ year affordable housing veteran
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Starting in 1996 he was responsible for the development of more than 3,000 affordable rental units (tax-credit) with several top for-profit developers in South Florida.
value seen: 3,000 affordable rental units
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Founder and Partner
value seen: Founder and Partner
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Shawn Wilson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Mr. Wilson leads as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Sky Communities.
value seen: President and Chief Executive Officer
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/shawnwilson
SM
Scott Macdonald
Macdonald is Blue Sky’s CEO and oversees underwriting, debt and equity relationships, transaction closings, post-closing project management, and corporate finance. Since joining in 2014, the company profile credits him with 27 transactions and more than 2,400 affordable housing units; his prior finance career included Seminole Financial Services and Bank of America.
Current title
Chief Executive Officer
since 2014
Experience
no career length stated
Companies before
Seminole Financial ServicesBank of America
Education
Boston UniversityBachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance
University of FloridaMaster of Business Administration
Other boards
City of St. Petersburg Affordable Housing Advisory Committee — current chairmanULI Affordable Workforce Housing Council — member
Known for
CEOJoined 201427 transactions2,400+ affordable unitsULI member
https://linkedin.com/in/scott-macdonald-3716424

Sources: education

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance, Boston University
value seen: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance, Boston University
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Master of Business Administration, University of Florida
value seen: Master of Business Administration, University of Florida
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Meet Our Team | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Scott Macdonald
value seen: Scott Macdonald
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/team

Sources: linkedin page

SOCIAL2026-10-03

Scott Macdonald

LinkedIn
Executive VP & Partner at Blue Sky Communities
value seen: https://linkedin.com/in/scott-macdonald-3716424
https://linkedin.com/in/scott-macdonald-3716424

Sources: other boards

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Current Chairman of the City of St. Petersburg Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
value seen: Current Chairman of the City of St. Petersburg Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald

Sources: since

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Since joining the firm in 2014, he has closed 27 transactions with total project costs of $580 Million.
value seen: 2014
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
As Chief Executive Officer of Blue Sky, Mr. Macdonald is responsible for overseeing project underwriting, managing debt and equity relationships, closing the company’s transactions, and overseeing project management after closing. Additionally, he handles the corporate finance responsibilities for the company.
value seen: Macdonald is Blue Sky’s CEO and oversees underwriting, debt and equity relationships, transaction closings, post-closing project management, and corporate finance.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Since joining the firm in 2014, he has closed 27 transactions with total project costs of $580 Million.
value seen: 27 transactions
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
These transactions have lead to the creation and preservation of over 2,400 affordable housing units.
value seen: over 2,400 affordable housing units
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Scott Macdonald | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Chief Executive Officer
value seen: Chief Executive Officer
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/scottmacdonald
GG
Greg Giakoumis
Giakoumis is listed by Blue Sky as COO and provides executive operational leadership across its affordable-housing platform. His company biography describes leadership of development and construction, while also crediting him with 80+ completed deals, 6,000+ units, and nearly $2 billion in development costs across 13 states.
Current title
Chief Operating Officer
Experience
no career length stated
Companies before
none sourced
Education
Liberty UniversityBachelor’s degree in project management
Liberty UniversityMaster of Business Administration
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
COO80+ completed deals6,000+ units13 statesNearly $2B development costs
https://linkedin.com/in/greg-giakoumis-a84b2a33

Sources: education

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Greg Giakoumis | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Greg holds a bachelor’s degree in project management and an MBA from Liberty University.
value seen: bachelor’s degree in project management and an MBA from Liberty University
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregorygiakoumis

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Meet Our Team | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Greg Giakoumis COO
value seen: Greg Giakoumis
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/team

Sources: linkedin page

SOCIAL2026-10-09

Greg Giakoumis

LinkedIn
Chief Operating Officer (Current)
value seen: https://linkedin.com/in/greg-giakoumis-a84b2a33
https://linkedin.com/in/greg-giakoumis-a84b2a33

Sources: summary

SOCIAL2026-10-09

Greg Giakoumis

LinkedIn
Provides executive leadership and operational oversight across Blue Sky Communities’ affordable housing development platform
value seen: Giakoumis is listed by Blue Sky as COO and provides executive operational leadership across its affordable-housing platform.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://linkedin.com/in/greg-giakoumis-a84b2a33

