About Us – Principals

Peter G. Florey

Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, he holds a BA from Connecticut College in Urban Studies and a Masters in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

After completing graduate school in 1982, Peter worked for the City of New York’s Division of Real Property and Department of Housing Preservation and Development where he helped to develop the Integrated Property Information System, a real estate tracking program that is still in use by numerous City agencies.  In 1986, he joined The Dime Savings Bank (now Washington Mutual) as Vice President of Community Development where he underwrote many affordable housing transactions.

In 1988, he joined Benjamin Development Co. Inc. where he rose to the level of Executive Vice President in charge of Management and Development.  While at Benjamin Development, Peter spearheaded numerous affordable housing projects in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the Bronx and Queens.  Some of the more notable projects included a new 3,000 seat Cathedral and a 300 unit affordable senior project in partnership with Allen AME Church.  He was the lead project manager for the 128 acre Arverne by the Sea project in the Rockaways section of Queens which, at 2,300 residential units and 300,000 square feet of commercial space, is the largest new urban waterfront community in the United States.

He formed The D & F Group with his partner, Leonard D’Amico in 2005 and has since completed five affordable residential projects and has another five underway.  He is a board member of Friends Assisting Nassau Seniors (FANS) and a founding board member of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH).  Peter is also active in a number of charitable causes and in 2006 was honored by the Interfaith Nutritional Network (INN) as their Humanitarian of the Year.