Jim Thomas

Jim Thomas is a founding and managing partner of Cityscape Residential, with oversight responsibilities for development and construction activities. He was a cofounder of Hearthview Residential and, simultaneously, was a manager and partner in several specialty subcontractor and construction companies. Jim has served as EVP of AMLI Residential Properties Trust, a NYSE-listed Real Estate Investment Trust, where he oversaw development and construction for the area from Colorado to Missouri. Prior to AMLI, Jim was a partner at Trammell Crow Residential, also responsible for development and construction throughout the lower Midwest. Jim has also been a developer and consulting firm owner in Boston, MA, and worked for an architectural firm in Kansas City, MO. Jim received a B.S. and an M.Arch from the School of Architecture and Planning of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Real Estate Development from M.I.T’s Center for Real Estate Development. He is an active board member and volunteer in Scouts BSA in central Indiana and is a full member of the Urban Land Institute.