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Greg Giakoumis | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
With nearly two decades of experience and a proven track record of 80+ completed deals, 6,000+ units, and nearly $2 billion in total development costs across 13 states
value seen: 80+ completed deals
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregorygiakoumis
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Greg Giakoumis | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
With nearly two decades of experience and a proven track record of 80+ completed deals, 6,000+ units, and nearly $2 billion in total development costs across 13 states
value seen: 6,000+ units
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregorygiakoumis
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Greg Giakoumis | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
With nearly two decades of experience and a proven track record of 80+ completed deals, 6,000+ units, and nearly $2 billion in total development costs across 13 states
value seen: 13 states
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregorygiakoumis

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Meet Our Team | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Greg Giakoumis COO
value seen: COO
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/team
TR
Thomas R. Johnson
Johnson is Blue Sky’s CFO, overseeing finance, accounting, and asset management. The company announced him as its new CFO on 2026-01-05; his profile says he brought more than three decades of senior financial leadership, including more than 15 years as CFO and principal of affordable-housing developer Conifer Realty.
Current title
Chief Financial Officer
since 2026-01-05
Experience
30+ years finance leadership
Companies before
Conifer Realty, LLC
Education
not published
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
CFOJoined 2026Affordable housingFormer Conifer CFOFormer Conifer principal
https://linkedin.com/in/thomasrjohnson

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Thomas R. Johnson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Thomas R. Johnson
value seen: Thomas R. Johnson
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/thomasjohnson

Sources: linkedin page

SOCIAL2026-09-30

Tom Johnson

LinkedIn
Blue Sky Communities
value seen: https://linkedin.com/in/thomasrjohnson
https://linkedin.com/in/thomasrjohnson

Sources: previous companies

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Thomas R. Johnson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Prior to joining the company, he spent over 15 years with Conifer Realty, LLC
value seen: Conifer Realty, LLC
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/thomasjohnson

Sources: since

COMPANY2026-01-05

Please join us in welcoming Tom Johnson as the new Chief Financial Officer at Blue Sky Communities!

Blue Sky Communities · carried by linkedin.com
Please join us in welcoming Tom Johnson as the new Chief Financial Officer at Blue Sky Communities!
value seen: 2026-01-05
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blue-sky-communities_please-join-us-in-welcoming-tom-johnson-as-activity-7414024738806816769-v1cf

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Thomas R. Johnson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
where he oversees the company’s finance, accounting, and asset management functions
value seen: Johnson is Blue Sky’s CFO, overseeing finance, accounting, and asset management.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/thomasjohnson

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Thomas R. Johnson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Tom brings more than three decades of senior financial leadership experience to Blue Sky.
value seen: more than three decades of senior financial leadership experience
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/thomasjohnson

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Thomas R. Johnson | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Thomas R. Johnson serves as Chief Financial Officer of Blue Sky Communities
value seen: Chief Financial Officer
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/thomasjohnson
AL
Ash Leyva
Leyva is responsible for Blue Sky projects from initial design and pre-construction through stabilization. His background includes institutional real-estate asset management, defaulted-loan and REO portfolios, corporate-owned asset acquisition and renovation, and Offerpad’s renovation operations; an independent professional profile dates his Blue Sky appointment to 2022.
Current title
Vice President of Development and Construction
since 2022-01
Experience
18+ years real estate
Companies before
Kondaur Capital CorporationWedgewoodOfferpadFay Servicing LLC
Education
Pedagogical University of Havana Enrique Jose Varona
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
Head of developmentPMPCDTHCCPOfferpad alumnus
https://linkedin.com/in/ashleyvarealexpert

Sources: education

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Ash studied in Havana, Cuba to become a Spanish and Literature teacher at the Pedagogical University of Havana Enrique Jose Varona, from 1995 to 1999.
value seen: Pedagogical University of Havana Enrique Jose Varona
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
## Ash Leyva
value seen: Ash Leyva
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva

Sources: linkedin page

SOCIAL2026-09-07

Ash Leyva

LinkedIn
Vice President of Project Development - Blue Sky Communities (Current)
value seen: https://linkedin.com/in/ashleyvarealexpert
https://linkedin.com/in/ashleyvarealexpert

