BlueWave Strategies

Based in Boston, BlueWave Strategies (www.bluewavestrategies.com) works as an advisor and, in some cases, as an equity partner on a wide range of environmentally complex projects, with a focus on sustainable real estate development and renewable energy ventures. BlueWave’s extensive knowledge of environmental and energy technologies, law, regulation, and economics, combined with strong professional relationships with key political, regulatory, business, and non-profit leaders, has helped its partners and clients achieve significant economic returns and environmental results on a diverse array of ventures.

BlueWave’s Managing Partner is John P. DeVillars. From 1994 to 2000, John served as the New England Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he directed the operations of 800 employees and a $400 million annual budget. Under his leadership EPA New England was recognized as a national leader in smart growth, regulatory reform, environmental technology, and brownfields development, winning more awards for successful reform than any other EPA office. His previous public service includes serving as the Secretary of the Environment for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. John holds an MPA from Harvard University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Brownfields Recovery Corporation

Founded in 1996, Brownfields Recovery Corporation (www.brownfields-recovery.com) is a real estate investment and development firm focused exclusively on environmentally impacted properties.  BRC acquires, remediates, and redevelops brownfield sites and manages the financial and legal risks inherent in these properties. BRC also works with property owners to transfer the environmental risks associated with their sites, offering them a definitive liability endpoint while allowing them to maintain control of the property.  Eli Levine is Vice President of Acquisitions for BRC and has been with the firm since its inception. Mr. Levine is experienced in assessing the value of contaminated properties and the damages to a property resulting from contamination, and in determining feasible means of undertaking remediation to maximize property value. Bridging the gap between environmental studies and real estate applications, Mr. Levine is able to address property contamination issues realistically, with an understanding of the issues from the market-based real estate perspective.

Greencrest Group LLC

Greencrest Group is a Vermont-based consulting and investment firm focused on both the equity and debt aspects of real estate development and operation. Principal Christian Anderson has over ten years of experience in the investment and financing of commercial real estate, with particular emphasis on alternative finance. Before Greencrest Group, Mr. Anderson held positions in the commercial real estate groups at Deutsche Bank and Wachovia. Mr. Anderson received a Bachelor degree in Finance from Miami University, a Masters degree in Real Estate Finance from New York University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Tanesay Development

Based in Chicago, Tanesay Development (www.tanesay.com) acquires and redevelops former industrial properties in accordance with its motto “Build Green on Brown”™, focusing on sustainable end uses and green building techniques for brownfield properties.  Tanesay is led by Mark Geall, who has developed significant expertise in both the legal as well as financial aspects of brownfield redevelopment efforts.  Prior to establishing Tanesay Development, Mark was a Senior Director for Brownfields Capital, a specialty investment firm that provides funding for the redevelopment of contaminated sites.  While at Brownfields Capital, Mark underwrote brownfield development projects throughout the United States and structured agreements with multiple debt and equity layers to maximize returns for investors.  Prior to joining Brownfields Capital, Mark spent seven years as Assistant Regional Counsel at the United States Environmental Protection Agency where he coordinated legal actions related to numerous Superfund sites and tried cases under many federal environmental statutes, including Clean Air, Clean Water, CERCLA, FIFRA, RCRA, EPCRA and others.  Mark attended Cornell University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English and History. He was awarded a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He also received a Masters of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.