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(Maurice) Pres Kabacoff |
Education
Juris Doctorate, 1970,
Louisiana State University Law School
Bachelor of Science, 1967, University of Denver
Bachelor of Science, 1967, University of Denver
Experience
1970.1976 : Pres
Kabacoff, a native of New Orleans, practiced real estate law
and general litigation.
1970.1977 : Pres
Kabacoff was Assistant to the Managing Partner of International
Rivercenter (IRC), which was the developer and managing partnership
of the New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers, a 1,600-room
convention center hotel; Riverwalk; and International Cruise Ship
Terminal; and was the attorney and team member in the development
of Beau Chene, a 3,000-unit recreational community in
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
1982-present: Pres
Kabacoff co-founded HRI Properties, based in
New Orleans. HRI is a full-service real estate
company and a leader in the adaptive reuse of historic
structures. Its mission statement is to revitalize cities by
creating diverse, vibrant, and sustainable
communities.
Professional
Affiliations
- Chair, Mayor of New Orleans Housing Task Force Committee – Mayor Mitch Landrieu
- Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI), whose mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment.
- ULI Council Member, Public-Private Partnership Council.
- Past District Chairman of the Louisiana Chapter of the Urban Land Institute.
- Advisory Board Member of the Brookings Institution’s Urban and Metropolitan Policy, one of the nation’s first public policy research organizations.
- One of 250 Trustees of the Committee for Economic Development (CED), a national research and education organization whose goal is to study and seek solutions to pressing social and economic issues affecting the long-term health of our nation’s economy.
- Board Member, Preservation Action, the national lobbying organization for historic preservation.
- Member, Metropolitan Neighbors, the Task Force on Regionalism.
- Member, National Advisory Council of the Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national nonprofit land conservation organization that works to conserve land for people.
- Co-Chair, Top 10 by 2010, a citizen-based nonprofit initiative to chart a new direction for the Southeast Louisiana Region.
- Member, Housing Task Force of the Committee for a Better New Orleans, whose mission is to achieve the brightest economic future for all of its citizens.
- Board Member, Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, a nonprofit watchdog over political issues.
- Board Member, New Orleans Police Foundation.
- Board Member, MetroVision Executive Committee, whose mission is to increase regional cooperation.
- Board Member, Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Member of the Governor’s NFL Stadium Advisory Commission.
- Director, Economic Development, Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Civic
Affiliations
- Founder, New Orleans Council for Young Children.
- Past Member of the Orleans Parish School Board.
- New Orleans Public Schools Early Childhood Task Force.
- Chair, Coalition for Educational Excellence, better known as COED-2000.
- Participant on the Governor’s Panel on Education and chaired the committee “At-Risk Children.”
- Participant on the educational component under the Governor of the committee “Redirecting State Dollars.”
- Co-Chair,
Mayor’s Special Task Force on Children, Youth and
Families.
Honors
- Recipient of the 1989 First Citizen of the Learning Society, a business/education award presented by the University of New Orleans Council for Lifelong Learning.
- The Young Leadership Council selected Pres Kabacoff as one of 25 Role Models in 1988.
- Recipient of one of five individual Peacemakers’ awards by the New Orleans Peace Foundation for his love and dedication to the City of New Orleans.
- The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Greater New Orleans Section selected Pres Kabacoff as the 1995 recipient of the prestigious Hannah G. Solomon Award (Founder).
Mr.
Kabacoff was one of the ten honorees in 1997 of the Family Service
of Greater New Orleans. Family Service is a
community-centered, nonprofit organization that strengthens the
emotional health of individuals and families by providing
counseling and community education in an effective and
compassionate manner.
Founded in 1982 by Edward B. Boettner
(1933-2000) and Pres Kabacoff, HRI is dedicated to the pursuit of
rebuilding neighborhoods and recreating entire communities. HRI has
completed 50 large-scale projects, including 4,496
apartment units, 3,487 hotel rooms, over
500,000 square feet of office and retail space, with
a total funding value of $1.4 billion. These developments were made
possible by established and trusted partnerships between HRI and
governmental units at the city, state and federal levels along with
private sector lenders and equity
investors.
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