Sources: previous companies

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Most recently he served as the national Renovations Operations Manager for the retail sales division at Offerpad
value seen: Offerpad
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva

Sources: since

OTHER2025-09-26

Ash Leyva - October 2025

Project Management Institute Switzerland
In 2022, Ash was appointed Vice President of Project Development at Blue Sky Communities in Tampa, Florida
value seen: 2022
value paraphrased from this source
https://pmi-switzerland.ch/publications/new-members-introductions/ash-leyva-october-2025

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
He is responsible for active Blue Sky projects from initial design and pre-construction through project stabilization.
value seen: Leyva is responsible for Blue Sky projects from initial design and pre-construction through stabilization.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Ash brings with him over 16 years of experience in the management of large portfolios of real estate assets of residential and commercial properties for institutional investors.
value seen: over 16 years of experience
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
PMP (Project Management Professional), designated by the Project Management Institute
value seen: PMP
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva
COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
CDT (Construction Document Technologist), designated by the Construction Specifications Institute
value seen: CDT
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Ash Leyva | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Vice President of Development and Construction
value seen: Vice President of Development and Construction
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/ashleyva
GH
Geoff Harlan
Harlan is Blue Sky’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and joined in 2016. He focuses on acquisitions and business development, including stakeholder relationships, site identification and control, feasibility, approvals, site pre-development, and funding applications; the company describes him as having more than 20 years of commercial and residential real-estate experience.
Current title
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions
since 2016
Experience
20+ years real estate
Companies before
none sourced
Education
not published
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
SVP acquisitionsJoined 2016Business developmentSite acquisitionProject feasibility
https://linkedin.com/in/geoff-harlan

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Geoff Harlan | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Geoff Harlan
value seen: Geoff Harlan
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregharlan

Sources: linkedin page

SOCIAL2026-10-08

Geoff Harlan

LinkedIn
Acquisitions / Development - Blue Sky Communities (Current) Sep 2016 - Present
value seen: https://linkedin.com/in/geoff-harlan
https://linkedin.com/in/geoff-harlan

Sources: since

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Geoff Harlan | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
He has over 20 years of commercial and residential real estate experience and joined Blue Sky Communities in 2016 focusing on Acquisitions and business development.
value seen: 2016
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregharlan

Sources: summary

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Geoff Harlan | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Mr. Harlan currently serves as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at Blue Sky Communities. He has over 20 years of commercial and residential real estate experience and joined Blue Sky Communities in 2016 focusing on Acquisitions and business development.
value seen: Harlan is Blue Sky’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and joined in 2016.
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregharlan

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Geoff Harlan | Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities
Mr. Harlan currently serves as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at Blue Sky Communities.
value seen: Senior Vice President of Acquisitions
https://www.blueskycommunities.com/gregharlan

Projects

Assessment coverage

Completed projects: 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15. Initial research is capped at 10 completed projects and a separate delivery-risk search capped at 7 findings. Risk findings are not project assessment counts. Absence is not proof of a complete portfolio or no failures. Month-level dates overlapping a boundary are excluded from figures.

0 undated completions and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are retained but excluded from figures.

Stalled, cancelled & overdue projects

0 evidenced cases
The capped delivery-risk search ran; no project-level exception cases are recorded here. Risk findings are listed under Risks and are separate from assessed projects. This does not establish that the developer has no delivery failures.

