The Hampstead Companies - About Hampstead - The Team

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The Hampstead Team has significant experience negotiating from both sides of the table and involving virtually every asset class, including office, residential, hospitality, retail, condominium, industrial and mixed-use properties. We are adept at handling all types of transactions, large and small, including the structuring and negotiation of sophisticated joint ventures and project financing.

Our extensive track record, combined with a broad industry knowledge, affords us valuable insights into client needs and market conditions to be able to negotiate optimal risk allocation. In particular, the depth and geographic reach of our group makes us an ideal choice when it comes to large portfolio transactions with substantial due diligence requirements.

	Lara Gates Project Development Manager Phone: 619-564-6851 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: Lara@hampstead.com Education: B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning, University of California San Diego Profile: Lara Gates joined Hampstead in 2011 after working for the City of San Diego’s City Planning & Community Investment Department. Lara has extensive experience in land use planning and zoning. Ms. Gates specializes in urban infill areas and has been involved with many complex development projects that fall within the City of San Diego’s adopted Redevelopment areas. Ms. Gates is responsible for managing the development of projects from initial conception through completion of construction and stabilization. Ms. Gates is also involved in identifying affordable housing projects within the San Diego region with an emphasis on acquisition and rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.
	Jennifer Ayala Managing Director, Sustainable Technologies Group Phone: 619-985-9280 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: jennifer@hampstead.com Education: Bachelors of Architecture, University of Cincinnati Profile: Jennifer Ayala joined Hampstead in 2012 to lead Sustainable Technologies Group, a division of The Hampstead Companies. Jennifer is a registered architect (CA28372) and is a LEED Accredited Professional through the United States Green Building Council. She has been providing energy efficiency policy and planning as well as architectural management and consulting with her own firm, Ayala Architecture since 2008. Jennifer has been practicing architecture and planning in San Diego since 1997 and has extensive experience with multi-family, mixed use, community planning and specializes in achieving energy efficiency in existing structures. Ms. Ayala is responsible for the day-to-day management of The Sustainable Technologies Group which assists affordable housing property owners pursue the installation of sustainable technologies. Jennifer leads and manages the development of projects from initial energy efficiency analysis through design, and construction.
	Wylie Allen General Counsel Phone: 213-908-7384 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: wylie@hampstead.com Education: B.A. - Yale University & J.D. - Northeastern School of Law Profile: Wylie has worked with the Hampstead Companies since the fall of 2003, when he was hired as its assistant general counsel. After several years of representing Hampstead's interests on many complex affordable housing projects and closings, he took a 3 year hiatus to join the affordable housing practice group at Nixon Peabody LLP, one of the most prestigious and well known affordable housing practice groups in the United States. While at Nixon, he represented for profit and nonprofit affordable housing developers and owners on a wide variety of transactions and regulatory matters, focusing primarily on 4% and 9% low-income housing tax credit transactions and on HUD regulatory matters. Wylie rejoined Hampstead as it General Counsel in January of 2011. He brings with him his extensive experience in structuring, developing and closing affordable housing transactions, his knowledge of real estate, and his extensive knowledge of HUD regulatory matters.
	Tricia Hadzicki Associate Project Manager Phone: 858-344-8354 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: tricia@hampstead.com Education: B.S. in Retailing and Consumer Sciences with a minor in Business Administration, The University of Arizona Profile: Tricia Hadzicki joined Hampstead in 2011 after graduating from The University of Arizona. While in college she gained experience in both residential and commercial real estate while working as an intern for RE/MAX and Burnham Commercial Real Estate of San Diego.
	Mickey Lane Manager - Construction Services Phone: \| Fax: \| Email: mickey@hampstead.com Education: Profile: Mickey joined Hampstead full time in October 2011 after working as an independent contractor overseeing the rehabilitation of Hampstead's Fair Oaks Apartments in Little Rock, AR and Mountain View Tower in Cumberland, MD. Mickey is a licensed Florida general contractor and has extensive experience constructing all types of commercial projects. His duties include project scheduling, coordinating, supervising, quality control, estimating, purchasing, and hiring of trades.

