NE Reserves mission is to provide community associations with meaningful, relevant, understandable and actionable information about the condition of their community. Our approach combines real world experience (including board membership in several associations) and a practical mindset regarding what is necessary and what is technically possible in what is often a politically charged environment.
Peter Hollander, RS, Founder
For 25 years, Mr. Hollander was Vice President of Criterium Engineers, a national building inspection engineering company. At Criterium, he developed the community associations practice and created the reserve study analytical model that is still being used today. He also oversaw and/or conducted hundreds of reserve studies all over the country for associations ranging from very small to mega associations like The Reston Association in Reston, VA and The Woodlands in Texas.
He has written extensively on the subject of balancing the needs of an association with sound practices involving reserves, specifications, and construction monitoring. He earned the CAI Reserve Specialist designation in 2010. His previous experience with buildings includes as president of Cornerstones, a building analysis and construction company, a consultant with the Energy and Environment division of Booz Allen & Hamilton, and manager of the buildings technology group at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Today, in private practice, he works to bring his knowledge of buildings and energy to communities in the New England and around the world.
Ed Murphy, Co-founder
Mr. Murphy brings over 40 years of building construction and management knowledge to New England Reserve Analysts. He is a seasoned construction and facilities manager, having managed major hospital construction projects, single family and multifamily housing, and mixed-use projects. His career encompasses years as a custom home builder and general contractor, hospital facilities director, Director of Planning and Development for the City of Poughkeepsie, NY and most recently as Executive Director of Hudson River Housing, Inc., the largest affordable housing developer –owner in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
His expertise in construction technology spans decades of residential and commercial construction. During his tenure at the City of Poughkeepsie and Hudson River Housing he was responsible for capital and long-range planning of all aspects of public-private real estate development partnerships. His many contributions include the development of the city’s southern waterfront, restoration of historic buildings along the Main Street corridor, and the development of hundreds of high quality residential units in Duchess County, NY.
In addition to his deep knowledge of construction, Mr. Murphy is trained in Financial Analysis of Real Estate Development, taking projects from proforma through project administration. He holds degrees in Construction and Architectural Technology and a B.S. in Housing and Community Design from Cornell University. He is a fellow of the Cornell Institute of Public Affairs where he completed his masters’ coursework focused on small city redevelopment.