Completed projects

9 projects
ProjectLocationTypeUnitsFloorsAreaCostPayment planLaunchedConstruction startOriginal targetHandoverDelayConfidenceStatus
Blue CoralCape Coral, United States
residential for rent721——————Jun 2026 – Aug 2026Jul 20260.0 mo
(−1.0 to +1.0)
estimatedcompleted
New Trail PlazaSarasota, United States
residential for rent961——USD 31m
other
—2024June 5, 2024Sep 2025 – Dec 2025Feb 2026+3.5 mo
(+2.0 to +5.0)
sourcedcompleted
SkyWay Lofts IISt. Petersburg, United States
Skyway Marina District
residential for rent661——USD 24.9m
other
—2023May 9, 2023May 2025 – Aug 2025Jan 2026+6.5 mo
(+5.0 to +8.0)
sourcedcompleted
Lake BluetailRiverview, United States
residential for rent12013—————Jun 2025Oct 2025+4.0 mo
(+4.0 to +4.0)
sourcedcompleted
Alto TowerMiami, United States
residential for rent841——USD 36m
other
—2023September 2023Dec 2024 – Feb 2025Jun 2025+5.0 mo
(+4.0 to +6.0)
sourcedcompleted
Jersey CommonsWinter Haven, United States
residential for rent681——USD 23m
investment announced
—2024Feb. 16, 2024Jan 2025 – Apr 2025Apr 2025+1.5 mo
(0.0 to +3.0)
estimatedcompleted
Casa di FrancescoSeffner, United States
residential for rent14014—USD 42m
estimated cost
—2023late 2023Jan 2025 – Apr 2025Mar 2025+0.5 mo
(−1.0 to +2.0)
sourcedcompleted
Bear Creek CommonsSt. Petersburg, United States
residential for rent8514—USD 25m
investment announced
—2023June 5, 2023Sep 2024 – Nov 2024Dec 2024+2.0 mo
(+1.0 to +3.0)
sourcedcompleted
The AdderleyTampa, United States
residential for rent1281————2023March 15, 2023Mar 2024 – May 2024Aug 2024+4.0 mo
(+3.0 to +5.0)
estimatedcompleted
Click any row for the sources behind it. Cost basis matters: an estimated cost, a construction loan and a sale price are different numbers. Each row states which one it is, so they are never averaged together.

Awards

Awards & recognition

5 found
RANKING Ranked May 22, 2026 (reported)
AHF 50 Top 50 Affordable Housing Developers of 2025
The developer reports that Blue Sky Communities ranked #39 nationally on the Affordable Housing Finance AHF 50 list.
PROJECT AWARD Winner October 30, 2024 (award date reported)
Planning Commission’s 42nd Annual Planning & Design Awards · The Preserve at Sabal Park and Sabal Place
The developer reports that it won a Planning Commission Planning & Design Award for The Preserve at Sabal Park and Sabal Place.
Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission (Plan Hillsborough), presented by TECO · https://www.blueskycommunities.com/communityevents
PROJECT AWARD Winner December 2024 (reported)
Best Real Estate Deals — Best Affordable Housing Deal · Swan Lake Village/Swan Landing
The developer reports receiving the Tampa Bay Business Journal award for Best Affordable Housing Deal for Swan Lake Village and Swan Landing.
COMPANY AWARD Winner January 28, 2023
Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement Award · Fairlawn Village
Blue Sky Communities and Community Assisted and Supported Living received the national award for their partnership in the Fairlawn Village community development; Blue Sky was identified as the developer partner.
National Community Development Association · https://caslinc.org/news-3/
PROJECT AWARD Winner December 14, 2021 (reported)
Best Real Estate Deal Award — Community Impact category · Uptown Sky
University Area CDC and Blue Sky Communities were honored with the award for Uptown Sky, a 61-unit affordable housing development.

Risks

Risk flags

3 found
PROJECT CANCELLED Agreement terminated June 10, 2022; reported September 11, 2022.
Blue Sky Communities abandoned its planned 81-unit affordable-housing project at Clearwater’s former Fire Station 45 site after the agreement was terminated on June 10, 2022; Blue Sky said rising costs made the project financially unfeasible, while city records reported that the developer returned the $17 million in state tax credits, and Blue Sky disputed that Scientology pressure or a payment caused the cancellation.
LEGAL Challenge reported October 14, 2020; recommended order issued March 3, 2021.
PGSP Neighbors United filed an administrative legal challenge on September 14, 2020 that temporarily put the proposed Blue Sky Bear Creek Commons senior-housing project on hold; the administrative-law judge later recommended approval of the city’s position on March 3, 2021, so the challenge was not sustained.
PROJECT CANCELLED June 10, 2022 (termination); reported September 11, 2022
Clearwater’s 81-unit affordable-housing project at 601/610 Franklin Street (Blue Dolphin Tower) was abandoned by Blue Sky Communities/its Blue Pierce project entity in June 2022 after rising costs made it financially infeasible; the proposed relocation could not receive the project’s $17 million tax-credit transfer, and Florida Housing confirmed the credits were returned—this documents cancellation, not an ongoing failure, and does not establish liability for the separate Scientology entities discussed in the reporting.

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