	Lara Gates Project Development Manager Phone: 619-564-6851 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: Lara@hampstead.com Education: B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning, University of California San Diego Profile: Lara Gates joined Hampstead in 2011 after working for the City of San Diego’s City Planning & Community Investment Department. Lara has extensive experience in land use planning and zoning. Ms. Gates specializes in urban infill areas and has been involved with many complex development projects that fall within the City of San Diego’s adopted Redevelopment areas. Ms. Gates is responsible for managing the development of projects from initial conception through completion of construction and stabilization. Ms. Gates is also involved in identifying affordable housing projects within the San Diego region with an emphasis on acquisition and rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.
	Jennifer Ayala Managing Director, Sustainable Technologies Group Phone: 619-985-9280 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: jennifer@hampstead.com Education: Bachelors of Architecture, University of Cincinnati Profile: Jennifer Ayala joined Hampstead in 2012 to lead Sustainable Technologies Group, a division of The Hampstead Companies. Jennifer is a registered architect (CA28372) and is a LEED Accredited Professional through the United States Green Building Council. She has been providing energy efficiency policy and planning as well as architectural management and consulting with her own firm, Ayala Architecture since 2008. Jennifer has been practicing architecture and planning in San Diego since 1997 and has extensive experience with multi-family, mixed use, community planning and specializes in achieving energy efficiency in existing structures. Ms. Ayala is responsible for the day-to-day management of The Sustainable Technologies Group which assists affordable housing property owners pursue the installation of sustainable technologies. Jennifer leads and manages the development of projects from initial energy efficiency analysis through design, and construction.
	Wylie Allen General Counsel Phone: 213-908-7384 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: wylie@hampstead.com Education: B.A. - Yale University & J.D. - Northeastern School of Law Profile: Wylie has worked with the Hampstead Companies since the fall of 2003, when he was hired as its assistant general counsel. After several years of representing Hampstead's interests on many complex affordable housing projects and closings, he took a 3 year hiatus to join the affordable housing practice group at Nixon Peabody LLP, one of the most prestigious and well known affordable housing practice groups in the United States. While at Nixon, he represented for profit and nonprofit affordable housing developers and owners on a wide variety of transactions and regulatory matters, focusing primarily on 4% and 9% low-income housing tax credit transactions and on HUD regulatory matters. Wylie rejoined Hampstead as it General Counsel in January of 2011. He brings with him his extensive experience in structuring, developing and closing affordable housing transactions, his knowledge of real estate, and his extensive knowledge of HUD regulatory matters.
	Tricia Hadzicki Associate Project Manager Phone: 858-344-8354 \| Fax: 619-543-4220 \| Email: tricia@hampstead.com Education: B.S. in Retailing and Consumer Sciences with a minor in Business Administration, The University of Arizona Profile: Tricia Hadzicki joined Hampstead in 2011 after graduating from The University of Arizona. While in college she gained experience in both residential and commercial real estate while working as an intern for RE/MAX and Burnham Commercial Real Estate of San Diego.
	Mickey Lane Manager - Construction Services Phone: \| Fax: \| Email: mickey@hampstead.com Education: Profile: Mickey joined Hampstead full time in October 2011 after working as an independent contractor overseeing the rehabilitation of Hampstead's Fair Oaks Apartments in Little Rock, AR and Mountain View Tower in Cumberland, MD. Mickey is a licensed Florida general contractor and has extensive experience constructing all types of commercial projects. His duties include project scheduling, coordinating, supervising, quality control, estimating, purchasing, and hiring of trades.

About Hampstead - The Team - Team Members

Lara Gates

Project Development Manager

Jennifer Ayala

Managing Director, Sustainable Technologies Group

Wylie Allen

General Counsel

Tricia Hadzicki

Associate Project Manager

Mickey Lane

Manager - Construction Services