Blokable CEO and leadership

Timothy connects the dots between user experience, technology, and business. Through the lens of architect, human-centric industrial designer, and business strategist, he has successfully created and expanded on customer experience for industry leaders including Boeing, Best Buy, Amazon, and LATAM Airlines. Tim’s professional experience merging physical environments and digital technology into holistic customer experiences has made him a sought-after conference speaker and graduate lecturer. He has worked as a design leader within both agency and corporate environments, most notably with AmazonGo, TEAGUE, and HOK Architects. At Blokable, Tim’s career has come full circle, bringing his unique experience to the challenge of creating a new category of housing.

A veteran real estate development and investment executive, Steve brings to Blokable uniquely broad-based, vertically-integrated multifamily expertise that encompasses all phases of the real estate life cycle - from acquisitions and financing to development to asset management and operations. Prior to joining the Blokable team, Steve was Managing Director in the Executive Office of Lerner Enterprises, the largest private real estate developer and owner/operator in the Washington, D.C. market. At Lerner, he led the acquisitions and joint venture efforts of the company, as well as key elements of the development and asset management platforms. He orchestrated the top-to-bottom transformation of Lerner Residential - the company’s 5,000-unit multifamily division - achieving financial results that significantly outperformed the market. Before Lerner, he was an executive at Woodridge Capital Partners, a leading real estate development and investment firm in Los Angeles, with deals and projects across the United States. He has executed over $1.8 billion of real estate transactions and has played an integral role in development projects with budgets totaling over $4.5 billion. His highly-diversified residential development experience ranges from low-density multifamily product to luxury high-rise towers, as well as master-planned residential communities and large-scale mixed-use projects.

Earlier in his career, Steve was a corporate lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions and private equity for Oaktree Capital Management and Milbank Tweed - the Wall Street law firm of the Rockefellers and Chase Manhattan Bank. He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth, an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

Timothy connects the dots between user experience, technology, and business. Through the lens of architect, human-centric industrial designer, and business strategist, he has successfully created and expanded on customer experience for industry leaders including Boeing, Best Buy, Amazon, and LATAM Airlines. Tim’s professional experience merging physical environments and digital technology into holistic customer experiences has made him a sought-after conference speaker and graduate lecturer. He has worked as a design leader within both agency and corporate environments, most notably with AmazonGo, TEAGUE, and HOK Architects. At Blokable, Tim’s career has come full circle, bringing his unique experience to the challenge of creating a new category of housing.